Sports teams in the Halifax Regional Municipality

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

Current and Future teams

Club League Venue Established Championships
Halifax Mooseheads Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Halifax Metro Centre 1994 0
Metro Marauders Maritime Junior A Hockey League Dartmouth Sportsplex 2010 0
Halifax Rainmen National Basketball League of Canada Halifax Metro Centre 2006 0
Nova Scotia Keltics Rugby Canada Super League Graves Oakly, Wanderers Grounds 1998 0
Halifax Pelham Canadians Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Mainland North Commons 1985 2
Dartmouth Moosehead Dry Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Beazley Field 1990 13
Riverlake Rugby Football Club Rugby Nova Scotia Range Park, LC Skerry 2006 0
Halifax Rugby Football Club Rugby Nova Scotia Graves Oakley, Wanderers Grounds 1958 7
Bay Ducks Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League St. Margaret's Centre 2005 1
East Hants Penguins Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League East Hants Sportsplex 2000 1
Sackville Blazers Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Old Sackville Arena 1982 3
Eastern Shore Jr. Mariners Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League Eastern Shore Community Centre 2006 2

Defunct teams

Club League Venue Years Championships
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL Hockey (71-78) Halifax Forum,
(78-84) Halifax Metro Centre		 1971-1984 3
Nova Scotia Oilers AHL Hockey Halifax Metro Centre 1985-1987 0
Halifax Citadels AHL Hockey Halifax Metro Centre 1988-1993 0
Halifax Windjammers* WBL Basketball Halifax Metro Centre 1991-1992 0
Halifax Windjammers* NBL Basketball Halifax Metro Centre 1993-1994 0
Dartmouth Destroyers* CEHL Hockey Dartmouth Sportsplex 2005-2006 0
Nova Scotia Clippers CSL Soccer Beazley Field 1991 0
Halifax Thunder Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League Centennial Arena 2006-2009 0

(*)Successful teams that became defunct after the league itself folded.

Major Venues

Venue Seating Built Use
Huskies Stadium 5500 1970 Football, Soccer
Halifax Metro Centre 10,595 1977 Hockey, Basketball
Scotia Speedworld 6,000 1987 Auto Racing
Halifax Forum 5,600 1928 Hockey, Basketball
Dartmouth Sportsplex 3,000 1983 Hockey