Herder Memorial Trophy
A History of Senior Hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2000
- Category
- Hockey
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550811568
- Publish Date
- Sep 2000
- List Price
- $2.00
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Description
The competition for the senior hockey championship and the Herder Memorial Trophy in Newfoundland and Labrador began in 1935. This book looks at the early days of amateur competition for the coveted trophy, through its glory days of paid players and its eventual retu to the grass roots level in the 1990s. It includes a listing of winning teams-and players-for each year.
About the author
Bill Abbott has been involved in the newspaper business for more than twenty years as a reporter, editor and publisher. In addition, he has been active in the sports field on a provincial and national level as a competitor, coach, official and administrator. He served for 27 years as a referee in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League before his retirement in 1999 and witnessed first hand many of the exciting games played in the league during that time. Bill resides in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland with his wife Fran and his son Daniel.