Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador

Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador 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.

History

The first governing body of ice hockey in Newfoundland was the Newfoundland Hockey Association, which was formed either in 1898 or 1899. Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador was founded as the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association on December 19, 1935 in the Duckworth St, St. John's Law offices of Robert S. Furlong to govern hockey in all regions of Newfoundland. Furlong was the first President of NAHA and kept that position until 1952.
Don Johnson was elected president of the NAHA in 1966 and wanted to expand minor ice hockey as one of its permanent programs. He expected that the NAHA could join the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association within five years if the terms of affiliation were acceptable, and to be admitted independent of and equal to the Maritime Amateur Hockey Association. He sought for the CAHA to accommodate more NAHA requests than in previous offers of affiliation, which included the NAHA keeping regulations which allowed a paid player-coach and the occasional professional player on a roster. The NAHA also wanted its senior league to have shorter playoffs for the Allan Cup instead of an interlocking schedule with teams from the Maritimes. In May 1966, Johnson reached an agreement with CAHA president Lionel Fleury who accepted the NAHA as a branch member for the 1966–67 season. Johnson stated that despite Newfoundland becoming Canada's tenth province in 1949, the NAHA took 17 years to affiliate with the CAHA "through lack of information, misinterpretation of correspondence and other factors".
The following year, a Newfoundland championship team participated in the Allan Cup playoffs for the first time. NAHA was renamed the Newfoundland & Labrador Hockey Association in 1999 and later renamed Hockey Newfoundland & Labrador.

IIHF membership

In 1933, the Dominion of Newfoundland, which at the time was separate from Canada, joined the International Ice Hockey Federation. Newfoundland did not participate in any Ice Hockey World Championships and was expelled from the IIHF in 1936.

Trophies and awards

Minor hockey

The U13-U18 Provincial Championships, also known as the "Coupe de Terre-Neuve" in Saint Pierre and Miquelon French, are organized throughout the province and in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Junior hockey

The Veitch Memorial Trophy is awarded to the junior champion team.

Senior hockey

The Herder Memorial Trophy is awarded to the senior championship team.
The Evening Telegram Trophy is awarded to the senior hockey team with the best record in the regular season.
The Gus Soper Memorial Award is presented to the most valuable player in NL senior hockey in the regular season.
The President's Award is presented to the top goaltender in NL senior hockey in the regular season.
The Howie Clouter Memorial Trophy is presented to the most gentlemanly and effective player in NL senior hockey in the regular season.

S. E. Tuma Memorial Trophy

The S. E. Tuma Memorial Trophy is awarded to the top scorer in NL senior hockey in the regular season.
In 1968 Corner Brook businessman Elias Tuma donated a trophy as a memorial to his late father Simon to be presented annually to the most prolific scorer in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. The trophy was first presented at the end of the 1968-1969 season.
The NSHL ceased operations in 1989 and the trophy was not awarded in 1990, 1991 or 1992. From 1993 though 2011, the S.E. Tuma Memorial Trophy was awarded to the top scorer of the active provincial senior "A" leagues. The Newfoundland Senior Hockey League reformed for three seasons from 2011-2014. The trophy was not awarded in 2015 but since 2016 it has once again been awarded to the top scorer of the active provincial senior "A" leagues.
Note: AESHL = Avalon East Senior Hockey League, AWSHL = Avalon West Senior Hockey League, CBSHL = Central Beothuck Senior Hockey League

Year	Winner	Team	Points
1969	Jacques Allard	Gander Flyers	126
1970	Frank "Danky" Dorrington	Corner Brook Royals	118
1971	Jack Faulkner	Gander Flyers	74
1972	Wayne Maxner	Gander Flyers	111
1973	Frank "Danky" Dorrington	Corner Brook Royals	67
1974	Frank "Danky" Dorrington	Corner Brook Royals	101
1975	Charlie Greene	Grand Falls Cataracts	46
1976	Gene Faulkner	Grand Falls Cataracts	39
1977	Dennis Goulding	Grand Falls Cataracts	91
1978	Randy Pearcey	St. John's Blue Caps	106
1979	Edward Philpott	Gander Flyers	126
1980	Zane Forbes	Gander Flyers	94
1981	Randy Pearcey	St. John's Blue Caps	86
1982	Bruce Campbell	Grand Falls Cataracts	75
1983	Bruce Campbell	Stephenville Jets	73
1984	Juan Strickland	Port aux Basques Mariners	92
1985	Juan Strickland	Port aux Basques Mariners	88
1986	Robert Forbes	Corner Brook Royals	117
1987	Andy Sullivan	St. John's Capitals	130
1988	Craig Jenkins	Corner Brook Royals	157
1989	Andy Sullivan	St. John's Capitals	106
1993	Andy Sullivan	Pouch Cove Hawks	63
1994	Andy Sullivan	Southern Shore Breakers	49
1995	Andy Sullivan	Southern Shore Breakers	100
1996	Dennis Strong	Conception Bay CeeBees	59
1997	Derrick Dalley	Twillingate Combines	45
1998	Scott Sullivan	Southern Shore Breakers	117
1999	Ed Russell	Conception Bay CeeBees	71 points
2012	Ryan Desrosiers	Clarenville Caribous	39
2013	Andrew Sweetland	Clarenville Caribous	42
2014	Ron Hennigar	Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts	48
2015	Not awarded
2016	Chris Sparkes	Northeast Eagles	48
2017	Matthew Thomey	HGOE CeeBee Stars	34

Leagues and associations

Senior hockey

Junior leagues

Defunct leagues