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Colours
  
Red, white

1956–1990
  
St. John's Capitals

Location
  
St. John's, Canada

1955–1956
  
St. John's All-Stars

Arena
  
Memorial Stadium

Date founded
  
1955

City
  
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

League
  
Newfoundland Senior Hockey League

Home arena
  
Memorial Stadium (St. John's)

Feb 16 1956 shearstown tigers vs st john s capitals


St. John's Capitals were a senior ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.

Contents

Season by season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, DNQ = Did not qualify

NAHA, Sr.B = Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association senior Section B, NAHA, Sr. = Newfoundland senior "league" , NSHL = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League

Captains

  • Lloyd Cooke, 1956-57
  • Hugh Fardy, 1957-58
  • Bern Goobie, 1958-59

    • Coaches

  • Howie Meeker, 1957-59, 1966-67
  • Jack Vinnicombe, 1957-58
  • Bob Badcock, 1972-73
  • George Faulkner, 1975-76
  • Bill Riley, 1985-86 (playing-coach)

    • Team awards

  • All-Newfoundland senior hockey championships (Herder Memorial Trophy): 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (as Bluecaps), 1979 (as Mike's Shamrocks), 1987, 1990
  • First place in Newfoundland Senior Hockey League regular season (Evening Telegram Trophy): 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (as BlueCaps), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996

    • Individual awards

    S. E. Tuma Memorial Trophy (Top scorer in the regular season)

  • Randy Pearcey, 1978, 1981 (BlueCaps)
  • Andy Sullivan, 1987, 1989


    • T.A. (Gus) Soper Memorial Award (MVP in the regular season)


    Albert "Peewee" Crane Memorial Trophy (Senior league rookie of the year)

  • Bruce Butler, 1970
  • Gary Connolly, 1973
  • Glen Critch, 1975
  • John Breen, 1979 (Shamrocks)
  • Mac Tucker, 1980 (BlueCaps)
  • Roger Kennedy, 1981
  • Peter White, 1987


    • Howie Clouter memorial Trophy (Most sportsmanlike player in the regular season)

  • Hubert Hutton, 1976


    • President's Goaltender's Award (Top goaltender in the regular season)

  • Edgar (Eg) Billard, 1970, 1971
  • Tols Chapman, 1974, 1975
  • Pat Dempsey, 1976, 1978, 1979
  • Roger Kennedy, 1981, 1988, 1989
  • Peter White, 1987


    • Cliff Gorman Memorial Award (Most valuable player of the Herder Playoffs)

  • Roger Kennedy, 1983
  • Andy Sullivan, 1987

    • NL Hockey Hall of Fame

    The following people that were associated with the Capitals have been inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame.

  • George Faulkner, 1994
  • Hugh Fardy, 1997
  • Stan Breen, 1997
  • Bob Badcock, 2000
  • Merv Green, 2000
  • Randy Pearcey, 2002
  • Jim Penney, http://www.hockeynl.ca/hockey-hall-of-fame/inductees/p/jim-penney/ 2002]
  • Stan Cook, 2004
  • Howie Meeker, 2004
  • Eg Billard, 2008

    • References

    St. John's Capitals Wikipedia
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