Other Allan Cup Competitions
The 1967 Conception Bay CeeBees was the first team from Newfoundland and Labrador to advance into Allan Cup competition. Seeking Canada's top amateur hockey award, the CeeBees opened the Atlantic playoffs with a 6-4 overtime win over the host Moncton Hawks, but lost 6-2, 5-3 and 3-2 in a best-of-five series. In 1968, the Corner Brook Royals was the first team from this province to win an Allan Cup series as they lost 7-4, but rebounded with 6-4, 4-1 and 10-0 home victories over the Morrisburgh Combines of Ontario for a three-games-to-one decision. In the Eastern Canada playoffs, the Royals had a 6-1 win but lost 15-1, 9-2 and 3-0 to the Victoriaville Tigers and were eliminated three games to one. The Gander Flyers lost the 1969 Eastern Canadian Allan Cup playoffs to the Galt Hornets of Ontario, four games to one. Gander won 6-5 as J.C. Garneau scored two goals. Galt had wins of 4-3, 7-4, 6-4 and 9-1. In 1970, the St. John's Capitals hosted the Victoriaville Tigers of Quebec in the Eastern playoffs but lost three games to one. St. John's had a 3-1 win, but it wasn't enough to go against losses of 6-5 in overtime, 4-2 and 7-3. The Grand Falls Cataracts went the full five games against the Galt Hornets in the 1971 Eastern finals but were edged three games to two. With great goaltending from Jean Guy Morrissette, who had starred for Victoriaville in its 1970 win over St. John's, Grand Falls won 6-3 and 3-1, but Galt took 4-2, 5-3 and 6-3 victories. Morrissette was the Most Valuable Player for the series.