Editing Nova Scotia (section)

===Sports===
[[File:Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at Halifax Mooseheads (February 6 2010) (4336519788).jpg|thumb|An [[ice hockey]] game between the [[Cape Breton Screaming Eagles]], and the [[Halifax Mooseheads]], two [[Major Junior]] hockey teams in Nova Scotia]]
Sport is an important part of Nova Scotia culture. There are numerous semi pro, university and amateur sports teams, for example, The [[Halifax Mooseheads]], 2013 [[Canadian Hockey League|Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup Champions]], and the [[Cape Breton Eagles]], both of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The [[Halifax Hurricanes]] of the National Basketball League of Canada were another team that called Nova Scotia home, and were 2016 league champions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Halifax Rainmen file for bankruptcy in 'disappointing' end |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-rainmen-file-for-bankruptcy-in-disappointing-end-1.3140023 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=15 July 2015 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224141634/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-rainmen-file-for-bankruptcy-in-disappointing-end-1.3140023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Professional soccer came to the province in 2019 in the form of [[Canadian Premier League]] club [[HFX Wanderers FC]].

The [[Nova Scotia Open]] was a professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[Web.com Tour]] in 2014 and 2015.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

The province has also produced numerous athletes such as [[Sidney Crosby]] (ice hockey), [[Nathan Mackinnon]] (ice hockey), [[Lincoln Steen]] (Wrestling), [[Brad Marchand]] (ice hockey), [[Colleen Jones]] (curling), [[Al MacInnis]] (ice hockey), [[T. J. Grant]] (mixed martial arts), [[Rocky Johnson]] (wrestling, and father of [[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]), [[George Dixon (boxer)|George Dixon]] (boxing) and [[Kirk Johnson]] (boxing). The achievements of Nova Scotian athletes are presented at the [[Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}