Kentville Minor Ball Hockey continues to bring great energy each week! The action on the floor has been fast-paced, competitive, and fun, with music, excitement, and strong effort from all age groups helping create an outstanding atmosphere at Centennial Arena.

Our U7, U9, and U12 divisions are now full, and we are very pleased with the growth and enthusiasm in the community. We still have room for a few additional players in the U15 division and would welcome anyone interested in joining us for the remainder of the season.

The biggest need in Kentville right now is volunteer coaches.

It is important to remember that our league staff are there to organize and operate the program — not to coach individual teams. Like every successful minor sport organization, we rely on volunteer parents and community members to step forward and help lead teams on the floor.

As we build toward the Nova Scotia Minor Ball Hockey League Provincial Championships in Halifax on June 27–28, it is essential that teams begin developing consistency, communication, and familiarity with their coaches before the season finale. During Provincials, league staff will be occupied running the overall event, making volunteer coaches even more important.

Our goal is to have two coaches connected with every team.

If you notice your child’s team operating without parent coaches and relying only on league staff, please consider stepping forward to help. You do not need extensive experience — just positivity, encouragement, and a willingness to support the players and the league.

Thank you to everyone helping make Kentville Minor Ball Hockey a success. The momentum continues to build each week, and we are excited for what lies ahead as we move toward Provincials in Halifax!

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Kentville Minor Ball Hockey has been absolutely outstanding to start the 2026 season. The atmosphere and action at Centennial Arena have been off the charts, with large crowds of parents and grandparents creating an exciting community environment each Tuesday night.

We are pleased to share that two members of our NSMBHL staff team, Allison Prendergast and Ben Connell, have stepped up to take leadership roles for our Kentville Minor Ball Hockey program. Allison, a third year Kinieology student at Acadia, and Ben who just completed first year Engineering at Western, bring an extensive hockey and sport background to our team. They will help lead game-day operations, support players and coaches, and continue building a positive and energetic environment at Centennial Arena throughout the season. We would also like to thank Nick Gerrard from Kentville Recreation  and the staff at Centennial Arena for their tremendous support in helping us get the league off to such a fantastic start.

Opening day featured the highest registration numbers in Nova Scotia Minor Ball Hockey league history, and the level of play has matched that excitement ever since. We are also building an excellent group of volunteer coaches who are doing a tremendous job making both the skills and drills sessions and games a positive, energetic experience for the players.

While all divisions have been exciting to watch, the U15 division has especially stood out early in the season. With strong depth, excellent pace, and some top-level goaltending already on display, Kentville’s U15 teams are shaping up to be serious contenders heading into the NSMBHL Provincial Championships in Halifax at the end of June.