Herder Memorial Trophy

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Herder Memorial Trophy
Herder Memorial Trophy.png
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forSenior ice hockey champions of Newfoundland and Labrador
History
First award1935
First winnerCorner Brook (10 wins)
Most winsSt. John's (20 wins)
Most recentSt. John's RoofTech Senior Caps

The Herder Memorial Trophy, or Herder, is the championship trophy to be awarded annually to the senior ice hockey champions of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The original cast silver trophy was donated in 1935 by The Evening Telegram newspaper on behalf of the Herder family, [1] as a memorial to five brothers who played hockey in St. John's.

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First awarded in 1935, the Herder Memorial Trophy has been won 85 times. The Herder was not awarded in 1942, 1943, 1991, 2020 and 2021. The first winners of the Herder trophy was a team from Corner Brook that won the inaugural all-Newfoundland ice hockey championship on March 22, 1935. Teams from St. John's have won the Herder Trophy 20 times. The most recent winners were the St. John's RoofTech Senior Caps on April 6, 2024.

History

As the game of hockey developed across the island, and hockey teams started to travel and compete in regional championships, the idea of a competition to decide the ice hockey champions of Newfoundland gained momentum in early 1935. During a meeting of the St. John's Hockey League on March 5, 1935, it was announced that a trophy, for a championship competition, was to be donated by The Evening Telegram newspaper to be perpetually awarded to Newfoundland's best hockey team. [2] The Herder would become emblematic of ice hockey supremacy in Newfoundland and Labrador.The Evening Telegram was published by a member of the Herder family since the founding of the paper in 1879 up until the retirement of Stephen Herder in 1993. Telegram has played an integral role in the promotion and sponsorship of the Herder Championships.

The inaugural all-Newfoundland championships took place in St. John's at the Prince of Wales Rink on March 21 and 22, 1935 between Corner Brook, the western hockey champions, and the Guards from the St. John's Senior League that won the Avalon hockey championship. [3] This was the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Newfoundland hockey. The winning team would have the distinction of being the first holder of the Herder Memorial Trophy.

The St. John's Guards earned the right to represent the Avalon Peninsula by first defeating St. Bon's in a 2-game series to become St. John's city champions, and then by toppling the Bay Roberts Rovers in a 2-game, total goal series. The All-Newfoundland championship match-up was then set; the Guards of St. John's would play host to the Corner Brook All-Star Team. Fans in St. John's eagerly awaited the arrival of the Corner Brook team. Tickets to the 2 games were sold out quickly. Corner Brook edged the Guards 1–0 in Game 1, and wAS victorious in Game 2 by a 4–2 margin to become the island's top team, and first Herder Trophy Champions.

The Herder trophy was the brainchild of Ralph Herder, then president of The Evening Telegram. The trophy was a memorial to his five late brothers, Arthur, William, Douglas, Augustus and Hubert, who were all avid hockey players in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Originally donated on behalf of Ralph Herder in memory of five of his late brothers, the trophy now honors the memory of seven brothers, including Ralph and his youngest brother James. In 2009, the name of Ralph's son Stephen was added to the trophy. All seven Herder brothers were fine hockey players and often played together, with four of them sometimes playing together on a championship team. James Herder coached the 1935 Guards team that lost the inaugural Herder championship to Corner Brook in March 1935.

The Herder family

William James Herder, born in Old Perlican, was the founder of Newfoundland's first daily newspaper, The Evening Telegram . Ralph, one of William's seven sons, became publisher of the Telegram in 1934 after the death of Augustus (Gus), who was the fifth brother to pass away. Ralph donated the Herder Trophy on behalf of the Herder Family as a memorial to his five late brothers (Douglas, Arthur, Hubert, Herbert Augustus (Gus) and William Jr.). Later the names of Ralph, his youngest brother James, and Ralph's son Stephen were added to the trophy.

The Herder is now a memorial to the following Herder family members:

  1. Arthur John Herder. Arthur was a lawyer and was promoted to captain in the First Newfoundland Regiment during the First World War. He was wounded at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916. Arthur was fatally wounded in France during World War 1 and died on December 1, 1917, at the age of 32.
  2. Hubert Clinton Herder. Hubert, born July 28, 1891, was a lieutenant with the First Newfoundland Regiment when he was killed at Beaumont Hamel, France on July 1, 1916, at the age of 25.
  3. William H. Herder. William was vice-president of the Evening Telegram when he died in 1934.
  4. Douglas C. Herder. Doug died from typhoid on July 8, 1909. [4]
  5. Herbert Augustus (Gus) Herder. Gus was Vice-President and Circulation Manager of the Evening Telegram. He died on December 28, 1934, of pneumonia at the age of 47.
  6. Ralph Barnes Herder. Ralph volunteered to join the First Newfoundland Regiment in September 1914 and in 1918 was promoted to lieutenant. He was seriously wounded at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916, and wounded at Monchy, France in 1917. He became the publisher of the Evening Telegram following the deaths of his brothers William and Gus in 1934, and was the driving force behind the creation of the Herder Memorial Trophy in memory of his five brothers who predeceased him. Ralph, the father of Rendell [Rex] and Stephen, died on January 8, 1955, at the age of 61.
  7. James Milley Herder. Jim was born July 22, 1904, the youngest of seven brothers. He was vice president and general manager of The Evening Telegram when his brother Ralph died in 1955. Jim took over as publisher and piloted The Evening Telegram Ltd through a period of tremendous growth and prosperity during the late 1950s and through the 1960s. He died on August 25, 1970, in St. John's at the age of 66.
  8. Stephen Rendell Herder. Steve was Ralph's son. He was a longtime publisher of The Telegram. An environmentalist long before his time, he was known for saving the Rennies River, and a bridge over that river is dedicated to his efforts. Steve was a proud proponent of the Herder memorial Trophy. Stephen died in 1993 at the age of 65.

The trophy

The original Herder Trophy in 2007, the year it was retired Herder 2007 when it was retired.png
The original Herder Trophy in 2007, the year it was retired

An announcement was made on March 5, 1935, at a St. John's Hockey League meeting that the Evening Telegram, on behalf of the Herder family, will donate a trophy to be awarded to the winners of an all-Newfoundland hockey championship. [5] The trophy would not be available for the 1935 championship but arrived in St. John's from the manufacturer six months later and was sent to Corner Brook in October of that year. [6] The trophy was formally presented to the winning team at the annual meeting Corner Brook Sports Club in November 1935.

The Herder consisted of a cast-silver hockey player mounted on an ebony base. St. Bon's star Edward "Key" Kennedy (1911-1955) was the model for the hockey player that stands atop the original trophy. Trophy-donor Ralph Herder brought a photo of Kennedy in a hockey pose to New York where the model was made and a figure was cast in silver. [7]

Beginning in 1947 metal shields engraved with the names of winning teams were fixed to the base. In 1952 a second tier was added, third and fourth tiers in 1960, and three more tiers before the original trophy was retired in 2007.

Herder replica in 2019 Herder Replica.jpg
Herder replica in 2019

The original Herder was retired in 2007 and is now on display in the Newfoundland & Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame which is located at the Corner Brook Civic Centre. Since 2007 a replica has been awarded to the championship teams.

Conditions placed by the trophy donor

The Herder family attached eight conditions to their donation of the Herder Memorial Trophy to govern competition for the all-Newfoundland amateur hockey championship: [8] [9]

  1. Trophy to be known as "The Herder Memorial Trophy" presented by The Evening Telegram in memory of Arthur, Douglas, William, Augustus and Hubert Herder.
  2. Trophy to be emblematic of the All-Newfoundland Amateur Hockey championship, and must be competed for each year in St. John's.
  3. All matches held for the Trophy to be held under the rules of the body governing hockey in Newfoundland.
  4. The Trophy cannot be won outright but is to be competed for each year.
  5. The winner shall hold the Trophy until the start of the hockey season the following year and then it must be returned to the donors.
  6. Arrangements for the playing of the All-Newfoundland championship are to be made by the main body governing hockey, the management of the rink, and the donors.
  7. No names of teams or players winning the trophy to be engraved on the trophy or base.
  8. If an All-Newfoundland championship is impossible in any year, the Trophy shall be held by the team winning the championship of the Avalon Peninsula or other Inter-Sectional championship.

Exceptions to the original conditions

Condition #2

From 1935 though 1941 the All-Newfoundland finals were played at the former Prince's Rink in St. John's (renamed The Arena in 1937). The Herder championships were cancelled for 1942 and 1943 after the Arena was destroyed by fire on November 28, 1941, and due to depleted rosters of senior hockey teams with men serving overseas during the Second World War. After the Arena burned down in November 1941, St. John's did not have a suitable venue until the opening of Memorial Stadium in December 1954. In 1944, the Herder finals were held outside St. John's for the first time when Bell Island and Corner Brook played the all-Newfoundland final series at the Corner Brook rink. The NAHA was granted permission by Ralph Herder to hold the Herder finals outside the capital city for the first time. Since 1944 condition #2 has not been enforced and the Herder Finals location has been decided by NAHA and typically held in the arenas of the competing teams.

In recent years, the Herder finals series was held at Mile One Centre (and before it was built, at Memorial Stadium) in St. John's and frequently sold out the 6,000 seat building. Games were also held in the Pepsi Centre in the city of Corner Brook, on the west coast of the island, when teams from that area were playing for the cup.

Since 2013 the Herder finalists have the right to decide the location of their home games.

Condition #4

In 1957 the first exception to condition #4 occurred when the Grand Falls Andcos were awarded the Herder by default. No other senior "A" hockey teams registered for the Herder playoffs that year.

Condition #7

Engraved plates with the names of the winning teams have been affixed to the base of the Herder Trophy since the late 1940s. [10] Beginning in 1952, additional layers have been added to the trophy base as required to accommodate successive Herder Champion nameplates.

Series format

Over the history of the championship series, NAHA has dictated a number of series formats that included the winners of divisional, local league or island-wide league playoffs. The original series featured the eastern champions versus western champions. This format continued until 1962 when an island-wide Newfoundland Senior Hockey league was formed. The champions of the provincial league were awarded the Herder trophy until 1989 when the league was disbanded. Eastern league champions played for the Herder in 1990 and in 1991 there was no Herder Championship.

Between 1991 and 2011, the format of the Herder finals reverted to a competition between the champions of local leagues. The eastern league champions played a western or central league champion in a finals series to decide the top provincial team who were awarded the Herder Trophy.

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 Newfoundland and Labrador announced on March 10, 2022, that they will be awarding the Herder Memorial Trophy to the winner of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League finals. [11]

For 2023, Hockey NL announced that the champion of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League will face-off against the champion of the West Coast Senior Hockey League in a seven-game series for the Herder Memorial Championship. [12]

Series format history

This is a list of Herder championship series formats since 1935.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

HerderFormatTeams
1935Two-team Herder final, two-game total-goals seriesEastern (winner of Avalon championship) vs. Western champions (winner of Corner Brook-Grand Falls intertown series)
1936 to 1939Three-team single-round robin Herder final series, top two teams in a championship gameEastern (City League) champions, Conception Bay League Champion, Western champions
1940Two-team Herder final, two-game total-goals seriesWestern Champions vs. All-Avalon Champions
1941Two-team Herder final, best-of-three seriesEastern (City League champions) vs. Conception Bay champions (Buchans were Western Champion but chose not to enter)
1942Herder championships were cancelled due to the Second World Warn/a
1943Herder championships were cancelled due to the Second World Warn/a
1944Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series [13] Eastern (Avalon champions) vs. Western champions
1945Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series [14] Eastern (City League champions) vs. Conception Bay champions (a Western champion did not enter)
1946Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series [15] Eastern (Avalon champions) vs. Western champions
1947Two-team Herder final, two-game total-goals series [16] Eastern (Avalon champions) vs. Western champions


1948 to 1954Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series(Note: only Buchans and Grand Falls entered teams for Herder competition in 1953, 1954 and 1955)
1955 to 1956Three-team Herder playoff series, best-of-five final seriesSt. Bon's Bluegolds (City League champions) vs. Buchans in best-of-three semi-final, winner vs. Grand Falls in a best-of-five final series
1957No competition for the HerderNAHA awarded the trophy to the only team entered (Grand Falls)
1958Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesOnly Corner Brook and Grand Falls entered teams for Herder competition in 1958
1959Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesEastern champions (Avalon champions) vs. Western champions
1960 to 1962Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesEast Division champions vs. West Division champions
1963 to 1970Best-of-seven finals seriesOne provincial senior league with a regular season, top four teams in semi-finals, followed by the Herder finals
1971 to 1973Best-of-seven finals seriesOne provincial senior league with a regular season, home-and-home round robin series, followed by Herder finals
1974Best-of-seven finals seriesOne provincial senior league with a regular season, top four teams in semi-finals, followed by the Herder finals
1975Best-of-seven finals seriesThree-team provincial senior league with a 16-game regular season, 2nd & 3rd place teams in semi-final, winner played #1 in Herder final
1976Best-of-seven finals seriesFour-team provincial senior league with a 20-game regular season (12 games for St. John's), 3rd & 4th place teams in best-of-five Quarter-final, winner played 2nd place in semi-final, winner played 1st place in Herder final
1977 to 1978Best-of-seven finals seriesEight-team provincial senior league with East and West Divisions, Winner of Eastern playoffs faced winner of Western playoffs in Herder final
1979 to 1989Best-of-seven finals seriesOne provincial senior league with a regular season, top four teams in semi-finals, followed by the Herder finals
1990Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven finals seriesEastern champions (winner of St. John's Capitals vs. Avalon East league all-stars winner played the Central league champions in the semi-final). The winner played a final series vs. the Western Champion (winner of Corner Brook vs. Stephenville)
1991No Herder competitionn/a
1992Two-team Herder final, best-of-five seriesAvalon East League champions vs. Central League champions
1993Two-team Herder final best-of-five seriesEastern champions (winner of Avalon East vs. Conception Bay South Intermediate League Herder semi-final) vs. Central League champions
1994Two-team Herder final best-of-five seriesEastern champions (winner of Avalon East vs. Avalon West Herder semi-final) vs. Central League champions
1995 to 1996Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesAvalon East League champions vs. Avalon West League champions
1997Two-team Herder final, best-of-five seriesEastern champion (winner of Avalon East vs. Avalon West best-of-seven Herder semi-final) vs. Central League champions
1998Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesRound robin semi-final between champions of Avalon East, Avalon West and the Central League. Top two teams got berth to final.
1999Two-team Herder final, best-of-five seriesRound robin semi-final between champions of Avalon East, Avalon West and the Central League. Top two teams got berth to final.
2000 to 2011
2012 to 2014Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesNLSHL championship final
2015Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesHockey NL approved a request by the Central West Senior A Hockey League to play for the Herder. The 2015 Herder Memorial championship was determined in the Central West Senior Hockey A League. final [17]
2016 to 2017Two-team Herder final, best-of-five seriesCWSHL champions vs. AESHL champions [18]
2018Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesCWSHL champions vs. ECSHL champions [19]
2019Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesNSHL Central Division champions vs. Eastern Division champions [20]
2020No Herder competitionn/a
2021No Herder competitionn/a
2022The Herder was awarded to the Avalon East Senior Hockey League Championsn/a
2023Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesAvalon East Senior Hockey League champions vs. West Coast Senior Hockey League champions [21]
2024Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven seriesAvalon East Senior Hockey League champions vs. Central West Senior Hockey League champions [22]

Herder Champions

Note: After 1947 all series results are listed as games won. Most championship series before 1948 were decided on total Goals. (TG = total goals series)

YearWinning teamCoachLosing teamCoachGamesHerder-winning goal
2024 St. John's Senior Caps Scott BrayDeer Lake Red Wings Darren Langdon4-0Kyle McGrath PPG (13:44, first)
2023 Southern Shore Breakers Josh LundenDeer Lake Red Wings Darren Langdon4–1Jesse Sutton PPG (6:13, second)
2022 Southern Shore Breakers Josh LundenClarenville Caribous 4–0Andrew Brennan PPG (0:38, first)
2021 n/a n/an/a n/aNo Herder Championshipn/a
2020 n/a n/an/a n/aNo Herder Championshipn/a
2019 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Patrick Yetman (playing-coach)Southern Shore Breakers Josh Lunden4–1Alex Dalley (8:43, OT)
2018 Clarenville Caribous Rebecca RussellSt. John's Senior Caps 4–0Keith Delaney (05:21, first)
2017 Harbour Grace CeeBee Stars Ian MooresClarenville Caribous Rebecca Russell4–1Kenny King (15:59, third)
2016 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Tom CoolenSt. John's Capitals Wally Bray3–0Rodi Short (13:23, first)
2015 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Shane Lukinchuk Corner Brook RoyalsDarren Langdon4–0Cam Fergus (14:29, OT)
2014 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Shane Lukinchuk Clarenville CaribousIvan Hapgood4–2Rob Hennigar PPG (2:14, OT)
2013 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Corey Crocker Clarenville Caribous4–0( , )
2012 Clarenville Caribous Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts4–1( , )
2011 Grand Falls=Windsor Cataracts Brian CaseyConception Bay North CeeBee Stars 4–0( , )
2010 Clarenville Caribous Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars4–1( , )
2009 Clarenville Caribous Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars4–1(, )
2008 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ed OatesDeer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake4–2Keith Delaney (3:31, second)
2007 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ed OatesDeer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake4–2Keith Delaney (4:11, third)
2006 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ed OatesDeer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake4–2( , )
2005 Deer Lake Red Wings Andy BrakeConception Bay North CeeBee Stars 4–3(Brian Barker, 3rd Period)
2004 Southern Shore Breakers Greg SmythCorner Brook Royals 3–1( , OT)
2003 Flatrock Flyers Corner Brook Royals 3–0( , )
2002 Corner Brook Royals Flatrock Flyers3–2( , )
2001 Deer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake Flatrock Flyers3–2Rob Robinson ( , OT)
2000 Southern Shore Breakers Torbay West Side Charlies4–0( , )
1999 Southern Shore Breakers Don Roche Badger Bombers2–1( , )
1998 Flatrock Flyers Kevin Fagan Southern Shore Breakers4–3Kirby Dumaresque ( , OT)
1997 Flatrock Flyers Kevin Fagan Badger Bombers3–0( , )
1996 Southern Shore Breakers Adrian Sullivan Flatrock Flyers4–3( , )
1995 Southern Shore Breakers Adrian Sullivan Flatrock Flyers4–0( , )
1994 La Scie Jets Gus Greco Southern Shore Breakers3–2Craig Young ( , 2nd OT)
1993 Flatrock Flyers Joe Maynard Gander FlyersChris Conrad (playing-coach)3–2( , )
1992 Badger Bombers Steve Croucher Flatrock Flyers3–1Russ Kennedy ( , OT)
1991 n/a n/an/a n/aNo Herder Championshipn/a
1990 St. John's Capitals Russ Adam (playing-coach)Corner Brook Royals4–0( , )
1989 Port aux Basques Mariners Ron ColemanSt. John's Capitals4–2Bill MacDougall ( , )
1988 Corner Brook Royals Gus Greco (playing-coach)St. John's Capitals4–1Dan Cormier ( , OT)
1987 St. John's Capitals Bill Riley (playing-coach)Stephenville Jets4–2( , )
1986 Corner Brook Royals Mike AndersonStephenville Jets4–2Eddie Kearsey ( , second)
1985 Corner Brook Royals Mike AndersonStephenville Jets4–2Kirk Johnson ( 6:16, second)
1984 Stephenville Jets Larry SmithCorner Brook Royals4–1Zane Forbes ( 2:21, second)
1983 Stephenville Jets Larry SmithGrand Falls Cataracts4–3Darren Pickrem (17:54, second)
1982 Grand Falls Cataracts Joe ByrneGander Flyers4–2Gary Feener ( , )
1981 Grand Falls Cataracts Joe ByrneCorner Brook Royals 4–2Tom Coolen (2:18, first)
1980 Gander Flyers Jack FaulknerSt. John's Blue Caps 4–1Kirk Johnson ( , second)
1979 St. John's Mike's Shamrocks Jim ByrneGander Flyers Jack Faulkner4–3Ron Cadigan (4:40, 2nd OT)
1978 St. John's Blue Caps Bill ClarkeGander Flyers 4–3Charlie Babstock ( , third)
1977 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky" DorringtonSt. John's Capitals 4–2Bill Perry ( , second)
1976 St. John's Capitals George Faulkner Grand Falls CataractsLeo Murphy (playing-coach)4–1( , )
1975 St. John's Capitals Bob Badcock Corner Brook Royals4–0Randy Pearcey (6:39, second)
1974 St. John's Capitals Bob BadcockGrand Falls Cataracts Leo Murphy4–1Randy Pearcey (10:32, first)
1973 St. John's Capitals Bob BadcockGrand Falls Cataracts 4–0Derek Hancock ( , third)
1972 Grand Falls Cataracts Marc Pichette St. John's CapitalsHowie Meeker4–0Frank Finlayson ( , second)
1971 Grand Falls Cataracts Marc Pichette St. John's CapitalsHowie Meeker4–3Frank Finlayson (4:10, first) [23]
1970 St. John's Capitals Howie MeekerGander Flyers Jacques Allard (playing-coach)4–3Ford Metcalfe (2:10, second)
1969 Gander Flyers Jacques Allard (playing-coach)Buchans MinersHugh Wadden (playing-coach)4–0Mike Kelly (2:10, second)
1968 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach)Buchans MinersHugh Wadden (playing-coach)4–1Frank "Danky " Dorrington (5:43, OT)
1967 Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach)Gander FlyersJacques Allard (playing-coach)4–1Gerry Lahey (16:16, second)
1966 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach)Conception Bay CeeBeesGeorge Faulkner (playing-coach)4–1Frank "Danky" Dorrington (8:58, second)
1965 Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach)Corner Book RoyalsFrank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach)4–1Jack Faulkner (14:08, second) [24]
1964 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky" Dorrington (playing-coach)Buchans MinersNeil Amadio (playing-coach)4–2Mickey Walsh (4:05, First) [25]
1963 Buchans Miners Neil Amadio (playing-coach)Corner Book RoyalsFrank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach)4–2Frank Finlayson ( , second) [26]
1962 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach)Conception Bay CeeBeesGeorge Faulkner (playing-coach)4–1Willis French ( 1:37, second)
1961 Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach)Gander FlyersWes Trainor4–0George Faulkner (18:36, second) [27]
1960 Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach)Grand Falls AndcosJean Pichette (playing-coach)4–2Alex Faulkner (18:31, first) [28]
1959 Grand Falls Andcos Ray Lacroix (playing-coach)Conception Bay CeeBeesGeorge Faulkner (playing-coach)4–1Jim "Bucky" Hannaford ( 11:51, second)
1958 Grand Falls Andcos Wes TrainorCorner Brook Royals4–1Roger Dean (14:56 , second)
1957 Grand Falls Andcos Wes Trainorn/an/an/an/a
1956 Grand Falls Andcos Wes TrainorBuchans Miners3–0Marky Andrews(11:07, first)
1955 Grand Falls All-Stars Wes Trainor (playing-coach)Buchans MinersFrank Bowman (playing coach)3–1Jim "Bucky" Hannford(7:17, second) [29]
1954 Buchans MinersFrank Bowman (playing coach)Grand Falls All-StarsJoe Byrne2–1Gerry Casey (18:13, third)
1953 Grand Falls All-Stars Wes Trainor (playing-coach)Buchans MinersFrank Grabowski2–0Joe Byrne (14:20, first) [30]
1952 Buchans Miners Frank Bowman (playing-coach)St. Bon's2–0Willie Robertson (2:26, third) [31]
1951 Buchans Miners Frank Bowman (playing-coach)St. Bon'sJack Vinicombe2–0(Carver or Joy, first)
1950 Buchans Miners Frank Bowman (playing-coach)St. Bon'sJack Vinicombe2–0Ken Joy (9:30, second)
1949 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" DonnellyCorner BrookFrank Bowman, Scotty McPhail2–0Noel Vinnicombe (15:20, second )
1948 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" DonnellyBuchans2–0 [32] Cyril Power (19:58, third)
1947 St. Bon's Bill Harris (playing-coach)Grand Falls12–8 (TG)(, )
1946 St. Bon's Bill Harris (playing-coach)Grand Falls35–3 (TG)Noel Vinnicombe (1:44, second) [33]
1945 St. Bon's Bill Harris (playing-coach)Bell Island2–0Bill Power (6:19, second) [34]
1944 Bell Island Reid ProudfootCorner Brook2–0(, )
1943 n/a n/a n/aNo Herder Championshipn/a
1942 n/a n/a n/aNo Herder Championshipn/a
1941 Bell Island Reid ProudfootRoyals (St. John's)Harold Gross2–1Gordon Normore (19.02, Third) [35]
1940 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" DonnellyBuchans17–7 (TG)(, )
1939 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" DonnellyBell Island2–0 (TG)Jack Vinnicombe (, third)
1938 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" DonnellyGrand Falls9–1 (TG)(, )
1937 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" DonnellyBuchans"Min" Moore (Manager)4–1 (TG)Jack Vinnicombe (13:10, First) [36]
1936 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" DonnellyCorner Brook14–3 (TG)Charlie Godden (10:00, third)
1935 Corner Brook Ron Taffe (general manager) St. John's Guards5–2 (TG)Tony Ledrew (7:05, third) [37]

Presentation ceremony and final game results

At the conclusion of the final game, in an on-ice ceremony, the Herder Memorial Trophy is presented to the captain of the winning team. Traditionally the presenter has been a representative of the trophy donor, from the Herder family or The Evening Telegram, and/or a representative from Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador. (TG = Total-goals series)

YearWinning teamFinal game scoreLocationFinal game dateHerder presentation
1935Corner Brook4–2 The Prince's Rink (St. John's)22 March 1935 [38] Note: The Herder Trophy was not yet manufactured at the time of the first all-Newfoundland championship. The trophy arrived in Corner Brook in October [39] and was presented to the winning team at the Annual Meeting of the Corner Brook Sports Club on November 14, 1935. [40]
1936 St. Bon's 5–2 The Prince's Rink (St. John's)14 March 1936Ralph Herder presented the Herder Memorial Trophy to Art Hamlyn, Captain of St. Bon's team. This was the first presentation of the Trophy to a championship team at the conclusion of the final game. [41]
1937 St. Bon's 4–1 The Arena (formerly the Prince's Rink, St. John's)3 March 1937 [42] James Herder presented the Herder Trophy to Art Hamlyn, Captain of St. Bon's, at a dinner following the final game. [43]
1938 St. Bon's 9–1 The Arena (St. John's)16 March 1938James Herder presented the trophy to the St. Bon's team [44]
1939 St. Bon's 2–0 The Arena (St. John's)16 March 1939 [45] Hubert Herder presented the Herder trophy to the St. Bon 's team [46]
1940 St. Bon's 5–6 (17–7 TG series) The Arena (St. John's)27 March 1940 [47] Ralph Herder presented the trophy to St. Bon's team
1941Bell Island Islanders6–5 The Arena (St. John's)31 March 1941 [48] Ralph Herder, President of the Evening Telegram, presented the Herder Trophy to Bell Island captain Gordon Edwards [49]
1942Herder championship was not playedn/an/an/an/a
1943Herder championship was not playedn/an/an/an/a
1944Bell Island Islanders5–1Corner Brook Rink22 March 1944 [50]
1945 St. Bon's 9–1St. Bon's Forum (St. John's)9 March 1945 Robert.S.Furlong, President of NAHA, to Cyril Power, St. Bon's Captain [51]
1946 St. Bon's 11–4St. Bon's Forum12 March 1946 [52]
1947 St. Bon's 4–4 (12–8 TG series) [53] Gander Gardens (hangar 12 at the airport)8 March 1947 [54]
1948 St. Bon's 2–1 Grand Falls Stadium 10 March 1948 [55] Ralph Herder to Cyril Power, St. Bon's Captain [56]
1949 St. Bon's 8–3Corner Brook Rink10 March 1949 [57] James M. Herder to Cyril Power, St. Bon's Captain [58]
1950 Buchans Miners 8–2 Grand Falls Stadium 14 March 1950Ralph Herder to Arthur "Copper" Leyte, Buchans Miners [59]
1951 Buchans Miners 6–2 Grand Falls Stadium 16 March 1951Magistrate B.J.Abbott to George Pike, Buchans Miners [60]
1952 Buchans Miners 5–2 Grand Falls Stadium 19 March 1952Ralph Herder to Bill Scott, Buchans' Captain [61]
1953Grand Falls All-Stars4–1 Grand Falls Stadium 13 March 1953Ralph Herder to Dave Green, Grand Falls Captain [62]
1954 Buchans Miners 4–3 Grand Falls Stadium 13 March 1954 [63] James Herder to Bill Scott, Buchans Captain [64]
1955Grand Falls All-Stars8–1 Grand Falls Stadium 15 March 1955 [65] James Herder and Ralph Coyler (President NAHA) to Neil Amadio, Grand Falls Captain [66]
1956Grand Falls Andcos10–0 Grand Falls Stadium 15 March 1956 [67] James Herder to Jack MacKenzie, Grand Falls Captain [68]
1957Grand Falls Andcosn/an/a (NAHA declared Grand Falls the champions by default)n/an/a
1958Grand Falls Andcos9–3 Humber Gardens (Corner Brook)12 April 1958 [69] Stephen Herder (Ralph's son) to Orin Carver, Grand Falls Captain [70]
1959Grand Falls Andcos8–3 Grand Falls Stadium 27 April 1959 [71] Hubert Herder (father was Gus) presented the Herder to Grand Falls Captain Jim "Bucky" Hannaford [72]
1960Conception Bay Cee Bees16–3Harbour Grace Stadium16 April 1960Dan Herder, assisted by his father Stephen, to CeeBees' Captain Jim Penney, [73]
1961Conception Bay Cee Bees10-4Gander Gardens (On Foss Avenue)4 April 1961 [74] Jimmmy Herder Jr., nephew of the six memorialized Herder brothers, to CeeBees' Captain Jim Penney [75]
1962 Corner Brook Royals 6–1Harbour Grace Stadium31 March 1962Danny Herder, 11-year-old son of Stephen R. Herder, presented the Herder to Royals' Captain Orin Carver at Harbour Grace Stadium. [76]
1963 Buchans Miners 6–4Buchans Stadium13 April 1963 [77] Bill Callahan to captain Hugh Wadden of the Miners [78]
1964 Corner Brook Royals 6-2 [79] Humber Gardens, Corner Brook20 March 1964Wallace McKay (General Manager of The Western Star) to Clobie Collins, Royals' Captain [80]
1965Conception Bay Cee Bees12–5Harbour Grace Stadium25 March 1965 [81] Stephen Herder presented the Herder to injured captain Jim Penney of the CeeBees [82]
1966 Corner Brook Royals 7–2 Humber Gardens April 7, 1966Wallace McKay, general manager of The Western Star, presented the Herder trophy to Royals' Captain Clobie Collins, on behalf of the Herder family. [83]
1967Conception Bay Cee Bees5–4Gander Gardens (Lindbergh Road/Airport Blvd)March 23, 1967 [84] Stephen Herder presented the Herder to Jim Penney, CeeBees captain
1968 Corner Brook Royals 6–4 (10min OT)Buchans Stadium24 March 1968 [85] Jim Herder presented the Herder to Jim Guy, Royals captain [86]
1969Gander Flyers5–0Buchans Stadium22 March 1969 [87] Jim Herder presented the trophy to Flyers' captain Harry Katrynuk at Buchans Arena.
1970 St. John's Capitals 7–3 Memorial Stadium, St. John's April 3, 1970 [88] Dan Herder presented the Trophy to Capitals' captain George Spracklin at Memorial Stadium in St. John's. [89]
1971 Grand Falls Cataracts 3–0 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 10 April 1971 [90] Jim Herder presented trophy to Captain Leo Murphy and Alternate Captains Al Dwyer and Jim Temple.
1972 Grand Falls Cataracts 5–2 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 15 April 1972 [91] Bob Badcock, Sports Editor of the Evening Telegram, presented the trophy to Cataracts Captain Jim Beckman [92]
1973 St. John's Capitals 3–1Grand Falls Stadium14 April 1973 [93]
1974 St. John's Capitals 6–1Grand Falls Stadium11 April 1974 [94]
1975 St. John's Capitals 6–2Humber Gardens (Corner Brook)15 March 1975 [95]
1976 St. John's Capitals 6–2 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 28 March 1976 [96]
1977 Corner Brook Royals 7–1Humber Gardens, Corner Brook1 April 1977 [97]
1978St. John's Blue Caps4–3 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 8 April 1978 [98]
1979St. John's Mike's Shamrocks6–5 (2nd OT)Gander Gardens8 April 1979Stephen Herder presented to Nigel Facey, Shamrocks' Captain [99]
1980 Gander Flyers 5–1 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 5 April 1980 [100] Stephen Herder presented the Herder to Bruce Sparkes, Flyers Captain
1981 Grand Falls Cataracts 11–0Grand Falls Stadium11 April 1981 [101] Steve Herder to Roger Elliott, Cataracts' Captain
1982 Grand Falls Cataracts 3–2Gander Gardens29 March 1982 [102] Dan Herder presented the Herder to Gene Faulkner, Cataracts captain
1983Stephenville Jets4–2Stephenville Gardens3 April 1983Fred Jackson (sports editor, Evening Telegram) to Cal Dunville, Jets' captain [103]
1984Stephenville Jets6–1Stephenville Gardens6 April 1984Stephen Herder presented to Cal Dunville, Jets' captain [104]
1985Corner Brook Royals7–2 Humber Gardens, Corner Brook30 March 1985 [105] Steve Herder to Terry Gillam, Royals Captain [106]
1986Corner Brook Royals7–4 Humber Gardens, Corner Brook23 March 1986 [107] Freddy Jackson, representing the Herder family, to Craig Kennedy, Royals' Captain
1987 St. John's Capitals 12–6 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 24 March 1987 [108]
1988Corner Brook Royals4–3 (OT) Humber Gardens, Corner Brook10 April 1988 [109]
1989Port aux Basques Mariners2–1Bruce Arena, Port aux Basques 3 April 1989 [110]
1990 St. John's Capitals 10–3
1991Herder championship was not playedn/an/an/an/a
1992Badger Bombers5–4 (OT) Badger Stadium Melvin Andrews, NAHA Senior Division Chairman presented the Herder to Hubert Hollett, Bombers Captain
1993Flatrock Flyers7–4Brother O'Hehir Arena
1994La Scie Jets7–6 (2nd OT)Cape St. John Arena, La Scie
1995Southern Shore Breakers7–2
1996Southern Shore Breakers9–2Fieldian Gardens, St. John's
1997Flatrock Flyers5–1Badger Stadium
1998Flatrock Flyers4–3 (OT)Southern Shore Arena (Mobile, NL)
1999Southern Shore Breakers6–3Southern Shore Arena (Mobile, NL)
2000Southern Shore Breakers5-4
2001 Deer Lake Red Wings 5–4 (OT)
2002 Corner Brook Royals 5-4
2003Flatrock Flyers6-5
2004Southern Shore Breakers5-4 (OT)
2005 Deer Lake Red Wings 3–2
2006 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 3–1
2007 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 5–2 Pepsi Centre (Corner Brook)21 April 2007presented to Chris Bartlett, Ceebees Captain
2008 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 4-1 Mile One Centre, (St. John's)12 April 2008presented to Chris Bartlett, CeeBees Captain
2009 Clarenville Caribous 5–2 Mile One Centre, (St. John's)4 April 2009
2010 Clarenville Caribous 7-4 Mile One Centre, (St. John's)
2011 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 4–0 Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (Grand Falls-Windsor)Gerry Evans, Hockey NL presented to Brad Lewis, Cataracts captain
2012 Clarenville Caribous 6-3 Pepsi Centre (Corner Brook)
2013 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 4–2S.W. Moores Memorial Stadium (Harbour Grace)16 March 2013 [111]
2014 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 3–2 (OT) Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (Grand Falls-Windsor)5 April 2014 [112] Kitty Dean (The Evening Telegram) and Murray Roberts (Vice -President Hockey NL) presented the Herder to Mike Brent, Cataracts captain
2015 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 3–2 (OT) Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (Grand Falls-Windsor)8 March 2015 [113] Kitty Dean (The Evening Telegram) and Murray Roberts (Vice -President Hockey NL) presented the Herder to Mike Brent, Cataracts captain
2016 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 10-1 [114] Jack Byrne Memorial Arena (Torbay)25 March 2016 [115]
2017 Harbour Grace CeeBee Stars 4–3Eastlink Events Centre Clarenville4 April 2017 [116]
2018 Clarenville Caribous 6-1Jack Byrne Memorial Arena (Torbay)14 April 2018 [117] Nick Herder & Dan Herder to Dustin Russell, Caribous Captain [118]
2019 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 3–2 (OT) Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (Grand Falls-Windsor)14 April 2019 [119] Gary Gale (Hockey NL) to Michael Brent, Cataracts Captain
2020Herder championship was not playedn/an/an/an/a
2021Herder championship was not playedn/an/an/an/a
2022Southern Shore Breakers3–0Eastlink Events Centre Clarenville23 April 2022Gary Gale, Hockey NL Chair of Senior Hockey, presented the Herder to Breakers captain Jeremy Nicholas
2023Southern Shore Breakers6–2Ken Williams Southern Shore Arena (Mobile, NL)23 April 2023Gary Gale, Hockey NL Chair of Senior Hockey, presented the Herder to Breakers captain Jeremy Nicholas
2024St. John's RoofTech Senior Caps5-0Hodder Memorial Recreation Complex, Deer Lake6 April 2024Gary Gale, Hockey NL Chair of Senior Hockey, presented the Herder to Caps' captain Mike Druken

Finals appearances

In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by alphabetical order. In the "Years of appearance" column, bold years indicate winning the Herder Trophy Finals.

AppsTeamWinsLossesWin %Years of appearance
33St. John's (Guards, St. Bon's, Royals, Capitals, Blue Caps, Mike's Shamrocks, Caps)2013.6061935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2016, 2018, 2024
25 [A] Grand Falls-Windsor (GF All-Stars, GF Andcos, GF/GFW Cataracts)1510.6001938, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 [A] , 1958, 1959, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
23Corner Brook (All-Stars, Royals)1013.4351935, 1936, 1944, 1949, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015
16Conception Bay CeeBees, CBN/HG CeeBee Stars97.5631959, 1960, 1961,1962, 1965, 1966,1967, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017
14 Buchans (All-Stars, Miners) 59.3571937, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969
10Southern Shore Breakers73.7001994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2019, 2022, 2023
9Flat Rock Flyers45.4441992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
9 Gander Flyers 27.2221961, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1993
8Clarenville Caribous44.5002009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2022
7Deer Lake Red Wings25.2862001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023, 2024
5Stephenville Jets23.4001983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
4Bell Island22.5001939, 1941, 1944, 1945
3Badger Bombers12.3331992, 1997, 1999
1La Scie Jets101.0001994
1Port Aux Basques Mariners101.0001989
1Torbay West Side Charlies01.0002000
Notes

^ A. In 1957 the Herder Finals series was not played. Two teams entered the Section 'A' playoffs in 1957 but after Bell Island withdrew before the finals started, NAHA decided to award the Herder Trophy to the Grand Falls Andcos by default.

Cliff Gorman Memorial Award winners

In 2005 Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador established the Cliff Gorman Memorial Award to be presented annually to the most valuable player (MVP) for his team during the Herder finals series. A native of Prince Edward Island, Cliff was instrumental in promoting hockey in Corner Brook and in Newfoundland and Labrador since moving there in 1955. [120] Cliff Gorman was inducted into the Newfoundland & Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 in the building category. [121]

YearWinnerTeamPosition
2024Joel BishopSt. John's Senior Caps
2023Stephen OatesSouthern Shore BreakersD
2022Keenan KennedySouthern Shore BreakersF
2021(no Herder finals)
2020(no Herder finals)
2019Michael BrentGrand Falls-Windsor CataractsD
2018Justin PenderClarenville CaribousD
2017A.J. WhiffenHarbour Grace Ocean Enterprise Cee Bee StarsG
2016Luke GallantGrand Falls-Windsor CataractsD
2015Cam FergusGrand Falls-Windsor CataractsF
2014A.J. WhiffenGrand Falls-Windsor CataractsG
2013Ryan DelaneyEastlink Cee Bee StarsF
2012Dustin RussellClarenville CaribousF
2011Mike SibleyGrand Falls-Windsor CataractsF
2010
2009
2008Keith DelaneyConception Bay North CeeBee StarsF
2007
2006
2005

Broadcasting

The first island-wide live broadcast of a Herder championship game was on the VONF (Voice of Newfoundland) radio station on Saturday night March 23, 1935. NL Hockey Hall of Famer John (Jack) Tobin provided the play-by-play of the final game of the first all-Newfoundland hockey championships between Corner Brook and the Guards live from the Prince's Rink in St. John's. [122]

In 1947, from Gander Gardens (in Hangar 12 at the airport), all Newfoundland radio stations participated in an island-wide broadcast of the Herder finals between St. Bon's and Grand Falls sponsored by Coca-Cola. Don Jamieson provided the play-by-play commentary. [123] The broadcast was carried by the stations VONF, VONH (VONF remote relay), VOCM (St. John's), VOWN (Corner Brook) and VORG (Gander).

Don Jamieson hosted the island-wide broadcast of the 1949 All-Newfoundland Finals from the Corner Brook Rink. This was made possible though the courtesy of the Division of the Dept. Posts and Telegraphs. [124]

The 1950 all-Newfoundland finals was broadcast live from Grand Falls stadium over station CBN. [125] The play-by-play commentary for the two finals games between Buchans and St. Bon's was provided by Don Jamieson. The broadcast was sponsored by Jockey Club Brewing Ltd.

The 1953 Herder finals was an island-wide hook-up, broadcast on CBC stations and CJON with Don Jamieson and Frank "Toe" Byrne providing the commentary live from Grand Falls Stadium. [126]

22-year-old Bob Cole broadcast the 1956 Herder finals on VOCM live from Grand Falls Stadium. [127]

In 2007 and 2008, Rogers Cable broadcast the Herder finals province-wide using the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Channel.

Games three through five of the 2009 finals were streamed online at thesportspage.ca.

In 2016 all Herder finals games were webcast by Hockey NL's partner Bell Aliant TV One. [128]

Grand Falls-Windsor Broadcaster George Scott provided the play-by-play on a live webcast of the Herder Finals from 2011 to 2019. [129]

Since 2022, all Herder finals games were streamed for a fee on AO Live, an Atlantic Canadian based company.

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