Antigonish



Antigonish is a town of about 4200 people in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada.

Antigonish is home to St. Francis Xavier University.

Teams

 * Antigonish
 * 1) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1927-1929)
 * 2) (Independent team in Maritime Junior Playoffs 1931-32, 1932-33
 * Antigonish Bulldogs
 * 1) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1932-1936)
 * 2) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1939-1941) withdrew
 * 3) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1945-1953) go independent
 * 4) Independent, played in 1955-56 Maritimes Senior Playoffs
 * 5) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1956-1957)
 * 6) (Cape Breton Senior Hockey League, 1963-1964)
 * 7) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Junior B Hockey League, 1967-1969) join NJBHL
 * 8) (Northumberland Junior B Hockey League, 1969-1971
 * 9) ...missing information on 1971-72 to 1974-75 seasons
 * 10) (Eastern Junior A Hockey League, 1974-1975) join Northumberland Junior B Hockey League
 * 11) (Northumberland Junior B Hockey League, 1975-????)
 * 12) ...missing information on 1976-77 to 1982-83) league seasons
 * 13) (Northumberland Junior B Hockey League, 1982-1983)
 * 14) ...missing information on 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons
 * 15) (Northumberland Junior B Hockey League, 1985-1986) join MVJHL
 * 16) (Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, 1986-1991) league renamed MJAHL
 * 17) (Maritime Junior A Hockey League, 1991-2008) become Halifax Lions
 * 18) (Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League, 1994-2006) league renamed NSJHL
 * 19) (Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League, 2006-Present)

University team

 * St. Francis Xavier University
 * 1) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1927-1928)
 * 2) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1929-1930)
 * 3) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1931-1936)
 * 4) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1939-1940)
 * 5) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1949-1950)
 * 6) (Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Senior Hockey League, 1953-1955)
 * 7) Atlantic University Sport

Arenas

 * Antigonish Arena
 * Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre
 * Memorial Rink (St. Francis Xavier University)

University Cup

 * 2003-04 St. Francis Xavier University

Players

 * Frank Beaton
 * Dennis Bonvie
 * Alex Grant
 * Craig MacDonald
 * Paul MacLean (born in France but raised in Antigonish)
 * Dean Melanson