Maritime Football League

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The Maritime Football League is a Men's tackle football league in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The season runs from May until August. The league consists of former CFL, CIS, and High School football players.

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Capital Area Gladiators
Dartmouth Knights
Halifax Shockers
Moncton Marshals
PEI Privateers
Riverview Mustangs
Saint John Longhorns
Saint John Wanderers
Super City Mean Greens
UNBSJ Wolves

[edit] Recent History

In 1996 the Nova Scotia Senior Football League was formed. The creation of this league revived community adult tackle football after an absence of almost 30 years. The N.S.S.F.L. operated mainly as a four team league until the end of 2001. Some of the team names that competed in the league were the Explosion, Moosehead, Buccaneers, Shockers, Stingers and Stadacona Sailors. This league played nine aside, three down football.

In 2001 Terry McIntyre, Mike Upward and Mark Crandall formed the New Brunswick Senior Football League. In its first year the N.B.S.F.L. consisted of the Saint John Wanderers, Capital Area Gladiators and Moncton Maroonz. All three teams met in the same location each weekend and played shortened games against one another. The Gladiators won the first championship 9-1 over the Wanderers and in so doing laid claim to the resurrected Burchill Trophy. This league played ten aside, four down Canadian Rules football.

In 2002 the two remaining NSSFL teams, the Halifax Shockers and the Halifax Buccaneers, played an interlocking schedule with the three teams of the second year New Brunswick Senior Football League under a loose alliance called Maritime Senior Football. The Shockers defeated the Wanderers 21-19 in Maritime Bowl I and were awarded the McIntyre Cup donated by Terry McIntyre. Teams played ten aside, four down Canadian Rules football.

By 2003 only the Shockers were operating in Nova Scotia. They played games against the four teams in the New Brunswick Senior Football League. The Saint John Wanderers won Maritime Bowl II with a 50-12 victory over the Shockers.

In 2004 the Dartmouth Knights and P.E.I. Privateers franchises were formed, bringing the number of teams outside New Brunswick to three. The name Maritime Football League was used for these three teams. The Moncton Marshals were victorious over the Shockers 30-3 in Maritime Bowl III.

In 2005 the Riverview Mustangs and Saint John Longhorns formed teams, bringing the total number of franchises in New Brunswick to six. A decision was made to bring all nine teams into one league and call it the Maritime Football League. The six New Brunswick teams were grouped in the New Brunswick Football Conference and the three Nova Scotia-P.E.I. teams were put in the Eastern Football Conference. The Saint John Wanderers defeated the Dartmouth Knights 28-18 in Maritime Bowl IV. Teams played ten aside, four down Canadian Rules football.

In 2006 the Saint John Seadogs franchise received official club status at the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus. The team changed its name to the U.N.B.S.J. Wolves Tackle Football Club. The Saint John Wanderers defeated the Dartmouth Knights 52-26 in Maritime Bowl V.

Current Season- 2008

In 2008, the League added a tenth franchise from Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Super City Mean Greens. The 2008 season kicks off with its annual preseason Jamboree in Moncton, New Brunswick. [1]

The regular season starts on May 31st and both the Maritime Bowl and Mariner bowl will be played on August 9th. [2]