The Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. League playoff winners compete in the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships.
The Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. League playoff winners compete in the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships.
In 1999 the West Nova Junior Hockey League began as the first Junior C circuit sanctioned by Hockey Nova Scotia. The league was reorganized prior to the 2004-05 season as the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League. It was renamed prior to the 2016-17 season.
Barrington Ice Dogs were the first team to repeat as provincial champion winning titles in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. [1] Eastern Shore Jr. Mariners would win back-to-back championships in 2010 and 2011 with the Chester Clippers duplicating the feat in 2012 and 2013. Spryfield Attack became a three-time winner in 2018 after previous titles in 2014 and 2016.
Justin MacLellan of the Avon River Rats made headlines after a 10-point game on January 14, 2018. [2]
| Team | Centre | Formed |
| Admirals Hockey Club | Bridgetown | 2023 |
| East Hants Jr. C Penguins | East Hants | 2017 |
| Eastern Shore Thunder | Eastern Shore | 2016 |
| Newport Titans | Newport | 2023 |
| Sackville Knights | Sackville | 2018 |
| South Shore Schooners | Chester | 2019 |
| South West Storm | Barrington | 2021 |
| Spryfield Attack | Spryfield | 2011 |
| Season | Champions | Runner-up | Result (best-of 7) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Thorburn Mohawks | ||
| 2001 | Barrington Ice Dogs | ||
| 2002 | Yarmouth Raiders | ||
| 2003 | Chebucto Canadians | ||
| 2004 | Barrington Ice Dogs | ||
| 2005 | Barrington Ice Dogs | Yarmouth Raiders | 4-1 |
| 2006 | Barrington Ice Dogs | ||
| 2007 | New Waterford Jets | Clare Lions | |
| 2008 | Harbour Crunch | ||
| 2009 | Barrington Ice Dogs | ||
| 2010 | Eastern Shore Jr. Mariners | ||
| 2011 | Eastern Shore Jr. Mariners | Chester Clippers | |
| 2012 | Chester Clippers | Clare Lions | |
| 2013 | Chester Clippers | Barrington Ice Dogs | 4-1 |
| 2014 | Spryfield Silver and Black Attack | MU Rhino Renovations | 4-1 |
| 2015 | MU Rhino Renovations | Spryfield Attack | 4-1 |
| 2016 | Spryfield Silver and Black Attack | Metro Jaguars | 4-2 |
| 2017 | Metro Jaguars | Avon River Rats | 4-2 |
| 2018 | Spryfield Attack | Eastern Shore Thunder | 4-3 [3] |
| 2019 | Spryfield Attack | Eastern Shore Thunder | 4-3 |
| 2020 | Eastern Shore Thunder | Chester Castaways | 4-0 |
| 2021 | Chester Castaways | East Hants Penguins | 3-1 covid halted |
| 2022 | South West Storm | East Hants Penguins | 4-1 |
| 2023 | South West Storm | East Hants Penguins | 4-3 |
| 2024 | South West Storm | East Hants Penguins | 4-3 |
Teams in bold went on to win the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship.
Windsor is a community located in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a service centre for the western part of the county and is situated on Highway 101.
The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of six teams from New Brunswick, which make up the EastLink North Division, five teams from Nova Scotia, and one team from Prince Edward Island which make up the Eastlink South Division. The winner of the MHL playoffs competes for the Centennial Cup against the winners of the 8 other tier 2 junior A leagues across Canada. Prior to the pandemic the MHL champions would participate in the Fred Page Cup. This tournament involved the Bogart Cup champions from the CCHL(Ontario), the Kent Cup champions from the MHL(Maritimes) and the winner of the La Coupe Napa of the QJHL(Québec) as well as a pre determined host. The winner would move on to compete for the Canadian National Junior A Championship. However with the departure of the BCHL whom ended affiliation with the CJHL in March 2021 as well as Hockey Canada in June 2023 becoming an independent league. No Centennial Cup qualifying tournaments such as the Kent Cup have been played since 2022 and instead all the league champions have directly advanced to the Centennial Cup.
The Amherst Ramblers are a Junior A Hockey League team based in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The team is a member of the Maritime Junior Hockey League and are in the EastLink South Division. All home games are played out of the 2,500 seat Amherst Stadium. The season usually runs from mid-September to mid March every year.
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.
The Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship are the Junior "C" ice hockey championships for the Maritime Junior "C" leagues and Hockey North's Team Nunavut of the Canadian Territory of Nunavut.
The West Kent Steamers are a Junior A Ice Hockey team from Bouctouche, New Brunswick. They play their home games at the 1,100 seat J.K. Irving Regional Centre in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. The team is a member of the Maritime Hockey League and play in the Eastlink North Division.
The Yarmouth Mariners are a Junior "A" team based in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. All home games are played out of the 1,501 seat Mariners Centre. The season usually runs from mid-September to early March every year.
The Edmundston Blizzard are a junior ice hockey team from Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League.
The East Hants Penguins are a Junior ice hockey team from East Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Penguins play in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are the 2007 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions.
Soccer Nova Scotia is the governing body for soccer in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The body is a member association of the Canadian Soccer Association. It has jurisdiction over the Nova Scotia Soccer League.
The South Shore Schooners are a Junior C ice hockey team based in Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada. This franchise was established in 2019 returning the city to the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League. The previous franchise began in 2008 as the Chester Clippers before relocating to Sydney, where they played as the Northside Vics. The Vics only lasted one season before folding, however they did not participate in the 2013-14 season. The team played in the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League.
The South West Storm are a Junior hockey franchise based in Barrington, Nova Scotia.They played in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League.
The Cumberland County Blues are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Springhill, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are 2010 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions.
Elsipogtop Hawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Elsipogtop, New Brunswick. The Hawks played in the New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nova Scotia:
The Spryfield Attack are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Spryfield, Nova Scotia. They compete in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League as members of Hockey Nova Scotia and Hockey Canada and are the winners of the 2014 Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship. Spryfield Attack for the second time were 2015-16 Nova Scotia Junior C Champions and 'silver medalists' in the 2015-16 Maritime North Junior Hockey Champions in New Brunswick.
The Windsor Royals were a Canadian Junior C ice hockey team based in Windsor, Nova Scotia. For their first three seasons the club was known as the Avon River Rats and they played in the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League. The team was advised they were in copyright violation with the River Rats. Prior to the 2018-19 season they obtained the name of the Windsor Royals and re-branded the organization. They are coached by Mike LaPierre. They have historically been a playoff contender, but rarely progressing deep.
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is divided into 49 municipalities, of which there are three types: regional (4), town (25), and county or district municipality (20).
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