2025 Herder Memorial Final

The 2025 Herder Memorial Final was the championship series of Newfoundland senior hockey's 2024–25 season and the culmination of the 2025 Herder Memorial playoffs. The Central West Senior Hockey League champion Deer Lake Red Wings defeated the Avalon East Senior Hockey League champion Clarenville Caribous four games to zero in the best-of-seven series, earning their third title in team history.[1]

The series began in Deer Lake with games one and two at the Hodder Memorial Complex on March 28 and 29 and concluded in Clarenville with games four and five at the Eastlink Events Centre on April 4 and 5.

On April 5, after the Championship-winning game, Hockey NL Chair of Senior Hockey Gary Gale presented the Herder Memorial Trophy to Red Wings' captain Stephen Simms. Deer Lake goaltender Bryan Gillis was presented with the Cliff Gorman Memorial Award as the series MVP.[2]

Paths to the Final

Clarenville Caribous

The Caribous finished the season in fourth place in the Avalon East Senior Hockey League (AESHL) with a record of 8–9–3.

In the first round of the AESHL playoffs, Clarenville defeated the fifth place HGOE CeeBee Stars 2-games-to-0 in a best-of-three series. In the second round, the Caribous eliminated the first-place Baker's Flooring Conception Bay Blues 4-games-to-2 in a best-of-seven league semi-final.

In the league final, Clarenville defeated the second-place Puglisevich Southern Shore Breakers 4-games-to-1 and were awarded the Joe Maynard Trophy as the AESHL champion.[3] The leading scorer in the 2025 AESHL playoffs was Clarenville's Adam Dawe with 18 points in 13 games (5G 8A).[4]

Deer Lake Red Wings

The Red Wings finished in first place in the Central West Senior Hockey League 14-game regular season with a near-perfect record of 13-0-1.

After eliminating the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 4-games-to-1 in the CWSHL semi-final, Deer Lake went on to win their third Cliff Gorman Memorial Trophy by defeating the Stephenville Lightning in four straight games in the best-of-seven league finals.[5]

Game summaries

Game one

March 28 Clarenville Caribous 2-3 3OT Deer Lake Red Wings Hodder Memorial Complex


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st CLA Chad Earle Thomas Hedges, Graham Oldford 11:34 1-0 CLA
CLA Adam Dawe Unassisted 13:48 2-0 CLA
2nd DRL Brandon Hynes Stephen Simms, Jacob Oake 15:37 2-1 CLA
3rd DRL Michael Hynes Luke Robinson, Jacob Oake 01:49 2-2
OT None
2OT None
3OT DRL Kristopher Thomas Lucas McKay, Jonny Anderson 04:42 3-2 DRL
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CLA Andrew Mercer Cross-checking 12:16 2:00
CLA Adam Dawe Cross-checking 14:44 2:00
2nd DRL Drew Langdon High Sticking 03:44 2:00
DRL Reilly Mayne Tripping 10:22 2:00
3rd CLA Patrick Farrell Hooking 03:22 2:00
DRL Reilly Mayne Holding 08:28 2:00
CLA Chad Earle Cross-checking 10:28 2:00
OT CLA Adam Dawe Roughing after whistle 08:40 2:00
DRL Lucas McKay Roughing after whistle 08:40 2:00
2OT None
3OT None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 OT Total
CLA 14 9 12 17 52
DRL 13 13 10 19 55
Penalties by period
Team 1 2 3 OT Total
CLA 4 0 4 2 10
DRL 0 4 2 2 8

Note: SA = saves against. GA = goals against, SV = saves, SV% = save percentage, TOI = time on ice, PIM = penalty minutes

Goaltending
Team Goaltender SA GA SV SV% TOI PIM
CLA A.J. Whiffen 55 3 52 0.945 94:42 0
DRL Bryan Gillis 52 2 50 0.962 94:42 0

Game Two

March 29 Clarenville Caribous 1-3 Deer Lake Red Wings Hodder Memorial Complex


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DRL Stephen Gillard Matthew Grouchy, Cody Drover 11:04 1-0 DRL
2nd CLA Adam Dawe Kevin Reid, Chad Earle 02:26 1-1
DRL Cody Drover Jordan Maher, Matthew Grouchy 06:33 2-1 DRL
3rd DRL Drew Langdon Brandon Hynes 18:45 3-1 DRL
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CLA Jacob Evans Slashing 17:52 2:00
2nd DRL Lucas McKay Boarding 03:44 2:00
CLA Thomas Hedges Hooking 11:50 2:00
DRL Michael Hynes High-sticking 19:31 2:00
CLA Graham Oldford Slashing 19:43 2:00
3rd CLA Justin Pender Cross-checking 13:10 2:00
CLA Thomas Hedges Roughing after whistle 20:00 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
CLA 10 18 11 39
DRL 7 11 9 27

Game Three

April 4 Deer Lake Red Wings 1-0 Clarenville Caribous Eastlink Events Centre


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DRL Ryan Smith Brandon Hynes, Drew Langdon 15:27 1-0 DRL
2nd None
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st None
2nd DRL Bryan Gillis Tripping 04:24 2:00
DRL Drew Langdon Closing Hand on Puck 06:22 2:00
3rd CLA Patrick Farrell Cross-checking 09:12 2:00
CLA Patrick Farrell Slashing 13:11 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
DRL 10 4 8 22
CLA 9 12 5 26


Game Four

April 5 Deer Lake Red Wings 4-1 Clarenville Caribous Eastlink Events Centre


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DRL Brandon Hynes Reilly Mayne, Stephen Simms 05:41 1-0 DRL
CLA Thomas Hedges Kevin Reid, Adam Dawe 08:52 1-1
DRL Drew Langdon Stephen Simms, Brandon Hynes 11:57 2-1 DRL
2nd DRL Reilly Mayne Darren Langdon, Lucas McKay 20:00 3-1 DRL
3rd DRL Lucas McKay (EN) Reilly Mayne, Lucas Robinson 18:10 4-1 DRL
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CAR Jacob Evans Hooking 05:21 2:00
CAR Mason Reid Roughing 07:47 2:00
DRL Lucas McKay Roughing 07:47 2:00
CLA Liam Leonard Charging 11:27 2:00
DRL Josh Day Cross Checking 13:35 2:00
CLA Justin Pender Roughing 18:11 2:00
CLA Andrew Mercer Roughing 18:11 2:00
DRL Reilly Mayne Goaltender Interference 18:11 2:00
DRL Reilly Mayne Roughing 18:11 2:00
DRL Drew Langdon Roughing 18:11 2:00
2nd DRL Paul Hutchings Jooking 02:37 2:00
DRL Kevin Reid Goaltender Interference 05:10 2:00
3rd None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 Total
DRL 8 19 7 34
CLA 9 8 9 26

Player statistics

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.[6]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Brandon Hynes Deer Lake Red Wings 4 2 3 5
Drew Langdon Deer lake Red Wings 4 2 2 4
Reilly Mayne Deer lake Red Wings 4 1 3 4
Adam Dawe Clarenville Caribous 4 2 1 3
Lucas McKay Deer Lake Red Wings 4 1 2 3
Stephen Simms Deer Lake Red Wings 4
Cody Drover Deer Lake Red Wings 4
Chad Earle Clarenville Caribous 4
Thomas Hedges Clarenville Caribous 4
Matthew Grouchy Deer Lake Red Wings 4

Goaltenders

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Bryan Gillis Deer Lake Red Wings 4 4 0 143 4 0.972
A.J. Whiffen Clarenville Caribous 4 0 4 138 11 0.920


Team rosters

(work-in-progress)

Deer Lake Red Wings

# Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Final appearance
72 Jonathan Anderson LW L 25 2023 Rocky Harbour, NL second (2024)
32 Billy Clarke G R 31 2019 Dayspring, Nova Scotia third (2023, 2024)
31 Bryan Gillis G L 36 2024 Elmsdale, Nova Scotia second (2015)
91 Brandon Hynes RW R 32 2022 Norris Point, NL third (2023, 2024)
89 Michael Hynes C L 34 2022 Norris Point, NL fifth (2015, 2019, 2023, 2024)

Clarenville Caribous

# Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Final appearance
29 A.J. Whiffen G L 35 2021 Grand Falls-Windsor, NL seventh (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022)

References

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