March 28, 1968
Bloomfield edge’s Hodge’s Cove 5-4
Bloomfield took a 2-0 lead over Hodge’s Cove in the Trinity Bay Hockey League semi-final action here at the Clarenville Arena on Thursday night.
A sudden-death goal by Clar Parsons at the 3:33 mark of the ten minute over-time period accounted for a thrilling 5-4 win over Hodges Cove. The win gives Bloomfield a two game lead in the best of five “A” semi-finals for the right to advance into the finals against the winner of the “B” semis between Arnold’s Cove and Port Blandford.
Bloomfield took a two goal lead in first period, however, Hodges Cove came back with three unanswered goals in the second period to take a 3-2 lead in the hockey game. The game was tied at 4-4 at the end of regulation time, however, Parsons’ goal at the 3:33 mark gave Bloomfield the win.
Scoring for the winners were Clar Parsons and Don Lane with two goals each and Claven Butt added a single. The Hodges Cove markers were Levi Churchill, Bram Jacobs, Joe Stringer, and Wayne Drover.
A total of 12 minor penalties were called in the game by referee Lorne Smith, seven of them against the winners.
Bloomfield outshot Hodges Cove 47-39.
Final League Statistics
Final standings in the Trinity Bay Hockey League at the end of the regular season.
| Team | Gp | W | L | T | Pts |
| Hodges Cove | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Arnold’s Cove | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Bloomfield | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Port Blandford | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Sunnyside | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Princeton | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
The top ten scorers in the league were as follows:
| Gp | G | A | Pts | |
| Don Lane, Bloomfield | 10 | 33 | 11 | 44 |
| Wayne Drover, Hodges Cove | 10 | 28 | 10 | 38 |
| Stan Smith, Hodges Cove | 8 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| Frank Trowbridge, Arnold’s Cove | 10 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Ray Greening, Port Blandford | 10 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| Joe Stringer, Hodges Cove | 10 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Ben Warren, Arnold’s Cove | 10 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Colin Greening, Port Blandford | 8 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Ben Trowbridge, Arnold’s Cove | 10 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Levi Churchill, Hodges Cove | 6 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
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Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, April 2025
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