After going 2-1-0 in the round robin portion of the 43rd Monctonian Challenge. The Flyers advanced to the final against the Halifax Macs after defeating their league rival Charlottetown Knights 5-2 in the semis. The Macs took the long way to the final, playing in the Wildcard game Saturday before advancing through the quarters and semis.

With the score tied at 1 after the first period the Flyers took a 5-2 lead going into the 3rd.  The Macs scored an early third period goal, however were not able to get any closer.  The Flyers solidified the win with an empty netter at the 18:02 mark of the third.

Congratulations to the Moncton Flyers winning the 43rd Monctonian Challenge!!!

After going 2-1-0 in the round robin portion of the 43rd Monctonian Challenge the Flyers advanced to the finals against the Halifax Macs with a 5-2 semi final win against league rival Charlottetown Knights. The Macs took the long way to the final having to play a Wildcard game in order to advance through the quarters and semis.  

In the final, with the Macs and Flyers tied at 1 after the first, the Flyers opened up a 5-2 lead heading into the 3rd period.  The Macs scored an early goal in the third, however were unable to get any closer with the Flyers scoring an empty netter at the 18:09 mark of the third.

Congratulations to the Moncton Flyers on winning the 43rd Monctonian Challenge!!

All six NBPEI Major U18 teams are set to participate in the 43rd Monctonian tournament hosted by the Moncton Rallye Motors Nissan Flyers, at the Greenfoot Energy 4-plex, Moncton November 14th through November 17th.  This years' Monctonian will have the regions top U15 major, U16 AAA and Major U18 teams competing to claim the championship in the first major tournament of the 2024-25 season.  In addition to teams from the Atlantic Region, teams from both Ontario and Quebec will also see action.

Games start at 8:45 am on Thursday and finish up Sunday afternoon with Championship games in all three divisions.

Watch games live through AO.Live 

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