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| St. John's Capitals | |
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| City | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| League | Newfoundland Senior Hockey League |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Home arena | Memorial Stadium (St. John's) |
| Colours | Red, white |
| Franchise history | |
| 1955–1956 | St. John's All-Stars |
| 1956–1990 | St. John's Capitals |
St. John's Capitals were a senior ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.
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Led league in points | Herder Trophy champions  |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, DNQ = Did not qualify
NAHA, Sr.B = Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association senior Section B, NAHA, Sr. = Newfoundland senior "league", NSHL = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League
| Season | League | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Result | |||||
| 1954–55 | NAHA, Sr.B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | Lost Section B eastern finals to Bell Island All-Stars, 0-2 | |||
| 1955–56 | NAHA, Sr.B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 31 | Lost Section B eastern finals to Bell Island All-Stars, 1-2 | |||
| 1956–57 | NAHA, Sr.B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | Lost Section B eastern finals to Bell Island All-Stars, 0-2 | |||
| 1957–58 | NAHA, Sr.B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 40 | Lost Section B finals to Grand Falls Bees, 1-4 | |||
| 1958–59 | NAHA, Sr.B | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 37 | Lost Section B finals by default to Grand Falls Bees, 3-4 | ||||||||
| 1959–60 | NAHA, Sr. | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | 3rd, East | DNQ for Herder playoffs | ||||||||||
| 1960–61 | NAHA, Sr. | 8 | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | 2nd, East | DNQ for Herder playoffs | |||||||||||
| 1961–62 | NSHL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Did not enter Herder round robin playoffs | |||
| 1962–63 | NSHL | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | - | 63 | 105 | 8 | 5th | DNQ for Herder playoffs | ||||||||
| 1963–64 | NSHL | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | - | 108 | 90 | 26 | 3rd | semi-final forfeited to Corner Brook Royals | ||||||||
| 1964–65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Did not enter the NSHL | |||
| 1965–66 | NSHL | 32 | 9 | 22 | 1 | – | 120 | 209 | 19 | 5th | DNQ for Herder playoffs | ||||||||
| 1966–67 | NSHL | 40 | 15 | 22 | 3 | – | 146 | 162 | 33 | 5th | DNQ for Herder playoffs | ||||||||
| 1967–68 | NSHL | 40 | 18 | 17 | 5 | – | 173 | 180 | 41 | 5th | DNQ for Herder playoffs | ||||||||
| 1968–69 | NSHL | 40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | – | 176 | 172 | 40 | 4th | Lost in Herder semi-finals to Buchans Miners, 1-4 | ||||||||
| 1969–70 | NSHL | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 198 | 198 | 158 | 49 | 1st | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Gander Flyers, 4-3 | ||||||||
| 1970–71 | NSHL | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | – | 180 | 143 | 42 | 1st | 19 | 9 | 10 | Lost Herder finals to Grand Falls Cataracts, 3-4 | |||||
| 1971–72 | NSHL | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | – | 183 | 178 | 32 | 3rd | 12 | 3 | 9 | Lost Herder finals to Grand Falls Cataracts, 0-4 | |||||
| 1972–73 | NSHL | 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | – | 170 | 157 | 37 | 2nd | 12 | 9 | 3 | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Grand Falls Cataracts, 4-0 | |||||
| 1973–74 | NSHL | 32 | 27 | 4 | 1 | – | 204 | 113 | 42 | 1st | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Grand Falls Cataracts, 4-1 | ||||||||
| 1974–75 | NSHL | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | – | 115 | 62 | 26 | 1st | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. , | ||||||||
| 1975–76 | NSHL | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | 84 | 40 | 30 | 1st | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Grand Falls Cataracts, 4-1 | ||||||||
| 1989–90 | NFLD, Sr. | – | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Corner Brook Royals, 4-0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Season | League | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Result | |||||
| 1976–77 | NSHL | – | 31 | 1st, East | |||||||||||||||
| 1977–78 | NSHL | – | 51 | 1st, East | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Gander Flyers, 4-3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–79 | NSHL | – | 43 | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | NSHL | – | 41 | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
| 1980–81 | NSHL | – | 43 | 1st | |||||||||||||||
| 1981–82 | NSHL | – | 11 | 5th | |||||||||||||||
| Season | League | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Result | |||||
| 1976–77 | NSHL | – | 29 | 2nd East | |||||||||||||||
| 1977–78 | NSHL | – | 26 | 3rd, East | |||||||||||||||
| 1978–79 | NSHL | – | 32 | 3rd | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Gander Flyers, 4-3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | NSHL | – | 34 | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 1980–81 | NSHL | – | 28 | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 1981–82 | NSHL | – | 29 | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| Season | Location | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Results | Playoffs |
| 1970 | - | - | Lost in Eastern semi-finals to Victoriaville Tigres, 1-3 | |||||||
| 1973 | - | - | Lost in Eastern semi-finals to Thunder Bay Twins, 1-3 | |||||||
| 1974 | - | - | Lost in Eastern semi-finals to Thunder Bay Twins, 0-3 | |||||||
| 1975 | Memorial Stadium (St. John's) | - | - | Lost in Eastern finals to Barrie Flyers, 1-3 |
S. E. Tuma Memorial Trophy (Top scorer in the regular season)
T.A. (Gus) Soper Memorial Award (MVP in the regular season)
Albert "Peewee" Crane Memorial Trophy (Senior league rookie of the year)
Howie Clouter memorial Trophy (Most sportsmanlike player in the regular season)
President's Goaltender's Award (Top goaltender in the regular season)
Cliff Gorman Memorial Award (Most valuable player of the Herder Playoffs)
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The following people that were associated with the Capitals have been inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame.
The Newfoundland Hockey League or Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (NSHL) was an island-wide league of senior hockey teams in Newfoundland that was founded in 1962. James J. Tobin was awarded the position of Honorary Secretary by the league for his contributions to hockey and sport in general, and held this position for more than 40 years. Champions are awarded the Herder Memorial Trophy.
Howard William Meeker was a Canadian professional hockey player in the National Hockey League, youth coach and educator in ice hockey, and a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament. He became best known to Canadians as an excitable and enthusiastic television colour commentator for Hockey Night in Canada, breaking down strategy in between periods of games with early use of the telestrator.
Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (HNL) is the governing body of all amateur hockey ice hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador is a branch of Hockey Canada.
Donald Stewart Johnson was a Canadian sports executive. He was elected president of the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association (NAHA) in 1966, sought to expand minor ice hockey in Newfoundland and negotiated for the NAHA to become a member of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). He was elected president of the CAHA in 1975, resolved internal disagreement over the jurisdiction of junior ice hockey, avoided the withdrawal of the Western Canada Hockey League and sought a new professional-amateur agreement with the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. He was part of negotiations to end the Canada men's national ice hockey team hiatus from the Ice Hockey World Championships and the Olympic Games, in exchange for International Ice Hockey Federation approval of the 1976 Canada Cup. He established a long-term sponsorship to improve the National Coaching Certification Program, twice visited China with a Canadian amateur team for instructional tours and arranged an exchange for Chinese players and coaches to attend training camps in Canada. He was chairman of the 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as the CAHA past-president, and was posthumously credited by Hockey Canada for playing an important role in Canada's return to international competitions and improving Canada's hockey reputation.
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Joseph Roche Lundrigan is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played for the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals. He was originally signed in 1971 by the Maple Leafs, and was claimed by the Capitals in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft.
Selm Alexander Faulkner is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and was the first National Hockey League (NHL) player from Newfoundland and Labrador. He played in the NHL from 1961 to 1964 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1976, was mainly spent in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.
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