The UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers built up a comfortable 5-1 lead nearing the halfway mark of the second period but had to hold on for a 6-5 win over the Moncton Blue Eagles Wednesday night.
UPEI improves to 1-2 and hosts UNB on Saturday night at 7.00.
UPEI improves to 1-2 and hosts UNB on Saturday night at 7.00.
The Washington Capitals earned a 5-2 win Wednesday night over Vegas in a rematch of last season’s Stanley Cup Final. Elsewhere in the NHL, Philadelphia downed Ottawa by a score of 7-4, and Arizona edged Anaheim 3-2 in a shootout.
There’s live harness racing Thursday night at Red Shores in Charlottetown.
The 12-dash program starts off at 6:30 P.M. with the top class of the evening featuring seven female pacers vying for a $17-hundred purse.
Basketball players Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Amin Suleman are this week’s UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week.
The Charlottetown Islanders have agreed to terms with OHL forward William Sirman. Sirman has played in 2 games so far this season with the Ottawa 67 s. Last season with the Windsor Spitfires, Sirman scored 6 goals and added 13 assists for 19 points in 66 games. The Islanders take on the Halifax Mooseheads at home Thursday night.