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43-559: The Buchans Miners had its roots in picked teams from the local senior hockey league. Picked teams from Buchans began intertown play as early as 1929 after an ore shed was converted to a rink by the Buchans Mining Company. In 1948, Buchans was the first Newfoundland senior hockey team to hire paid hockey players to improve their roster. These first imports were from Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The Miners won three straight Herder Championships from 1950 to 1952, again in 1954 and

86-592: 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

129-548: A printer for the St. John's weekly The Courier . When it folded in 1878, Herder purchased one of the presses and began his own newspaper. The Telegram was notable as the first daily (excluding Sundays) in Newfoundland. It is also the only 19th century Newfoundland newspaper to survive into the 20th (and now 21st) century. Over the course of its history, the paper has published news, stories and editorials of interest to readers in

172-589: 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

215-497: A week following the sale. Physical distribution was paused entirely later that year during the 2024 Canada Post strike , though digital replicas were still produced for online distribution. In the 19th century, The Evening Telegram was known for its strong opinions on issues of the day, including the Newfoundland Railway , and early Confederation discussions. However, its editorial policy remained neutral during

258-523: Is the championship trophy to be 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, as a memorial to five brothers who played hockey in St. John's . First awarded in 1935, the Herder Memorial Trophy has been won 85 times. The Herder

301-518: Is the original publication venue of the monthly church history column by Dr Hans Rollmann . The Telegram has sponsored the Tely 10 Mile Road Race annually since 1927, and the provincial men's senior hockey trophy, the Herder Cup , is named for William Herder. The Telegram is Newfoundland and Labrador's largest newspaper, and published seven days a week from 1989 to 2008, when it reverted to

344-796: The "Years of appearance" column, bold years indicate winning the Herder Trophy Finals. ^ 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. In 2005 Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador established the Cliff Gorman Memorial Award to be presented annually to

387-517: 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. The trophy was formally presented to the winning team at the annual meeting Corner Brook Sports Club 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

430-592: The All-Newfoundland finals were played at the former Prince's Rink in St. John's (renamed The Arena in 1937). The Herder championships were cancelled for 1942 and 1943 after the Arena was destroyed by fire on November 28, 1941, and 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

473-659: 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

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516-567: The Guards from the St. John's Senior League that won the Avalon hockey championship. This was the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Newfoundland hockey. The winning team would have the distinction of being the first holder of the Herder Memorial Trophy. 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

559-504: 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

602-942: The Herder Memorial Trophy to the winner of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League finals. 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. 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 Note: After 1947 all series results are listed as games won. Most championship series before 1948 were decided on total Goals. (TG = total goals series) At

645-481: The Herder finals between St. Bon's and Grand Falls sponsored by Coca-Cola . Don Jamieson provided the play-by-play commentary. 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 though

688-537: The Herder playoffs. Notes (1962-1970): Buchans was the winner of a 3-team playoff with Conception Bay and Grand Falls to decide first place as a result of a 3-way first place tie after the regular season The following people who were members of the Miners have been inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame [1] . Note: the year of induction into NLHHOF is noted Herder Memorial Trophy The Herder Memorial Trophy , or Herder ,

731-519: The commentary live from Grand Falls Stadium. 22-year-old Bob Cole broadcast the 1956 Herder finals on VOCM live from Grand Falls Stadium. 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. Grand Falls-Windsor Broadcaster George Scott provided

774-514: The companies in the mid-1990s. In 2000, the paper was included in the newspaper assets that Hollinger sold to Canwest . Less than two years later, Canwest sold its newspapers in Atlantic Canada to printing company Transcontinental . On April 13, 2017, Transcontinental announced that it had sold all of its newspapers in Atlantic Canada to SaltWire Network , a newly formed parent company of The Chronicle Herald . In April 2021, it

817-489: 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) In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by alphabetical order. In

860-576: The courtesy of the Division of the Dept. Posts and Telegraphs. The 1950 all-Newfoundland finals was broadcast live from Grand Falls stadium over station CBN. 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. The 1953 Herder finals was an island-wide hook-up, broadcast on CBC stations and CJON with Don Jamieson and Frank "Toe" Byrne providing

903-410: The cup. Since 2013 the Herder finalists have the right to decide the location of their home games. 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. Engraved plates with the names of the winning teams have been affixed to the base of the Herder Trophy since

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946-528: The dominion, and later province, of Newfoundland, and St. John's in particular. Coverage of the St. John's Great Fire of 1892 was hampered as the Evening Telegram head office on Duckworth Street was completely destroyed in the fire. Despite heavy losses, Herder rebuilt and was published from a temporary location on Water Street less than two months later. In May 1996, Thomson sold to the paper to Hollinger Inc. as one of several transactions between

989-883: The final championship in 1963. When the ASARCO Mining Company ended its support after the 1968–69 season, the Miners withdrew from the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League . The Miners reformed for one more season in 1977–78. 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. = Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association senior division, NAHA, Sr. A = Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association senior Section A, NSHL = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (1962-1989) |} Note: There were no regular season games from 1947 through 1962. Teams played exhibition games, followed by division playoffs and

1032-421: The first premier of the new Province of Newfoundland . As Premier, Smallwood had a rocky relationship with The Telegram , bringing a series of libel suits against it and threatening to withdraw all government advertising. The paper has not explicitly endorsed candidates during recent general elections. It does not shy away from political criticism, however, and in the late 2000s, under Transcontinental ownership,

1075-407: The heated Confederation debates of 1948/49. The same could not be said of former Evening Telegram reporter Joey Smallwood , who worked for the paper from 1919 to 1922 (including a short stint as editor in 1923). After his association with The Evening Telegram , Smallwood went on to found the pro-Confederation newspaper The Confederate , lead Newfoundland into confederation with Canada , and become

1118-409: 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. 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 three more tiers before the original trophy

1161-465: 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. The Herder would become emblematic of ice hockey supremacy in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Evening Telegram

1204-419: The island's top team, and first Herder Trophy Champions. The Herder trophy was the brainchild of Ralph Herder, then president of The Evening Telegram . The trophy was a memorial to his five late brothers, Arthur, William, Douglas, Augustus and Hubert, who were all avid hockey players in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador . Originally donated on behalf of Ralph Herder in memory of five of his late brothers,

1247-496: The late 1940s. Beginning in 1952, additional layers have been added to the trophy base as required to accommodate successive Herder Champion nameplates. 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

1290-418: 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. Cliff Gorman was inducted into the Newfoundland & Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 in the building category. The first island-wide live broadcast of a Herder championship game

1333-510: The names of Ralph, his youngest brother James, and Ralph's son Stephen were added to the trophy. The Herder is now a memorial to the following Herder family members: An announcement was made on March 5, 1935, at a St. John's Hockey League meeting 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. The trophy would not be available for

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1376-553: The paper confirmed that its final daily print edition would be published on Saturday, August 24, with weekly editions to be published on Fridays starting August 30. Following the ownership transfer, it was confirmed that the weekly paper would be printed outside the province and mailed to subscribers. Other daily newspapers that were part of the transaction but are closer to the production facility, including The Guardian in Charlottetown, continued to publish at least five days

1419-741: The paper had been quite critical at various times of both the federal Conservatives under Stephen Harper , and to a lesser extent the provincial Progressive Conservatives under Danny Williams . However, during the same period, it did not express any particular confidence in opposing parties such as the Liberals. Well-known former Telegram journalists include Newfoundland writers Harold Horwood , Ray Guy , and Albert Perlin . Other notable contributors to The Telegram include former editor and author Michael Harrington , artist Rae Perlin , former Newfoundland Prime Minister William F. Lloyd and former provincial NDP leader Peter Fenwick . The Telegram

1462-405: The play-by-play on a live webcast of the Herder Finals from 2011 to 2019. Since 2022, all Herder finals games were streamed for a fee on AO Live, an Atlantic Canadian based company. The Telegram The Telegram is a weekly newspaper (formerly daily) published Fridays in St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada, though now printed outside the province. The Evening Telegram

1505-591: 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. William James Herder , born in Old Perlican ,

1548-444: Was announced by SaltWire that The Telegram' s standalone website would merge into SaltWire.com effective April 20. In March 2024, Fiera Private Debt filed for receivership against SaltWire, claiming they are owed over $ 32 million. On July 26, 2024, Postmedia entered an agreement to purchase selected assets of SaltWire. The sale, which closed August 24, includes The Telegram but not its printing press . On August 21, 2024,

1591-439: Was first published on April 3, 1879, by William James Herder . It adopted its current name in 1998, although it was also briefly published under this name in 1881. Herder and his descendants owned and published The Evening Telegram until it was sold to Thomson Newspapers (later Thomson Corporation ) in 1970, and continued as publishers until the departure of Stephen R. Herder (William's grandson) in 1991. William Herder began as

1634-423: 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

1677-471: 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 winners were the St. John's RoofTech Senior Caps on April 6, 2024. As the game of hockey developed across the island, and hockey teams started to travel and compete in regional championships,

1720-605: 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 . In 1947, from Gander Gardens (in Hangar 12 at the airport), all Newfoundland radio stations participated in an island-wide broadcast of

1763-493: 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. 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

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1806-593: Was retired in 2007. 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. The Herder family attached eight conditions to their donation of the Herder Memorial Trophy to govern competition for the all-Newfoundland amateur hockey championship: From 1935 though 1941

1849-530: 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 Herder 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

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