Due to an issue with the Zamboni, games tonight at DF Barnes Arena are cancelled and will be added to the schedule after Xmas.

Due to work being completed at the Mary Brown’s Centre, games originally scheduled for Monday December 15th will be rescheduled for after Christmas.

On Friday October 17th, the NAPE League All Stars, make that No Stars!, took to the ice for a friendly game against some NHL legends including, Hall of Famer Guy Carbonneau, recently retired, but still could play, David Desharnais, 70 goal, 150 point season superstar Bernie Nicholls, Newfoundland native Michael Ryder, other Montreal alumni, including Brian Skrudland and Sergio Momesso, one of the famed Sutter brothers, Rich Sutter, former NHLer John Lablanc, and coached by former enforcer Chris “Knuckles” Nilan.

A huge thank you to the Legends team for their gracious attitude both on and off the ice. and for the after party at Greensleeves! It was a thrill of a lifetime for all of us scrubs who got to take the ice against them and to share a beverage and chat with them after the game. Here are some pictures of the evening.

Please scroll down and click on the link on the right hand side of the home page to fill out the application form for the 2025-26 season. ALL returning players MUST fill out an application form.

The League would like to announce that the date for the Annual General Meeting is Monday September 22nd 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. Please make an effort to attend. The AGM is the platform for discussing rule changes, improvement idea, the presentation of League financial reports, as well as the election of the League exec.

Due to facility being double booked, The year end banquet has been postponed until Saturday June 28th at 7:30 at the Geraldine Rubia Centre on Shaw Street. 

      Drop down for a beer and a feed of chicken.

All it costs is a $10 donation to the Rubia Centre. 

Please RSVP your team rep if you intend on attending, as we need to get a gauge on how much chicken to order.

The NAPE Blackhorse Hockey League express our deepest condolences on the passing of Glenn Byrne at the young age of 55.

Glenn played in the League for several years throughout the early 2000s and was a great hockey player, and an even better person. Those of us who knew Glenn will tell you that he always had a smile on his face.

Glenn worked at the Sherriff’s office until the time of his passing.

In recent years he courageously battled several illnesses, including cancer and most recently heart failure.

We send our thoughs and prayers to Glenn’s family.

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.