The NBPEI U18 and NS U18 Major Hockey Leagues have teamed up this season to hold a single 14 team showcase on the weekend of October 18th - 20th, at the Pictou County Wellness Center in Pictou NS.  The showcase will see all NBPEI teams playing two games each against NS U18 Major teams over the three day event. Games will be regulation games and count toward league standings.

The showcase provides an opportunity for scouts in the region to get look at players early in the season and also allow teams to see their level of compete against the NS teams before heading into the Monctonian, in mid November.  The showcase is the first of what is hoped to be an annual event between the leagues. Next years showcase event will be hosted by the NBPEI league.

In addition to the leagues teaming up for the showcase event, they have both joined forces as part of the "Hockey Fights Cancer" campaign for the 2024-25 season.  The campaign will be from the Showcase weekend to the first week of December.  All funds raised will be presented to the Cancer Society during the IceJam Tournament in Halfax in early January. 

Showcase games start Friday, October 18th with Pictou County Weeks Majors hosting the Saint John Vitos at 4:30 pm and finish up with Cole Harbour Hunters hosting the Charlottetown Island Coastal Knights at 12:30 pm on Sunday October 20th. For a complete schdule of games check the league website at nbpeimu18hl.ca   

The NBPEI Major U18 Hockey League kicks off the 2024-25 season with the league jamboree hosted by the Moncton Flyers on September 7th and 8th at the Superior Propane Center in Moncton NB.  This will be the first opportunity for teams to get a good look at prospective players playing games against league rivals.  Teams will be carrying expanded rosters and playing two games each day as they work through their selection process.  

The league starts the regular season schedule September 20th with home games in both Charlottetown and Saint John.   The league will consist of a 37 game schedule of which two games will be against teams from the NS U18 Major Hockey League.  The interlocking league games for all teams will be played at the Pictou County Wellness Centre, Pictou NS on October 18-20 at the first annual interlocking league showcase as part of the Maritime Development Hockey Alliance (MDHA).   In addition to the showcase interlock, both the NS and NBPEI Major U18 Leagues will be playing games in Amherst on December 7th and 8th as part of what is planned to be an annual stadium series in communities that don't current have U18 Major hockey.  December 7th will see two exhibition games between the two U18 Major leagues while December 8th will have two regular season games from both leagues in conjunction with an Amherst Ramblers home game.

All NBPEI Major U18 games will be live streamed through AO.Live.  For the complete regular season schedule see NBPEIMU18HL.ca

The Kensington Wild representing the Atlantic Region at the Telus Cup finished on a winning note, defeating the host Sydney Rush 12-2. While not advancing to the playoffs, they represented the Atlantic region well, losing by 1 goal in 3 of their round robin games. Congrats on a great season!

The Moncton Flyers and Kensington Wild will be heading to the U18 AAA Major Atlantics April 4th-7th in Lantz NS. Both teams capped off their respective final series in four games straight.  The Hockey PEI representative, Kensington Wild completed their four game sweep March 17th while the Hockey NB representative, Moncton Flyers finished their four game sweep March 21st. 

The 2024 Atlantics are shaping up to be one of most competitive in years with the top two teams from both the NS and NBPEI U18 Major Leagues facing off against the top team coming out of Newfoundland and Labrador.  The winner at Atlantics will be heading to the 2024 Telus Cup being held April 22-28 in Membertou, NS.

The NBPEI Major U18 Hockey League 2023 - 2024 All-star Teams and League Award winners.

Congratulations to all the NBPEI Major U18 Hockey League All-stars and award winners.congrat

Regular Season League Winners - Moncton Flyers

First Team All-stars

Goal: George Gallant - Kensington Wild

Defence: Eddy Doyle - Kensington Wild, Aiden McCullough - Fredricton Caps

Forwards: Ethan Dickson - Kensington Wild, Austin Sanchez - Moncton Flyers, Noah Breau - Northern Moose

Second Team All-stars

Goal: Samuel Quimper. Northern Moose

Defence: Fredrick Godin - Northern Moose, Connor Sturgeon - Moncton Flyers

Forwards: Alexandre Lavoie - Northern Moose, Liam Arsenault - Kensington Wild, Brayden Campbell - Saint John Vitos

Top Goaltending Duo: Simon Cormier, Loic Nadeau - Moncton Flyers

Most Valuable Player: Ethan Dickson - Kensington Wild

Top Defenceman (Luc Bourdon Award): Eddy Doyle - Kensington Wild

Rookie of the Year: Liam Arsenault - Kensington Wild

Most Points: Ethan Dickson - Kensington Wild

Top Goal Scorer: Ethan Dickson - Kensington Wild

Playmaker of the Year: Ethan Dickson - Kensington Wild

Most Sportsmanlike: Eddy Doyle - Kensington Wild

Coach of the Year: Francis Rochon - Northern Moose

The Northern Moose are set to host the second NBPEI Major U18 Showcase of the 2023-24 season.  The showcase taking place at the K.C.Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst on February 24th and 25th will see all six NBPEI teams play their final two games of the regular season.  Although playoff matchups have been determined, game results for four of the six teams are likely to determine home ice advantage going into their Provincial playoff series.  

Action starts with Saint John playing Moncton at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 24th and finishes up with Fredericton taking on Northern at  3:30 pm on Sunday, February 25th.  All games will be webcast on Atlantic Hockey Online through AO.Live   Following is the weekend schedule:

February 24th                                                     

11:00 am Saint John vs. Moncton              

2:00 pm Northern vs. Charlottetown        

5:00 pm Kensington vs. Fredericton          

February 25th

9:30 am Charlottetown vs. Saint John

12:30 pm Moncton vs. Kensington

 3:30 pm Fredericton vs. Northern

Provincial playoffs will begin the first week of March to determine New Brunswick's Major U18 representative at Atlantics while the Prince Edward Island playoff series will begin the second week of March.  This years Atlantics are being hosted by Dartmouth Steele Subaru in East Hants, Nova Scotia April 4-7, 2024.