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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1978 |
President | Paul Graham [1] |
No. of teams | 8 |
Countries | Canada |
Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Continent | North America |
TV partner(s) | Eastlink TV |
Official website | NSU18MHL Website |
The Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League (NSU18MHL, formerly NSMMHL) is a Nova Scotian ice hockey league for Major AAA players under 18 years old. It is a part of and follows the regulations set by the Hockey Nova Scotia organisation. [2] [3] Successful players in this league often go on to play in the MHL and QMJHL. [4]
The league was founded and began playing in the 1978–79 season as the Maritime Midget Hockey League. During the first season there were seven teams in the league with four based in Nova Scotia and three based in New Brunswick. Since its founding the league has rebranded multiple times, first as the Nova Scotia AAA Midget Hockey League (NSAAAMHL) in 1983, then as the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League (NSMMHL) in 2002, and finally as the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League in 2019. [5] It was founded to offer an opportunity for under 18 players from the Maritimes to compete at the highest possible level for their age group, with many associations spinning off their AAA teams to play in the broader Nova Scotia league. [6]
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During the regular season the league tracks the teams with the most wins who then go on to compete in the league finals for the champion title.
For the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons no league champion was crowned due to the finals being cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic related lock-downs. [10]
Season | Season Champions | Provincial Champions |
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2022–23 | Weeks U18 Majors | Weeks U18 Majors |
2021–22 | Halifax Macs | Halifax Macs |
2020–21 | Halifax Macs | Playoffs Cancelled due to Covid-19 |
2019–20 | South Shore Mustangs | Playoffs Cancelled due to Covid-19 |
2018–19 | Cole Harbour | Halifax Macs |
2017–18 | Halifax Macs | Steele Subaru |
2016–17 | Cape Breton West Islanders [11] | Cape Breton West Islanders |
2015–16 | Cole Harbour | Steele Subaru |
2014–15 | Halifax Macs | Newbridge Academy |
2013–14 | Halifax Macs | Halifax Macs |
2012–13 | Valley Wildcats | Valley Wildcats |
2011-12 | Halifax Titans | Halifax Titans |
2010-11 | Dartmouth Ice Dawgs | Halifax Titans |
2009-10 | Halifax Titans | Cole Harbour McCains |
2008-09 | Cole Harbour McCains | Cole Harbour McCains |
2007-08 | Dartmouth Subways | Cole Harbour McCains |
2006-07 | Pictou County Weeks | Dartmouth Subways |
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