QMJHL Charlottetown Islanders

Hockey Day on PEI to Include Women's Panthers and New Format

Published on November 22, 2018 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Charlottetown Islanders News Release


The Charlottetown Islanders, along with the UPEI Men's and Women's Hockey Panthers are teaming up to present a new and improved Hockey Weekend on PEI.

This year's event will take place on Friday January 4th and Saturday, January 5th, 2019, and will feature games at both the Bell Aliant Centre and the Eastlink Centre. Fans will purchase a weekend pass that grants them access to hockey action all across Charlottetown!

On Friday night, Charlottetown native Kameron Kielly and the UPEI Panthers Men's Hockey team will take to the ice at the Bell Aliant Centre against TJ Fergus and the Acadia Axemen at 7:00pm.

Saturday sees a double-header go down at the Eastink Centre. At 4:00pm, the UPEI Women's Hockey team, led by rookie forward and High Bank, PEI native Kelly Clements, will go head-to-head against Mermaid's own Maddy Koughan and the Mount Allison Mounties.

Immediately following that game, the Charlottetown Islanders and hometown hero Thomas Casey hit the ice to do battle with former Islander Mitchell Balmas and the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at 7:00pm.

This year's format marks the first time that UPEI's Women's Hockey team will take part in the festivities, something that Charlottetown Islanders President of Operations Craig Foster was excited to incorporate in to the annual event.

"We want Hockey Weekend in PEI to continue to evolve; what better way to do that then add more hockey", said Foster." We felt strongly that the female side of our game needed to be a part of this event. By adding the UPEI Women's Hockey team in this new format, we were able to accomplish that."

Passes for the weekend will be $20 and will be sold by minor hockey players across the province. Half of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the minor hockey players' team. The goal for the weekend is to raise over $10,000 for minor hockey teams across Prince Edward Island.

Teams interested in selling tickets can visit the Islanders Administration Office on the second floor of the Eastlink Centre, call 902-892-2993 or email khalyn@charlottetownislanders.com.

Below is the full schedule of games for the weekend:

Friday, January 4th, 2019

UPEI (M) vs. Acadia 7:00pm, Bell Aliant Centre

Saturday, January 5th, 2019

UPEI (W) VS. Mount Allison 4:00PM, Eastlink Centre

Charlottetown Islanders vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 7:00pm, Eastlink Centre

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