by adminrevolutionca | Jan 24, 2022 | Inductees
In 1996/97 the Hemphill Pontiac Western Capitals became the first Island team to capture a National Junior “A” Hockey Championship. Hockey fans in Summerside were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the1996/97 season when they would have the opportunity to witness the...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 19, 2022 | Inductees
The Prince Edward Island Sports Hall Of Fame is the home of national champions, Olympians, and athletes who have represented their country in whatever their chosen sport may be. It is with great pride that I have been asked tonight to read the induction citation for a...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 24, 2022 | Inductees
Frank “Duck” Acorn was a lifelong athlete and builder of sport on Prince Edward Island. Endowed with the enthusiasm and high energy to undertake any task to which he committed himself, “Duck” made a significant contribution to the development of a variety of sports in...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 21, 2022 | Inductees
Every year when the selection committee meets to discuss the new inductees for the Hall of Fame, debate usually occurs. The committee is made up of people from different backgrounds, from all parts if the province, and with different sporting interests. Comments...
by adminrevolutionca | Jan 21, 2022 | Inductees
Everyone has heard the story of the thirty-year old Canadian being humbled by that spry and apparently ageless sixty-year old Swede. However, it was Wellington, P.E.I.’s Joseph Arsenault that was recognized in 1932 as the skating champion of the world for his age...
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...
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