Mooseheads & Screaming Eagles introduce the Hurley Cup

The Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles are proud to be taking the annual Battle of Nova Scotia to new heights this holiday season.

Today the long-time rivals announced details of the first ever Hurley Cup, which not only honours the rich history of the game but will serve as a symbol of superiority between Nova Scotia’s major junior hockey teams.

The Irish field game of Hurley was first taken to the ice by the boys of King’s College School in Windsor, Nova Scotia around 1800 and over a period of decades adapted into what became known as hockey. Windsor has since widely been adopted as the birthplace of hockey.

The winner of the annual holiday series will be decided on aggregate scoring. Goals scored on opponent’s home ice will be the first tie-breaker. For year-one the second tie-breaker will be the team that scored the first ever Hurley Cup goal. Moving forward the Cup would simply be retained by the reigning champions.

The Mooseheads and Screaming Eagles will continue to wear their special Battle of Nova Scotia jerseys which will again be raffled off to fans at the game. Fans who bring a food bank donation to the game in support of Feed Nova Scotia will receive a ballot to win one of the game-worn jerseys.

Aside from winning the inaugural Hurley Cup and keeping possession for 2017, the winning team will also be outfitted in Under Armour Hurley Cup Champion attire.