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(LEAGUE) – (SJJHL) – St. John’s Junior Hockey League

Jim HarePresident
Boyd HillierVice President
Colin GosseTreasurer
-Vacant-Recording Secretary
Steven ClarkeRegistrar
-Vacant-Director of Statistics, Rules, & Minor Officials
Nicholas HillierDirector of Communications & Public Relations
Amanda TibboDirector at-Large
Paul ShephardDirector at-Large
Mark NoseworthyPast President

The St. John’s Junior Hockey League is a Junior B ice hockey league in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. Founded in 1980, the SJJHL was a recognized Junior A league from 1989 until 1991. This stretch as a Junior A league marks the last time any Newfoundland or Labrador league competed in the Junior A National Playdowns.

Founded in 1980, the SJJHL competed as a Junior A league from 1989 until 1991. In that time period, they were eligible for the Centennial Cup Canadian National championship of Junior A hockey. Every other year the SJJHL has operated at the Junior B level and its champion represents the league in the Veitch Memorial Cup playdowns against the winner of the Central/West Junior Hockey League for the right to play at the Don Johnson Cup.

League Champions:
1981 – St. John’s Jr. Shamrocks
1982 – St. John’s Br. Rice Celtics
1983 – St. John’s Jr. Shamrocks
1984 – St. John’s Jr. Shamrocks
1985 – St. John’s Jr. 50’s
1986 – Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
1987 – St. John’s Jr. 50’s
1988 – St. John’s Jr. 50’s
1989 – Avalon Jr. Capitals
1990 – Avalon Jr. Capitals
1991 – St. John’s Jr. 50’s
1992 – St. John’s Jr. 50’s
1993 – St. John’s Jr. 50’s
1994 – St. John’s Jr. Celtics
1995 – St. John’s Jr. Celtics
1996 – Avalon Jr. Capitals
1997 – Bell Island Jr. Blues
1998 – Bell Island Jr. Blues
1999 – St. John’s Jr. Caps
2000 – St. John’s Jr. Celtics
2001 – St. John’s Jr. Celtics
2002 – St. John’s Jr. Caps
2003 – Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
2004 – Conception Bay North Jr. Stars
2005 – Trinity-Placentia Jr. Flyers
2006 – Conception Bay North Jr. Stars
2007 – Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
2008 – St. John’s Jr. Celtics
2009 – Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
2010 – St. John’s Jr. Caps
2011 – St. John’s Jr. Celtics
2012 – St. John’s Jr. Caps
2013 – St. John’s Jr. Caps
2014 – Avalon Jr. Capitals
2015 – St. John’s Jr. Caps
2016 – Conception Bay North Jr. Stars
2017 – Southern Shore Jr. Breakers
2018 – Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
2019 – CBR Jr. Renegades
2020 – No Playoffs (Covid-19 Pandemic)
2021 – No Playoffs (Covid-19 Pandemic)
2022 – Mount Pearl Jr. Blades
2023 – CBN Jr. Stars