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The Back Check Podcast from the SaltWire Network
Featuring interviews, news and notes from around the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League.
About the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League:
The NSU18MHL was created to develop and govern the conduct of elite U18 hockey players within the Province of Nova Scotia.
The league is comprised of volunteers operating a non-profit organization dedicated to this purpose.
Started 1978-79 with 4 teams from Nova Scotia and 3 teams from New Brunswick, known as Maritime Midget Hockey League. In 1993 renamed Nova Scotia AAA Midget Hockey League with 6 teams from Nova Scotia. 2002 to 2019, renamed Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League with 8 teams.
Hockey is a team sport that provides a means for bringing people together in a healthy atmosphere of competition.
Our goal is to become the premiere U18 Hockey Association in Canada. To achieve these goals, the League is focused on:
Facilitating, supporting, and enhancing the educational needs of each player to achieve maximum academic results
Promoting and developing participant's skills and abilities
Promoting and developing sportsmanship, fair play, pride, and achievement through participation
Promoting and developing participants to be responsible members of their community
League Website - www.nsu18mhl.ca
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Sam LeDrew is in his second season with the Halifax Macs of the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League.
The forward from Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia is having a break out season and he chats with Scott Squires about his success, how he stays sharp and also his favourite food.
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Brady Wambolt is a defenseman with the Dartmouth Steele Subaru U18 and he stopped by to chat about hockey, family and his favourite food.
The Cape Breton West Islanders are 14 games into their Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League season and Head Coach Kyle Gillies chats with Scott Squires about the team so far, the road ahead and the team's favourite quote.
Photo - CB West Islanders Twitter
www.NSU18MHL.ca
Season 2 of the Back Check podcast is here and to get things going, Scott Squires chats with Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League VP Paul Graham
League website - www.NSU18MHL.ca
Top after Ten
With the league on pause, Scott Squires is joined by four coaches from the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League to talk top after ten.
Coach Tim Boyce of the Halifax McDonald's, Coach Tom Lee from the Cole Harbour Wolfpack, Coach Kyle MacLennan of the Weeks Majors and Assistant Coach Kyle Gillies from the Cape Breton West Islanders give their picks for top forward, top D-man, top rookie and top goaltender.
We chat with Weeks Majors U18 Head Coach Kyle MacLennan about coaching the Weeks, his players, the Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League, and of course, Pictou County Pizza
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Our very first episode features Halifax Macs Head Coach Tim Boyce and Dartmouth Steele Subaru Governor, Paul Graham