Central Newfoundland
Buchans
In 1937, Buchans was once again in the west coast playoffs, this time winning a two-game, total-goal series. The games were played on February 26-27. Buchans then went on to play the east coast winners, St. Bon's, losing 4-1 in the championship game for the Herder Memorial Trophy. The Buchans Miners' lineup consisted of Phil Veitch, Bill Trerise, Jim Smith, Aubbie Martin, Ralph Colyer, Hal Cross, Cyril Veitch, William Chapline, Robbie Robertson, Ed Hancock, Bob Godden, Alan Wilcox, Billy Hunt, Eldred White and Ron Chafe. Ralph Colyer, of the Buchans Miners, was the leading scorer in the 1937 Herder playoffs with four goals. In 1939, Buchans again won the Western championship by defeating Grand Falls 8-4 and 13-8. On March 14, 1939, Bell Island defeated Buchans 3-2 to knock Buchans out of Herder contention. St. Bon's went on to win the Herder Memorial Trophy over Bell Island by scores of 14-0 and 2-0. Buchans was in the hunt for the Herder Trophy again in 1940. The Miners played a two-game, total-goal series against St. Bon's. In the first game, St. Bon's won handily by defeating the Miners 12-2. The second game was played on March 28, 1940 and Buchans proved to be the winner by a 6-5 score. Owing to the total goal setup, Buchans lost the Herder by a 17-7 score. The Buchans Miners won the west coast championship again in 1941. On March 8, 1941, Buchans defeated Grand Falls by a score of 7-4. The next night they lost to Grand Falls 5-4, but won the series on total goals. Buchans had to withdraw from play for the Herder Trophy against the Eastern champions due to the lateness of the playoffs, the unavailability of ice on their home rink, and work commitments of the players.