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Nova Scotia Highlanders Continue to Prove "Hockey is for Everyone"

For the past 5 years, the Dartmouth Whalers U15 Major Hockey Team have headed to the Shearwater Arena to face the Nova Scotia Highlanders Special Needs Hockey Club for a game during our season. These games have become a special part of the Whalers U15 Major program for our players/coaches, and parents. 

 

While that might seem like the end of the involvement, that is simply not the case. The NS Highlanders have become a part of our hockey community. On game day, they arrive on various buses at the Sportsplex wearing their hockey jerseys and big smiles. They know the players by name and number and follow the league schedule and stats closely. There is a lot of energy when they enter the rink - often arriving long before either team. They engage with our players and spectators and their enthusiasm is infectious. They are incredibly supportive and passionate about the game we all love. 

 

We have been fortunate to have the opportunity to meet these athletes. We often hear, "Hockey is for Everyone". Lucky us to experience this with the NS Highlanders. 

 

Submitted by Heather Baltzer

 

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Sep 19, 2024

Important: Changes to the 2024 fall tryouts

Changes to the 2024 Fall Try Outs;

 

Fall Tryouts will consist of three phases;

Phase 1; September 3rd to 15th

Teams are permitted  to have 3 – 1.5 hour ice sessions plus 2 – 2 hour exhibition games. At the completion of this, their 25 protected list will be reduced to 22

 

Phase 2; Sept 17th to 26th;

Teams are permitted to conduct 4 – 1.5 hour ice sessions. At the completion, their protected roster will be reduced to 20

 

Phase 3;

September 28th and 29th

Teams will play 4 exhibition games at the Antigonish arena. Each game will consist of 2 – 22 minute stop time periods.

At midnight on the 29th, teams will have 48 hours to confirm 17 players for the year. On October 4th at 8am rosters will be locked for the year.

Aug 26, 2024

Memorial Cup - Former Captains Wearwell Bombers and Western Hurricanes face off

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Two former captains face off in the Memorial Cup. Western Hurricanes and the Wearwell Bombers

May 16, 2024

Congratulations to the 2023-24 NSU15 Major Hockey Provincial Champs - Bedford Bandits

Congratulations to the Bedford Bandits - your 2023-24 NSU15 Major Hockey Champions

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Apr 8, 2024

NSU15 MAJOR - LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS 2023-24

 

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NOVA SCOTIA U15 MAJOR LEAGUE AWARDS  - AS CHOSEN BY THE COACHING STAFF

TOP DEFENCEMAN - THE NOVAS DUNCAN ANDERSON / TOP FORWARD - BEDFORD BANDITS PHENWICK MACLEAN / TOP GOALTENDER - SAM BERTHIAUME

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TEAM ALL STAR AWARDS - AS CHOSEN BY THE COACHING STAFF

TOP FORWARD - THE GULLS - EVAN LYVER / BEDFORD BANDITS - PHENWICK MACLEAN / COUGARS - TUCKER SINCLAIR

TOP DEFENCEMAN - THE NOVAS - DUNCAN ANDERSON / THE COUGARS - JAX GINNISH

TOP GOALTENDER - TRURO BEARCATS - SAM BERTHIAUME

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ROOKIE ALL STAR TEAM - AS CHOSEN BY THE COACHING STAFF

FORWARDS -  BEDFORD BANDITS - HUNTER MACLEAN /  THE GULLS - CARTER ODELL / THE RAGE - JACK BALDWIN

DEFENCEMAN - BEDFORD BANDITS - ALISTAIR MACPHEE /  WEARWELL BOMBERS - JACK CAMERON

                                                                  

 

 

Apr 8, 2024

Love Me Fish & Lobster U15 Major Hockey Provincial Championships

Love Me Fish & Lobster signs on as title sponsor for the prestigious Nova Scotia U15 Major Hockey League Championships

Love Me Fish & Lobster U15 Major Hockey Provincial Championships to be hosted by the Novas in Antigonish, April 4 - 7

Antigonish – Today, the Organizing Committee responsible for the Nova Scotia U15 Hockey Major Hockey League Provincial Championships is pleased to announce Love Me Fish & Lobster as the title sponsor for the upcoming championships hosted by the Novas in Antigonish, April 4-7.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to present the Love Me Fish & Lobster U15 Major Hockey Provincial Championships to the community,” says Kyler Bell, Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee. “It was a quick conversation; Kevin heard about the opportunity to participate and quickly signed on.”

“I’m very happy to be able to support this tournament within our region,” says Kevin MacDonald, President, and CEO of Love Me Fish & Lobster. “These are the very best players in Nova Scotia. We feel privileged to not only bring this level of quality and competition to Antigonish, but by attracting over 150+ families to our community, bring broader economic benefits as well. It’s important to support our young athletes and support business within the province.”

“These are highly skilled, elite hockey players from our communities. As of today, only five points separate the top six teams, so you know it is going to be incredibly exciting hockey,” says Bell. “We hope to see people from all over the province coming out to see some excellent competition and support these players.”

The Love Me Fish & Lobster U15 Major Hockey Provincial Championships will bring the top swven teams from across Nova Scotia to Antigonish to compete for the prestigious U15 Major Hockey League title, April 4 – 7th. Billed as ‘The annual showcase for Nova Scotia’s future hockey stars’, the quality and speed of play attracts talent scouts representing semi-professional, and even professional teams. And deservedly so: many of these highly skilled players will advance to play in the highest divisions of competitive hockey within the Canadian Hockey League (including the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)), NCAA, U Sports, even Canada’s National Teams and the NHL.

To follow the tournament, please visit the Novas Facebook page: facebook.com/NovaMajorHockey

Link: https://www.facebook.com/NovaMajorHockey

About Love Me Fish & Lobster

Nestled along the shores of the Northumberland Strait in Bayfield Nova Scotia, Love Me Fish & Lobster is a 100% locally owned and operated seafood company committed to providing the best service to fishermen and ensuring the highest quality seafood to customers.  

About the Novas

The Nova Major Team (Novas) is now into its 14th year of operation. The organization was created with the mission to provide 13–15-year-old players in Northeastern Nova Scotia the ability to develop and play the game of hockey at an elite level without having to leave their home regions—Antigonish, Guysborough, Inverness, Richmond, and parts of Victoria Counties.
The Novas last won the U15 provincial championships in 2015 and went on to win the Irving Oil Atlantic Challenge Cup that same year. Incredibly, 17 former Novas went on to lead the Cape Breton West Islanders to winning the 2017 Telus Cup, the Canadian Major Midget Championship title. 

For more information about the tournament, please contact:

Gail Stewart
Co-Chair, Love Me Fish & Lobster U15 Hockey Provincial Championships
sgailstewart@hotmail.com

Kyler Bell
Co-Chair, Love Me Fish & Lobster U15 Hockey Provincial Championships
kylerbell@gmail.com

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