title: Sports teams in the Halifax Regional Municipality
text: # Sports teams in the Halifax Regional Municipality
  
  This page has the sports teams and venues in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality:
  
  ## Current teams
  
  ### Major League
  
  Major League
  
  | Club | League | Venue | Founded | Championships |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | HFX Wanderers FC | Canadian Premier League | Wanderers Grounds | 2018 | 0 |
  | Halifax Thunderbirds | National Lacrosse League | Scotiabank Centre | 2019 | 0 |
  
  ### Minor League and Major Junior
  
  Minor League and Major Junior
  
  | Club | League | Venue | Founded | Championships |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Halifax Mooseheads | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League | Scotiabank Centre | 1994 | 1 |
  
  ### University
  
  | University | Nickname | League | Division |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dalhousie University | Tigers | U Sports | Atlantic University Sport |
  | Mount Saint Vincent University | Mystics | Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association | Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association |
  | Saint Mary's University | Huskies | U Sports | Atlantic University Sport |
  | University of King's College | Blue Devils | Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association | Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association |
  
  ## Former teams
  
  | Club | League | Venue | From | Until | Championships | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | American Hockey League | (71-78) Halifax Forum, (78-84) Scotiabank Centre | 1971 | 1984 | 3 | Relocated (St. John's IceCaps) |
  | Nova Scotia Oilers | American Hockey League | Scotiabank Centre | 1984 | 1988 | 0 | Relocated (Bakersfield Condors) |
  | Halifax Citadels | American Hockey League | Scotiabank Centre | 1988 | 1993 | 0 | Relocated (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) |
  | Nova Scotia Clippers | Canadian Soccer League | Beazley Field | 1991 | 1992 | 0 | League folded |
  | Halifax Windjammers | World Basketball League (91-92) National Basketball League (93-94) | Scotiabank Centre | 1991 | 1994 | 0 | Both leagues folded |
  | Halifax Rainmen | National Basketball League of Canada | Scotiabank Centre | 2006 | 2015 | 0 | Bankruptcy |
  | Halifax Hurricanes | National Basketball League of Canada | Scotiabank Centre | 2015 | 2020 | 1 | Bankruptcy |
  
  ## Major venues
  
  ### Indoor
  
  | Venue | Capacity | Built | Uses |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Scotiabank Centre | 10,595 (hockey) 11,093 (basketball) | 1978 | Multi-use |
  | Halifax Forum | 5,600 | 1927 | Multi-use |
  | Dartmouth Sportsplex | 3,000 | 1982 | Hockey |
  
  ### Outdoor
  
  | Venue | Capacity | Built | Uses |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Wanderers Grounds | 7,000 | 1880s | Multi-use |
  | Scotia Speedworld | 6,000 | 1987 | Auto racing |
  | Huskies Stadium | 5,000 | 1970 | Multi-use |
  | Dalhousie Wickwire Field | 2,000 | 1950s | Multi-use |
  