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The Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild line of Ethan Dickson, 8, Derek Andrews, second left, and Liam Arsenault, left, celebrate scoring a goal against the Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Knights in the P.E.I. major under-18 hockey playoffs at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown.

FIDDLER'S FACTS: Kensington Wild heading to Canadian U18 hockey ch’ship

Contributed, Fred MacDonald · Columnist |Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

We often hear about NHL players never drafted who came from nowhere, and closer to home we have a similar story unfolding. First, some background, the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild surprised many by winning the Island major under-18 hockey crown in ...

Athlete Ellie Mullins, left, and assistant coach Lacey MacLauchlan recently participated in a 10-day tour of the Netherlands with the Canadian under-17 field hockey team. Mullins and MacLauchlan are from Charlottetown. Contributed

P.E.I. player, coach part of Team Canada U17 female field hockey team for Netherlands tour

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Field hockey is a family affair for Ellie Mullins. The 15-year-old daughter of Peter and Kari Mullins of Charlottetown added to the family resumé after playing with Team Canada’s under-17 female team for a recent 10-day tour of the Netherlands. “My ...

Katie Pegg, who was born without a radial bone in her right forearm, throws shot put for Saint Mary's at the Atlantic university track and field championships in Moncton in February. Pegg returned to the sport this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. - SMU ATHLETICS

Missing a bone in her arm, Katie Pegg is a shot put champion, possible Paris Paralympian

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |9 min read Premium content

Katie Pegg smiles at the face of adversity. Born without a radial bone in her right forearm, Pegg played eight years of football in her hometown of Scarborough, Ont., the lone girl among over 300 players in the minor program. She also threw shot put ...

Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby holds the puck from his 1,000th career assist. - Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby hitting new career heights while making miracles for Penguins

Willy Palov |Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Sometimes for Sidney Crosby, when it rains it pours. The Pittsburgh Penguins centre hit two major milestones and lifted his team to a monumental win all at once on Thursday night. The 36-year-old from Cole Harbour's overtime pass to Erik Karlsson on ...

UPEI named its 2023-24 athletes of the year at the recent UPEI Panther Celebration – Athletic Awards Gala in Charlottetown. From left: Kaleb Pearson and Kamari Scott, co-recipients of the male award, and Emily Duffy, female winner. Mike Needham Photo/UPEI • Special to The Guardian

UPEI honours top Panthers for 2023-24 season

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |10 min read Premium content

The emotion of the moment took over for Emily Duffy. “It honestly felt like I was in a movie because I got a standing round of applause; everyone was screaming my last name because everyone calls me ‘Duffy’,” the rugby standout said in describing her ...

Cam MacDonald of the Cape Breton Eagles, right, attempts a shot on goal during Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney earlier this season. MacDonald says he wants to be more consistent when it comes to his offensive production the rest of the season. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

QMJHL PLAYOFFS: Round two predictions - Eagles among teams picked to advance

Willy Palov |Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

The big story from the first round of the QMJHL playoffs was the elimination of the Halifax Mooseheads and Moncton Wildcats. The Mooseheads lost in four straight to the Bathurst Titan and the Wildcats followed suit against the Chicoutimi Sagueneens.

New Halifax Wanderers defender Julian Dunn has played in the Canadian Premier League before. He was loaned by Toronto FC to Valour FC for the 2020 Island Games, the league’s five-week COVID bubble tournament held in Charlottetown. - CANADIAN PERMIER LEAGUE

After missing nearly two seasons in Norway with knee injury, Julian Dunn restarts soccer career with Wanderers

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

After a devastating knee injury stripped nearly two seasons of his promising soccer career overseas, Julian Dunn gets a restart on home soil with the Halifax Wanderers. The six-foot-three defender from Toronto was just five games into his first ...

Amherst Ramblers goaltender Jack Howatt, 30, of Charlottetown denies Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals forward Dominik Godin, 12, on this scoring chance April 10. Ramblers defenceman Aiden Dufault, 17, pressures Godin on the play. The Caps won the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) playoff game 4-3 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastlink South Division final series. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Summerside Western Caps one win away from advancing in playoffs

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |9 min read Premium content

It wasn’t without nervous moments, but the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals are in position to win a Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) playoff series. The Capitals built a 4-0 lead in a 4-3 victory over the Amherst Ramblers on ...

The P.E.I. Sports Hall of Fame recently inducted three individuals and one team at Credit Union Place in Summerside. From left are Katie Baker (field hockey), Valerie Moore and Gavin Moore, wife and son of the late Ray Moore (rugby), Al MacAdam, representing the 1969-70 Charlottetown Junior Islanders, and Rickey Burns (bowling). Phil Matusiewicz • Special to The Guardian

P.E.I. shrine in Summerside adds three individuals, one team

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 10, 2024 |10 min read Premium content

One team and three individuals who influenced their respective sports in Canada’s smallest province are the newest members of the P.E.I. Sports Hall of Fame. The 1969-70 Charlottetown Junior Islanders, Katie Baker (field hockey), Rickey Burns ...

Bryce Corless, left, and Emily Lepine were recently named the 2023-24 Holland Hurricanes’ athletes of the year. The presentations took place during the Hurricanes’ Awards Night at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown on the Holland College Prince of Wales Campus. Ellison Media • Special to The Guardian

P.E.I.'s Holland Hurricanes name top athletes for 2023-24 season

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 10, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Emily Lepine and Bryce Corless received two of the major awards from the annual Holland Hurricanes’ Awards Night. Lepine, the most valuable player of the women’s soccer team, was introduced as the female athlete of the year while Corless, a ...

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