The Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League (NSU18MHL, formerly NSMMHL) is a
Nova Scotian ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
league for Major AAA players under 18 years old. It is a part of and follows the regulations set by the
Hockey Nova Scotia
Hockey Nova Scotia is the governing body of all ice hockey in Nova Scotia, Canada. Hockey Nova Scotia is a branch of Hockey Canada.
History
The Maritime Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) was granted a branch membership within the Canadian Amat ...
organisation. Successful players in this league often go on to play in the
MHL and
QMJHL
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...
.
History
The league was founded and began playing in the 1978-79 season as the ''Maritime Midget Hockey League''. During the first season there were 7 teams in the league with 4 based in Nova Scotia and 3 based in
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) 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. It is the only province with both English and ...
. Since its founding the league has rebranded multiple times, first as the ''Nova Scotia AAA Midget Hockey League'' (NSAAAMHL) in 1983, then as the ''Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League'' (NSMMHL) in 2002, and finally as the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League in 2019.
It was founded to offer an opportunity for under 18 players from the Maritimes to compete at the highest possible level for their age group, with many associations spinning off their AAA teams to play in the broader Nova Scotia league.
Teams
League Champions
During the regular season the league tracks the teams with the most wins who then go on to compete in the league finals for the champion title.
For the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons no league champion was crowned due to the finals being cancelled by
COVID-19 pandemic
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related lock-downs.
team placed 1st overall in regular season but no league champion was awarded that year.
Notable Players
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Shane Bowers
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Morgan Barron
Morgan Andrew Barron (born December 2, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Barron played two seasons of minor ice hockey with the ...
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Ryan Graves
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Logan Shaw
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James Sheppard
James Sheppard (born April 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota Wild, San Jose ...
External links
NSU18MHL Website
References
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Ice hockey leagues in Nova Scotia
Ice hockey leagues in New Brunswick
Organizations based in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia