Sports teams in the Halifax Regional Municipality

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This page has the sports teams and venues in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality:

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Current teams

Major

Professional, semi-professional, top-level, or National league teams

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Halifax Mooseheads Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Scotiabank Centre 19941
Halifax Hurricanes National Basketball League of Canada Scotiabank Centre 20151
HFX Wanderers FC Canadian Premier League Wanderers Grounds 20180
Halifax Thunderbirds National Lacrosse League Scotiabank Centre 20190

Minor

Amateur or minor-league teams

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Halifax Rugby Football Club Rugby Nova Scotia Wanderers Grounds 19587
Sackville Blazers Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Sackville Arena19825
Halifax Pelham Canadians Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Mainland North Commons19853
Dartmouth Moosehead Dry Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Beazley Field199019
East Hants Penguins Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League East Hants Sportsplex20002
Halifax Tars RFC Rugby Nova Scotia Graves Oakley19765
Halifax Xplosions Maritime Women's Football League Burnside All-Weather Turf20060
Spryfield Silver & Black Attack Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League Spryfield Lions Rink20111
Metro Jaguars Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League Centennial Arena20150
Halifax Dockers AFL Canada Wanderers Grounds 20090 [1]

University

UniversityNicknameLeagueDivision
Dalhousie University Tigers U Sports Atlantic University Sport
Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association
Saint Mary's University Huskies U Sports Atlantic University Sport
University of King's College Blue Devils Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association

Former teams

ClubLeagueVenueFromUntilChampionshipsNote
Nova Scotia Voyageurs American Hockey League (71-78) Halifax Forum,
(78-84) Scotiabank Centre
197119843Relocated
(St. John's IceCaps)
Nova Scotia Oilers American Hockey League Scotiabank Centre 198419880Relocated
(Bakersfield Condors)
Halifax Citadels American Hockey League Scotiabank Centre 198819930Relocated
(Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Nova Scotia Clippers Canadian Soccer League Beazley Field199119920League folded
Halifax Windjammers World Basketball League (91-92)
National Basketball League (93-94)
Scotiabank Centre 199119940Both leagues folded
Nova Scotia Keltics Rugby Canada Super League Wanderers Grounds 199820110League folded
Dartmouth Destroyers Canadian Elite Hockey League Dartmouth Sportsplex 200520060League folded
Halifax Rainmen National Basketball League of Canada Scotiabank Centre 200620150Bankruptcy

Major venues

Indoor

VenueCapacityBuiltUses
Scotiabank Centre 10,595 (hockey)
11,093 (basketball)
1978Multi-use
Halifax Forum 5,6001927Multi-use
Dartmouth Sportsplex 3,0001982 Hockey

Outdoor

VenueCapacityBuiltUses
Wanderers Grounds 7,0001880sMulti-use
Scotia Speedworld 6,0001987Auto racing
Huskies Stadium 5,0001970Multi-use
Dalhousie Wickwire Field 2,0001950sMulti-use

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References

  1. "About Us - Halifax Dockers Australian Football Club - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2017-02-11.