Derek Martin has something to smile about. On the last day of November, as the frost melts across Halifax, the HFX Wanderers FC founder and president is grinning as he greets reporters at the club’s Sackville Street office and holds forth on his soccer club’s future. For the first time in the Wanderers’ four-year history […]
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Canadian Championship soccer comes to Halifax as the Wanderers face Toronto
Growing up in Halifax there wasn’t much soccer on TV, says Christian Oxner, one of the goalkeeps for the HFX Wanderers FC. The English Premier League and the Italian Serie A on Score sometimes were the only games in town. Oxner’s experience isn’t unique in Canada: there just aren’t many options to watch the beautiful […]
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HFX Wanderers soccer finally comes home
For the first time in nearly two years, on Monday, August 2, the HFX Wanderers professional soccer team will be playing at its home stadium. The upcoming game against Athlético Ottawa marks the Wanderers’ return from Winnipeg, where the club played the first eight games of the Canadian Premier League season. Matt Fegan, the Wanderers’ […]
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Wanderers take on Forge today in second PEI match
When off-season signing Alessandro Riggi walked into the pre-match meeting ahead of the first HFX Wanderers FC game of the season over the weekend, he was met with a surprise when he saw the opening game lineup. “I saw my picture and I had to look like four times to makes a that was me, […]
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Take a look at HFX Wanderers FC’s new kits for the 2020 season
Nothing screams “Halifax” like wearing a jersey with a literal waveform of “Barret’s Privateers” across the front—and HFX Wanderers FC’s new jerseys do it well. The kits are created by Italian sporting apparel company Macron. Representatives from teams in the Canadian Premier League travelled to Bologna in late 2018 to work with designers to create […]
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The summer of HFX Wanderers fandom
When a loud cheer erupts, followed by a cloud of blue smoke floating across the historic Wanderers Grounds, you know something good just happened. It’s the first season of the Canadian Premier League—a professional soccer league featuring players with experience from around the globe—and the HFX Wanderers Football Club is one of seven teams in […]
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HFX Wanderers looking to turn their luck around in pro soccer home opener
A new era in Canadian soccer began last weekend with the start of play in the professional Canadian Premier League. In front of a sold-out crowd Sunday night in Westhills Stadium in Langford, BC, the HFX Wanderers lost their first game 1-0 to Pacific FC. During a slow start for Halifax in the first half, Pacific’s […]
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A World Cup starter kit
The World Cup is upon us and footie fever is high, especially with the announcement that Canada will be one of three host countries for the 2026 tourney. If you want to brush up on your World Cup knowledge, or just can’t get enough of soccer, here is a brief primer on who to watch. […]
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Wanderers stadium might not be game-ready until 2019
The kick-off for a soccer stadium on the Halifax Common won’t be happening as early as organizers had hoped. This past spring, Regional Council approved by unanimous vote a proposal for a new “temporary” sports stadium on the Wanderers Grounds. The tentative timeline marked this past September as the opening month for test events, but […]
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Sport stars for the win
Sven StammbergerDalhousie University, BasketballFifth year, Masters of business administration With three captains from last year’s AUS championship Dalhousie Tigers graduating, it’s Sven Stammberger’s time to lead the quest for a fourth-straight title. The fifth-year small forward was in a leadership role last year but now, as a captain, he’ll have more responsibilities. “I’ve noticed a […]
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Off-campus athletics for the offbeat sports fan
[Image-1] PLACES TO PLAY Lions Arena Gym (Spryfield): Roller derby If you’re 19 or older, identify as female and want to experience the thrill of the contact sport roller derby, then the Anchor City Rollers are worth checking out. The non-profit organization runs a league with anywhere from two to four teams—including travel teams that […]
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Peter Kelly is pursuing the stadium dream
The city is officially in pursuit of the 2015 Women’s Cup of soccer, which of course would require a stadium. There’s been a lot of talk about how to achieve that, with the options coming down to either enlarging the current Huskies stadium on the SMU campus, or building a brand new stadium somewhere else. […]