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Antigonish Bulldogs win third straight NSJHL title in double overtime

SaltWire Network |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

The Antigonish Bulldogs captured their third consecutive Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Championship title in dramatic fashion Wednesday night in Bridgewater. Nick Marshall scored on a wraparound 8:55 into double overtime to lift the Bulldogs to a ...

Vancouver Warriors forward Keegan Bal scores one of the five goals he scored against the Halifax Thunderbirds during a National Lacrosse League game on April 5. The Thunderbirds will look to finish the regular season with a victory when they host the Colorado Mammoth on Saturday night. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

Thunderbirds ‘limp’ into NLL playoffs: Halifax hosts final regular-season game Saturday, will hit the road for next week's opening round

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |8 min read

It might take an abacus, slide rule and a calculator to figure out who the Halifax Thunderbirds will face in the opening round of the National Lacrosse League playoffs. “There are a million different scenarios of who we could play, where we could ...

The P.E.I.-champion Eastern Express is hosting the Atlantic under-15 AAA male hockey championship in Montague, April 18-21. Members of the Express are, front row, from left, Jase MacPherson, Jake Kelly, Connor Morrison, Jeremy Pierce (head coach), Ryan Doyle, Connor Arsenault, Will Proud (assistant coach), Jamie Gallant (assistant coach), Max MacKenzie and Mason MacAusland. Back row, from left, are Mason English, Colin MacCormac, Brett Pierce, Jaxon Bowring, Nathan Rundle, Hugh MacDonald, Carsen Pierce, Cayde Hunter, Rylan Squires, Campbell Dunne, Blake Hartman and Sean Dwyer. Contributed

P.E.I.-champion Eastern Express focused on competing hard for 60 minutes at regional tournament in Montague

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

The message is clear for the Eastern Express heading into the Atlantic under-15 AAA male hockey championship in Montague. “Our big thing is compete, compete, compete,” said Express head coach Jeremy Pierce. “We’ve been talking to our players about ...

Central Storm centre and team captain Cadence Player participates in a passing drill during a team practice at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown on April 15. The Storm is hosting the 2024 Atlantic under-15 AAA female hockey championship in North Rustico, April 18-21. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

Central Storm, Mid-Isle Wildcats ready for Atlantic U15 AAA female hockey championship in P.E.I.

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

Cadence Player understands what lies ahead for the Central Storm this weekend. The Charlottetown-based Storm is hosting the 2024 Atlantic under-15 AAA female hockey championship in North Rustico, April 18-21. “It’s such a great opportunity,” said ...

Charlottetown Islanders defenceman Marcus Kearsey, left, and forward and team captain Michael Horth, right, chat with Marlie Orlowski, who joined the Islanders as an honourary assistant coach for a home game against Moncton in March. Orlowski dropped the puck for the ceremonial faceoff with the Make A Wish Canada’s P.E.I. branch before the game but was not aware what would happen next. After the draw, Kearsey presented Orlowski with Roary, a cuddly-stuffed lion, to signify her wish will be coming true. Charlottetown Islanders Photo • Special to The Guardian

Charlottetown Islanders defenceman earns QMJHL award for community involvement

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Marcus Kearsey credits the role models who influenced him as a young hockey player for his desire to give back to the community and help others. “Growing up, I had certain role models I looked up to that made me feel a certain way,” said the ...

Ben Garro, organizer of the first practice session for Australian Football League P.E.I. on April 14 at the Terry Fox Sports Complex in Cornwall, hopes to gather enough people to soon form the province's first Australian football team. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

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P.E.I. will soon have its first-ever Aussie rules football team

Thinh Nguyen |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

A group of Prince Edward Islanders is working to establish the first Australian football team in the province. Australian Football League (AFL) P.E.I. held its first practice session on April 14 at the Terry Fox Sports Complex in Cornwall, with plans ...

Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals right-winger Blake Eastman, right, carries the puck into the offensive zone while the Yarmouth Mariners’ Fabrice Bourgeois, 24, defends. The action took place during a game in the opening round of the Maritime Junior Hockey League playoffs at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: Western Capital transitions from tough-guy role in major junior to point-producer in junior A

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

The opportunity for Blake Eastman to play his final year of junior hockey with the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals has provided much more than a chance to win a championship. It provided the hulking six-foot-four, 200-pound ...

Darren Chaisson was the fastest Prince Edward Island runner in the 128 Boston Marathon on April 15.

Chaisson fastest P.E.I. runner in Boston Marathon

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Darren Chaisson was the fastest Prince Edward Island runner in the 128 Boston Marathon on April 15. Chaisson, who is from Souris, completed the 42.2-kilometre course in a time of three hours 24 minutes two seconds (03:24:02). Nine P.E.I. runners ...

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Mar 22: QMJHL game between the Halifax Mooseheads and Charlottetown Islanders on March 22 2023 at the Scotiabank Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Trevor MacMillan/Halifax Mooseheads)  Halifax Mooseheads assistant coach Brad MacKenzie of Charlottetown follows the action during a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) game at Scotiabank Centre earlier this season. The Mooseheads open the QMJHL final series in Quebec City against the Quebec Remparts on May 12. Trevor MacMillan/Halifax Mooseheads. Thanks!

P.E.I.'s Brad MacKenzie not part of Halifax Mooseheads' coaching changes

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

The Halifax Mooseheads are making changes behind the bench, but a Prince Edward Islander will return for the for the 2024-25 Quebec Maritimes Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) season. The Mooseheads issued a media release on April 16 announcing the ...

Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby prepares his stick before a face-off during Monday's game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. - Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Sidney Crosby on Penguins' state of affairs: 'We need some help'

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are no longer in control of their fate. They beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Monday night to keep their playoff hopes alive but they were stuck as helpless observers on Tuesday. A win by either the ...

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