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 Oilers Sydney 1988-96 1 Founded as the Nova Scotia Oilers in 1984; Became the Hamilton Bulldogs in 1996 Nova Scotia Voyageurs Halifax 1971-84 3 Founded in 1969 as the Montreal Voyageurs; became the Sherbrooke Canadiens in 1984 Nova Scotia Oilers Halifax 1984-88 0 Became the Cape Breton Oilers in 1988 Halifax Citadels Halifax 1988-93 0 Founded as the Fredericton Express in 1981; Became the Cornwall Aces in 1993
Junior Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Team City Established President's Cups Memorial Cups Notes Cape Breton Eagles Sydney 1997 0 0 Founded in 1979 as the Sorel Éperviers Halifax Mooseheads Halifax 1994 1 1
Maritime Junior A Hockey League Team City Established League titles Fred Page Cups Royal Bank Cups Notes Amherst Ramblers Amherst 1968 1 0 0 South Shore Lumberjacks Bridgewater 2008 0 0 0 Founded in 2004 as the Halifax Wolverines Valley Wildcats Berwick 2013 0 0 0 Founded in 1967 as the Antigonish Bulldogs Truro Bearcats Truro 1997 7 1 0 Weeks Crushers New Glasgow 2004 1 1 1 Founded in 1967 as the Halifax Lions, later Halifax Mooseheads, Dartmouth Oland Exports, Halifax Oland Exports, and Halifax Team Pepsi Yarmouth Mariners Yarmouth 2002 1 0 0 Founded 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 League Nova Scotia 1967 12
Junior C Hockey Leagues League Region Established Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships Notes Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League Nova Scotia 2002 5
Semi-professional, senior and amateur Senior Team Region Existed Allan Cups Notes Truro SR Bearcats Truro, Nova Scotia 1 Cape Breton West Knights Port Hood, Nova Scotia Pictou County Pipers Pictou, Nova Scotia Antigonish SR Bulldogs Antigonish, Nova Scotia East Hants SR Penguins Lantz, Nova Scotia Eskasoni SR Eagles Eskasoni, Nova Scotia Glace Bay SR Miners Glace Bay, Nova Scotia County Islanders Coxheath, Nova Scotia
University
Team City Established Conference titles University Cups Women's Titles Notes Acadia Axemen Wolfville ???? 8 2 N/A Does not play CIS women's hockey, only men's hockey Dalhousie Tigers Halifax ???? 1 0 0 Saint Mary's Huskies Halifax ???? 11 1 0 St. Francis Xavier X-Men Antigonish ???? 24 1 0 CBU Capers Sydney ????-1996 0 0 N/A
League, regional and national championships Championship Times won Description Calder Cup 4 American Hockey League champion Gilles-Courteau Trophy 1 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion Memorial Cup 1 Canadian Major-Junior national champion Allan Cup 3 Canadian senior national champion Fred Page Cup 2 Eastern Canada Junior "A" regional championship Royal Bank Cup 1 Canadian Junior "A" national champion Don Johnson Cup 12 Atlantic Canada Jr B champion Maritime-Hockey North Championship 7 Regional Junior "C" Champion University Cup 4 CIS national men's university champion
See also
Hockey Nova Scotia Coloured Hockey League 2000 Memorial Cup 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships with Québec City, Québec as the co-host.
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