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PEI Newsmakers – January 2025
Jan. 4 – Brett Gallant wins gold at Mixed Doubles Curling Nationals; will represent Canada at 2025 World Championships in Fredericton. Jan. 4 – Billy Bridges named to Hockey Canada National Team Athlete Committee. Jan. 9 – Jenna Larter named to Canada’s speed skating team for the ISU World Cup to be held in Calgary; first PEI…
Island Wrestling Academy Team
IWA wrestlers came home with a haul of titles from tournaments in Ontario & New Brunswick this month including 12 medals at the Eastern Canadian Wrestling Championships with gold medals from Alexsa Matheson at 55kg, 57kg, 61kg, and 62kg! Zander O’Meara also won a gold medal and IWA was named Top Women’s Club!
PEI Newsmakers – November & December 2024
With December being such a busy month at Sport PEI with our Amateur Sport Awards, we saved the last two months of action in the year for one double-edition of Newsmakers! Nov. 8 – Isa MacPhee, Megan Mossey, Taylor Hunter, and Petra Klimes help Team Atlantic to 7th place finish at U18 Women’s National Hockey Championships. Nov. 10…
Brett Arsenault
Brett served as alternate captain for Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge and led all Canadian skaters in points with two goals and two assists in five games!
2024
Lieutenant-Govenor’s Award: Alysha Corrigan, Rugby Senior Female Athlete of the Year: Alysha Corrigan, Rugby Senior Male Athlete of the Year: Mark Arendz, Para-Nordic Ski/Biathlon Junior Female Athlete of the Year: Vanessa Keefe, Wrestling Junior Male Athlete of the Year: Cam Squires, Hockey Intercollegiate Female Athlete of the Year: Abby Hustler, Hockey (St. Lawrence University) Intercollegiate Male Athlete of the Year: Blake Kingston,…
December 19- 51st PEI Amateur Sport Awards Finalists & Winners Announced
CHARLOTTETOWN – The Sport PEI Board of Directors has made its selections for the 51st Annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards, which will be hosted Thursday, December 19th at Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown. Among the Stewart McKelvey Athlete of the Year finalists will be Para-nordic skier Mark Arendz of Hartsville going for a record…
Lucas MacDonald
Lucas won gold in Senior +81kg Newaza and a silver in U21 -90kg at the Quebec Judo Open and his first international medal at Junior Pan-American Cup in Montreal, bronze in U21 -90kg!
October 2024 – PEI Newsmakers
Oct. 2 – Gordie Dwyer named assistant coach of Team CHL for 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge in November. Oct. 10 – Dayna Dingwell named to the roster for Atlantic Attack of the National Ringette League. Oct. 12 – UPEI Panthers men’s basketball wins 2024 St. FX Coach K Invitational tournament; Guard Kyree Thompson named tournament MVP & Guard Kamari Scott selected to all-star…
Livi Lawlor
Livi helped lead UPEI to a third-straight Atlantic University Field Hockey championship and the team’s first-ever appearance at U Sports Nationals while earning league MVP and First-Team All-Canadian honors!
Atlantic Cup Speed Skating returns to North Rustico
October 24th, 2024, Charlottetown – P.E.I. will play host the region’s first major speed skating competition of the season this weekend, October 26-27. The Atlantic Cup Speed Skating Championships are returning to the Eliyahu Wellness Centre Canada Games Place in North Rustico, as speed skaters from a dozen Maritime speed skating clubs will take to the…