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Herder Memorial Trophy
SportIce hockey
Awarded forSenior ice hockey champions of Newfoundland and Labrador
History
First award1935
First winnerCorner Brook (10 wins)
Most winsSt. John's (20 wins)
Most recentDeer Lake Red Wings

The Herder Memorial Trophy, colloquially known as the Herder, is the championship trophy awarded annually to the senior ice hockey champions of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The original cast silver trophy was donated in 1935 by The Evening Telegram newspaper, on behalf of the Herder family,[1] as a memorial to five brothers who played hockey in St. John's.

First presented in 1935, the Herder Memorial Trophy has been awarded 86 times. The Herder was not awarded in 1942, 1943, 1991, 2020 and 2021. The first winners of the Herder trophy was a team from Corner Brook that won the inaugural all-Newfoundland ice hockey championship on March 22, 1935. Teams from St. John's have won the Herder Trophy 20 times. The most recent Herder champions were the Deer Lake Red Wings on April 5, 2025.[2]

History

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As the game of hockey developed across the island, and hockey teams started to travel and compete in regional championships, the idea of a competition to decide the ice hockey champions of Newfoundland gained momentum in early 1935. During a meeting of the St. John's Hockey League on March 5, 1935, it was announced that a trophy, for a championship competition, was to be donated by The Evening Telegram newspaper to be perpetually awarded to Newfoundland's best hockey team.[3] The Herder would become emblematic of ice hockey supremacy in Newfoundland and Labrador.The Evening Telegram was published by a member of the Herder family since the founding of the paper in 1879 up until the retirement of Stephen Herder in 1993. The Telegram has played an integral role in the promotion and sponsorship of the Herder Championships.

The inaugural all-Newfoundland championships took place in St. John's at the Prince of Wales Rink on March 21 and 22, 1935 between Corner Brook, the western hockey champions, and the Guards from the St. John's Senior League that won the Avalon hockey championship.[4] This was the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Newfoundland hockey.

The St. John's Guards earned the right to represent the Avalon Peninsula by first defeating St. Bon's in a 2-game series to become St. John's city champions, and then by toppling the Bay Roberts Rovers in a 2-game, total goal series. The All-Newfoundland championship match-up was then set; the Guards of St. John's would play host to the Corner Brook All-Star Team. Fans in St. John's eagerly awaited the arrival of the Corner Brook team. Tickets to the 2 games were sold out quickly. Corner Brook edged the Guards 1–0 in Game 1, and was victorious in Game 2 by a 4–2 margin to become the island's top team, and first Herder Memorial Trophy Champions.

The Herder trophy was the brainchild of Ralph Herder, then president of The Evening Telegram, as a memorial to his five late brothers. Ralph's brothers Arthur, William, Douglas, Augustus and Hubert were all avid hockey players in the St. John's Hockey league.

Originally donated in memory of five Herder brothers, the trophy now honors the memory of seven brothers, including Ralph and his youngest brother James. In 2009, the name of Ralph's son Stephen was added to the trophy. All seven Herder brothers were fine hockey players and often played together, with four of them sometimes playing together on a championship team. James Herder coached the 1935 Guards team that lost the inaugural Herder championship to Corner Brook in March 1935.

The Herder family

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William James Herder, born in Old Perlican, was the founder of Newfoundland's first daily newspaper, The Evening Telegram. Ralph, one of William's seven sons, became publisher of the Telegram in 1934 after the death of Augustus (Gus), who was the fifth brother to pass away. Ralph donated the Trophy on behalf of the Herder Family as a memorial to his five late brothers (Douglas, Arthur, Hubert, Herbert Augustus (Gus) and William Jr.). Later the names of Ralph, his youngest brother James, and Ralph's son Stephen were added to the trophy.

The trophy is now a memorial to the following Herder family members:

  1. Arthur John Herder practiced law in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and served in the 32nd Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force beginning in December 1914.[5] Arthur joined the Newfoundland Regiment in February 1916. As a second Lieutenant, he was wounded at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916. The following year Arthur was fatally wounded in France and died on December 1, 1917 at the age of 32.
  2. Hubert Clinton Herder was born July 28, 1891. Hubert was a lieutenant with the First Newfoundland Regiment when he was killed at Beaumont Hamel, France on July 1, 1916, at the age of 25.
  3. William (Will) H. Herder was the second oldest son of the Herder family. Will was president of the Evening Telegram from 1922 up to his death on August 22, 1934 at the age of 50.[6]
  4. Douglas C. Herder was the third oldest Herder brother and former hockey player in the St. John's league where he played for the Saints. Doug moved to Montreal in 1907, returning to St. John's in June 1909 in poor health, suffering from typhoid fever. He died on July 8, 1909[7] at the age of 23.[8]
  5. Herbert Augustus (Gus) Herder was Vice-President and Circulation Manager of the Evening Telegram. He died on December 28, 1934, of pneumonia at the age of 47.
  6. Ralph Barnes Herder volunteered to join the First Newfoundland Regiment in September 1914 and in 1918 was promoted to lieutenant. Ralph was seriously wounded at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916, and wounded at Monchy, France in 1917. He became the publisher of the Evening Telegram following the deaths of his brothers William and Gus in 1934, and was the driving force behind the creation of the Herder Memorial Trophy in memory of his five brothers who predeceased him. Ralph, the father of Rendell [Rex] and Stephen, died on January 8, 1955, at the age of 61.
  7. James Milley Herder was born July 22, 1904, the youngest of seven brothers. Jim was vice president and general manager of The Evening Telegram when his brother Ralph died in 1955. He took over as publisher and piloted The Evening Telegram Ltd through a period of tremendous growth and prosperity during the late 1950s and through the 1960s. Jim died on August 25, 1970, in St. John's at the age of 66.
  8. Stephen Rendell Herder, Ralph's son, was a longtime publisher of The Evening Telegram. An environmentalist long before his time, Steve was known for saving the Rennies River. A bridge over Rennies River is dedicated to his efforts. He was a proud promoter of the Herder Memorial Trophy. Stephen died in 1993 at the age of 65.

The trophy

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The original Herder Trophy in 2007, the year it was retired

An announcement was made on March 5, 1935 at a meeting of the St. John's Hockey League that the Evening Telegram, on behalf of the Herder family, will donate a trophy to be awarded to the winners of an all-Newfoundland hockey championship.[9] The trophy would not be available for the 1935 championship but arrived in St. John's from the manufacturer six months later, and was sent to Corner Brook in October of that year.[10] The trophy was formally presented to the winning team at the Corner Brook Sports Club's annual meeting in November 1935.

The Herder consisted of a cast-silver hockey player mounted on an ebony base. St. Bon's star Edward "Key" Kennedy (1911-1955) was the model for the hockey player that stands atop the original trophy. Trophy-donor Ralph Herder brought a photo of Kennedy in a hockey pose to New York where the model was made and a figure was cast in silver.[11]

Beginning in 1947 metal shields engraved with the names of winning teams were fixed to the base. In 1952 a second tier was added, third and fourth tiers in 1960, and then two more tiers before the original trophy was retired in 2007.

Herder replica in 2019

The original Herder was retired in 2007 and is now on display in the Newfoundland & Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame which is located at the Corner Brook Civic Centre. Since 2007 a replica has been awarded to the championship teams.

Conditions placed by the trophy donor

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The Herder family attached eight conditions to their donation of the Herder Memorial Trophy to govern competition for the all-Newfoundland amateur hockey championship:[12][13]

  1. Trophy to be known as "The Herder Memorial Trophy" presented by The Evening Telegram in memory of Arthur, Douglas, William, Augustus and Hubert Herder.
  2. Trophy to be emblematic of the All-Newfoundland Amateur Hockey championship, and must be competed for each year in St. John's.
  3. All matches held for the Trophy to be held under the rules of the body governing hockey in Newfoundland.
  4. The Trophy cannot be won outright but is to be competed for each year.
  5. The winner shall hold the Trophy until the start of the hockey season the following year and then it must be returned to the donors.
  6. Arrangements for the playing of the All-Newfoundland championship are to be made by the main body governing hockey, the management of the rink, and the donors.
  7. No names of teams or players winning the trophy to be engraved on the trophy or base.
  8. If an All-Newfoundland championship is impossible in any year, the Trophy shall be held by the team winning the championship of the Avalon Peninsula or other Inter-Sectional championship.

Exceptions to the original conditions

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Condition #2

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From 1935 though 1941 the All-Newfoundland finals were played at the former Prince's Rink in St. John's (renamed The Arena in 1937). Subsequent to the destruction of the Arena by fire on November 28, 1941, the Herder championships were cancelled in 1942 and 1943 due to depleted rosters of senior hockey teams with men serving overseas during the Second World War. After the Arena burned down in November 1941, St. John's did not have a suitable venue until the opening of Memorial Stadium in December 1954. In 1944, the Herder finals were held outside St. John's for the first time when Bell Island and Corner Brook played the all-Newfoundland final series at the Corner Brook rink. The NAHA was granted permission by Ralph Herder to hold the Herder finals outside the capital city for the first time. Since 1944 condition #2 has not been enforced and the Herder Finals location has been decided by NAHA and typically held in the arenas of the competing teams.

In recent years, the Herder finals series was held at Mile One Centre (and before it was built, at Memorial Stadium) in St. John's and frequently sold out the 6,000 seat building. Games were also held in the Pepsi Centre in the city of Corner Brook, on the west coast of the island, when teams from that area were playing for the cup.

Since 2013 the Herder finalists have the right to decide the location of their home games.

Condition #4

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In 1957 the first exception to condition #4 occurred when the Grand Falls Andcos were awarded the Herder by default. No other senior "A" hockey teams registered for the Herder playoffs that year.

Condition #7

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Engraved plates with the names of the winning teams have been affixed to the base of the Herder Trophy since the late 1940s.[14] Beginning in 1952, additional layers have been added to the trophy base as required to accommodate successive Herder Champion nameplates.

Series format

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Over the history of the championship series, NAHA has dictated a number of series formats that included the winners of divisional, local league or island-wide league playoffs. The original series featured the eastern champions versus western champions. This format continued until 1962 when an island-wide Newfoundland Senior Hockey league was formed. The champions of the provincial league were awarded the Herder trophy until 1989 when the league was disbanded. Eastern league champions played for the Herder in 1990 and in 1991 there was no Herder Championship.

Between 1991 and 2011, the format of the Herder finals reverted to a competition between the champions of local leagues. The eastern league champions played a western or central league champion in a finals series to decide the top provincial team who were awarded the Herder Trophy.

On February 25, 2015, Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador approved a request by the Central West Senior Hockey League in which they asked to play for the historic Herder Trophy because it was the only operating Senior A hockey league registered in the province.

Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador announced on March 10, 2022, that they will be awarding the Herder Memorial Trophy to the winner of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League finals.[15]

For 2023, Hockey NL announced that the champion of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League will face-off against the champion of the West Coast Senior Hockey League in a seven-game series for the Herder Memorial Championship.[16]

Beginning in 2024, Hockey NL announced that the Avalon East Senior Hockey League champions would meet the Central West Senior Hockey League champions in a seven-game Herder Championship series[17]

Series format history

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This is a list of Herder championship series formats since 1935.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Years Format Participants
1935 Two-team Herder final, two-game total-goals series Eastern champions (winner of an Avalon championship) vs. Western champions (winner of a Corner Brook-Grand Falls intertown series)
1936 to 1939 Three-team single-round robin Herder final series, top two teams in a championship game Eastern (City League) champions, Conception Bay League Champion, Western champions
1940 Two-team Herder final, two-game total-goals series Western Champions vs. All-Avalon Champions
1941 Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series Eastern (City League champions) vs. Conception Bay champions (Buchans were Western Champion but chose not to enter)
1942, 1943 The Herder championships were due player shortages during the Second World War[18] n/a
1944 Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series[19] Eastern (Avalon champions) vs. Western champions
1945 Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series[20] Eastern (City League champions) vs. Conception Bay champions (a Western champion did not enter)
1946 Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series[21] Eastern (Avalon champions) vs. Western champions
1947 Two-team Herder final, two-game total-goals series[22] Eastern (Avalon champions) vs. Western champions


1948 to 1954 Two-team Herder final, best-of-three series (Note: only Buchans and Grand Falls entered teams for Herder competition in 1953, 1954 and 1955)
1955 to 1956 Three-team Herder playoff series, best-of-five final series St. Bon's Bluegolds (City League champions) vs. Buchans in best-of-three semi-final, winner vs. Grand Falls in a best-of-five final series
1957 No competition for the Herder NAHA awarded the trophy to the only team entered (Grand Falls)
1958 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series Only Corner Brook and Grand Falls entered teams for Herder competition in 1958
1959 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series Eastern champions (Avalon champions) vs. Western champions
1960 to 1962 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series East Division champions vs. West Division champions
1963 to 1970 Best-of-seven finals series One provincial senior league with a regular season, top four teams in semi-finals, followed by the Herder finals
1971 to 1973 Best-of-seven finals series One provincial senior league with a regular season, home-and-home round robin series, followed by Herder finals
1974 Best-of-seven finals series One provincial senior league with a regular season, top four teams in semi-finals, followed by the Herder finals
1975 Best-of-seven finals series Three-team provincial senior league with a 16-game regular season, 2nd & 3rd place teams in semi-final, winner played #1 in Herder final
1976 Best-of-seven finals series Four-team provincial senior league with a 20-game regular season (12 games for St. John's), 3rd & 4th place teams in best-of-five Quarter-final, winner played 2nd place in semi-final, winner played 1st place in Herder final
1977 to 1978 Best-of-seven finals series Eight-team provincial senior league with East and West Divisions, Winner of Eastern playoffs faced winner of Western playoffs in Herder final
1979 to 1989 Best-of-seven finals series One provincial senior league with a regular season, top four teams in semi-finals, followed by the Herder finals
1990 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven finals series Eastern champions (winner of St. John's Capitals vs. Avalon East league all-stars winner played the Central league champions in the semi-final). The winner played a final series vs. the Western Champion (winner of Corner Brook vs. Stephenville)
1991 No Herder competition n/a
1992 Two-team Herder final, best-of-five series Avalon East League champions vs. Central League champions
1993 Two-team Herder final best-of-five series Eastern champions (winner of Avalon East vs. Conception Bay South Intermediate League Herder semi-final) vs. Central League champions
1994 Two-team Herder final best-of-five series Eastern champions (winner of Avalon East vs. Avalon West Herder semi-final) vs. Central League champions
1995 to 1996 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series Avalon East League champions vs. Avalon West League champions
1997 Two-team Herder final, best-of-five series Eastern champion (winner of Avalon East vs. Avalon West best-of-seven Herder semi-final) vs. Central League champions
1998 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series Round robin semi-final between champions of Avalon East, Avalon West and the Central League. Top two teams got berth to final.
1999 Two-team Herder final, best-of-five series Round robin semi-final between champions of Avalon East, Avalon West and the Central League. Top two teams got berth to final.
2000 to 2011
2012 to 2014 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series NLSHL championship final
2015 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series Hockey NL approved a request by the Central West Senior A Hockey League to play for the Herder. The 2015 Herder Memorial championship was determined in the Central West Senior Hockey A League. final[23]
2016 to 2017 Two-team Herder final, best-of-five series CWSHL champions vs. AESHL champions[24]
2018 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series CWSHL champions vs. ECSHL champions [25]
2019 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series NSHL Central Division champions vs. Eastern Division champions [26]
2020 No Herder competition n/a
2021 No Herder competition n/a
2022 The Herder was awarded to the Avalon East Senior Hockey League Champions n/a
2023 Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series Avalon East Senior Hockey League champions vs. West Coast Senior Hockey League champions[27]
2024-present Two-team Herder final, best-of-seven series Avalon East Senior Hockey League champions vs. Central West Senior Hockey League champions[28]

Herder championship finals results

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Note: After 1947 all series results are listed as games won. Most championship series before 1948 were decided on total Goals. (TG = total goals in the series)

Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Result Herder-winning goal


2025 Deer Lake Red Wings Darren Langdon Clarenville Caribous Ryan Delaney 4-0 Drew Langdon (11:57, first)
2024 St. John's Senior Caps Scott Bray Deer Lake Red Wings Darren Langdon 4-0 Kyle McGrath PPG (13:44, first)
2023 Southern Shore Breakers Josh Lunden Deer Lake Red Wings Darren Langdon 4–1 Jesse Sutton PPG (6:13, second)
2022 Southern Shore Breakers Josh Lunden Clarenville Caribous Rick Sheppard 4–0 Andrew Brennan PPG (0:38, first)
2021 No Herder Championship
2020 No Herder Championship
2019 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Patrick Yetman (playing-coach) Southern Shore Breakers Josh Lunden 4–1 Alex Dalley (8:43, OT)
2018 Clarenville Caribous Rebecca Russell St. John's Senior Caps 4–0 Keith Delaney (05:21, first)
2017 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ian Moores Clarenville Caribous Rebecca Russell 4–1 Kenny King (15:59, third)
2016 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Tom Coolen St. John's Capitals Wally Bray 3–0 Rodi Short (13:23, first)
2015 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Shane Lukinchuk Corner Brook Royals Darren Langdon 4–0 Cam Fergus (14:29, OT)
2014 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Shane Lukinchuk Clarenville Caribous Ivan Hapgood 4–2 Rob Hennigar PPG (2:14, OT)
2013 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ian Moores Clarenville Caribous 4–0 ( , )
2012 Clarenville Caribous Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 4–1 ( , )
2011 Grand Falls=Windsor Cataracts Brian Casey Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ian Moores 4–0 ( , )
2010 Clarenville Caribous Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ian Moores 4–1 ( , )
2009 Clarenville Caribous Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ian Moores 4–1 (, )
2008 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ed Oates Deer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake 4–2 Keith Delaney (3:31, second)
2007 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ed Oates Deer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake 4–2 Keith Delaney (4:11, third)
2006 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars Ed Oates Deer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake 4–2 ( , )
2005 Deer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 4–3 (Brian Barker, 3rd Period)
2004 Southern Shore Breakers Greg Smyth Corner Brook Royals 3–1 ( , OT)
2003 Flatrock Flyers Corner Brook Royals 3–0 ( , )
2002 Corner Brook Royals Flatrock Flyers 3–2 ( , )
2001 Deer Lake Red Wings Andy Brake Flatrock Flyers 3–2 Rob Robinson ( , OT)
2000 Southern Shore Breakers Torbay West Side Charlies 4–0 ( , )
1999 Southern Shore Breakers Don Roche Badger Bombers 2–1 ( , )
1998 Flatrock Flyers Kevin Fagan Southern Shore Breakers 4–3 Kirby Dumaresque ( , OT)
1997 Flatrock Flyers Kevin Fagan Badger Bombers 3–0 ( , )
1996 Southern Shore Breakers Adrian Sullivan Flatrock Flyers 4–3 ( , )
1995 Southern Shore Breakers Adrian Sullivan Flatrock Flyers 4–0 ( , )
1994 La Scie Jets Gus Greco Southern Shore Breakers 3–2 Craig Young ( , 2nd OT)
1993 Flatrock Flyers Joe Maynard Gander Flyers Chris Conrad (playing-coach) 3–2 Derrick Pelley ( 3 goals in game 7)
1992 Badger Bombers Steve Croucher Flatrock Flyers 3–1 Russ Kennedy ( , OT)
1991 n/a n/a n/a n/a No Herder Championship n/a
1990 St. John's Capitals Russ Adam (playing-coach) Corner Brook Royals Terry Gillam 4–0 ( , )
1989 Port aux Basques Mariners Ron Coleman St. John's Capitals 4–2 Bill MacDougall ( , )
1988 Corner Brook Royals Gus Greco (playing-coach) St. John's Capitals 4–1 Dan Cormier ( , OT)
1987 St. John's Capitals Bill Riley (playing-coach) Stephenville Jets 4–2 ( , )
1986 Corner Brook Royals Mike Anderson Stephenville Jets 4–2 Eddie Kearsey ( , second)
1985 Corner Brook Royals Mike Anderson Stephenville Jets 4–2 Kirk Johnson ( 6:16, second)
1984 Stephenville Jets Larry Smith Corner Brook Royals Steve Robson (playing-coach) 4–1 Zane Forbes ( 2:21, second)
1983 Stephenville Jets Larry Smith Grand Falls Cataracts 4–3 Darren Pickrem (17:54, second)
1982 Grand Falls Cataracts Joe Byrne Gander Flyers 4–2 Gary Feener ( , )
1981 Grand Falls Cataracts Joe Byrne Corner Brook Royals Forbes Kennedy 4–2 | Tom Coolen (2:18, first)
1980 Gander Flyers Jack Faulkner St. John's Blue Caps 4–1 Kirk Johnson ( , second)
1979 St. John's Mike's Shamrocks Jim Byrne Gander Flyers Jack Faulkner 4–3 Ron Cadigan (4:40, 2nd OT)
1978 St. John's Blue Caps Bill Clarke Gander Flyers 4–3 Charlie Babstock ( , third)
1977 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky" Dorrington St. John's Capitals 4–2 Bill Perry ( , second)
1976 St. John's Capitals George Faulkner Grand Falls Cataracts Leo Murphy (playing-coach) 4–1 ( , )
1975 St. John's Capitals Bob Badcock Corner Brook Royals Doug Sheppard (playing-coach) 4–0 Randy Pearcey (6:39, second)
1974 St. John's Capitals Bob Badcock Grand Falls Cataracts Leo Murphy 4–1 Randy Pearcey (10:32, first)
1973 St. John's Capitals Bob Badcock Grand Falls Cataracts 4–0 Derek Hancock ( , third)
1972 Grand Falls Cataracts Marc Pichette St. John's Capitals Howie Meeker 4–0 Frank Finlayson ( , second)
1971 Grand Falls Cataracts Marc Pichette St. John's Capitals Howie Meeker 4–3 Frank Finlayson (4:10, first)[29]
1970 St. John's Capitals Howie Meeker Gander Flyers Jacques Allard (playing-coach) 4–3 Ford Metcalfe (2:10, second)
1969 Gander Flyers Jacques Allard (playing-coach) Buchans Miners Hugh Wadden (playing-coach) 4–0 Mike Kelly (2:10, second)
1968 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach) Buchans Miners Hugh Wadden (playing-coach) 4–1 Frank "Danky " Dorrington (5:43, OT)
1967 Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach) Gander Flyers Jacques Allard (playing-coach) 4–1 Gerry Lahey (16:16, second)
1966 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach) Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach) 4–1 Frank "Danky" Dorrington (8:58, second)
1965 Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach) Corner Book Royals Frank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach) 4–1 Jack Faulkner (14:08, second)[30]
1964 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky" Dorrington (playing-coach) Buchans Miners Neil Amadio (playing-coach) 4–2 Mickey Walsh (4:05, First)[31]
1963 Buchans Miners Neil Amadio (playing-coach) Corner Book Royals Frank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach) 4–2 Frank Finlayson ( , second)[32]
1962 Corner Brook Royals Frank "Danky " Dorrington (playing-coach) Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach) 4–1 Willis French ( 1:37, second)
1961 Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach) Gander Flyers Wes Trainor 4–0 George Faulkner (18:36, second)[33]
1960 Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach) Grand Falls Andcos Jean Pichette (playing-coach) 4–2 Alex Faulkner (18:31, first)[34]
1959 Grand Falls Andcos Ray Lacroix (playing-coach) Conception Bay CeeBees George Faulkner (playing-coach) 4–1 Jim "Bucky" Hannaford ( 11:51, second)
1958 Grand Falls Andcos Wes Trainor Corner Brook Royals Joe Iannarelli (playing-coach) 4–1 Roger Dean (14:56 , second)
1957 Grand Falls Andcos Wes Trainor n/a n/a n/a n/a
1956 Grand Falls Andcos Wes Trainor Buchans Miners 3–0 Marky Andrews(11:07, first)
1955 Grand Falls All-Stars Wes Trainor (playing-coach) Buchans Miners Frank Bowman (playing coach) 3–1 Jim "Bucky" Hannford(7:17, second)[35]
1954 Buchans Miners Frank Bowman (playing coach) Grand Falls All-Stars Joe Byrne 2–1 Gerry Casey (18:13, third)
1953 Grand Falls All-Stars Wes Trainor (playing-coach) Buchans Miners Frank Grabowski 2–0 Joe Byrne (14:20, first)[36]
1952 Buchans Miners Frank Bowman (playing-coach) St. Bon's 2–0 Willie Robertson (2:26, third)[37]
1951 Buchans Miners Frank Bowman (playing-coach) St. Bon's Jack Vinicombe 2–0 (Carver or Joy, first)
1950 Buchans Miners Frank Bowman (playing-coach) St. Bon's Jack Vinicombe 2–0 Ken Joy (9:30, second)
1949 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" Donnelly Corner Brook Frank Bowman, Scotty McPhail 2–0 Noel Vinnicombe (15:20, second )
1948 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" Donnelly Buchans 2–0[38] Cyril Power (19:58, third)
1947 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" Donnelly Grand Falls C.I. Power 12–8 (TG) (, )
1946 St. Bon's Bill Harris (playing-coach) Grand Falls 35–3 (TG) Noel Vinnicombe (1:44, second)[39]
1945 St. Bon's Bill Harris (playing-coach) Bell Island 2–0 Bill Power (6:19, second)[40]
1944 Bell Island Reid Proudfoot Corner Brook 2–0 (, )
1943 No Herder Championship
1942 No Herder Championship
1941 Bell Island Reid Proudfoot Royals (St. John's) Harold Gross 2–1 Gordon Normore (19.02, Third)[41]
1940 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" Donnelly Buchans 17–7 (TG) (, )
1939 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" Donnelly Bell Island 2–0 (TG) Jack Vinnicombe (, third)
1938 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" Donnelly Grand Falls 9–1 (TG) (, )
1937 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" Donnelly Buchans "Min" Moore (Manager) 4–1 (TG) Jack Vinnicombe (13:10, First)[42]
1936 St. Bon's Frank "Dee" Donnelly Corner Brook 14–3 (TG) Charlie Godden (10:00, third)
1935 Corner Brook Ron Taffe (general manager) St. John's Guards 5–2 (TG) Tony Ledrew (7:05, third)[43]

Herder presentation ceremony and final game results

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At the conclusion of the final game, in an on-ice ceremony, the Herder Memorial Trophy is presented to the captain of the winning team. Traditionally the presenter has been a representative of the trophy donor, from the Herder family or The Evening Telegram, and/or a representative from Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador. (TG = Total-goals series)

Year Winning team Final game score Location Final game date Herder presentation
1935 Corner Brook 4–2 The Prince's Rink (St. John's) 22 March 1935[44] Note: The Herder Trophy was not yet manufactured at the time of the first all-Newfoundland championship. The trophy arrived in Corner Brook in October[45] and was presented to the winning team at the Annual Meeting of the Corner Brook Sports Club on November 14, 1935.[46]
1936 St. Bon's 5–2 The Prince's Rink (St. John's) 14 March 1936 Ralph Herder presented the Herder Memorial Trophy to Art Hamlyn, Captain of St. Bon's team. This was the first presentation of the Trophy to a championship team at the conclusion of the final game.[47]
1937 St. Bon's 4–1 The Arena (formerly the Prince's Rink, St. John's) 3 March 1937[48] James Herder presented the Herder Trophy to Art Hamlyn, Captain of St. Bon's, at a dinner following the final game.[49]
1938 St. Bon's 9–1 The Arena (St. John's) 16 March 1938 James Herder presented the trophy to the St. Bon's team[50]
1939 St. Bon's 2–0 The Arena (St. John's) 16 March 1939[51] Hubert Herder presented the Herder trophy to the St. Bon 's team[52]
1940 St. Bon's 5–6 (17–7 TG series) The Arena (St. John's) 27 March 1940[53] Ralph Herder presented the trophy to St. Bon's team
1941 Bell Island Islanders 6–5 The Arena (St. John's) 31 March 1941[54] Ralph Herder, President of the Evening Telegram, presented the Herder Trophy to Bell Island captain Gordon Edwards[55]
1942 Herder championship was not played n/a n/a n/a n/a
1943 Herder championship was not played n/a n/a n/a n/a
1944 Bell Island Islanders 5–1 Corner Brook Rink 22 March 1944[56]
1945 St. Bon's 9–1 St. Bon's Forum (St. John's) 9 March 1945 Robert.S.Furlong, President of NAHA, to Cyril Power, St. Bon's Captain[57]
1946 St. Bon's 11–4 St. Bon's Forum 12 March 1946[58]
1947 St. Bon's 4–4 (12–8 TG series)[59] Gander Gardens (hangar 12 at the airport) 8 March 1947[60]
1948 St. Bon's 2–1 Grand Falls Stadium 10 March 1948[61] After the final game, Ralph Herder presented the Herder Trophy to St. Bon's Captain Cyril Power[62]
1949 St. Bon's 8–3 Corner Brook Rink 10 March 1949[63] James M. Herder to Cyril Power, St. Bon's Captain[64]
1950 Buchans Miners 8–2 Grand Falls Stadium 14 March 1950 Ralph Herder to Arthur "Copper" Leyte, Buchans Miners[65]
1951 Buchans Miners 6–2 Grand Falls Stadium 16 March 1951 Magistrate B.J.Abbott to George Pike, Buchans Miners[66]
1952 Buchans Miners 5–2 Grand Falls Stadium 19 March 1952 Ralph Herder to Bill Scott, Buchans' Captain[67]
1953 Grand Falls All-Stars 4–1 Grand Falls Stadium 13 March 1953 Ralph Herder to Dave Green, Grand Falls Captain[68]
1954 Buchans Miners 4–3 Grand Falls Stadium 13 March 1954[69] James Herder to Bill Scott, Buchans Captain[70]
1955 Grand Falls All-Stars 8–1 Grand Falls Stadium 15 March 1955[71] James Herder and Ralph Coyler (President NAHA) to Neil Amadio, Grand Falls Captain[72]
1956 Grand Falls Andcos 10–0 Grand Falls Stadium 15 March 1956[73] James Herder to Jack MacKenzie, Grand Falls Captain[74]
1957 Grand Falls Andcos n/a n/a (NAHA declared Grand Falls the champions by default) n/a n/a
1958 Grand Falls Andcos 9–3 Humber Gardens (Corner Brook) 12 April 1958[75] Stephen Herder (Ralph's son) to Orin Carver, Grand Falls Captain[76]
1959 Grand Falls Andcos 8–3 Grand Falls Stadium 27 April 1959[77] Hubert Herder (father was Gus) presented the Herder to Grand Falls Captain Jim "Bucky" Hannaford[78]
1960 Conception Bay Cee Bees 16–3 Harbour Grace Stadium 16 April 1960 Dan Herder, assisted by his father Stephen, to CeeBees' Captain Jim Penney,[79]
1961 Conception Bay Cee Bees 10-4 Gander Gardens (On Foss Avenue) 4 April 1961[80] Jimmmy Herder Jr., nephew of the six memorialized Herder brothers, to CeeBees' Captain Jim Penney[81]
1962 Corner Brook Royals 6–1 Harbour Grace Stadium 31 March 1962 Danny Herder, 11-year-old son of Stephen R. Herder, presented the Herder to Royals' Captain Orin Carver at Harbour Grace Stadium.[82]
1963 Buchans Miners 6–4 Buchans Stadium 13 April 1963[83] Bill Callahan to captain Hugh Wadden of the Miners[84]
1964 Corner Brook Royals 6-2[85] Humber Gardens, Corner Brook 20 March 1964 Wallace McKay (General Manager of The Western Star) to Clobie Collins, Royals' Captain[86]
1965 Conception Bay Cee Bees 12–5 Harbour Grace Stadium 25 March 1965[87] Stephen Herder presented the Herder to injured captain Jim Penney of the CeeBees[88]
1966 Corner Brook Royals 7–2 Humber Gardens April 7, 1966 Wallace McKay, general manager of The Western Star, presented the Herder trophy to Royals' Captain Clobie Collins, on behalf of the Herder family. [89]
1967 Conception Bay Cee Bees 5–4 Gander Gardens (Lindbergh Road/Airport Blvd) March 23, 1967[90] Stephen Herder presented the Herder to Jim Penney, CeeBees captain
1968 Corner Brook Royals 6–4 (10min OT) Buchans Stadium 24 March 1968[91] Jim Herder presented the Herder to Jim Guy, Royals captain[92]
1969 Gander Flyers 5–0 Buchans Stadium 22 March 1969[93] Jim Herder presented the trophy to Flyers' captain Harry Katrynuk at Buchans Arena.
1970 St. John's Capitals 7–3 Memorial Stadium, St. John's April 3, 1970[94] Dan Herder presented the Trophy to Capitals' captain George Spracklin at Memorial Stadium in St. John's.[95]
1971 Grand Falls Cataracts 3–0 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 10 April 1971[96] Jim Herder presented trophy to Captain Leo Murphy and Alternate Captains Al Dwyer and Jim Temple.
1972 Grand Falls Cataracts 5–2 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 15 April 1972[97] Bob Badcock, Sports Editor of the Evening Telegram, presented the trophy to Cataracts Captain Jim Beckman[98]
1973 St. John's Capitals 3–1 Grand Falls Stadium 14 April 1973[99] Dan Herder presented the Herder Memorial Trophy to Capitals captain Bern Fitzpatrick[100]
1974 St. John's Capitals 6–1 Grand Falls Stadium 11 April 1974[101]
1975 St. John's Capitals 6–2 Humber Gardens (Corner Brook) 15 March 1975[102]
1976 St. John's Capitals 6–2 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 28 March 1976[103]
1977 Corner Brook Royals 7–1 Humber Gardens, Corner Brook 1 April 1977[104]
1978 St. John's Blue Caps 4–3 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 8 April 1978[105]
1979 St. John's Mike's Shamrocks 6–5 (2nd OT) Gander Gardens 8 April 1979 Stephen Herder presented to Nigel Facey, Shamrocks' Captain[106]
1980 Gander Flyers 5–1 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 5 April 1980[107] Stephen Herder presented the Herder to Bruce Sparkes, Flyers Captain
1981 Grand Falls Cataracts 11–0 Grand Falls Stadium 11 April 1981[108] Steve Herder presented the Herder to Roger Elliott, Cataracts' Captain[109]
1982 Grand Falls Cataracts 3–2 Gander Gardens 29 March 1982[110] Dan Herder presented the Herder to Gene Faulkner, Cataracts captain
1983 Stephenville Jets 4–2 Stephenville Gardens 3 April 1983 Fred Jackson (sports editor, Evening Telegram) to Cal Dunville, Jets' captain[111]
1984 Stephenville Jets 6–1 Stephenville Gardens 6 April 1984 Stephen Herder presented to Cal Dunville, Jets' captain [112]
1985 Corner Brook Royals 7–2 Humber Gardens, Corner Brook 30 March 1985[113] Steve Herder to Terry Gillam, Royals Captain[114]
1986 Corner Brook Royals 7–4 Humber Gardens, Corner Brook 23 March 1986[115] Freddy Jackson, representing the Herder family, to Craig Kennedy, Royals' Captain
1987 St. John's Capitals 12–6 Memorial Stadium, St. John's 24 March 1987[116]
1988 Corner Brook Royals 4–3 (OT) Humber Gardens, Corner Brook 10 April 1988[117]
1989 Port aux Basques Mariners 2–1 Bruce Arena, Port aux Basques 3 April 1989[118]
1990 St. John's Capitals 10–3
1991 Herder championship was not played n/a n/a n/a n/a
1992 Badger Bombers 5–4 (OT) Badger Stadium Melvin Andrews, NAHA Senior Division Chairman presented the Herder to Hubert Hollett, Bombers Captain
1993 Flatrock Flyers 7–4 Brother O'Hehir Arena
1994 La Scie Jets 7–6 (2nd OT) Cape St. John Arena, La Scie
1995 Southern Shore Breakers 7–2
1996 Southern Shore Breakers 9–2 Fieldian Gardens, St. John's
1997 Flatrock Flyers 5–1 Badger Stadium
1998 Flatrock Flyers 4–3 (OT) Southern Shore Arena (Mobile, NL)
1999 Southern Shore Breakers 6–3 Southern Shore Arena (Mobile, NL)
2000 Southern Shore Breakers 5-4
2001 Deer Lake Red Wings 5–4 (OT)
2002 Corner Brook Royals 5-4
2003 Flatrock Flyers 6-5
2004 Southern Shore Breakers 5-4 (OT)
2005 Deer Lake Red Wings 3–2
2006 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 3–1
2007 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 5–2 Pepsi Centre (Corner Brook) 21 April 2007 presented to Chris Bartlett, Ceebees Captain
2008 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 4-1 Mile One Centre, (St. John's) 12 April 2008 presented to Chris Bartlett, CeeBees Captain
2009 Clarenville Caribous 5–2 Mile One Centre, (St. John's) 4 April 2009
2010 Clarenville Caribous 7-4 Mile One Centre, (St. John's)
2011 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 4–0 Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (Grand Falls-Windsor) Gerry Evans, Hockey NL presented to Brad Lewis, Cataracts captain
2012 Clarenville Caribous 6-3 Pepsi Centre (Corner Brook)
2013 Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars 4–2 S.W. Moores Memorial Stadium (Harbour Grace) 16 March 2013[119]
2014 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 3–2 (OT) Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (Grand Falls-Windsor) 5 April 2014[120] Kitty Dean (The Evening Telegram) and Murray Roberts (Vice -President Hockey NL) presented the Herder to Mike Brent, Cataracts captain
2015 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 3–2 (OT) Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (Grand Falls-Windsor) 8 March 2015[121] Kitty Dean (The Evening Telegram) and Murray Roberts (Vice -President Hockey NL) presented the Herder to Mike Brent, Cataracts captain
2016 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 10-1[122] Jack Byrne Memorial Arena (Torbay) 25 March 2016[123]
2017 Harbour Grace CeeBee Stars 4–3 Eastlink Events Centre Clarenville 4 April 2017[124]
2018 Clarenville Caribous 6-1 Jack Byrne Memorial Arena (Torbay) 14 April 2018[125] Nick Herder & Dan Herder to Dustin Russell, Caribous Captain[126]
2019 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 3–2 (OT) Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium (Grand Falls-Windsor) 14 April 2019[127] Gary Gale (Hockey NL) to Michael Brent, Cataracts Captain
2020 Herder championship was not played n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021 Herder championship was not played n/a n/a n/a n/a
2022 Southern Shore Breakers 3–0 Eastlink Events Centre Clarenville 23 April 2022 Gary Gale, Hockey NL Chair of Senior Hockey, presented the Herder to Breakers captain Jeremy Nicholas
2023 Southern Shore Breakers 6–2 Ken Williams Southern Shore Arena (Mobile, NL) 23 April 2023 Gary Gale, Hockey NL Chair of Senior Hockey, presented the Herder to Breakers captain Jeremy Nicholas
2024 St. John's RoofTech Senior Caps 5-0 Hodder Memorial Recreation Complex, Deer Lake 6 April 2024 Gary Gale, Hockey NL Chair of Senior Hockey, presented the Herder to Caps' captain Mike Druken
2025 Deer Lake Red WIngs 4-1 Clarenville Events Centre 5 April 2025 Gary Gale, Hockey NL Chair of Senior Hockey, presented the Herder to Wings' captain Stephen Simms

Herder finals appearances

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Note: In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by alphabetical order. In the "Years of appearance" column, bold years indicate winning the Herder Trophy Finals.

Appearances Team Wins Losses Win % Years of appearance
33 St. John's (Guards, St. Bon's, Royals, Capitals, Blue Caps, Mike's Shamrocks, Caps) 20 13 .606 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2016, 2018, 2024
25[A] Grand Falls-Windsor (GF All-Stars, GF Andcos, GF/GFW Cataracts) 15 10 .600 1938, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957[A], 1958, 1959, 1960, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
23 Corner Brook (All-Stars, Royals) 10 13 .435 1935, 1936, 1944, 1949, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015
16 Conception Bay CeeBees, CBN/HG CeeBee Stars 9 7 .563 1959, 1960, 1961,1962, 1965, 1966,1967, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017
14 Buchans (All-Stars, Miners) 5 9 .357 1937, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969
10 Southern Shore Breakers 7 3 .700 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2019, 2022, 2023
9 Flat Rock Flyers 4 5 .444 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
9 Gander Flyers 2 7 .222 1961, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1993
9 Clarenville Caribous 4 5 .444 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025
8 Deer Lake Red Wings 3 5 .375 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023, 2024, 2025
5 Stephenville Jets 2 3 .400 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
4 Bell Island 2 2 .500 1939, 1941, 1944, 1945
3 Badger Bombers 1 2 .333 1992, 1997, 1999
1 La Scie Jets 1 0 1.000 1994
1 Port Aux Basques Mariners 1 0 1.000 1989
1 Torbay West Side Charlies 0 1 .000 2000
Notes

^ A. In 1957 the Herder Finals series was not played. Two teams entered the Section 'A' playoffs in 1957 but after Bell Island withdrew before the finals started, NAHA decided to award the Herder Trophy to the Grand Falls Andcos by default.

Cliff Gorman Memorial Award winners

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In 2005 Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador established the Cliff Gorman Memorial Award to be presented annually to the most valuable player (MVP) for his team during the Herder finals series. A native of Prince Edward Island, Cliff was instrumental in promoting hockey in Corner Brook and in Newfoundland and Labrador since moving there in 1955.[128] Cliff Gorman was inducted into the Newfoundland & Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 in the building category.[129]

Year Winner Team Position
2025 Bryan Gillis Deer Lake Red Wings G
2024 Joel Bishop St. John's Senior Caps F
2023 Stephen Oates Southern Shore Breakers D
2022 Keenan Kennedy Southern Shore Breakers F
2021 (no Herder finals)
2020 (no Herder finals)
2019 Michael Brent Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts D
2018 Justin Pender Clarenville Caribous D
2017 A.J. Whiffen Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprise Cee Bee Stars G
2016 Luke Gallant Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts D
2015 Cam Fergus Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts F
2014 A.J. Whiffen Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts G
2013 Ryan Delaney Eastlink Cee Bee Stars F
2012 Dustin Russell Clarenville Caribous F
2011 Mike Sibley Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts F
2010
2009
2008 Keith Delaney Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars F
2007
2006
2005

Broadcasting

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The first island-wide live broadcast of a Herder championship game was on the VONF (Voice of Newfoundland) radio station on Saturday night March 23, 1935. NL Hockey Hall of Famer John (Jack) Tobin provided the play-by-play of the final game of the first all-Newfoundland hockey championships between Corner Brook and the Guards live from the Prince's Rink in St. John's.[130]

In 1947, from Gander Gardens (in Hangar 12 at the airport), all Newfoundland radio stations participated in an island-wide broadcast of the Herder finals between St. Bon's and Grand Falls sponsored by Coca-Cola. Don Jamieson provided the play-by-play commentary.[131] The broadcast was carried by the stations VONF, VONH (VONF remote relay), VOCM (St. John's), VOWN (Corner Brook) and VORG (Gander).

Don Jamieson hosted the island-wide broadcast of the 1949 All-Newfoundland Finals from the Corner Brook Rink. This was made possible courtesy of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs.[132]

The 1950 all-Newfoundland finals was broadcast live from Grand Falls stadium over station CBN.[133] The play-by-play commentary for the two finals games between Buchans and St. Bon's was provided by Don Jamieson. The broadcast was sponsored by Jockey Club Brewing Ltd.

In March 1953 the Herder finals was broadcast on an island-wide hook-up, on CBC stations and CJON, with Don Jamieson and Frank "Toe" Byrne providing the commentary live from Grand Falls Stadium.[134]

22-year-old Bob Cole broadcast the 1956 Herder finals on VOCM live from Grand Falls Stadium.[135] Jack Forsey of Corner Brook provided the play-by-play for CBC.[136]

In 2007 and 2008, Rogers Cable broadcast the Herder finals province-wide using the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Channel.

Games three through five of the 2009 finals were streamed online at thesportspage.ca.

In 2016 all Herder finals games were webcast by Hockey NL's partner Bell Aliant TV One.[137]

Grand Falls-Windsor Broadcaster George Scott provided the play-by-play on a live webcast of the Herder Finals from 2011 to 2019.[138]

Since 2022, all Herder finals games were live streamed for a fee on AO Live, an Atlantic Canadian-based company recognized as a leader in live webcasting and video productions. The play-by-play commentary for the 2025 Herder finals was provided by George Scott and the live video courtesy of Mike Goulding.

List of Herder Finals Broadcasters

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Year Network(s) Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Host(s) Notes
1935, 1936 VONF John (Jack) Tobin Live from the Prince's Rink in St. John's
1947 VORG, VONF, VONH,

VOCM, VOWN

Don Jamieson Island-wide broadcast live from Gander Gardens, sponsored by Coca-Cola, made possible by coordination of postal telegraph facilities and the Newfoundland Broadcasting Corporation[139]
1948 VONF Don Jamieson Live from Grand Falls Stadium
1949 VONF Don Jamieson Island-wide broadcast live from Corner Brook Rink made possible courtesy of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs.
1950, 1951, 1953 CBN Don Jamieson Live from Grand Falls Stadium
1952 VOCM Don Jamieson Live from Grand Falls Stadium
1954 CBN/CBT/CBG/CBY, CJON Don Jamieson Live from Grand Falls Stadium
1956 VOCM, CBN (CBC) Bob Cole (VOCM), Jack Forsey (CBC)
1992 Cable 9 Ted Patey Jack Stuckless
2007 Rogers Television, Persona Communications Dale Fry Terry Hart Paddy Daly, Darren Colbourne, Steve Callahan Live from Mile One in St. John's and the Pepsi Centre in Corner Brook
2008 Rogers Television, Eastlink Paddy Daly Steve Power, Steve Callahan Live from Mile One in St. John's and the Pepsi Centre in Corner Brook
2009 sportspage.ca Live webcast hosted by The Sports Page
2011 George Scott Barry Manual Live webcast of final game from Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium
2014 Bell Aliant George Scott Robert Goulding Live webcast sponsored by the Telegram
2019 AO Live George Scott Robert Goulding Live stream of final game from Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium
2022 AO Live
2023 to 2025 AO Live George Scott

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Bibliography

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  • 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.
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