St. John's Jr. Caps

This article is about the present day team. For the defunct junior team from the 1960's and 70's please see St. John's Jr. Capitals.

St. John's Jr. Caps
City:	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
League:	St. John's Junior Hockey League
Division:	City Division
Founded:	1993
Home Arena:	St. John's Twin Rinks
Colors:	Black, Red and White
General Manager:	Bob Perks
Head Coach:	Paul Whittle

The St. John's Jr. Caps are a junior team in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. They play in the St. John's Junior Hockey League. They are the namesake of the old St. John's Jr. Capitals who were the first ever Jr. A champions of Newfoundland in 1972.

They started play in the 1993-94 season. They have won the Veitch Memorial Trophy (Newfoundland's junior championship) in 2002 and 2009. In both years they went on to the Don Johnson Cup winning the Atlantic Championship for the first time in 2009.

History

The St. John's Jr. Caps were founded in 1993 when the St. John's Jr. 50's, a veteran club with a history in Junior A and winning the Don Johnson Cup, ceased operations.

In 2009, despite losing the league final to the Mount Pearl Jr. Blades, the Jr. Caps found themselves in the Veitch Memorial Trophy playoffs for the Newfoundland Junior B Championship as representatives. After beating the Deer Lake Jr. Red Wings 8-2, tying Mount Pearl 3-3, and beating the Central West Junior Hockey League Champion Central Jr. Cataracts 5-3, the Jr. Caps found themselves in the Veitch final with the best record against the Jr. Cataracts. The Jr. Caps won their second ever Veitch Memorial Trophy by a score of 7-4. With this they were qualified for the 2009 Don Johnson Cup in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador. They started the tournament by defeating the host Conception Bay North Jr. Stars 6-4. They then lost 6-3 to the Island Junior Hockey League's Sherwood Falcons. They then lost to the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League's Cumberland County Blues 7-4. They closed out the round robin with an 8-1 shellacking of the Jr. Cataracts who were in the tournament by virtue of New Brunswick opting out. With a 2-2-0 record, they finished third and drew Cumberland County in the semi-final. The Jr. Caps won the game 3-2 in double overtime. On April 19, the Jr. Caps played the Sherwood Falcons for the Don Johnson Cup. The Jr. Caps won 3-2 to win their first ever Maritime Junior B Championship.

In 2010, the Jr. Caps won the SJJHL title and the Veitch Memorial Trophy. They lost out in the semi-final of the Don Johnson Cup to the Cumberland County Blues, who would move on to win the entire tournament.

in 2013, the Jr. Caps had one of the most memorable seasons ever. With a Season record of 25-3-0 and taking the league with a 12-0 playoff record sweeping every team that came in their way

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1993-94	23	0	22	1	-	89	219	1	4th SJJHL
1994-95	34	19	14	1	-	214	197	39	3rd SJJHL
1995-96	33	21	9	3	-	219	172	45	2nd SJJHL
1996-97	30	19	10	1	-	138	127	39	1st SJJHL
1997-98	34	10	23	1	-	161	201	21	5th SJJHL
1998-99	33	23	6	4	-	152	105	50	2nd SJJHL	Won League
1999-00	37	16	18	3	-	131	171	35	8th SJJHL
2000-01	31	16	12	2	1	126	125	35	7th SJJHL
2001-02	33	19	12	2	-	150	122	40	2nd SJJHL	Won League, Won VMT
2002-03	29	6	20	1	2	113	189	15	7th SJJHL
2003-04	29	13	14	1	1	170	161	28	4th SJJHL
2004-05	29	14	13	2	0	151	161	30	5th SJJHL
2005-06	29	12	16	0	1	140	151	25	7th SJJHL
2006-07	29	8	19	1	1	115	160	18	6th SJJHL
2007-08	28	14	13	1	0	123	140	29	4th SJJHL
2008-09	28	17	9	1	1	141	107	36	2nd SJJHL	Lost Final, Won VMT, Won DJC
2009-10	28	24	3	1	0	151	68	49	1st SJJHL	Won League, Won VMT
2010-11	28	22	4	-	2	172	104	46	1st SJJHL
2011-12	28	23	5	-	0	159	80	46	1st SJJHL	Won League, Won VMT
2012-13	28	25	3	-	0	194	72	50	1st SJJHL	Won League, Won VMT
2013-14	28	19	8	-	1	111	81	39	2nd SJJHL	Won Quarters, 4-1 (Celtics) Lost Semi's, 1-4 (Breakers)
2014-15	28	18	8	-	2	124	99	38	3rd SJJHL	Won Quarters, 3-0 (Breakers) Won Semi-finals, 4-0 (Renegades) Won League, 4-2 (Capitals)
2015-16	28	17	9	-	2	117	100	36	4th SJJHL	Lost Quarters, 1-3 (Capitals)
2016-17	28	20	7	-	1	127	85	41	2nd of 8 SJJHL	Win Quarters, 3-0 (North Jr. Stars) Lost Semifinals 1-4 (Capitals)
Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2017-18	28	11	13	4	0	97	118	26	5th of 8 SJJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-3 (North Jr. Stars)
2018-19	27	7	16	2	2	101	147	18	8th of 8 SJJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Blades)
2019-20	28	19	7	2	-	138	102	40	3rd of 8 SJJHL	Lost Quarterfinals 1-3 (Flyers)
2020-21	1	1	0	0	-	6	4	2	N/A	Season Cancelled
2021-22	23	13	9	1	-	112	88	27	4th	Lost Semifinals
2022-23	28	18	9	-	1	124	87	43	T-2nd	Lost Final

Don Johnson Cup

Eastern Canada Jr B Championships

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	SemiFinal	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2015	L, Glace Bay - NS 1-5 SOL, Tyne Valley - PEI 2-3 L, Kensington - PEI 2-5 W, Moncton - NB 2-0	1-2-1	4th of 5	L, Moncton - NB-2-6	not competed	n/a
2013	W, Kensington - PEI 5-3 L, Moncton - NB 2-3 L, Fredericton - NB 1-7 OTW, Sackville - NS 3-2	2-2-0	3rd of 5	OTL, Sackville - NS 5-6	not competed	n/a
2012 HOST	W, Mount Pearl - Nfld 8-6 W, Moncton - NB 4-1 W, Kensington - PEI 2-1 W, East Hants - NS 3-2	4-0-0	1st of 5	OTL, Moncton - NB 4-5	not competed	n/a
2010	SOL, Cumberland - NS 2-3 L, Kensington - PEI 3-4 L, Bay - NS 4-6 W, Charlotte County - NB 11-2	2-2-0	3rd of 5	L, Cumberland - NS 2-3	not competed	n/a
2009	W, Conception Bay - Nfld 6-4 L, Sherwood - PEI 3-6 L, Cumberland - NS 4-7 W, Central - Nfld 8-1	2-2-0	3rd of 5	W, Cumberland - NS 6-5	not competed	W, Sherwood - PEI 3-2 Don Johnson Champions

External links

• SJJHL Website