They hail from the three major cities of New Brunswick (Fredericton,[1] Moncton[2] and Saint John[3]) along with a team from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
[6][7] The current MWFL title holders are the Saint John Storm, who won the 2024 championship game 15–6 over the Halifax Xplosion.
[12] Football Canada wrote, "With many obstacles to overcome the growth of the league was slow and at times discouraging.
"[12] The Maritime league became part of the Junior Player Development Program of Football Canada.
[12] The 2010 Canadian women's national team, runner-up at the World Championship, contained 18 gridiron players from New Brunswick, of whom 14 were from the Saint John area.