Clarenville Caribous

The Clarenville Caribous are the name for the senior men's teams that have played out of Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The first incarnation played from 1973-74 and from 1976 until 1982. The second incarnation was established in 2006.
==First Incarnation==
The first version of the team played in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League starting with the 1973-74 season.  Not much of the team's records are known for much of their existence.
===Season by season record===
Season 	GP	W 	 L	T	Pts	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
1973-74	22	5 	15	2	12 	70 	137	5th 	Did not qualify
1976-77	26	10	15	1	21 	121	135	3rd Eastern	
1977-78	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978-79	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981-82	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Second Incarnation==
The Clarenville Caribous are a senior ice hockey team based in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador as part of the Central/West Senior Hockey League. The Caribous are two-time winning Herder Memorial Trophy Newfoundland and Labrador Senior Hockey Champions and 2011 Allan Cup National Senior "AAA" Hockey Champions.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/04/17/caribous-allan.html
===History===
The Caribous broke into the WCSHL in 2006-2007, ending the season in last place with 18 points. However, in the very next season in 2007-2008 they shot past the other three teams, ending the season in first place with 30 points. They also went on to beat the Corner Brook Royals in the first round of the playoffs, only to be defeated by the Deer Lake Red Wings in the next. A very big improvement for one year.
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.http://web.archive.org/web/20110720121338/http://www.hockeynl.ca/pdf/content/211-HERDER_MEMORIAL_TROPHY_HISTORY.pdf
In the Summer of 2009, the Caribous applied for Sr. AAA status to compete in future Allan Cup National Championship events.http://www.allancup.ca/Atlantic09-10.htm After winning the 2010 WCSHL Championship, the Caribous took home their second straight Herder Memorial Trophy be beating CBN for the second year in a row, 4-1.http://web.archive.org/web/20110720121338/http://www.hockeynl.ca/pdf/content/211-HERDER_MEMORIAL_TROPHY_HISTORY.pdf The Caribous were winless (0-3) at the 2010 Allan Cup in Fort St. John, British Columbia.http://www.allancup.ca/Schedule09-10.htm
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 AAAhttp://www.allancup.ca/Atlantic10-11.htm, 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 5-3http://www.allancup.ca/Schedule10-11.htm in the final to win their first and Newfoundland and Labrador's second ever Allan Cup.http://www.allancup.ca/Allan%20Cup%20Champions.htm
The Caribous players took a vote in January of 2018 and agreed to play the balance of the 2017-18 season without pay in an effort to help stabilize the team.  The team management then took the further step to join the East Coast Senior Hockey League for the 2018-19 season, as the ECSHL does not pay its' players.http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=4678
===Season by season results===
Led league in points	Herder 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–present
Season 	League 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason	Postseason	Postseason
Season 	League 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	Finish 	GP 	W 	L 	GF 	GA 	Result 	 	 	
2006-07	WCSHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2007-08	WCSHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	30 	1st 	 	 	 	 	 	Lost in WCSHL finals to Deer Lake Red Wings 	 	 	
2008-09	WCSHL 	24 	14 	9 	 	1 	134 	109 	29 	2nd 	 	 	 	 	 	Won Herder vs. Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars, 4-1 	 	 	
2009-10	WCSHL 	24 	16 	6 	 	2 	104 	81 	34 	1st 	 	 	 	 	 	Won Herder vs. Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars, 4-1 	 	 	
2010-11	WCSHL 	24 	14 	10 	 	0 	106 	99 	28 	2nd 	 	 	 	 	 	Lost Semi-final, Won Allan Cup 	 	 	
2011-12	NSHL 	24 	15 	5 	 	2 	 	 	36 	1st 	 	 	 	 	 	Won Herder vs. Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, 4-1 	 	 	
2012-13	NSHL 	24 	15 	7 	 	2 	119 	100 	32 	2nd 	 	 	 	 	 	Lost in Herder final 	 	 	
2013-14	NSHL 	24 	13 	6 	- 	5 	116 	81 	31 	2nd 	11 	6 	5 	45 	36 	Lost Final to Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 	 	 	
2014-15	CWSHL 	24 	13 	10 	- 	1 	110 	94 	27 	3rd 	4 	0 	4 	9 	22 	Lost Semifinal to Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts;Lost 2015 Allan Cup Semifinals (as Host)	 	 	
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 	20 	12 	8 	- 	3 	65 	57 	24 	2nd 	14 	8 	6 	 	 	Won League Championship;Lost Herder Final 3 games to 2 to Harbour Grace Cee Bee Stars 	 	 	
2017-18	CWSHL 	16 	9 	7 	- 	0 	96 	64 	18 	2nd 	10 	8 	2 	45 	32 	Won League Championship; 	 	 	
2018-19	NSHL 	20 	13 	5 	- 	2 	93 	80 	28 	1st 	 	 	 	 	 	Lost Eastern Final 	 	 	
2019-20	ECSHL 	15 	10 	5 	- 	0 	78 	53 	20 	3rd 	 	 	 	 	 	Playoffs suspended with team trailing semifinal series 1-0 	 	 	
2020-21	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic	No league play due to COVID-19 pandemic 	 	 	
2021-22	AESHL 	15 	5 	9 	- 	1 	54 	60 	11 	4th 	13 	6 	7 	 	 	Lost Final 	 	 	
2022-23	AESHL 	20 	10 	7 	- 	3 	89 	75 	21 	4th 	3 	1 	2 	12 	14 	Lost Quarterfinals 	 	 	
2023-24	AESHL 	20 	15 	2 	- 	3 	98 	60 	33 	1st 	9 	4 	4 	26 	27 	Lost Final 	 	 	
==Allan Cup results==
Season	Location 	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Results 	Playoffs
2010 	Fort St. John, BC	3 	0	3	0	0 	8 	20	3rd Pool Two 	Lost Quarter-final
2011 	Kenora, Ontario 	4 	4	0	0	0 	15	7 	1st Pool One 	Won Allan Cup
2013 	Red Deer, Alberta	4 	3	1	0	0 	18	10	1st Pool One 	Lost in Final
2014 	Dundas, Ontario 	4 	3	1	0	0 	18	8 	1st Pool One 	Lost in Final
2015 	Clarenville, NL 	4 	2	2	0	0 	10	9 	2nd Division two	Lost in semi-final (South East Prairie Thunder)
2023 	Dundas, Ontario 	4 	3	1	-	0 	15	14	1st 	Lost in Final
==References==
== External links ==
* Official website for the Caribous
Category:Established in 2006
Category:Established in 1973
Category:Newfoundland Senior Hockey League teams
Category:Disestablished in 1974
Category:Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League teams