The Central West Senior Hockey League (CWSHL) is a senior ice hockey league in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The league competed for the Herder Memorial Trophy and its teams declared themselves eligible for the Allan Cup.
History On June 4, 2014 four teams from the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League, the Clarenville Caribous, Western Royals, Gander Flyers and the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, officially announced their departure and formed a new league to be the Central West Senior Hockey League (CWSHL).
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 NL announced on September 20, 2015 that beginning in March 2016 the CWSHL champions will play the Avalon East Senior Hockey League champions in a best-of-five Herder final series.
After a hiatus of over 6 seasons, the CWSHL restarted and the newly formed league consisted of four teams for the 2023-2024 season.
Teams
Team Centre ArenaDeer Lake Red Wings Deer Lake Hodder Memorial CentreCorner Brook Royals Corner Brook Corner Brook Civic CentreStephenville Lightning Stephenville Stephenville DomeGrand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Grand Falls-Windsor Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium
Champions 2015 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts
League trophies and awards
First Place in Regular Season
SeasonWinnerRecord 2014-2015 Corner Brook Royals 2015-2016 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts
Top Scorer in Regular Season
SeasonWinnerPointsTeam 2014-2015 2015-2016 Cam Fergus Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts
Top Goaltender Award
SeasonWinnerTeam 2014-2015 2015-2016
Herder Champions 2015 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts
References
External links Official Website defunct NLSHL Website AESHL Website Newfoundland Hockey Talk discussion pages