Avalon East Senior Hockey League

Last updated
Avalon East Senior Hockey League
Region(s) Avalon Peninsula
Founded1967
No. of teams5
Associated Title(s)
Recent Champions Southern Shore Breakers
Website AESHL.com

The Avalon East Senior Hockey League (AESHL) is a senior ice hockey league with teams based in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is one of two senior hockey leagues in Newfoundland; the other being the West Coast Senior Hockey League.

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History

The Avalon East Senior Hockey League is a hockey league based in Newfoundland and Labrador. The League was created in 2003. The league ended in 2017. Now the new East Coast Senior Hockey League is the league

Teams

TeamCityHome Arena
Conception Bay Blues Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador Conception Bay South Arena
Gander Flyers Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Steele Community Centre
Northeast Eagles Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador Jack Byrne Arena
St. John's Capitals St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Twin Rinks
Southern Shore Breakers Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Southern Shore Arena
Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium
Clarenville Caribous Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Eastlink Clarenville Events Centre

Former teams

League champions

Regular season champions

SeasonTeamPointsW-L-T-OTL record
2015–16Northeast Eagles4023–20–3–0
2014–15 Southern Shore Breakers 2821–14–7–0
2013–14Northeast Eagles3618-2-0-0
2012–13
2011–12
2010–11
2009–10
2008–09
2007–08
2006–07
2005–06
2004–05
2003–04
2002–03
2001–02
2000–01

Playoff champions

Herder champions

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