Clarenville Caribous
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| City | Clarenville, NL |
| League | Central West Senior Hockey League |
| Operated | 2006 |
| Home arena | Eastlink Clarenville Events Centre |
| Colours | Black, Red, and White |
| General manager | Derek MacPhee |
| Head coach | Ivan Hapgood |
| Captain | Dustin Russell |
| Website | Caribous on league website |
The Clarenville Caribous (also commonly known as the Clarenville Ford Caribous due to a five-year sponsorship deal announced September 23, 2015) are a senior ice hockey team based in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Central West Senior Hockey League. The Caribous are three-time winners of the Herder Memorial Trophy as all-Newfoundland and Labrador Senior Hockey Champions and winners of the 2011 Allan Cup as National Senior "AAA" Hockey Champions.
The Caribous broke into the WCSHL in 2006-2007, ending the season in last place with 18 points. However, in the very next season in 2007-2008 they shot past the other three teams, ending the season in first place with 30 points. They also went on to beat the Corner Brook Royals in the first round of the playoffs, only to be defeated by the Deer Lake Red Wings in the next. A very big improvement for one year.
The following season proved to be an even bigger improvement for the team. In the club's third year in the League, the 2008-2009 season, the team went to the playoffs to win against the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, and got revenge on the Deer Lake Red Wings, defeating them in the next round. The Caribous went on to play the Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars in the final, and won the series 4-1. Clarenville won the Herder Memorial Trophy for the first time in club history.
In the Summer of 2009, the Caribous applied for Sr. AAA status to compete in future Allan Cup National Championship events. After winning the 2010 WCSHL Championship, the Caribous took home their second straight Herder Memorial Trophy be beating CBN for the second year in a row, 4-1. The Caribous were winless (0-3) at the 2010 Allan Cup in Fort St. John, British Columbia.
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