League

The Exploits Home Hardware Central West Junior Hockey League is a high-calibre amateur Junior B league made up of four teams in Newfoundland and Labrador. Inaugurating in 2004, the league has provided fans across the province with high calibre, fast paced hockey. Each year the Central Cataracts, Corner Brook Royals, Stephenville Jets and Port aux Basques Mariners battle through an 18-game regular season to determine the playoff match-ups.

The playoffs consist of the semi-finals, best three of five, with the 1st place of the regular season playing the 4th place and the 2nd place playing 3rd place. The winners of the semis face each other in the best of seven series for the Central West Junior Hockey League Championship, the Exploits Home Hardware Cup.

The winner then advances to the Veitch Memorial Championship. This three team tournament brings together the Exploits Home Hardware Central West Junior Hockey League champion, winner of the St. John’s Junior Hockey League and the host association to award Newfoundland and Labrador’s top junior hockey honour – the Veitch Memorial Cup. The crowned provincial champion then represents Newfoundland and Labrador at the Atlantic Championships, the Don Johnson Cup.

The CWJHL is run be a volunteer executive, which consists of the President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer, as well as representatives from each of the four teams.

The 2011-2012 regular season begins on October 29th, 2011 and runs until January 29th, 2012. Semi-finals begin on February 11th, and the finals begin March 3rd. The Veitch Memorial Cup is scheduled to be host by the St. John's Junior Caps and held March 30th, 31st, April, 1st. The Don Johnson Cup will also be hosted by the Caps from April 17th – April 22nd, 2012.