Former Canadian men's coach Stephen Hart named interim bench boss of NSL's Halifax Tides FC

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 30, 2025 3:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Stephen Hart, erstwhile manager of the Canadian nationalist men's squad and Halifax Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League, has been named interim manager of the Northern Super League's Halifax Tides FC.

The 65-year-old Hart succeeds Lewis Page, who has shifted roles to assistance found the Tides improvement academy. At 1-6-1, Halifax sits successful the basement of the six-team NSL aft losing 3 consecutive games.

"It's an honour to measurement into this role," Hart said successful a statement. "Our squad is focused, resilient and committed to increasing unneurotic some connected and disconnected the field. I'm excited to pb this adjacent section and assistance usher the players done the remainder of the play with passion, intent and pride."

Hart coached the Canadian men successful assorted stints from 2006 to 2012, posting a 20-15-10 record. He resigned successful October 2012 after an 8-1 nonaccomplishment to Honduras ended Canada's World Cup qualifying run.

After coaching his autochthonal Trinidad and Tobago, Hart took complaint of the Halifax introduction successful the CPL for its debut play successful 2019. He was fired successful October 2022 aft an 8-15-5 campaign.

More recently, helium has served arsenic a advisor to the NWSL's Portland Thorns.

"This is astir gathering for the semipermanent occurrence of the club," said Tides president Valerie Malone. "Strengthening our enactment operation and investing successful subordinate development, starting with the academy — are important steps successful that direction. We're besides continuing to reenforce the roster and look guardant to sharing much connected that aboriginal this week."

Halifax hosts the Calgary Wild connected July 7.