The St. John's Junior Caps were founded in 1993 when the
St. John's Jr. 50's, a veteran club with a history in Junior A and winning the
Don Johnson Cup, ceased operations. In 2009, despite losing the league final to the
Mount Pearl Jr. Blades, the Junior Caps found themselves in the
Veitch Memorial Trophy playoffs for the Newfoundland Junior B Championship as representatives. After beating the
Deer Lake Jr. Red Wings 8-2, tying Mount Pearl 3-3, and beating the
Central West Junior Hockey League Champion
Central Jr. Cataracts 5-3, the Jr. Caps found themselves in the Veitch final with the best record against the Jr. Cataracts. The Jr. Caps won their second ever Veitch Memorial Trophy by a score of 7-4. With this they were qualified for the 2009
Don Johnson Cup in
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador. They started the tournament by defeating the host
Conception Bay North Jr. Stars 6-4. They then lost 6-3 to the
Island Junior Hockey League's
Sherwood Falcons. They then lost to the
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League's
Cumberland County Blues 7-4. They closed out the round robin with an 8-1 shellacking of the Jr. Cataracts who were in the tournament by virtue of
New Brunswick opting out. With a 2-2-0 record, they finished third and drew Cumberland County in the semi-final. The Jr. Caps won the game 3-2 in double overtime. On April 19, the Junior Caps played the
Sherwood Falcons for the Don Johnson Cup. The Junior Caps won 3-2 to win their first ever Maritime Junior B Championship. In 2010, the Junior Caps won the SJJHL title and the Veitch Memorial Trophy. They lost out in the semi-final of the
Don Johnson Cup to the
Cumberland County Blues, who would move on to win the entire tournament. in 2013, the Junior Caps had a season record of 25-3-0 and a 12-0 playoff record. == March 7th Caps-Breakers penalties ==