Dartmouth



Dartmouth was a city of about 65,000 people across the Bedford Basin from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

It is now part of the city of Halifax.

Birthplace of ice hockey Claim
It is noted that the Mi'kmaq's played a game similar to todays ice hockey on the ice at Tuft's Cove sometime during the 1700's. The games appeared to be played with 8 men on each team and used a wooden puck. Later reports indicate games called ricket and wicket were played on the ponds of the Halifax/Dartmouth area in the first half of the 19th century. Some of the accounts represent the game as being closer to the game of lacrosse played on ice with aerial passing and the lack of ice skates being used. Other accounts give the game an appearance of the English game of bandy.

Teams

 * Dartmouth (Halifax City League, 1920-1929)
 * Dartmouth AOH
 * 1) (Halifax City League, 1936-1937) join Eastern Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League
 * 2) (Eastern Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League, 1937-1938) withdrew
 * Dartmouth Arrows
 * 1) (Maritime Senior Hockey League, 1948-1949) folded
 * 2) (Metro Valley Junior A Hockey League,1969-1987) renamed Fuel Kids
 * Dartmouth Boys Club (Independent Junior Team, 1943-1944)
 * Dartmouth Chebuctos (Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League, 1958-1959) folded
 * Dartmouth Destroyers (Canadian Elite Hockey League, 2005-2006) fold with league
 * Dartmouth DQ Blizzard (Maritime Junior Hockey League, 2000-2002) become Yarmouth Mariners
 * Dartmouth Eagles (Metro Valley Junior A Hockey League,1988-1989) renamed Pepsis
 * Dartmouth Fuel Kids (Metro Valley Junior A Hockey League,1987-1988) renamed Eagles
 * Dartmouth Hoyts (Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, 1967-1969) renamed Arrows
 * Dartmouth Hoyt's Movers
 * 1) (Twin Cities League, 1962-1966) go independent when league folds
 * 2) (Independent Junior team, 1966-1967) join MVJHL as Hoyts
 * Dartmouth Lakers (Metro Valley Junior A Hockey League,1969-1970) folded?
 * Dartmouth Marine Union (Junior team 1960-1961) no other information
 * Dartmouth Oland Exports (Maritime Junior Hockey League, 1995-1998) moved back to Halifax
 * Dartmouth Pepsis
 * 1) (Metro Valley Junior A Hockey League,1989-1991) league renamed Maritime Junior A Hockey League
 * 2) (Maritime Junior A Hockey League, 1991-1992) folded
 * Dartmouth RCAF (Halifax City League, 1945-1946)
 * Dartmouth Rough Riders (Eastern Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League, 1939-1940)
 * Metro Marauders (Maritime Junior Hockey League, 2010-2012) renamed Shipbuilders
 * Metro Shipbuilders (Maritime Junior Hockey League, 2012-2013) become Kentville based Valley Wildcats
 * Windsor - Dartmouth Keiths (Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League, 1964-1965) fold with league

Arenas

 * Bowles Arena (formerly owned by HRM)
 * Cole Harbour Place
 * Dartmouth Arena (1950-May 16, 1974) also referred to as the Dartmouth Memorial Rink
 * Dartmouth Exhibition Arena (1884-December 6, 1917) destroyed in Halifax Explosion
 * Dartmouth Sportsplex (1982-Present)
 * Gerald B Gray Memorial Arena (owned by HRM, possibly attempting to sell arena)
 * Marks-Cross Arena (1923-1932) lost to fire
 * Shannon Park Arena
 * Tufts Cove

After the loss of the Dartmouth Exhibition Arena to the opening of the Marks-Cross Arena ice hockey returned to the ponds in Dartmouth with the swamp at the base of Pine Street being a particular favourite.

Personnel

 * Don Koharski

Leagues

 * Twin Cities League
 * Halifax City League
 * Halifax City Junior League