Summerside Hemphill Pontiac Western Capitals (PEI)

By admin | February 21, 2023
  • Type: Team
  • Sport(s): Hockey
  • Year: 2022

Canadian Junior “A” Champions (1997 Royal Bank Cup). They defeated the Restigouche River Rats, Charlottetown Abbie’s and Dartmouth Oland’s to win the Maritime Junior “A” title (MJAHL), playing virtual non-stop hockey (13 games in 16 nights) in two provinces. They won in six games against the Abbie’s, following a major ice storm on the island; the final series was much the same against the Oland’s team from Dartmouth, requiring a seventh game to decide the title. With little energy left, they had a tough time at the Fred Page Cup (Eastern Canada) but went home to prepare for the nationals. With fabulous goaltending (52 saves) from Harlin Hayes, they won the semi-final against the Weyburn (Sask.) Red Wings in overtime to head to the finals, winning 4-3 late in the third period over the South Surrey Eagles, after an early 3-1 deficit in the final game. A tough, resilient team that never gave up, especially when a game or series was on the line. 25th Year anniversary