The Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (NSHL) was a

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league in

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

, Canada founded in 2011. The NSHL operated for three seasons from 2011–2012 to 2013–2014. The league competed for the Herder Memorial Trophy and its teams were eligible for the

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playoffs.

History

The league was confirmed September 10, 2011 at the Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador AGM. The league is the result of a merger between the Avalon East Senior Hockey League and the

West Coast Senior Hockey League The West Coast Senior Hockey League (WCSHL) was a senior ice hockey league with teams based in Newfoundland and Labrador. The WCSHL was founded in 1996 as a senior B intermediate league and developed into a senior A league. It operated until the ...

. The league includes the province's two only Allan Cup champions, the Corner Brook Royals ( 1986 Allan Cup) and

Clarenville Caribous The Clarenville Caribous (also commonly known as the Clarenville Ford Caribous due to an ongoing sponsorship deal announced September 23, 2015) are a senior ice hockey team based in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Centr ...

(

2011 Allan Cup The 2011 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey. This was the 103rd year the Allan Cup was awarded. The 2011 Allan Cup was contended in Kenora, Ontario, hosted by the Kenora Thistles of Hockey Northwestern Ontario fro ...

). The league was a Newfoundland-wide league, much like the old Newfoundland Senior Hockey League which folded in 1989.

Teams

* Corner Brook Royals *Conception Bay North Eastlink CeeBee All-Stars *

Gander Flyers The Gander Flyers (also commonly known as the Kelly Ford Gander Flyers due to a sponsorship deal that began October 3, 2014) were a senior ice hockey team based in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of in the Central West Senior H ...

Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts are a senior ice hockey team based in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Central Division of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. Since it was founded in 1966, the Cataracts hoc ...

*Mount Pearl H J Bartlett Electric Senior Blades *Stephenville Jets

Champions

*2012

*2013 Conception Bay North Cee Bee Stars *2014

Ice hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador Defunct ice hockey leagues in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Icehockey-stub