Halifax Citadels
Order classic Halifax Citadels tees, hoodies, crewnecks, mugs, pint glasses and more. The Citadels played at the Halifax Metro Centre at the foot of Citadel Hill from 1988 to 1993 as a Quebec Nordiques farm club, and they remain the last professional team to play in Nova Scotia's capital. Celebrate Halifax's last pro hockey club by browsing all of our Citadels gear, then read the team history below. Vintage Ice Hockey is a small American business that keeps the designs and history of forgotten hockey clubs alive.
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Halifax Citadels History
When the Fredricton Express were moved to Halifax in 1988, they became the Halifax Citadels, and they continued their affiliation with the Quebec Nordiques of the NHL. Playing out of the Halifax Metro Centre (at the bottom of Citadel Hill), the team replaced the departing Nova Scotia Oilers, who had moved to Cape Breton. The Citadels would play from 1988 to 1993 in the AHL before moving to Cornwall, Ontario and becoming the Cornwall Aces. The Citadel would only make the playoffs their first two years in Halifax, getting bounced in the first round each year. The Citadels were the last professional hockey team to play in the capital city of Nova Scotia, after their departure in 1993.
