The St. John's Junior Caps are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. They are members of the St. John's Junior Hockey League and are the 2024 St. John's Junior Hockey League Champions.
History The St. John's Junior 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 Junior 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 Junior Caps played the Sherwood Falcons for the Don Johnson Cup. The Junior Caps won 3-2 to win their first ever Maritime Junior B Championship.
In 2010, the Junior 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 Junior Caps had a season record of 25-3-0 and a 12-0 playoff record.
March 7th Caps-Breakers penalties On March 7th, 2026, during a game between the St. John's Junior Caps and the Southern Shore Junior Breakers, the referees handed out 568 minutes of penalties. This exceeds the record for most penalties minutes given in an NHL game, which was 419. The league issued a statement on the 8th condemning the behavior. The game had to end early due to the excessive amount of penalties.
Season-by-season record Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1993-94 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 League1999-00 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 VMT2002-03 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 DJC2009-10 28 24 3 1 0 151 68 49 1st SJJHL Won League, Won VMT2010-11 28 22 4 - 2 172 104 46 1st SJJHL 2011-12 28 23 5 - 0 159 80 46 1st SJJHL Won League, Won VMT2012-13 28 25 3 - 0 194 72 50 1st SJJHL Won League, Won VMT2013-14 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)2017-18 27 11 12 4 0 96 113 26 5TH of 8 SJJHL Lost Quarters, 0-3 (Stars)2018-19 27 7 16 2 2 101 147 18 8TH of 8 SJJHL Lost Quarters, 0-3 (Blades)2021-22 23 13 9 = 1 112 88 27 4TH of 8 SJJHL lost SemiFinals, 0-3 (Stars)2022-23 28 18 9 = 1 127 87 37 3rd of 8 SJJHL Won Quarterfinals, 3-0 (Eagles)Won Semifinals 4-1 (Blades)Lost League Finals 0-4 (Jr. Stars)2023-24 28 21 5 2 = 135 80 44 2nd of 8 SJJHL Won Quarterfinals, 3-1 (Renegades)Won Semifinals, 4-1 (Eagles)Won League Finals 4-1 (Jr. Stars)Taylor Cup Championsadvance to Don Johnson Memorial Cup2024-25 28 21 6 1 = 113 81 43 1st of 8 SJJHL Won Quarterfinals, 3-0 (Warriors)Won Semifinals, 4-0 (Celtics)Lost League Finals 3-4 (Jr. Stars)2025-26 28 25 3 0 = 151 63 50 1st of 8 SJJHL Won Quarterfinals, 3-0 (Breakers)Won Semifinals, 4-3 (Warriors)Won League Finals 4-2 (Jr. Stars)Taylor Cup Championsadvance to Don Johnson Memorial Cup
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 1-5SOL, Tyne Valley - PEI 2-3L, Kensington - PEI 2-5W, Moncton - NB 2-0 1-2-1 4th of 5 L, Moncton - NB-2-6not competedn/a 2013 W, Kensington - PEI 5-3L, Moncton - NB 2-3L, Fredericton - NB 1-7OTW, Sackville - NS 3-2 2-2-0 3rd of 5 OTL, Sackville - NS 5-6not competedn/a 2012HOST W, Mount Pearl - Nfld 8-6W, Moncton - NB 4-1W, Kensington - PEI 2-1W, East Hants - NS 3-2 4-0-0 1st of 5 OTL, Moncton - NB 4-5not competedn/a 2010 SOL, Cumberland - NS 2-3L, Kensington - PEI 3-4L, Bay - NS 4-6W, Charlotte County - NB 11-2 2-2-0 3rd of 5 L, Cumberland - NS 2-3not competedn/a 2009 W, Conception Bay - Nfld 6-4L, Sherwood - PEI 3-6L, Cumberland - NS 4-7W, Central - Nfld 8-1 2-2-0 3rd of 5 W, Cumberland - NS 6-5not competedW, Sherwood - PEI 3-2Don Johnson Champions 2024 L, Mount Pearl - Nfld (host) 2-5L, Antigonish - NS 0-8L, Kensington - PEI 0-4W, Kent - NB 3-2 1-0-3-0 4th of 5 L, Antigonish - NS 0-8not competedtbd 2026
References
External links Junior Caps Website SJJHL Website