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P.E.I.’s Harry Clements playing an important role in QMJHL on Acadie-Bathurst Titan’s blue-line
Harry Clements quietly goes about his business with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Although the second-year defenceman from High Bank, P.E.I., may not show up on the scoresheet every game, Clements has earned a reputation for steady, hard-nosed and ...
Big night for Marcus Kearsey at Charlottetown Islanders' awards night
Marcus Kearsey spent about as much time on stage as the trophies, winning five times at the Charlottetown Islanders’ award presentations in Charlottetown on March 25. The 18-year-old defencemen, who is from Deer Lake, N.L., took home defensive player ...
Cody McCormack Kensington Vipers' unsung hero in P.E.I. playoffs
Often, a big part of a team’s playoff success is highlighted by the contributions of an unsung hero. In the case of the Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers, defenceman Cody McCormack filled that role perfectly in the P.E.I. junior B hockey ...
Granites' one-goal win in Tignish forces Game 5 on March 29
The Kensington Granites staved off elimination in the Lone Oak West Prince Senior Hockey League (WPSHL) on March 25. The Granites scored two goals 38 seconds apart early in the third period, and then held on for a 5-4 win. The Granites’ victory ...
Western Rebels take series lead against Eastern Dukes
The Western Rebels have taken the lead in the best-of-seven P.E.I. under-16 AAA hockey championship series with the Eastern Dukes. The Rebels won back-to-back games against the Dukes over the weekend to take a 3-2 advantage into Game 6 at the Tyne ...
NHL PUCK DROPS: Early winners of NHL trade deadline
It's been over two weeks since the NHL's March 8 trade deadline. It will take time to determine which teams got the best returns, but four playoff contenders are already seeing early benefits. The Carolina Hurricanes acquired forwards Jake Guentzel ...
MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Caps look to finish the job vs. Yarmouth on home ice
Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals defenceman Jacob Squires knows what’s at stake and understands it won’t be an easy task. The Capitals, with a 3-1 lead over the Yarmouth Mariners, have an opportunity to wrap up the best-of-seven ...
QMJHL SEASON WRAP: Sambro's Newcombe inspires in Cape Breton, Halifax's Henneberry leads Nova Scotians
The start of the QMJHL playoffs is only a few days away but before we skip ahead to that, it's worth taking a pause to look back at the regular season. Here are some of the more noteworthy events from the recently completed 68-game schedule: The ...
Central Storm sweeps way to P.E.I. under-15 AAA female championship
The Central Storm played their best hockey of the 2023-24 season when it mattered the most. The Storm recently defeated the Mid-Isle Wildcats 5-2, 4-1 and 5-0 to sweep the best-of-five championship series and win the P.E.I. Under-15 AAA Female Hockey ...
Kensington Vipers win 13th P.E.I. junior B hockey championship
Max Chisholm could not have written a better script for the 2023-24 hockey season. The 20-year-old right-winger from Summerside led the Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers to the franchise’s 13th P.E.I. junior B hockey championship. "It ...