1938-1939 Jack Sparrow Memorial Shield

Players paid a fee for each game played

3 games per night 2 divisions “Vimy” & “Dieppe” Over 14 teams played with no handicaps.

Players were ranked A,B,C,D and visiting teams matched A vs A, B vs B, C vs C and D vs D

1954–1955 Neil Bardal Trophy

-35 and up, 2 games to 200

Handicaps implemented with 10 points Win or Loss

5 points in the 60’s

Lowest handicap +40

+20 points start (Rookie)

1969–1970 Jack McLean Trophy

+40 to -30 (Grosvenor Trophy)

John (Jock) Milton Trophy

John (Jock) Milton Trophy for 3^rd Place in league after playoffs

1970–1971 Harry Lockwood Trophy (Life Member)

Top 16 players in the league ranked race to 500 points – no handicap 1971–1972 Syd Spence Trophy (Life Member)

+40 to -30 High Break

Tom Hargreaves (Life Member)

Tom Hargreaves Trophy (Life Member) for -35 and up High Break

1975–1976

2 Division format dropped 14 teams

Lowest handicap changed from +40 to +30

1976–1977

2 Division format reinstated this year only 16 teams

1978–1979 St Georges Trophy

4^th Place in league after playoffs

1980–1981 Jim Simm Trophy (Life Member)

Aggregate for 1^st Place in regular season play

1981–1982

4 games a night, 2 tables all venues

1986–1987

Add 30 points to all handicaps and players start at -10

1987–1988

$2.00 a game dropped. Yearly team fees adopted

1988–1989 Warde Tulloch Trophy

Most Sportsmanlike

1989–1990

Subtract 30 points from all handicaps

Lowest +30, start at +20

1990–1991 Novice Trophy

open to all 1^st year players

1991–1992 Ken Vincent Trophy

Most Feared

2006–2007 Ray Trinder Trophy (Life Member)

+30 to “0” (Replaces Novice Trophy)

2007–2008 Harry Lockwood Trophy

Changed to race to 700 points from 500

2008–2009

Changed Billiard balls to White, Yellow & Red from White, White w/spot & Red

Chuck Werner Trophy

MVP of the playoffs

2009–2010 Harry Lockwood Trophy

Back to race to 500 points from 700

2013 WVEBL welcomes the World

Hosts Americas’ Cup & Vimy Ridge Open World tournament at the Manitoba Club.

Mike Russell inaugural winner Americas’ Cup Trophy August 25-29, 2013

Robert Hall inaugural winner Vimy Ridge Trophy August 23-24, 2013

2013-2014

Changed to Aramith Tournament balls

Changed lowest handicap from +30 to +50

2014-2015 WVEBL welcomes the World for 2^nd bi-annual

Hosts Americas’ Cup & Vimy Ridge Open World tournament at Anavets Assiniboia Unit #283.

Mike Russell winner Americas’ Cup Trophy May 24-29, 2015

Robert Hall winner Vimy Ridge Trophy May 22-23, 2015

Kevin Augusta first Canadian player ever to have a Century break in an International tournament.

2015-2016

Changed double baulk rule from a miss to foul.

2018-2019

No longer any teams playing out of St James Legion

2020-2021

First time in league history no play due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

March 13, 2020 in Canada was the date of the first of many shut downs.

2021-2022

Restarted league play October 21, 2021 after COVID19 restrictions were lifted. We still needed to play with masks, but at least we are back.