SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Island hockey fans will get a good first look at some of the Maritime Junior Hockey League teams this summer before the regular season begins.
The Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals are hosting the Battle of the Bridge pre-season tournament Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 at Credit Union Place’s Eastlink Arena.
The tournament will consist of the Amherst Ramblers, Pictou County Weeks Crushers and the Edmundston Blizzard.
Games will be 50 minutes in length with a 20-minute first period, a flood of the ice and two 15-minute periods.
The league has also announced the schedule for the upcoming season.
It is moving to a balanced 52-game regular season, an increase of two games from 2018-19.
Each team will play four home and four away games against the teams in their own division and one each at home and away with teams in the other division.
The Capitals will open the regular season on the road in Amherst, N.S., on Saturday, Sept. 14, against the Ramblers. They won’t play at home until their sixth game of the regular season when the defending league champion Yarmouth Mariners come to town on Saturday, Sept. 28, for a 7 p.m. contest.
Summerside’s final game of the regular season is slated for Saturday, March 7, in Miramichi, N.B.
Schedule
The schedule for the Battle of the Bridge pre-season tournament in Summerside.
Saturday, Aug. 31
1 p.m. – Pictou County vs. Summerside.
3:30 p.m. – Amherst vs. Edmundston.
6 p.m. – Amherst vs. Pictou County.
8 p.m. – Edmundston vs. Summerside.
Sunday, Sept. 1
10 a.m. – Edmundston vs. Pictou County.
12:30 p.m. – Summerside vs. Amherst.
3 p.m. – First place vs. second place.
