The Evening Telegram Trophy, a Newfoundland and Labrador award, was donated by the Herder family in 1954 and was named after the St. John's newspaper that they owned. The family had already donated the Herder Memorial Trophy, the top hockey award in the province. The Evening Telegram Trophy was originally given to the Senior B champion. Senior B did not allow out-of-province imports. Senior A teams, which played for the Herder, could use imports. Starting in 1993 it was again awarded to the Senior A team with the best record.