The Veitch Memorial Trophy is the

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Grand Championship of

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. The trophy is awarded by

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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

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playdowns. Since the early 1980s, the winner of the Veitch Memorial Trophy is granted the right to play in the

Don Johnson Cup The Don Johnson Memorial Cup, formerly Don Johnson Cup, is the Junior B ice hockey championship for Atlantic Canada, including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island as of 2014. From 1982 until 1990 and 1997 until 2013, ...

to determine the Atlantic Junior B champion.

Leagues currently in competition

* St. John's Junior Hockey League (SJJHL)

Former leagues

* Newfoundland Junior A Hockey League (NJAHL) * Central Beothuk Junior Hockey League (CBJHL) * Central-West Junior Hockey League (CWJHL)

Champions

''National Junior B Level'' *1953 - Grand Falls *1954 - Grand Falls *1955 - Bell Island *1956 - St. John's *1957 - Grand Falls *1958 - St. John's *1959 - St. John's *1960 - Grand Falls Jays defeated St. John's Jr. Capitals ''2-games-to-none'' *1961 - St. John's *1962 - Grand Falls *1963 - St. John's *1964 - ''No Competition'' *1965 - St. John's *1966 - Corner Brook *1967 - ''No Competition'' *1968 - ''No Competition'' *1969 - Grand Falls *1970 - St. John's Jr. Capitals *1971 - St. John's Jr. Capitals defeated

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''2-games-to-1'' ''National Junior A Level'' ''- Winner moves on to

'' *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

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''4-games-to-none'' *1976 - ''No Competition'' *1977 -

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

*1981 - Gander Jr. Flyers ''Winner moves on to

'' *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

''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 Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit

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''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

Newfoundland Hockey Hall of Fame
{{Don Johnson Cup Canadian ice hockey trophies and awards Ice hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador awards