Atlantic Canada

Map of Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada is a Smash region that encompasses the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The Newfoundland scene is further divided into two sub-regions along the West and East coasts. The West Coast maintains its own power ranking due to its isolation. While Labrador is part of the region, there is no known Smash community. Historically, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have been the strongest sub-regions; however, each province has had its own successful players. While these regions are grouped together and do see some interregional play, the distance between the regions and the cost to fly between the regions has led to each scene being fairly distinct, with their own power rankings and top players.

The region's scene began to develop in the middle of the 2000s, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. By 2005, the scene held semi-regular weeklies for Super Smash Bros. Melee. Halifax would be the center of the scene for the early years, with players like VIC, Pey, and Lamb dominating the results. The community saw significant growth in 2007, with the development of the first iteration of the Nova Scotia Power Rankings as well as its first major regional event in July 2007, a 32-person event called HellaSmashed. This would be the region's premier annual event until the tournament series Kings of Hali was started in 2016.

The release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl would lead to players like Colin North, Raziek, BillyBeGood, Croi, and the previously mentioned Lamb dominating the scene. New Brunswick would see its scene start to develop in the late 2000's, with events largely being held in Moncton, with regular cross-play with Nova Scotia occurring by 2013. Newfoundland, by contrast, wouldn't begin to regularly interact with the other scenes until the start of the Storm tournament series. This series would notably host events in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

The Atlantic Canadian region would continue to see growth in Ultimate, as well as the rise of new players such as Anarchy and Moo. That said, despite the scene seeing growth and movement towards each Smash game released, the Melee scene would not only survive, but eventually grow and lead to the development of two of the region's most well-known and successful players, regardless of game, Inky and Maher. The entrants in Melee also often rival Ultimate.

Smashers

See also: Category: New Brunswick smashers, Category: Newfoundland smashers, Category: Nova Scotia smashers, Category: Prince Edward Island smashers

The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.

Globally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Anarchy (Newfoundland)		LumiRank 2024.2: 68th	While he is from Newfoundland, he primarily competed online before starting university in South Carolina.
SuPeRbOoMfAn (New Brunswick)		2018 64 League Rankings: 1st	Lived in New Brunswick in the early 2010s. While more well known for 64, he was among the best at Melee and Brawl in Atlantic Canada while he resided there.

Nationally ranked players

Tag	Character(s)	Best placement	Notes
Bailo (Nova Scotia)		Smash Canada Rankings Ultimate: HM	The best player from New Brunswick in 2019.
Vapor (Nova Scotia)		Smash Canada Rankings: HM Smash Canada Rankings Ultimate: 14th	The best player from Nova Scotia in 2022 and early 2023.

Other notable players

Tag	Character(s)	Notes
Alex Jebailey (Nova Scotia)		Originally from Nova Scotia. He has since moved to Florida and is the principal tournament organizer of the CEO tournament series.
Banjo (Newfoundland)		The highest ranked player for Ultimate in Newfoundland during the majority of the game's lifespan. Also one of the best players from the West Coast region of Newfoundland during Smash 4. Banjo frequently partnered with D$rex, one of the other best players in the region. They are considered the strongest doubles team in Newfoundland.
billybeegood (Nova Scotia)		One of the region's strongest Brawl and Melee players in the early 2010s.
BNJA (Prince Edward Island)		Arguably Prince Edward Island's strongest player in Ultimate.
Colin North (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland)		One of the region's strongest Brawl and Melee players in the early 2010s. Organized multiple iterations of the Nova Scotia Power Rankings beginning in the late 2000s.
Croi (Nova Scotia)		The highest rated player on the Spring 2023 Nova Scotia Power Rankings for Ultimate in Nova Scotia. He was also one of the region's best players in Brawl and Smash 4.
Chusam (Newfoundland)		From Newfoundland. Was ranked 4th on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v1.
Fancey (Newfoundland)		The highest rated Melee player in Newfoundland from 2016-2017.
Gronk (Nova Scotia)		The highest rated player on multiple editions of the Nova Scotia Power Rankings for Ultimate.
Inky (Nova Scotia)		The best player in Nova Scotia from 2022-2025, and one of the two best Melee players from Atlantic Canada in the 2020s, alongside Maher. While he has never been ranked globally, this can in part be attributed to his attendance. He has placed well at multiple supermajors and has taken sets over players like Trif and Junebug.
Lamb (Nova Scotia)		One of the region's strongest Brawl and Melee players in the 2000s. Still occasionally shows up to Ultimate tournaments. Also known by his Smashboards tag Syko_Lemming.
Light (New Brunswick)		One of the best New Brunswick players post-quarantine, having ranked first on multiple iterations of the power rankings.
Maher (New Brunswick)		One of the most well known players from the region, and the best player from New Brunswick in the 2020s. Was on the ballot for SSBMRank 2024.
Moo (Nova Scotia)		Considered the best King K. Rool player in Canada. He has won LumiRank tiered events like Kings of Hali 8: Infinite and TomorrowLAN 2025. He was also ranked 21st on the Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v10.
Pey (Nova Scotia)		One of the first notable players from the region. Was one of the best Melee players from the region during the mid to late 2000s.
Raziek (Nova Scotia)		One of the region's top players in Brawl, Smash 4, and Ultimate. Saw success at the national level during the Smash 4 era. Also a tournament organizer in the region.
Rick (Nova Scotia)		Began competing offline in 2013, under the tag Hippo. Would see success early on, but would later become Nova Scotia's highest rated Melee player in 2019 and would hold that title until 2022 when Inky would take it over. Has also placed well nationally, notably placing 33rd at the supermajor Get On My Level 2019.
SolarFlare (New Brunswick)		One of the best players from New Brunswick late in Smash 4 and early in Ultimate, having ranked first on several iterations of the power rankings.
Sqiddwr (New Brunswick)		Arguably the strongest New Brunswick Melee player from 2013-2016 and one of the region's best Project M and Smash 4 players.
Twan (Newfoundland)		The highest rated player in Newfoundland in 2019 for Ultimate and one of the best players from Newfoundland during Smash 4.
The Nix (Newfoundland)		Arguably the first notable player from Newfoundland, competing offline for the first time in Nova Scotia in 2008, notably winning the event over players like Lamb and VIC. The Nix would continue to perform well in-region well into the 2010s, performing well at several games and being ranked Number 1 in Newfoundland for several years.
VIC (Nova Scotia)		One of the first notable players from the region. Was one of the best Melee players from the region during the mid to late 2000s. Won the first notable regional, HellaSmashed.

Tournaments

See also: Category: New Brunswick tournaments, Category: Newfoundland tournaments, Category: Nova Scotia tournaments, Category: Prince Edward Island tournaments

Notable tournament series

Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region.

Tournament	Games	Type	Status
Fredericton's Finest (New Brunswick)		Semi-Annual	Active
EM's The Smash Brawl (Prince Edward Island)		Weekly	Active
HellaSmashed (Nova Scotia)		Annual	Discontinued
Kings of Hali (Nova Scotia)		Annual	Active
Le Hub (New Brunswick)		Weekly/Monthly	Active
OktoberSmash (Newfoundland)		Annual	Discontinued
St. No John's (Newfoundland)		Annual	Active
Storm (Atlantic Canada)		Semi-annual	Discontinued
TomorrowLan (New Brunswick)		Annual	Active

Largest singles events

Rank	Tournament	Date	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1	Kings of Hali 4 (Nova Scotia)	April 27th-28th, 2019		208	Boon
2	Kings of Hali 5 (Nova Scotia)	August 12th-14th, 2022		193	Vapor
3	TomorrowLAN 2023 (New Brunswick)	March 4th-5th, 2023		168	Smokk
4	Kings of Hali 6 (Nova Scotia)	September 22nd-24th, 2023		165	Blacktwins
5	Kings of Hali 7 (Nova Scotia)	August 30th-September 1st, 2024		154	Silver
6	Kings of Hali 7 (Nova Scotia)	August 30th-September 1st, 2024		144	Zuppy
7	TomorrowLAN 2024 (New Brunswick)	March 8th-10th, 2024		139	Catalyst
8	Kings of Hali 6 (Nova Scotia)	September 22nd-24th, 2023		123	Inky
9	Le Big Hub (New Brunswick)	September 5th, 2021		124	Catalyst
10	Kings of Hali 8 (Nova Scotia)	September 5th-7th, 2025		120	Inky

See also

• New Brunswick Power Rankings
• Newfoundland Power Rankings
  • Newfoundland West Coast Power Rankings
• Nova Scotia Power Rankings
• Prince Edward Island Power Rankings
• Colin North's video on the history of Melee in Nova Scotia