The Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League is a Junior "C"

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league in

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, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. League playoff winners compete in the

Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships The Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship are the Junior "C" ice hockey championships for the Maritime Junior "C" leagues and Hockey North's Team Nunavut of the Canadian Territory of Nunavut. History The championship was officially adopte ...

History

In 1999 the West Nova Junior Hockey League began as the first Junior C circuit sanctioned by

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. The league was reorganized prior to the 2004-05 season as the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League. It was renamed prior to the 2016-17 season. Barrington Ice Dogs were the first team to repeat as provincial champion winning titles in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. Eastern Shore Jr. Mariners would win back-to-back championships in 2010 and 2011 with the Chester Clippers duplicating the feat in 2012 and 2013.

Spryfield Attack The Spryfield Attack are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Spryfield, Nova Scotia. They compete in the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League as members of Hockey Nova Scotia and Hockey Canada and are the winners of the 2014 Maritime-Hockey Nor ...

became a three-time winner in 2018 after previous titles in 2014 and 2016. Justin MacLellan of the

Avon River Rats The Windsor Royals were a Canadian Junior C ice hockey team based in Windsor, Nova Scotia. For their first three seasons the club was known as the Avon River Rats and they played in the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League The Nova Scotia Region ...

made headlines after a 10-point game on January 14, 2018.

Teams

Defunct teams

* Antigonish Jr. C Hockey Club (2000-04) *

(2007-18) - renamed Windsor Royals * Barrington Ice Dogs (2004-15) * Bedford Wolverines (2015-17) * Chebucto Canadians (2000-04) * Chester Clippers/Northside Vics (2008-13; 2013-14) return as Chester Castaways 2019 * Claire Lions (2005-15) * Cumberland/Colchester Colts (2016-19) * East Hants Penguins/Halifax Thunder (2004-06; 2006-09) * Harbour Crunch/Eastern Shore Jr. Mariners (2006-09; 2009-11) * Fundy Phantoms/Rhinos (2004-13; 2013-15) * Metro Jaguars (2015-17) * New Waterford Jets (2005-11) * North Shore Storm/Oxford Colts/Amherst Colts (2004-08; 2009-10; 2010-12; 2012-14; 2015-16) - renamed Cumberland/Colchester Colts * Shannon Huskies (2012-13) * South Shore Wild (2007-14) * Thorburn Mohawks (2000-04) * Valley Fuelers (2009-11) * Windsor Royals (2007-2019) * Yarmouth Admirals (2006-09) * Yarmouth Kings (2009-10) * Yarmouth Raiders (2000-05)

Champions

Teams in bold went on to win the

Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship The Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship are the Junior "C" ice hockey championships for the Maritime Junior "C" leagues and Hockey North's Team Nunavut of the Canadian Territory of Nunavut. History The championship was officially adopte ...

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