The Clarenville Caribous (also commonly known as the Clarenville Ford Caribous due to an ongoing sponsorship deal announced September 23, 2015) are a senior ice hockey team based in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, and a member of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League. The Caribous are three-time winners of the Herder Memorial Trophy as all–Newfoundland and Labrador Senior Hockey Champions and winners of the 2011 Allan Cup as National Senior "AAA" Hockey Champions.
History
The following season proved to be an even bigger improvement for the team. In the club's third year in the League, the 2008-2009 season, the team went to the playoffs to win against the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, and got revenge on the Deer Lake Red Wings, defeating them in the next round. The Caribous went on to play the Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars in the final, and won the series 4-1. Clarenville won the Herder Memorial Trophy for the first time in club history.
In the Summer of 2009, the Caribous applied for Sr. AAA status to compete in future Allan Cup National Championship events. After winning the 2010 WCSHL Championship, the Caribous took home their second straight Herder Memorial Trophy by beating CBN for the second year in a row, 4-1. The Caribous were winless (0-3) at the 2010 Allan Cup in Fort St. John, British Columbia.
In 2010-11, the Caribous went 14-10-0-0 for second place in the WCSHL. They were eliminated in the league semi-final by Deer Lake to end their hopes for a third straight league title and Herder Trophy. Again registered with Hockey Canada as Senior AAA, the Caribous traveled west to Kenora, Ontario to compete at the 2011 Allan Cup. The Caribous went undefeated (4-0), beating Alberta's Bentley Generals 5-3 in the final to win their first and Newfoundland and Labrador's second ever Allan Cup.
Seasons and Records
Season-by-season results Led league in pointsHerder Trophy champions
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
WCSHL = West Coast Senior Hockey League, NSHL = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League, CWSHL = Central West Senior Hockey League
+Clarenville Caribous regular season and postseason statistics and results, 2006–presentSeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult2006-07WCSHL 20 19 6 1 133 10018 Lost in WCSHL finals to Deer Lake Red Wings2007-08WCSHL 23 16 5 2 115 9930 1st Lost in WCSHL finals to Deer Lake Red Wings2008-09WCSHL 24 14 9 1 134 109 29 2nd Won Herder vs. Conception Bay CeeBee Stars, 4-12009-10WCSHL24 16 6 2 104 81 341stWon Herder vs. Conception Bay CeeBee Stars, 4-12010-11 WCSHL24 14 10 0 106 99 28 2ndLost semi-final, won Allan Cup2011-12 NSHL24 15 5 2 36 1st Won Herder vs. Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, 4-12012-13 NSHL24 15 7 2 119 100 32 2ndLost in Herder final2013-14 NSHL24 136 5 11681 312nd 2014-15 CWSHL24 1310 1 11094273rd 2015-16 CWSHL 22 10 11 - 1 90 96 21 3rd 7 3 4 22 22 Lost in league semi-finals to Corner Brook Royals, 3-4 2016-17 CWSHL 16 8 8 - 0 61 57 16 2nd Defeated Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts in League finals 2017-18 CWSHL 16 9 7 - 0 69 64 18 2nd Won Herder, defeated St. John's Senior Caps, 4-0
Allan Cup results Season Location GP W L T OTL GF GA Results Playoffs2010 Fort St. John, BC 3 0 3 0 0 8 20 3rd Pool Two Lost quarter-final2011 Kenora, Ontario 4 4 0 0 0 15 7 1st Pool One Won Allan Cup2013 Red Deer, Alberta 4 3 1 0 0 18 10 1st Pool One Lost in Final2014 Dundas, Ontario 4 3 1 0 0 18 8 1st Pool One Lost in Final2015 Clarenville, NL 4 2 2 0 0 10 9 2nd Division two Lost in semi-final (South East Prairie Thunder)
Current roster For the current team roster see Caribous profile on the league website
Leaders
Captains Dustin Russell (2006-2015) Andrew Sweetland (2015-2016)
Coaches Randy Pearcey (2006-2010) Ivan Hapgood (2014-2016) Rebecca Russell (2016-)
Trophies and awards Team awards Three all-Newfoundland senior hockey championships (Herder Memorial Trophy): 2009, 2010, 2012 Awarded the Allan Cup in 2011 as the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada.
Individual awards
S. E Tuma Memorial Trophy (Top scorer in the regular season) Andrew Sweetland, 2013 (42 pts)
T.A. (Gus) Soper Memorial Award (MVP in the regular season)
President's Goaltender's Award (Top goaltender in the regular season of operating Senior A leagues)
Top Defenseman
Rookie of the year
Coach of the Year
Howie Clouter Memorial Trophy (Most Gentlemanly and effective player)
Cliff Gorman Memorial Award (Most valuable player of the Herder Playoffs)
Honoured Members Retired numbers #27 Les Stanley (1962-1980) #2 Bill Norcott (1963-1975) #7 Robert Gladney (1981-1983)
Clarenville Caribous Logo Caribous logo created by Newfoundland artist Reilly Fitzgerald and web developer Todd Cole (2006)
See also List of ice hockey teams in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
External links Clarenville Ford Caribous Facebook site Team profile