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Major U18 Showcase 2024

 

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   

 

 

Oct 2, 2024