Sports teams in the Halifax Regional Municipality
This page has the sports teams and venues in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality:
Current Teams
Major
Professional, semi-professional, top-level, or National league teams
Minor
Amateur or minor-league teams
Club | League | Venue | Founded | Championships |
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Halifax Rugby Football Club | Rugby Nova Scotia | Wanderers Grounds | 1958 | 7 |
Sackville Blazers | Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League | Sackville Arena | 1982 | 5 |
Halifax Pelham Canadians | Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League | Mainland North Commons | 1985 | 3 |
Dartmouth Moosehead Dry | Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League | Beazley Field | 1990 | 19 |
East Hants Penguins | Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League | East Hants Sportsplex | 2000 | 2 |
Halifax Tars RFC | Rugby Nova Scotia | Graves Oakley | 1976 | 5 |
Halifax Xplosions | Maritime Women's Football League | Burnside All-Weather Turf | 2006 | 0 |
Spryfield Silver & Black Attack | Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League | Spryfield Lions Rink | 2011 | 1 |
Metro Jaguars | Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League | Centennial Arena | 2015 | 0 |
Halifax Dockers | AFL Canada | Wanderers Grounds | 2009 | 0[1] |
University
Former teams
Club | League | Venue | From | Until | Championships | Note |
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Nova Scotia Voyageurs | American Hockey League | (71-78) Halifax Forum, (78-84) Scotiabank Centre | 1971 | 1984 | 3 | Relocated (St. John's IceCaps) |
Nova Scotia Oilers | American Hockey League | Scotiabank Centre | 1984 | 1988 | 0 | Relocated (Bakersfield Condors) |
Halifax Citadels | American Hockey League | Scotiabank Centre | 1988 | 1993 | 0 | Relocated (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) |
Nova Scotia Clippers | Canadian Soccer League | Beazley Field | 1991 | 1992 | 0 | League folded |
Halifax Windjammers | World Basketball League (91-92) National Basketball League (93-94) | Scotiabank Centre | 1991 | 1994 | 0 | Both leagues folded |
Nova Scotia Keltics | Rugby Canada Super League | Wanderers Grounds | 1998 | 2011 | 0 | League folded |
Dartmouth Destroyers | Canadian Elite Hockey League | Dartmouth Sportsplex | 2005 | 2006 | 0 | League folded |
Halifax Rainmen | National Basketball League of Canada | Scotiabank Centre | 2006 | 2015 | 0 | Bankruptcy |
Major Venues
Indoor
Venue | Capacity | Built | Uses |
---|---|---|---|
Scotiabank Centre | 10,595 (hockey) 11,093 (basketball) | 1978 | Multi-use |
Halifax Forum | 5,600 | 1927 | Multi-use |
Dartmouth Sportsplex | 3,000 | 1982 | Hockey |
Outdoor
Venue | Capacity | Built | Uses |
---|---|---|---|
Wanderers Grounds | 7,000 | 1880s | Multi-use |
Scotia Speedworld | 6,000 | 1987 | Auto racing |
Huskies Stadium | 5,000 | 1970 | Multi-use |
Dalhousie Wickwire Field | 2,000 | 1950s | Multi-use |
References
- "About Us - Halifax Dockers Australian Football Club - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
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