April 8, 2024

Immediate Release

Grand Falls-Windsor, NL – The St. John’s Rooftech Caps defeated the Deer Lake Red Wings by a score of 5 to 0 on Saturday night to sweep the 2024 Herder Memorial Championship series in four straight games.

Joel Bishop of the Caps received the Cliff Gorman Memorial Award as the series Most Valuable Player.

The Herder Memorial Trophy was first presented by Ralph Herder of the Evening Telegram Limited in 1935 as a memorial of his five brothers Arthur, Hubert, William, Douglas, and Gus.  Ralph, his youngest brother Jim, and Ralph’s son Stephen were later named to the trophy.  The brother’s father, William James Herder, founded the Evening Telegram in 1879. The trophy is emblematic of the Provincial Senior Hockey Championship.

For complete details on results and statistics click here  The Herder