Central West Senior Hockey League

Last updated
Central West Senior Hockey League
Region(s) Newfoundland
Founded2014
No. of teams4
Associated Title(s)
Recent Champions Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts
Website cwshlnews.com

The Central West Senior Hockey League (CWSHL) is a senior ice hockey league in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The league competed for the Herder Memorial Trophy and its teams declared themselves eligible for the Allan Cup.

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History

On June 4, 2014 four teams from the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League, the Clarenville Caribous, Western Royals, Gander Flyers and the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, officially announced their departure and formed a new league to be the Central West Senior Hockey League (CWSHL).

On February 25, 2015, Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador approved a request by the Central West Senior Hockey League in which they asked to play for the historic Herder Trophy because it was the only operating Senior A hockey league registered in the province.

Hockey NL announced on September 20, 2015 that beginning in March 2016 the CWSHL champions will play the Avalon East Senior Hockey League champions in a best-of-five Herder final series. [1]

After a hiatus of over 6 seasons, the CWSHL restarted and the newly formed league consisted of four teams for the 2023-2024 season.

Teams

TeamCentreArena
Deer Lake Red Wings Deer Lake Hodder Memorial Centre
Corner Brook Royals Corner Brook Corner Brook Civic Centre
Stephenville Lightning Stephenville Stephenville Dome
Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Grand Falls-Windsor Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium

Champions

League trophies and awards

First Place in Regular Season

SeasonWinnerRecord
2014-2015 Corner Brook Royals
2015-2016 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts

Top Scorer in Regular Season

SeasonWinnerPointsTeam
2014-2015
2015-2016Cam Fergus Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts

Top Goaltender Award

SeasonWinnerTeam
2014-2015
2015-2016

Herder Champions

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References

  1. "Hockey Nl Fall Meeting Concluded on Saturday". 20 September 2015.