Both of the local teams in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League are on the ice.
The Strait Pirates host the Liverpool Privateers at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre.
The Pirates (2-1-0), winners of two of their first three to start the 2019-20 season, are fourth in the six-team Sid Rowe Division with four points, a point behind Eskasoni for third, and a point ahead of fifth-place Pictou Co.; the Privateers (2-2-0) are fifth in the six-team Fred Fox Division with four points.
The Antigonish Bulldogs visit the East Hants Penguins.
The Bulldogs (3-1-0), who have won three of their first four to open the season, are tied with the Miners for top spot in the Sid Rowe Division with six points, a point up on third-place Eskasoni; the Penguins (4-0-1) lead the Fred Fox Division- and the entire league- with nine points.
Both games get underway at 7:30 p.m.
The Halifax Mooseheads play their second game in as many nights in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Halifax, coming off a home win against Saint John Thursday night, visits Pleasant Valley’s Jacob Hudson, Antigonish’s Jake and Sean Stewart, and Moncton.
The Mooseheads (4-4-0), who have won back-to-back games and four of their last five, are seventh in the 10-team Eastern Conference with eight points, two points behind Quebec for sixth, and two points ahead of Saint John and Baie-Comeau, the two teams tied for eighth; the Wildcats (6-2-0) are tied for top spot with 12 points.
It’s the first of nine regular season games between the Maritimes Division rivals.
Game time is 7 p.m.
The StFX women’s hockey team is in Fredericton to take on St. Thomas in AUS action.
The X-Women (2-0-0), who won their first two games of the 2019-20 season, are in a four-way tie for top spot in the eight-team conference with four points, two points up on fifth-place Moncton; the Tommies (0-2-0) are winless to start the season.
It’s the first game in the five-game season series between the teams.
Game time is 7 p.m.
The StFX men’s football team visits Acadia in AUS play.
The teams are at opposite ends of the standings in the five-team conference; the X-Men (1-5), losers of five straight, are last, a game back of Mount Allison for fourth, while the Axemen (5-0) sit in top spot with a perfect record.
It’s the second and final regular season game between the teams; Acadia won the first 54-19 in Antigonish in September.
Kick off in Wolfville is 7 p.m.
