The Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League was a league that operated in Nova Scotia from 1982 to 1996.
The Truro Bearcats would qualify for the Allan Cup in the league's final two seasons.
Participating teams[]
- 1982-83: Dartmouth Mounties, Hubbards-Chester Merchants, Windsor Pontiacs, Halifax Wolverines
- 1983-84: Bridgewater Exports Halifax Clippers, Hubbards-Chester Merchants, Dartmouth Mounties, Windsor Schooners, Cape Breton Capers
- 1984-85: Windsor Alpines, Dartmouth Mounties, Bridgewater Blues, Hubbards-Chester Merchants, Halifax Atlantics
- 1985-86: Windsor Alpines, Antigonish Bulldogs, Halifax Blues, Dartmouth Mounties, Pictou County HC, Cape Breton Capers
- 1986-87: Halifax Blues, Pictou County HC, Windsor Schooners, Dartmouth Mounties, Truro-Schubenacadie Eagles, Antigonish Bulldogs
- 1987-88: Port Hood Bees, Windsor Alpines, Dartmouth Mounties, Halifax Blues, Truro-Schubenacadie Colonels
- 1988-89: Bridgewater Simmons Motor Exports, Port Hood Bees, Halifax Blues, Dartmouth Mounties, Truro-Schubenacadie Colonels, Windsor Alpines
- 1989-90: Port Hood Bees, Dartmouth Mounties, Truro-Schubenacadie Colonels, Halifax Blues, Bridgewater Oland Exports
- 1990-91: Truro-Schubenacadie Colonels, Port Hood Bees, Bridgewater Blues, Dartmouth Mounties
- 1991-92: Operated as the Maritime Senior Hockey League (1991-92).
- 1992-93: Bridgewater Blues, Truro Bearcats, Dartmouth Mounties - Truro won championship
- 1993-94: Truro Bearcats, East Hants Sr. Penguins, Dartmouth Mounties, Bridgewater Blues, St. Margaret's-Halifax Mariners - Truro won championship
- 1994-95: Moncton Labatt Ice, Truro Bearcats, East Hants Sr. Penguins, Bridgewater Canadians, Dartmouth Mounties - Truro won championship over East Hants
- 1995-96: Truro Bearcats, Bridgewater Canadians, Yarmouth Western Exports, Valley Selects
Champions[]
| Season | Regular season champion | Playoff champion |
| 1982-83 | Dartmouth Mounties | Dartmouth Mounties |
| 1983-84 | Hubbards-Chester Merchants | Dartmouth Mounties |
| 1984-85 | Windsor Alpines | Windsor Alpines |
| 1985-86 | Dartmouth Mounties | Dartmouth Mounties |
| 1986-87 | Dartmouth Mounties | Dartmouth Mounties |
| 1987-88 | Dartmouth Mounties | Dartmouth Mounties |
| 1988-89 | Dartmouth Mounties | Dartmouth Mounties |
| 1989-90 | Dartmouth Mounties | Dartmouth Mounties |
| 1990-91 | Bridgewater Blues | Dartmouth Mounties |
| 1991-92 | Charlottetown Islanders | Saint John Vitos |
| 1992-93 | Truro Bearcats | Truro Bearcats |
| 1993-94 | Truro Bearcats | Truro Bearcats |
| 1994-95 | Truro Bearcats | Truro Bearcats |
| 1995-96 | Truro Bearcats | Truro Bearcats |
League Leaders[]
Skaters[]
| SEASON | GOALS | ASSISTS | PIM |
| 1982-83 | 22 Mike Melanson, Dartmouth | 32 Danny Flynn, Dartmouth | Unknown |
| 1983-84 | 31 Robbie Munden, Chester | 30 Danny Flynn, Dartmouth | Unknown |
| 1984-85 | 33 Brian MacAskill, Windsor | 47 Larry Morse, Windsor | Unknown |
| 1985-86 | 23 Larry Morse, Windsor
23 Kevin Mantin, Dartmouth |
35 Larry Morse, Windsor | 169 Glen Doncaster, Chester |
| 1986-87 | 29 Bruce Campbell, Pictou Co. | 38 Moochie Friesen, Halifax | Unknown |
| 1987-88 | 27 Peter Thomas, Dartmouth | 41 Billy Clarke, Port Hood | Unknown |
| 1988-89 | 29 Billy Clarke, Port Hood | 48 Mike Jeffrey, Bridgewater | Unknown |
| 1989-90 | 29 Jack MacKeigan, Port Hood | 32 Darren Gardiner, Port Hood | Unknown |
| 1990-91 | 26 Robbie Forbes, Bridgewater | 41 George Dupont, Truro-Shub. | Unknown |
| 1991-92 | 28 Ron Carragher, Char'town
28 Matt Ripley, Truro |
34 Craig Jenkins, Char'town | 272 Bob Kaine, Saint John |
| 1992-93 | 32 Mike Boyd, Truro | 35 Robbie Forbes, Bridgewater | 155 Trevor Walsh, Truro |
| 1993-94 | 26 John Cunningham, Truro | 33 Rodney MacIntosh, Truro | 202 Alan Lake, Truro |
| 1994-95 | 46 Richard Linteau, Moncton | 45 Richard Linteau, Moncton | 321 Steve Salter, Moncton |
| 1995-96 | 30 Mike Boyd, Truro | 33 Dwight Lucas, Truro | - Craig Booker, Truro |
Goaltenders[]
| SEASON | LEADING GOALIES | GAA |
| 1982-83 | Mike Gillis, Dartmouth Mounties
Joe Cole, Dartmouth Mounties |
3.75
4.00 |
| 1985-86 | Dana Wibberly, Dartmouth Mounties
Darren Cossar, Dartmouth Mounties |
2.74
3.91 |
| 1986-87 | Darren Cossar, Dartmouth Mounties
Mark Holden, Dartmouth Mounties |
2.40
3.13 |
| 1988-89 | Darren Cossar, Dartmouth Mounties
Troy Crosby, Dartmouth Mounties |
2.27
2.33 |
| 1991-92 | Dave Matte, Saint John Vitos
Rick Poirier, Saint John Vitos |
3.33
3.71 |
| 1992-93 | Kevin MacRae, Truro Bearcats
Darren Nixon, Truro Bearcats |
4.34
4.79 |
| 1993-94 | Darren Nixon, Truro Bearcats
Kevin MacRae, Truro Bearcats |
-
- |
| 1994-95 | Mike Volpe, Truro Bearcats
Kevin MacRae, Truro Bearcats |
-
- |
| 1995-96 | Kevin MacRae, Truro Bearcats
Jason White, Truro Bearcats |
3.61
3.65 |
Yearly Awards[]
| SEASON | MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | BEST DEFENCEMAN | ROOKIE OF THE YEAR |
| 1982-83 | *Mike Melanson, Dartmouth
*Rick Brown, Windsor |
Carl Watters, Chester-Hubbards | *Steve Burke, Halifax
*Jeff Burgess, Windsor |
| 1983-84 | Claude Drouin, Chester | Jim Cahoon, Chester-Hubbards | Robbie Munden, Chester |
| 1984-85 | Brian MacAskill, Windsor | Sean Cleary, Windsor | Unknown |
| 1985-86 | John Kibyuk, Dartmouth | Darren Welsh, Dartmouth | Steve Morrissey, Truro-Shub. |
| 1986-87 | Bruce Campbell, Pictou Co. | Mike Kelly, Dartmouth | Mike Ritcey, Dartmouth |
| 1987-88 | Billy Clarke, Port Hood | Darren Welsh, Dartmouth | Unknown |
| 1988-89 | John Kibyuk, Bridgewater | Darren Welsh, Dartmouth | Jerry Scott, Dartmouth |
| 1989-90 | Jack MacKeigan, Port Hood | Darren Welsh, Dartmouth | Craig Booker, Dartmouth |
| 1990-91 | George Dupont, Truro-Shub. | Blair MacIsaac, Truro-Shub. | George Dupont, Truro-Shub. |
| 1991-92 | Robert MacInnis, Truro | Robert MacInnis, Truro | Matt Ripley, Truro |
| 1992-93 | Mike Boyd, Truro | Robert MacInnis, Truro | Mike Boyd, Truro |
| 1993-94 | Craig Booker, East Hants | Barry Harrietha, Truro | *Jason Decoste, East Hants
*Walter Dann, Bridgewater |
| 1994-95 | Richard Linteau, Moncton | *Steve Salter, Moncton
*Jason DeCoste, East Hants/Truro |
Jamie Matthews, Truro |
| 1995-96 | Chris Kelly, Valley | Blaine Walker, Bridgewater | Chris Kelly, Bridgewater |
| SEASON | MOST SPORTSMANLIKE | PLAYOFF MVP | COACH OF THE YEAR |
| 1982-83 | Danny Flynn, Dartmouth | Terry Coughlan, Windsor Pontiacs | Not Awarded |
| 1983-84 | Unknown | Unknown | Ed Molloy, Dartmouth |
| 1984-85 | Unknown | Brian MacAskill, Windsor Alpines | Brian Redden, Windsor |
| 1985-86 | Danny Flynn, Dartmouth | John Kibyuk, Dartmouth | Ken Johnston, Dartmouth |
| 1986-87 | Moochie Friesen, Halifax | Dean Dachyshyn, Dartmouth | Wayne Synishyn, Antigonish |
| 1987-88 | Unknown | Doug Graves, Dartmouth | Wally Travis, Truro-Shubenacadie |
| 1988-89 | Jack MacKeigan, Port Hood | Jerry Scott, Dartmouth | Bob Boucher, Dartmouth |
| 1989-90 | Darren Gardiner, Port Hood | Jean-Marc MacKenzie, Dartmouth | Bob Boucher, Dartmouth |
| 1990-91 | Darren Gardiner, Port Hood | George Dupont, Truro-Shubie. | Dean Dachyshyn, Bridgewater |
| 1991-92 | Craig Jenkins, Char'town | Randy Thomas, Saint John | Kevin Devine, Charlottetown |
| 1992-93 | Mike Boyd, Truro | Robert MacInnis, Truro | John Hutchinson, Truro |
| 1993-94 | John Cunningham, Truro | Craig Booker, East Hants | Larry Graham, East Hants |
| 1994-95 | Walter Dann, Bridgewater | Jason Decoste, Truro | John Hutchinson, Truro |
| 1995-96 | Dwight Lucas, Truro | Kevin MacRae, Truro | Tim Shearer, Valley |
Timeline of Teams[]
Sources[]
- SIHR - League Directory