List of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia

The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won.

Professional

American Hockey League

Team City Existed Calder Cups Notes
Cape Breton OilersSydney1988-961Founded as the Nova Scotia Oilers in 1984; Became the Hamilton Bulldogs in 1996
Nova Scotia VoyageursHalifax1971-843Founded in 1969 as the Montreal Voyageurs; became the Sherbrooke Canadiens in 1984
Nova Scotia OilersHalifax1984-880Became the Cape Breton Oilers in 1988
Halifax CitadelsHalifax1988-930Founded as the Fredericton Express in 1981; Became the Cornwall Aces in 1993

Junior

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Team City Established President's Cups Memorial Cups Notes
Cape Breton EaglesSydney199700Founded in 1979 as the Sorel Éperviers
Halifax MooseheadsHalifax199411

Maritime Junior A Hockey League

Team City Established League titles Fred Page Cups Royal Bank Cups Notes
Amherst RamblersAmherst1968100
Bridgewater LumberjacksBridgewater2008000Founded in 2004 as the Halifax Wolverines
Valley WildcatsBerwick2013000Founded in 1967 as the Antigonish Bulldogs
Truro BearcatsTruro1997700
Weeks CrushersNew Glasgow2004111Founded in 1967 as the Halifax Lions, later Halifax Mooseheads, Dartmouth Oland Exports, Halifax Oland Exports, and Halifax Team Pepsi
Yarmouth MarinersYarmouth2002100Founded in 1976 as the Cole Harbour Colts, later East Hants Penguins, and Dartmouth Scotia DQ Blizzard.

Junior B Hockey Leagues

League Region Established Don Johnson Cups Notes
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey LeagueNova Scotia196712

Junior C Hockey Leagues

League Region Established Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships Notes
Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey LeagueNova Scotia20025

Semi-professional, senior and amateur

Senior

Team Region Existed Allan Cups Notes
Truro BearcatsTruro, Nova Scotia1

University

Team City Established Conference titles University Cups Women's Titles[1] Notes
Acadia AxemenWolfville????82N/ADoes not play CIS women's hockey, only men's hockey
Dalhousie TigersHalifax????100
Saint Mary's HuskiesHalifax????1110
St. Francis Xavier X-MenAntigonish????2410
CBU CapersSydney????-199600N/A

League, regional and national championships

ChampionshipTimes wonDescription
Calder Cup4American Hockey League champion
President's Cup1Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion
Memorial Cup1Canadian Major-Junior national champion
Allan Cup3Canadian senior national champion
Fred Page Cup2Eastern Canada Junior "A" regional championship
Royal Bank Cup1Canadian Junior "A" national champion
Don Johnson Cup12Atlantic Canada Jr B champion
Maritime-Hockey North Championship2Regional Junior "C" Champion
University Cup4CIS national men's university champion

See also

References

  1. "2007-08 CIS Women's Hockey Media Guide And Almanac" (pdf). cisport.ca. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.