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| Countries |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Region(s) | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| President | Jim Hare |
| Founded | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Recent Champions | St. John's Jr. Caps (2024) |
| Website | Official website |
The St. John's Junior Hockey League is a Junior B ice hockey league in Newfoundland and Labrador, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. It was founded in 1980. In 2022, the name of the league championship was changed from the President's Cup to the Taylor Cup in honour of the late founder, Gerry Taylor.
Founded in 1980, the SJJHL competed as a Junior A league from 1989 until 1991. In that time period, they were eligible for the Centennial Cup Canadian National championship of Junior A hockey. Every other year the SJJHL has operated at the Junior B level and its champion represents the league in the Veitch Memorial Cup playdowns against the winner of the Central/West Junior Hockey League for the right to play at the Don Johnson Cup.
In the 1970s, there was another league known as the St. John's Junior Hockey League. Much like the Corner Brook League, Southern Shore League, amongst other leagues, the old SJJHL was a junior-aged town league. Although the St. John's Jr. Capitals were a top team in this town league, they would represent St. John's for the Veitch Memorial Trophy as an all-star team of players from the old SJJHL. On one such occasion, in 1972, the Jr. Capitals entered into the first-year Newfoundland Jr. A playdowns, only to win and compete in the 1972 Centennial Cup National Playdowns.
The SJJHL is made up of 8 teams:
| Team | Home |
|---|---|
| Avalon Jr. Celtics | St. John’s |
| CBN Jr. Stars | Bay Roberts |
| CBR Jr. Renegades | Conception Bay South |
| Mount Pearl Jr. Blades | Mount Pearl |
| Northeast Jr. Eagles | Torbay |
| Paradise Jr. Warriors | Paradise |
| St. John's Jr. Caps | St. John's |
| Southern Shore Jr. Breakers | Witless Bay |
Italics represent Veitch Memorial Trophy Champions Bold represents Provincial Junior A Champions
In 2022, the League renamed the SJJHL Championship from the President's Cup to the Taylor Cup in honour of the late Gerry Taylor, the founding father of the SJJHL who was affectionately known as Mr. Junior Hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the SJJHL did not award the championship in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
These teams won the Veitch Memorial Trophy without winning the SJJHL playoffs.
These teams won the Don Johnson Cup as Atlantic Junior B Champions.
The league is governed by an elected executive with ten members, nine of whom are voting members.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Jim Hare |
| Vice President | Boyd Hillier |
| Registrar | Steven Clarke |
| Treasurer | Colin Gosse |
| Director of Statistics, Rules, and Minor Officials | Vacant |
| Director of Communications & Public Relations | Nicholas Hillier |
| Director-at-Large | Amanda Tibbo |
| Director-at-Large | Paul Shephard |
| Recording Secretary | Vacant |
| Past President | Mark Noseworthy |
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