St. John's Junior Hockey League

The St. John's Junior Hockey League is a Junior B ice hockey league in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. Founded in 1980, the SJJHL was a recognized Junior A league from 1989 until 1991. This stretch as a Junior A league marks the last time any Newfoundland or Labrador league competed in the Junior A National Playdowns.

St. John's Junior Hockey League
MembershipHockey Newfoundland and Labrador
Founded1980
Don Johnson Cups6
First ChampionSt. John's Jr. Shamrocks (1981)
Current ChampionCBR Jr. Renegades (2019)

History

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.

Teams
TeamCentre
Avalon Jr. CapitalsSt John’s
CBN Jr. StarsBay Roberts
CBR Jr. RenegadesConception Bay South
Mount Pearl Jr. BladesMount Pearl
Northeast Jr. EaglesTorbay
St. John's Jr. CapsSt. John's
Southern Shore Jr. BreakersWitless Bay
Trinity Placentia Jr. FlyersWhitbourne, NL

Former Teams
  • Brother Rice Celtics 1980-1982
  • St. John's Guards 1980-1982
  • St. John’s PWC 1980-1981
  • St. John’s Jr. Shamrocks 1980-1987
  • St. John’s Gonzaga 1981-1982
  • St. John's Jr. 50's 1982-1993
  • Conception Bay South Raiders 1982-1995
  • Clarenville Jr. Caribous 1983-1989
  • St John's Jr. Celtics 1984-2014
  • St John’s Jr. Canadiens 1985
  • St John’s AAA Midgets 1988-2000
  • Bay Arena Rovers 1988-1989
  • Bell Island Jr. Blues 1996-2010
  • Conception Bay South Coachman 1998-2001
  • Northeast Jr. Eagles 1998-2002
  • Avalon Pacers 1999-2000
  • St John’s AAA Maple Leafs 2000-2007
  • Goulds Pacers 2001
  • Mount Pearl Jr. Wild 2013-2014
  • Northeast Celtics 2014-2016

Champions
  • 1994 St. John's Jr. Celtics
  • 1995 St. John's Jr. Celtics
  • 1996 Avalon Jr. Capitals
  • 1997 Bell Island Jr. Blues
  • 1998 Bell Island Jr. Blues
  • 1999 St. John's Jr. Caps
  • 2000 St. John's Jr. Celtics
  • 2001 St. John's Jr. Celtics
  • 2002 St. John's Jr. Caps
  • 2003 Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
  • 2004 Conception Bay North Jr. Stars
  • 2005 Trinity-Placentia Jr. Flyers
  • 2006 Conception Bay North Jr. Stars
  • 2007 Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
  • 2008 St. John's Jr. Celtics
  • 2009 Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
  • 2010 St. John's Jr. Caps
  • 2011 St. John's Jr. Celtics
  • 2012 St. John's Jr. Caps
  • 2013 St. John's Jr. Caps
  • 2014 Avalon Jr. Capitals
  • 2015 St. John's Jr. Caps
  • 2016 Conception Bay North Jr. Stars
  • 2017 Southern Shore Jr. Breakers
  • 2018 Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
  • 2019 CBR Jr Renegades

Italics represent Veitch Memorial Trophy Champions Bold represents Provincial Junior A Champions

Non-League Champion, Provincial Champion

These teams won the Veitch Memorial Trophy without winning the SJJHL playoffs.

  • 1984 St. John's Jr. 50's
  • 1996 Avalon Jr. Capitals
  • 2000 Conception Bay North Jr. Stars
  • 2003 St. John's Jr. Celtics
  • 2007 Bell Island Jr. Blues
  • 2009 St. John's Jr. Caps

Atlantic Jr. B Champions

These teams won the Don Johnson Cup as Atlantic Junior B Champions.

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