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:

Contents

Current teams

Major League

Major League

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
HFX Wanderers FC Canadian Premier League Wanderers Grounds 20180
Halifax Thunderbirds National Lacrosse League Scotiabank Centre 20190
Halifax Tides FC Northern Super League Wanderers Grounds 20240
Halifax Hoopers The Basketball League Zatzman Sportsplex 20240

Minor League and Major Junior

Minor League and Major Junior

ClubLeagueVenueFoundedChampionships
Halifax Mooseheads Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Scotiabank Centre 19941

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
Halifax Rainmen National Basketball League of Canada Scotiabank Centre 200620150Bankruptcy
Halifax Hurricanes National Basketball League of Canada Scotiabank Centre 201520201Bankruptcy

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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