The Newfoundland Hockey League or Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (NSHL) was an island-wide league of senior hockey teams in Newfoundland that was founded in 1962. James J. Tobin was awarded the position of Honorary Secretary by the league for his contributions to hockey and sport in general, and held this position for more than 40 years. Champions are awarded the Herder Memorial Trophy .
The league was disbanded after the 1988–89 season with teams deep in debt and American Hockey League teams flooded the market.
On September 10, 2011, it was announced that a re-incarnation of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League would start in the fall of 2011, seeing two teams from the AESHL (Conception Bay North Cee Bee Stars and Mount Pearl HJ Bartlett Electric Blades) combining with three teams from the WCSHL (Clarenville Caribous , Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts and Corner Brook Royals ).
Currently there are two regional senior A leagues, the Central West Senior Hockey League (CWSHL) and the Avalon East Senior Hockey League (AESHL).
NSHL Seasons
Trophies and awards
Note: Trophy's first season being awarded in brackets.
Team Player S. E Tuma Memorial Trophy - Top Scorer in Regular Season (1968–69)T.A. (Gus) Soper Memorial Award - MVP in Regular Season (1980–81)Cliff Gorman Memorial Award - Playoff MVPHockey NL President's Goaltender's Award - Top Goaltender (1988–89)Albert "Peewee" Crane Memorial Trophy - Rookie of the Year (1968–69)Howie Clouter Memorial Trophy - Most Gentlemanly and Effective Player (1973–74)Top Defenseman Coach of the Year
Trophy and award winners 1962-1989
Note: n/a = not awarded that season
Season
First place regular season
Playoffs Champion
Top Scorer in Regular Season
MVP in Regular Season
Herder Playoffs MVP
Top Goaltender
Rookie of the Year
Most Gentlemanly and Effective Player
1962–63
Buchans Miners Buchans Miners Mike Kelly (Buchans)
n/a Bill Sullivan (CeeBees)
n/a
1963–64
Don Barrett (Buchans)
1964–65
Alex Faulkner (CeeBees)
1965–66
Mike Kelly (Gander)
1966–67
Mike Kelly (Gander)
1967–68
Jacques Allard (Gander)
1968–69
Jacques Allard (Gander)
Terry French (Grand Falls)
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
References
Bibliography
Abbott, Bill (2000). Herder Memorial Trophy: A History of Senior Hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador . Breakwater Books. Elliott, Jerry "Stats" (2010). Newfoundland and Labrador Senior Hockey: A Trip Down Memory Lane . Jerry Elliott.
