St. John's Capitals

{{More citations needed|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox hockey team | team = St. John's Capitals | bg_colour = #CF132B | text_colour = #FFFFFF | logo = | logo_size = 250px | city = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | league = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League | founded = {{Start date|1955}} | arena = Memorial Stadium (St. John's) | colours = Red, white {{Color box|#CF132B}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} | name1 = St. John's All-Stars | dates1 = 1955–1956 | name2 = St. John's Capitals | dates2 = 1956–1990

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

==History== {{Empty section|date=September 2015}}

==Seasons and records==

===Season-by-season results===

{|class="wikitable" |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|'''Led league in points'''{{dagger}} |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|'''Herder Trophy champions'''{{double dagger}} |} '''''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''

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: background:#dddddd; center; font-size: 95%" |+St. John's Capitals regular season and postseason statistics and results, 1955–1990 |-align="center" style="font-size: small; font-weight:bold; padding:5px;" !rowspan="2" scope="col" |Season !rowspan="2" scope="col" |League !colspan="9"|Regular season !colspan="9"|Postseason |- style="text-align: center" !scope="col" |GP !scope="col" |W !scope="col" |L !scope="col" |T !scope="col" |OTL !scope="col" |GF !scope="col" |GA !scope="col" |PTS !scope="col" |Finish !scope="col" |GP !scope="col" |W !scope="col" |L !scope="col" |GF !scope="col" |GA !scope="col" |Result

|- | 1954–55 ||NAHA, Sr.B|| – || – || – ||– || – ||– || – || – || – ||2 ||0 ||2 ||13 ||17 || Lost Section B eastern finals to Bell Island All-Stars, 0-2 |- style="background:#eee;" | 1955–56 ||NAHA, Sr.B|| – || – || – ||– || – ||– || – ||– ||– ||3 ||1 ||2 ||14 ||31 || Lost Section B eastern finals to Bell Island All-Stars, 1-2 |- | 1956–57 ||NAHA, Sr.B|| – || – || – ||– || – || – || – || – || – ||2 ||0 ||2 ||6 ||11 || Lost Section B eastern finals to Bell Island All-Stars, 0-2 |- style="background:#eee;" | 1957–58 ||NAHA, Sr.B|| –|| – || – ||– || – ||– || – ||– ||– ||9 ||4 ||5 ||29 ||40 ||Lost Section B finals to Grand Falls Bees, 1-4 |- | 1958–59 ||NAHA, Sr.B|| || || || || – || || – || – || – ||10 ||6 ||4 ||54 ||37 ||Lost Section B finals by default to Grand Falls Bees, 3–4

|- style="background:#eee;" | 1959–60 ||NAHA, Sr.||8 || 0 || 8 || 0 || – || || ||0 || 3rd, East|| || || || || || DNQ for Herder playoffs

|- | 1960–61 ||NAHA, Sr.||8 ||2 ||6 || || – || || ||4 || 2nd, East|| || || || || || DNQ for Herder playoffs

|-style="background:#eee;" | 1961–62 ||NSHL||– || – || – ||– || – || – || – || – ||– || –||– ||– ||– ||– || Did not enter Herder round robin playoffs

|- | 1962–63 ||NSHL|| 16 ||3 ||11 ||2 || - ||63 ||105 ||8 || 5th || || || || || || DNQ for Herder playoffs

|-style="background:#eee;" | 1963–64 ||NSHL ||20 ||13 ||7 ||0 ||- ||108 ||90 || 26 || 3rd || || || || || ||semi-final forfeited to Corner Brook Royals

|-style="background:#eee;" | 1964–65 ||– ||– ||– ||– ||– ||– ||– ||– || – ||– ||– ||– ||– ||– ||– || Did not enter the NSHL

|- | 1965–66 ||NSHL ||32 ||9 ||22 ||1 ||– ||120 ||209 ||19 || 5th|| || || || || || DNQ for Herder playoffs

|-style="background:#eee;" | 1966–67 ||NSHL || 40 || 15 ||22 ||3 ||– ||146 ||162 || 33 || 5th || || || || || || DNQ for Herder playoffs

|- | 1967–68 ||NSHL || 40 ||18 ||17 ||5 ||– ||173 ||180 || 41 || 5th|| || || || || || DNQ for Herder playoffs

|- style="background:#eee;" | 1968–69 ||NSHL || 40 ||18 ||18 ||4 ||– ||176 ||172 || 40 || 4th|| || || || || || Lost in Herder semi-finals to Buchans Miners, 1–4

|- | 1969–70 ||NSHL ||40 ||23 ||14 ||3 ||198 ||198 ||158 || style="background: #FFCCCC;"|49{{dagger}} || 1st || || || || || || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Gander Flyers, 4-3{{double dagger}}

|- style="background:#eee;" | 1970–71 ||NSHL ||36 ||19 ||13 ||4 ||– ||180 ||143 ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|42{{dagger}} ||1st ||19 ||9 ||10 || || ||Lost Herder finals to Grand Falls Cataracts, 3–4

|- | 1971–72 ||NSHL ||36 ||15 ||9 ||2 ||– ||183 ||178 ||32 ||3rd ||12 ||3 ||9 || || || Lost Herder finals to Grand Falls Cataracts, 0–4

|- style="background:#eee;" | 1972–73 ||NSHL ||36 ||18 ||17 ||1 ||– ||170 ||157 ||37 ||2nd ||12 ||9 ||3 || || || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Grand Falls Cataracts, 4-0{{double dagger}}

|- | 1973–74 ||NSHL ||32 ||27 ||4 ||1 ||– ||204 ||113 ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|42{{dagger}} ||1st || || || || || || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Grand Falls Cataracts, 4-1{{double dagger}}

|- style="background:#eee;" | 1974–75 ||NSHL ||16 ||12 ||2 ||2 ||– ||115 ||62 ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|26{{dagger}} ||1st || || || || || || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. , {{double dagger}}

|- | 1975–76 ||NSHL ||12 ||8 ||2 ||2 ||– ||84 ||40 ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|30{{dagger}} ||1st || || || || || || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Grand Falls Cataracts, 4-1{{double dagger}}

|- style="background:#eee;" | 1989–90 ||NFLD, Sr. || || || ||– || || || || || || || || || || || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Corner Brook Royals, 4-0{{double dagger}} |}

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: background:#dddddd; center; font-size: 95%" |+Labatt BlueCaps regular season and postseason statistics and results, 1976-1982 |-align="center" style="font-size: small; font-weight:bold; padding:5px;" !rowspan="2" scope="col" |Season !rowspan="2" scope="col" |League !colspan="9"|Regular season !colspan="9"|Postseason |- style="text-align: center" !scope="col" |GP !scope="col" |W !scope="col" |L !scope="col" |T !scope="col" |OTL !scope="col" |GF !scope="col" |GA !scope="col" |PTS !scope="col" |Finish !scope="col" |GP !scope="col" |W !scope="col" |L !scope="col" |GF !scope="col" |GA !scope="col" |Result

|- | 1976–77 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||31 ||1st, East || || || || || ||

|- style="background:#eee;" | 1977–78 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||51 ||1st, East || || || || || || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Gander Flyers, 4-3{{double dagger}}

|- | 1978–79 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||43 ||2nd || || || || || ||

|- | 1979–80 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||41 ||2nd || || || || || ||

|- | 1980–81 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||43 ||1st || || || || || ||

|- | 1981–82 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||11 ||5th || || || || || ||

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: background:#dddddd; center; font-size: 95%" |+Mike's Shamrocks regular season and postseason statistics and results, 1976-1982 |-align="center" style="font-size: small; font-weight:bold; padding:5px;" !rowspan="2" scope="col" |Season !rowspan="2" scope="col" |League !colspan="9"|Regular season !colspan="9"|Postseason |- style="text-align: center" !scope="col" |GP !scope="col" |W !scope="col" |L !scope="col" |T !scope="col" |OTL !scope="col" |GF !scope="col" |GA !scope="col" |PTS !scope="col" |Finish !scope="col" |GP !scope="col" |W !scope="col" |L !scope="col" |GF !scope="col" |GA !scope="col" |Result

|- | 1976–77 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||29 ||2nd East || || || || || ||

|- style="background:#eee;" | 1977–78 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||26 ||3rd, East || || || || || ||

|- | 1978–79 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||32 ||3rd || || || || || || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Gander Flyers, 4-3{{double dagger}}

|- | 1979–80 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||34 ||4th || || || || || ||

|- | 1980–81 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||28 ||4th || || || || || ||

|- | 1981–82 ||NSHL || || || || ||– || || ||29 ||4th || || || || || || |}

==Allan Cup results==

{|class="wikitable" |- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" |'''Season''' ||'''Location''' ||'''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''OTL''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' || '''Results''' || '''Playoffs''' |- align="center" | 1970 || || || || || - || - || || || Lost in Eastern semi-finals to Victoriaville Tigres, 1-3 || |- align="center" style="background:#eee;" | 1973 || || || || || - || - || || || Lost in Eastern semi-finals to Thunder Bay Twins, 1-3 || |-align="center" | 1974 || || || || || - || - || || || Lost in Eastern semi-finals to Thunder Bay Twins, 0-3 || |- style="background:#eee;" align="center" | 1975 || Memorial Stadium (St. John's) || || || || - || - || || || Lost in Eastern finals to Barrie Flyers, 1-3 ||

==Leaders==

===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)

==Trophies and awards==

===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 <br> '''T.A. (Gus) Soper Memorial Award''' (MVP in the regular season)

<br> '''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 <br> '''Howie Clouter memorial Trophy''' (Most sportsmanlike player in the regular season) *Hubert Hutton, 1976 <br> '''President's Goaltender's Award''' (Top goaltender in the regular season) *Edgar (Eg) Billiard, 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

==Honoured members==

===Retired numbers=== {{Empty section|date=September 2015}}

===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<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: George Faulkner |date=18 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/george-faulkner/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Hugh Fardy, 1997<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Hugh Fardy |date=18 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/hugh-fardy/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Stan Breen, 1997<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Stanley Breen |date=17 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/stanley-breen/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Bob Badcock, 2000<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Robert George Badcock |date=17 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/robert-george-badcock/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Merv Green, 2000<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Mervyn Green |date=18 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/mervyn-green/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Randy Pearcey, 2002<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Randy Pearcey |date=21 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/randy-pearcey/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Jim Penney, 2002<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Jim Penney |date=21 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/jim-penney/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Stan Cook, 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Stan Cook |date=18 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/stan-cook/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Howie Meeker, 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Howard Meeker |date=21 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/howard-meeker/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref> *Eg Billard, 2008<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame: Edgar "Eggie" Billard |date=17 July 2014 |url=https://hockeynl.ca/edgar-eggie-billard/ |publisher=Hockey NL}}</ref>

== References ==  {{Reflist}}

===Bibliography=== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book |first=Bill|last=Abbott|year=2000 |title=Herder Memorial Trophy: A History of Senior Hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador|publisher=Breakwater Books }} {{refend}}

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