by adminrevolutionca | Jan 21, 2022 | Inductees
Several had come close, but until 1981, no team in the lengthy and successful history of P.E.I. hockey had won a Canadian championship. And tonight’s inductee into the PEI Sports Hall of Fame – the Charlottetown Islanders intermediate A hockey team – has won two...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 21, 2022 | Inductees
Arsenault, who grew up in Charlottetown and is now a resident of Stanhope, began coaching in the early 1960s at UNB. However, it was a transfer to Montreal and Sir George Williams University where his head-coaching career began in earnest. Arsenault transformed a...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 21, 2022 | Inductees
Just saying the phrase: “Allan Cup winners – Canadian senior AAA hockey champions,” should be enough to qualify the Charlottetown (Armour Fence) Islanders of 1990-91 for entry in the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame. It’s a huge surprise the team hadn’t...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 21, 2022 | Inductees
Bill Purcell poured his heart and soul into coaching young players for five decades and was been named “Coach of the Year” at every level of hockey he’s been involved in during that time. Along the way Purcell gained the respect of rookies and veterans from junior to...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 21, 2022 | Inductees
The University of Prince Edward Island and Saint Dunstan’s Saints have combined for six Maritime and Atlantic university hockey championships. One of those great years was in 1964-65 as Saint Dunstan’s made it to the national championship game and won a silver medal....
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