This past Sunday night, Sportsmanship awards were handed out by our referee, Jesse Wilkins, who created this award, and has graciously donated the prizes. Jesse had started this award last season with two winners announced, Bob Royle and Steve Pearce. This season, Jesse has decided to expand this award to include 1 player from each team.

The award recognizes a player who best represents the spirit and values of our League. It includes, but is not limited to, sportsmanship(on and off the ice), attendance (players who show up most every night), and generally a player who contributes to the League. This could include gathering the pucks after warm ups, or just leading by example by demonstrating our League values, by their conduct on the ice.

We are very proud to announce the winners for this season! Greg Pike, Jordan Lee, Jon Bennett and Paul Bowering were chosen by Jesse, as the players who best demonstrated these qualities this season. Congratulations to all of you !

The NAPE League regrets to annouce that James Canning passed away today.

  He had been diagnosed with colon cancer and was supposed to start chemo today. He was only in his mid 40s. 

  For you guys who didn’t know James, he played in our League for several seasons in the early 2000s, and then came back in 2022 for 2 more seasons. He played last season, but decided not to come back this year.

Hockey is cancelled for Monday February 24th, due to a junior hockey game. The games will be added to the end of the regular season.

The NAPE Blackhorse Hockey League are thrilled that four members of our League have stepped up to each sponsor a team and provide new jerseys that have been sorely needed. Also a big thank you to Jack Hanlon for working closely with each sponsor to design a logo and color scheme for them. They all look amazing!

Here are the four players who stepped up to provide these jerseys and a brief description of their respection companies. Please keep them in mind if you or someone you know may be able to avail of their services:

Anthony Nippard – Golden Energy Solutions
Golden Energy Solutions provides tailored solar power system design and installation allowing home or cabin owners to save money, produce their own energy, and contribute to a greener environment.

Steve Brewer-Tier 1 Capital

Tier 1 Capital is a heavy civil contracting company that serves NL province wide. We provide services such as: Water & sewer, Heavy equipment rentals, Snow clearing/removal & ice control and a large scale crushing and screening aggregates. Along side its sister company Universal Enviromental Services Inc. we have been serving NL for 50 years. Universal Environmental Services Inc. is also proudly the largest contaminated soil remediation company in Newfoundland & Labrador. Both companies have always been proud sponsors of Sports and Recreation in and around our Community and are very thankful to the Companies that have trusted us in providing for them so we can in turn give back to these such events.

Mike Gehue-Queen’s Battery Engineering Co.

Queen’s Battery Engineering is a locally-owned and operated firm that provides structural engineering services across a wide variety of industries, including residential and light commercial. The firm’s expertise lies within timber, structural steel, and reinforced concrete design, as well as structural rehabilitation and project management. Our work is most prominent within the residential sector, having successfully aided our clients in breathing new life into historic houses in the downtown area.

Brad Suter-Martin’s Fire Safety

For more than 40 years, Martin’s Fire Safety has been protecting people and property across the island of Newfoundland, from Port Aux Basques to Petty Harbour, St. Anthony to St. Lawrence.

We are committed to helping you reduce your exposure to a fire-related loss. Our friendly team of technicians and administrators will respond to your inquiry promptly, while ensuring we deliver the best quality products and service.

​From an extinguisher for your home office to a suppression system for a marine vessel, we are your one-stop shop. Our team is certified by the Provincial Fire Commissioner’s Office and receives regular training in the installation, inspection, and servicing of all types of fire equipment. 

The League would like to announce that the date for the Annual General Meeting is September 23rd at 7:30 at the Newfoundland Embassy, 2nd floor. The Embassy is located across from the Mary Brown’s Centre, and is the same location that we had the AGM last year.

The Nape Hockey League has confirmed the date for the League banquet this year. The banquet will take place on Saturday, July 20th at the Geraldine Rubia Centre on Shaw Street. We are asking for a minimum $10 donation at the door, to be forwarded on to the Rubia Centre to aid them in the wonderful work they do.

Your team reps will be in touch, as we are hoping to get an indication of how many players are going to be attending.

Congratulations to TaiPan on winning the League Championship on Sunday night with a 6-1 victory over CIS, in a hard fought series that went the distance.

The Round Robin portion of the playoff schedule has been posted.

In the interest of safety, Games for tonight, Feb 18th have been cancelled. Games will be added to the end of the regular schedule.