2025 Herder Memorial Final
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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.[1]
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.[2] The leading scorer in the 2025 AESHL playoffs was Clarenville's Adam Dawe with 18 points in 13 games (5G 8A).[3]
Deer Lake Red Wings
The Red Wings finished in first place in the Central West Senior Hockey League 18-game regular season with a record of 13-3-2.[4]
After eliminating the Stephenville Lightning in four straight games in the CWSHL semi-final, Deer Lake defeated the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 4-games-to-2 in the best-of-seven league finals, winning their fourth Cliff Gorman Memorial Trophy.
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.[5]
| 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 | |||
