The Nova U15 Major Hockey Team will be holding their Spring Identification Camp in May 2024. This Identification Camp is open to all U15-aged players for the 2024-2025 hockey season that are members of the Antigonish Minor Hockey Association, Strait Area Minor Hockey Association, or the Cape Breton West Minor Hockey Association. From this camp, a list of twenty-five players will be identified and invited to our Fall Training Camp.

Spring Identification Camp Schedule

Blue & White Team Rosters will be posted once registration has been closed.

2024 Spring Identification Camp Registration
Spring ID Camp Registration must be completed and registration fees must be received prior to player participation (May 8, 2024).
Registration can be completed by selecting the "Program Registrations" tab on the menu above.

If any additional information is required please contact:
Jamie Mattie         (289) 259-9936 coach@novahockey.ca
Shane MacIsaac    (902) 867-7297 president@novahockey.ca

PLEASE BE AWARE
Regulations of the Nova Scotia U15 Major Hockey League require all registration forms must be received by the Nova U15 Major Hockey Team and submitted to Hockey Nova Scotia prior to any player participating in the 2024 Spring Identification Camp. A player will not be permitted to participate in any aspect of the Checking Clinic or Spring Identification Camp until registration is received and submitted to Hockey Nova Scotia. Additionally, Players must try out for the team within the Region in which the player resides. Failure to participate in the Spring Identification Camp of the team within the player's residential region results in the player being ineligible to participate in U15 Major Hockey in the Province of Nova Scotia.

The Nova U15 Major Hockey Team will be holding their Spring Identification Camp this month. This Identification Camp is open to all U15-aged players for the 2024-2025 hockey season that are members of the Antigonish Minor Hockey Association, Strait Area Minor Hockey Association, or the Cape Breton West Minor Hockey Association. For full details on all identification camp camp sessions, view the full team Nova Team Calendar.

All 1st Year U15 Players in the 2024-2025 season are required to attend a Hockey Nova Scotia approved checking clinic prior to participating in any U15 Major Identification Camp. If you are a 1st Year U15 player or have not participated in a Hockey Nova Scotia approved checking clinic in the past and are intent on attending The Nova U15 Major Hockey Identification Camp, you are required to attend a checking clinic. Goaltenders are not required to attend a checking clinic.

Checking Clinic ($90)

2024 Checking Clinic Registration
Checking Clinic Registration must be completed and registration fees must be received prior to player participation (May 6, 2024).
Registration can be completed by selecting the "Program Registrations" tab on the menu above.

PLEASE BE AWARE
1) Regulations of the Nova Scotia U15 Major Hockey League require all registration forms must be received by The Novas and submitted to Hockey Nova Scotia prior to any player participating in the 2024 Spring Identification Camp. A player will not be permitted to participate in any aspect of the Checking Clinic or Spring ID Camp until registration is received and submitted to Hockey Nova Scotia.
2) Only players who reside within a team’s defined Region may attend that team`s camp.
3) Players who do not participate in their regional team`s spring camp or fall tryouts for personal reasons are not eligible to participate in another teams tryouts. Players who fail to participate in either their regional team`s spring and or fall camps and are not duly released by that team render themselves  neligible to participate on any other league team. In addition, players who are offered a roster position with their regional team and who refuse to accept are  also ruled ineligible to participate on any other league team.

If any additional information is required, please contact:
Jamie Mattie         (289) 259-9936 coach@novahockey.ca
Shane MacIsaac    (902) 867-7297 president@novahockey.ca

To cap off a successful weekend, The Novas made a donation to the Antigonish Community Fridge!

The Novas capture the Bronze Medal this past weekend at the NSU15MHL Provincial Championships.

February 22, 2024

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 – 7^th. 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