TRURO, N.S. – The Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals will be well represented at the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge.
Six Capitals will suit for Team Eastlink North while head coach Billy McGuigan will hold the same position for the tournament in Quinte West, Ont., from Nov. 19 to 21. Caps head trainer and equipment manager John Blanchard has been named one of the team’s athletic therapists.
Capitals selected were forwards Kallum Muirhead, Brodie MacArthur, TJ Shea and Cam Roberts along with defencemen Brodie MacMillan and Noah Massie.
Two other Prince Edward Islanders were selected to represent the MHL in the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge. Campbellton Tigers forward Coleton Perry of North Bedeque will suit up with Team North while Yarmouth Mariners goaltender Tyler Caseley of Kensington has been named to Team South.
A total of 12 all-star teams will play a tournament format in Quinte West, Ont., from Nov. 19 to 21. The teams feature four from the Ontario Junior Hockey League, two teams from each of the Central Canadian Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and the MHL (Maritime Junior Hockey League).
The Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge attracts scouts from the National Hockey League, NCAA, Canadian Hockey League (CHL) and the staff of Team Canada East for the World Junior A Hockey Challenge will be identifying players for December’s selection camp.
Players
PlayersIslanders selected for Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge:
Summerside Western Capitals
TJ Shea
Forward
Age: 20.
Hometown: Anglo Tignish.
Height: 5’11.
Weight: 185 pounds.
Statistics
17 games.
18 goals.
24 assists.
42 points.
Brodie MacArthur
Forward
Age: 19.
Hometown: Summerside.
Height: 6’1.
Weight: 175 pounds.
Statistics
17 games.
12 goals.
21 assists.
33 points.
Kallum Muirhead
Forward
Age: 19.
Hometown: Charlottetown.
Height: 6’6.
Weight: 235 pounds.
Statistics
17 games.
16 goals.
12 assists.
28 points.
Cam Roberts
Forward
Age: 18.
Hometown: Kensington
Height: 5’9.
Weight: 155 pounds.
Statistics
17 games.
6 goals.
16 assists.
22 points.
Noah Massie
Defence
Age: 19.
Hometown: St-Lazare, Que
Height: 6’0.
Weight: 210 pounds.
16 games.
3 goals.
16 assists.
19 points.
Brodie MacMillan
Defence
Age: 19.
Hometown: Stratford, P.E.I.
Height: 6’3.
Weight: 235 pounds.
12 games.
3 goals.
4 assists.
7 points.
Campbellton Tigers
Coleton Perry
Forward
Age: 18.
Hometown: North Bedeque.
Height: 5’11.
Weight: 183 pounds.
15 games.
6 goals.
5 assists.
11 points.
Yarmouth Mariners
Tyler Caseley
Goaltender
Age:
Hometown: Kensington.
Height: 6’6.
Weight: 240 pounds.
14 games.
11 wins.
3 losses.
2.27 goals-against average.
.925 save percentage.