St. John's Capitals
| St. John's Capitals | |
|---|---|
| City | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| League | Newfoundland Senior Hockey League |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Home arena | Memorial Stadium (St. John's) |
| Colours |
Red, white, red |
| 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.
Seasons and records
Season by season results
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 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
Allan Cup Results
| 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 |
Leaders
Captains
- Lloyd Cooke, 1956-57
- Hugh Fardy, 1957-58
- Bern Goobie, 1958-59
Coaches
- Howie Meeker, 1957-59, 1966-67
- Jack Vinnicombe, 1957-58
- Bob Badcock, 1972-73
- George Faulkner, 1975-76
- Bill Riley, 1985-86 (playing-coach)
Trophies and awards
Team awards
- All-Newfoundland senior hockey championships (Herder Memorial Trophy): 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (as Bluecaps), 1979 (as Mike's Shamrocks), 1987, 1990
- First place in Newfoundland Senior Hockey League regular season (Evening Telegram Trophy): 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (as BlueCaps), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996
Individual awards
S. E. Tuma Memorial Trophy (Top scorer in the regular season)
- Randy Pearcey, 1978, 1981 (BlueCaps)
- Andy Sullivan, 1987, 1989
T.A. (Gus) Soper Memorial Award (MVP in the regular season)
Albert "Peewee" Crane Memorial Trophy (Senior league rookie of the year)
- Bruce Butler, 1970
- Gary Connolly, 1973
- Glen Critch, 1975
- John Breen, 1979 (Shamrocks)
- Mac Tucker, 1980 (BlueCaps)
- Roger Kennedy, 1981
- Peter White, 1987
Howie Clouter memorial Trophy (Most sportsmanlike player in the regular season)
- Hubert Hutton, 1976
President's Goaltender's Award (Top goaltender in the regular season)
- Edgar (Eg) Billard, 1970, 1971
- Tols Chapman, 1974, 1975
- Pat Dempsey, 1976, 1978, 1979
- Roger Kennedy, 1981, 1988, 1989
- Peter White, 1987
Cliff Gorman Memorial Award (Most valuable player of the Herder Playoffs)
- Roger Kennedy, 1983
- Andy Sullivan, 1987
Honoured Members
NL Hockey Hall of Fame
The following people that were associated with the Capitals have been inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame.
- George Faulkner, 1994
- Hugh Fardy, 1997
- Stan Breen, 1997
- Bob Badcock, 2000
- Merv Green, 2000
- Randy Pearcey, 2002
- Jim Penney, http://www.hockeynl.ca/hockey-hall-of-fame/inductees/p/jim-penney/ 2002]
- Stan Cook, 2004
- Howie Meeker, 2004
- Eg Billard, 2008
References
Bibliography
- Abbott, Bill (2000). Herder Memorial Trophy: A History of Senior Hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador. Breakwater Books.
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