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Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre
The Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre is a multi-purpose arena located in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. In 2007, Business Week Online named the Civic Centre as one of the top ten most impressive sports arenas in the world. Design The Port Hawksbury Civic Centre was designed by architect Bob Ojolick of Ojolick Associates Architects/Planners. The arena was built with being green and effort in mind, as it is one of the few ice hockey rinks in the world that allows for natural light from the outside. Notable events *2005 - Don Johnson Memorial Cup *2005 - The National - Grand Slam of Curling *2007 - The National - Grand Slam of Curling *2009 - Florida Panthers training camp *2010 - Montreal Canadiens alumni game *2013 - The National - Grand Slam of Curling *2014 - Don Johnson Memorial Cup *2014 - The Stanfields *2014 - World U-17 Hockey Challenge *2015 - Matt Minglewood & Sam Moon *2017 - 2017 Elite 10 - Grand Slam of Curling The Grand Slam of Curling (branded as the Pin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Hawkesbury
Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlamhain'') is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. While within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County. History The end of glaciation began 13,500 years ago /sup> and ended with the region becoming largely ice free 11,000 years ago. The earliest evidence of Palaeo-Indian settlement in the region follows rapidly after deglaciation. /sup> Several thousand years ago, the territory of the province became known a part of the territory of the Mi'kmaq nation of Mi'kma'ki. Mi'kma'ki includes what is now the Maritimes, parts of Maine, Newfoundland and the Gaspé Peninsula. The town of Port Hawkesbury is in the traditional Mi'kmaw district of Unama'ki. In 1605, French colonists established the first permanent European settlement in the future Canada (and the first north of Florida) at Port Royal, founding what would become known as Acadia. /sup> Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ' ( The Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs,Other nicknames for the team include ''Le Canadien'', ''Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge'', ''La Sainte-Flanelle'', ''Le Tricolore'', ''Les Glorieux'' (or ''Nos Glorieux''), ''Le CH'', ''Le Grand Club'', ''Les Plombiers'', and ''Les Habitants'' (from which "Habs" is derived). are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Since 1996, the Canadiens have played their home games at Bell Centre, originally known as Molson Centre. The team previously played at the Montreal Forum, which housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships.Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indoor Ice Hockey Venues In Canada
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Indoor(s) may refer to: *the interior of a building *Indoor environment, in building science, traditionally includes the study of indoor thermal environment, indoor acoustic environment, indoor light environment, and indoor air quality *Built environment, the human-made environment that provides the setting for human activity *Indoor athletics *indoor games and sports See also * * * Indore (other) * Inside (other) * The Great Indoors (other) The Great Indoors may refer to: * The Great Indoors (department store) * ''The Great Indoors'' (TV series) *"The Great Indoors", an episode of season 3 of ''Phineas and Ferb'' See also *The Great Outdoors (other) The Great Outdoors may re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Venues In Nova Scotia
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Venues In Nova Scotia
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Elite 10
The 2017 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from March 16 to 20 at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. It was the fifth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2016–17 curling season. The tournament was held between ten men's teams. Teams Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time The Atlantic Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps standard time—called Atlantic Standard Time (AST)—by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC), resulting in UTC−04:00. AST is observed in parts of North America ... ( UTC−8). Draw 1 ''Thursday, March 16, 12:00 pm'' Draw 2 ''Thursday, March 16, 4:00 pm'' Draw 3 ''Thursday, March 16, 7:30 pm'' Draw 4 ''Friday, March 17, 10:00 am'' Draw 5 ''Friday, March 17, 1:00 pm'' Draw 6 ''Friday, March 17, 4:30 pm'' Draw 7 ''Friday, March 17, 8:00 pm'' Playoffs Quarterfinals ''Saturday, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Minglewood
Matt Minglewood (born Roy Alexander Batherson, January 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician whose style can be described as a blend of country, blues, folk, roots and rock. The name "Matt" was borrowed from his brother, Matt Batherson. Career Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Minglewood later relocated to North Sydney, Nova Scotia with his family. He later moved to nearby Glace Bay, Nova Scotia where he resides to the present day. His nephew Norm Batherson played hockey professionally, and his grand-nephew Drake Batherson is currently a right winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. Minglewood joined his first band, the Rockin' Saints, when he was in his late teens, playing local high school dances, and even tavern gigs before he was old enough to get into bars. He played organ and rhythm guitar. When he was in his early twenties he was part of a band called 'Sam Moon, Matt Minglewood & The Universal Power'. The group was formed in 1969 with Sam Moon and Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (January)
The 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge was an ice hockey tournament held in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Sydney, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, North Sydney and Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada between December 29, 2013 and January 4, 2014. The World U-17 Hockey Challenge, World Under-17 Hockey Challenge is held by Hockey Canada annually to showcase young hockey talent from across Canada and other strong hockey countries. The primary venues used for the tournament are the Centre 200 and the Emera Centre Northside in Sydney and the Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury. Challenge results Preliminary round Group A =Results= Group B =Results= Final round Semifinals 9th place game 7th place game 5th place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Statistics Scoring leaders Goaltending leaders (Minimum 60 minutes played) See also World U-17 Hockey Challenge *2014 IIHF World U18 Championships *2014 World Junior I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stanfields
The Stanfields are a Canadian rock music group, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia."The Stanfields, Rose Cousins win big at the ECMAs in Halifax" '''', March 10, 2013. Described by some sources as "the bastard children of AC/DC and Stan Rogers", the band blends a hard rock style with elements of traditional |
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference, and initially played their home games at Miami Arena before moving to the FLA Live Arena in 1998. Located in Sunrise, Florida, the Panthers are the southernmost team in the NHL. The team's local broadcasting rights have been held by Bally Sports Florida (formerly SportsChannel and Fox Sports Florida) since 1996. The Panthers are primarily affiliated with two minor league teams: the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. The Panthers began playing in the 1993–94 NHL season, where they set the record for the most Point (ice hockey)#Team stat, points by an expansion team in its inaugural season until surpassed by the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017–18 NHL season, 2017–18. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native English-speakers, and the province's population is 969,383 according to the 2021 Census. It is the most populous of Canada's Atlantic provinces. It is the country's second-most densely populated province and second-smallest province by area, both after Prince Edward Island. Its area of includes Cape Breton Island and 3,800 other coastal islands. The Nova Scotia peninsula is connected to the rest of North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto, on which the province's land border with New Brunswick is located. The province borders the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and is separated from Prince Edward Island and the island of Newfoundland by the Northumberland and Cabot straits, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam Of Curling
The Grand Slam of Curling (branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and feature the best teams from across Canada and around the World. The Grand Slam was instituted during the 2001–02 season for men and 2006–07 for women (with the 2006 Players' Championship also considered a Slam), but some of the Grand Slam events have longer histories as bonspiels. The Grand Slam season consists of six men's and women's events. The original four events (Masters, Open, National, and Players' Championship) are considered to be "majors". The other two slams (Tour Challenge and Champions Cup) have unique formats that set them apart from other events on the World Curling Tour. History In 2001, many curlers were upset with the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). Their complaints included the long curling season, not getting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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