Speed Skating Nova Scotia

2026 Canadian Youth Short Track Championships – East
2026-03-20 08:00 - 2026-03-22 17:00 UTC | RBC Centre, Dartmouth
Date: March 20 (camp day ) & March 21-22 (competition days)
Host Club : Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club
Host Province: SSNS /National Host: SSC
Event Page: SSC EVENT PAGE (Full details to be posted at this location)
The 2026 Canada Youth Short Track Championships presented by Intact Insurance will feature skaters aged 11 to 13 and serves as an opportunity for developing skaters to represent their province or territory on the national stage. This event provides meaningful and developmentally appropriate racing opportunities, while also focusing on the holistic development of the athletes, touching on the physical, cognitive, mental and social aspects of skating.
We will welcome competitors, coaches & families from Nunavut, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, Quebec, & Ontario

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2026 East Coast Cup
2026-02-28 - 2026-03-01 | RBC Centre, Dartmouth
2026 East Coast Cup
All abilities meet/ Toutes les capacités
– 85m, 100m, and 111m tracks/pistes
Saturday, February 28th and Sunday, March 1st
Samedi le 28 février et Dimanche le 1 mars
Hosted by/ hôtes par Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club
Register/Inscrivez
HOTELS
Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Dartmouth
$189 – Call/Appel 902-431-1122 – use/et utilizer “East Coast Cup”
Book before/réserver avant Feb 6
Sandman – Dartmouth
Suites with/avec kitchenette
$173 – Call/Appel 902-482-4340 – use/et utilizer “262EASTCO”
Book before/réserver avant Feb 7
Check out our East Coast Cup Store at https://pmgsw.com/products/east-coast-cup-2026!
Consultez notre magazine sur le lien ci-dessus
Stay tuned for an email with information about pre-made meals from East Side Mario’s!
Surveillez votre boîte mail pour recevoir des informations sur les plats préparés à l’avance chez East Side Mario’s !
As always, we need volunteers to put on a safe, fun, and exciting weekend of racing, so we could use your help! Contact dcspeedskate@gmail.com to volunteer today.
Comme toujours, nous avons besoin de bénévoles pour organiser un week-end de courses sécuritaire, amusant et palpitant. Votre aide nous serait précieuse ! Contactez-nous dcspeedskate@gmail.com de faire du bénévolat aujourd’hui.

Oval Meltdown - 2026
2026-02-21 08:00 - 2026-02-22 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Halifax Oval
Register here

Hello Maritime speed skating clubs!

Speedy Kids is hosting the annual Oval Meltdown on the weekend of February 21st and 22nd in Halifax. Skaters can participate Saturday or Sunday or both days. The ice is booked from 7am to 1pm both days.

On Saturday the 21st, there are two events: the Olympic Style Sprint Championships for Novice (age 10 & older) and Open (age 13 & older) and the All Ages Mass Start (age 4 & older). The Icy Slice Pizza Party closes the day. We are excited to host the OS Sprints again this season, now that there are crash mats for the Oval. Please note there are minimum time standards for the OS Sprints, so that we will have time to get in the All Ages Mass Start event too. Skaters in the OS Sprints are welcome to participate in the All Ages MS too.

On Sunday the 22nd, there are Marathon Racing events: a 10km for advanced (and older) skaters, a 5km for intermediate skaters, and a 2km for beginner (and younger) skaters.
Further information about the Oval Meltdown can be found on the Speedy Kids website at https://speedykids.ca/oval-meltdown-2026/ and at the IceReg registration link at https://icereg.ca/#!/events/oval-meltdown-2026. The registration deadline is Sunday February 15th at 23:30 ADT. No late registrations will be accepted.

As always, we need lots of volunteers to help make the Oval Meltdown a success. If you are willing to help out in any capacity, please let Melissa (melissa_andrew@hotmail.com) know.

We appreciate you circulating this information among your members and hope to see you in a few weeks!

Lisa and Melissa

Fastest Skater in Halifax / Dartmouth
2026-02-15 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Halifax) | Halifax Oval
Register Here

Bring your hockey skates, figure skates, speed skates and see how fast you really are.

Test your speed, challenge your friends to 100m races.

Get an official 100m race time – open to everyone, races on Sun. Feb 15, 2026.

Olympics Watch Party
2026-02-14 - 2026-02-15 | Halifax Oval
Details to come, hosted with City and Emera Oval Staff.

The Oval Challenge in support of Breakthrough T1D
2026-02-08 08:00 - 09:30 (America/Halifax) | Halifax Oval
This is a timed event for skaters ages 10 and older. The objective is to complete as many laps as possible in one hour.

ALL TYPES OF SKATES ARE WELCOME

Date: February 8,2026

Registration fee: $20.00 donation to Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). $10.00 donation for each additional family member

Registration is open until 23:30 February 6th and is limited to 80 skaters.
Registration and event info: www.nsmasters.ca
Registration link: https://icereg.ca/#!/events/the-oval-challenge-2026

Annapolis Valley Mini-Meet
2026-01-25 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Credit Union Centre, Kingston

2026 NS Long Track Championships
2026-01-24 07:00 - 2026-01-25 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Halifax Oval
This event is for all skaters in eastern Canada.
Youth (7-10) Mass-Start: $35.00 perskater
Youth (11-13) Hybrid Mass Start/Olympic Style $65.00 per skater
Neo-Junior (14-15), Junior (16-18) Olympic Style Allround $65.00 per skater
Senior (19-29), Masters (30+) Olympic Style Allround $65.00 per skater
Register now!

Masters 10 km race
2026-01-18 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Halifax Oval
Register now!

Atlantic Long Track Youth Championships
2026-01-17 07:00 - 2026-01-18 09:30 (America/Halifax) | Halifax Oval
This is a qualifying race for Nova Scotian skaters for the Canadian Youth Long Track Championships in Calgary.
Register now!

Canadian Youth Short Track Championships (West)
2025-03-28 - 2025-03-30 | Kamloops, Kamloops, British Columbia

Short Track Canada Cup Junior Final
2025-03-28 - 2025-03-30 | Newmarket, Ontario

Canadian Short Track Championships (East)
2025-03-21 - 2025-03-23 | Dieppe, NB

Short Track Canada Cup Final
2025-03-14 - 2025-03-16 | Calgary, Alberta

Dartmouth Crossing Event
2025-03-01 - 2025-03-02 | RBC Centre, 259 Commodore Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Long Track Canada Cup Final
2025-02-27 - 2025-03-02 | Quebec City, Quebec

Mini Meet: Southwest Nova Speed Skating Club
2025-02-23 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Digby Arena, 27 Shreve Street, Digby, Nova Scotia

Speedy Kids Oval Meltdown
2025-02-22 07:00 - 13:00 UTC | Emera Oval, 5775 Cogswell Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

ISU Short Track Junior World Cup
2025-02-21 - 2025-02-23 | Quebec City, Quebec

Canadian Youth Long Track Championships
2025-02-07 - 2025-02-09 | Fort St. John, Fort St. John, British Columbia

NS Masters Event
2025-02-02 08:00 - 11:00 UTC | Emera Oval, 5775 Cogswell Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

ISU World Junior Short Track Championships
2025-01-27 - 2025-02-02 | Calgary, Alberta

Atlantic Long Track Championships
2025-01-25 07:00 - 2025-01-26 13:00 UTC | Emera Oval, 5775 Cogswell Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

ISU World Cup Speed Skating
2025-01-24 - 2025-01-26 | Calgary, Alberta

Short Track Canada Cup (1)
2025-01-24 - 2025-01-26 | Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec

Junior Short Track Open
2025-01-11 - 2025-01-12 | Prince George, Prince George, British Columbia

Hampton Meet
2024-03-10 | Hampton, New Brunswick

Western Elite #2
2024-03-02 - 2024-03-03 | Calgary, Alberta
Elgibility Criteria:

14 before July 1, 2023

Women 400m = 0:45.50

Women 500m = 0:54.90

Men 400m = 0:43.00

Men 500m = 0:51.90

Dartmouth Sprints
2024-03-02 | RBC Centre, 259 Commodore Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Coupe Quebec #3
2024-02-24 - 2024-02-25 | Quebec City, Quebec
Elgibility Criteria:

14 before July 1, 2023
