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Junior ice hockey championship
The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the Junior ice hockey Grand Championship of Newfoundland and Labrador . The trophy is awarded by Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador .
History The trophy is named after Cyril Veitch a former executive of the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association .
In the mid-1970s, Junior hockey in Newfoundland was granted Junior A classification. The winner of the Veitch Memorial Trophy was granted the right to represent Newfoundland in the Centennial Cup playdowns. Since the early 1980s, the winner of the Veitch Memorial Trophy is granted the right to play in the Don Johnson Cup to determine the Atlantic Junior B champion.
Leagues currently in competition Former leagues Champions National Junior B Level
National Junior A Level - Winner moves on to Centennial Cup
1972 - St. John's Jr. Capitals defeated Gander Jr. Flyers 2-games-to-1 1973 - Buchans Miners defeated Gander Jr. Flyers 4-games-to-3 1974 - Gander Jr. Flyers defeated Bay St. George Huskies 4-games-to-1 1975 - Gander Jr. Flyers defeated Clarenville Caribous 4-games-to-none 1976 - No Competition 1977 - Corner Brook Jr. Royals defeated St. John's Jr. Capitals 2-games-to-1 National Junior B Level
1978 - No Competition 1979 - Grand Falls 1980 - St. John's Blue Caps defeated Corner Brook Jr. Royals 1981 - Gander Jr. Flyers Winner moves on to Don Johnson Cup
1982 - St. John's Celtics 1983 - Gander Jr. Flyers defeated St. John's Jr. Shamrocks 4-3 (Tournament Play) 1984 - St. John's Jr. 50's defeated St. John's Jr. Shamrocks 6-5 (Tournament Play) 1985 - St. John's Junior 50's 1986 - Mount Pearl Blades 1987 - St. John's Jr. 50's defeated Clarenville Caribous 7-6 (Tournament Play) 1988-94 - No Competition 1995 - St. John's Celtics 1996 - Deer Lake Video Juniors 1997 - Bell Island Junior Blues 1998 - Bell Island Junior Blues 1999 - No Competition 2000 - Conception Bay North Jr. Stars defeated St. John's Jr. Celtics 5-1 (Tournament Play) 2001 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated Avalon Jr. Capitals 4-3 (Tournament Play) 2002 - St. John's Jr. Capitals defeated Labrador West Black Bears 2-games-to-none 2003 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated Trinity-Placentia Flyers 6-1 (Tournament Play) 2004 - No Competition 2005 - Trinity-Placentia Flyers defeated Central Jr. Arctic Blast 6-1 (Tournament Play) 2006 - Conception Bay North Jr. Stars defeated Central Jr. Arctic Blast 2-games-to-1 2007 - Bell Island Jr. Blues defeated Mount Pearl Jr. Blades 2-1 (Tournament Play) 2008 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated Bell Island Jr. Blues 3-2 2OT (Tournament Play) 2009 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated Central Jr. Cataracts 7-4 (Tournament Play) 2010 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated Central Jr. Cataracts 2-games-to-none 2011 - St. John's Jr. Celtics defeated Central Jr. Cataracts 2-1 (Tournament Play) 2012 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated Mount Pearl Jr. Blades 4-3 OT (Tournament Play) 2013 - St. John's Jr. Caps defeated Stephenville Jr. Jets 15-2 (Tournament Play) 2014 - No Competition 2015 - No Competition 2016 - No Competition External links