The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior

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Grand Championship of

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. The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.

History

The trophy is named after Cyril Veitch a former executive of the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association. In the mid-1970s, Junior hockey in Newfoundland was granted Junior A classification. The winner of the Veitch Memorial Trophy was granted the right to represent Newfoundland in the Centennial Cup playdowns. Since the early 1980s, the winner of the Veitch Memorial Trophy is granted the right to play in the

Don Johnson Cup The Don Johnson Memorial Cup, formerly Don Johnson Cup, is the Junior B ice hockey championship for Atlantic Canada, including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island as of 2014. From 1982 until 1990 and 1997 until 2013, ...

to determine the Atlantic Junior B champion.

Leagues currently in competition

* St. John's Junior Hockey League (SJJHL)

Former leagues

Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League The Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League (NJAHL) was a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the province of Newfoundland. The NJAHL was in competition for the Callaghan Cup and the Canadian National Junior A Championship, the Centennial Cup. Histo ...

(NJAHL) *

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(CBJHL) *

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(CWJHL)

Champions

''National Junior B Level'' *1953 - Grand Falls *1954 - Grand Falls *1955 - Bell Island *1956 - St. John's *1957 - Grand Falls *1958 - St. John's *1959 - St. John's *1960 - Grand Falls Jays defeated St. John's Jr. Capitals ''2-games-to-none'' *1961 - St. John's *1962 - Grand Falls *1963 - St. John's *1964 - ''No Competition'' *1965 - St. John's *1966 -

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*1967 - ''No Competition'' *1968 - ''No Competition'' *1969 - Grand Falls *1970 - St. John's Jr. Capitals *1971 - St. John's Jr. Capitals defeated Corner Brook Jr. Royals ''2-games-to-1'' ''National Junior A Level'' ''- Winner moves on to Centennial Cup'' *1972 - St. John's Jr. Capitals defeated Gander Jr. Flyers ''2-games-to-1'' *1973 -

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defeated Gander Jr. Flyers ''4-games-to-3'' *1974 - Gander Jr. Flyers defeated Bay St. George Huskies ''4-games-to-1'' *1975 - Gander Jr. Flyers defeated Clarenville Caribous ''4-games-to-none'' *1976 - ''No Competition'' *1977 - Corner Brook Jr. Royals defeated St. John's Jr. Capitals ''2-games-to-1'' ''National Junior B Level'' *1978 - ''No Competition'' *1979 - Grand Falls *1980 - St. John's Blue Caps defeated Corner Brook Jr. Royals *1981 - Gander Jr. Flyers ''Winner moves on to

'' *1982 - St. John's Celtics *1983 - Gander Jr. Flyers defeated St. John's Jr. Shamrocks ''4-3'' (Tournament Play) *1984 - St. John's Jr. 50's defeated St. John's Jr. Shamrocks ''6-5'' (Tournament Play) *1985 - St. John's Junior 50's *1986 - Mount Pearl Blades *1987 - St. John's Jr. 50's defeated Clarenville Caribous ''7-6'' (Tournament Play) *1988-94 - ''No Competition'' *1995 - St. John's Celtics *1996 - Deer Lake Video Juniors *1997 - Bell Island Junior Blues *1998 - Bell Island Junior Blues *1999 - ''No Competition'' *2000 -

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defeated St. John's Jr. Celtics ''5-1'' (Tournament Play) *2001 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated

Avalon Jr. Capitals Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit

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''4-3'' (Tournament Play) *2002 - St. John's Jr. Capitals defeated

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''2-games-to-none'' *2003 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated Trinity-Placentia Flyers ''6-1'' (Tournament Play) *2004 - ''No Competition'' *2005 - Trinity-Placentia Flyers defeated Central Jr. Arctic Blast ''6-1'' (Tournament Play) *2006 -

defeated Central Jr. Arctic Blast ''2-games-to-1'' *2007 - Bell Island Jr. Blues defeated Mount Pearl Jr. Blades ''2-1'' (Tournament Play) *2008 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated Bell Island Jr. Blues ''3-2'' 2OT (Tournament Play) *2009 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated

Central Jr. Cataracts Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

''7-4'' (Tournament Play) *2010 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated

''2-games-to-none'' *2011 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated

''2-1'' (Tournament Play) *2012 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated Mount Pearl Jr. Blades ''4-3 OT'' (Tournament Play) *2013 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated Stephenville Jr. Jets ''15-2'' (Tournament Play) *2014 - ''No Competition'' *2015 - ''No Competition'' *2016 - ''No Competition''

External links

Newfoundland Hockey Hall of Fame
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