Both the NBPEI Major U18 Hockey League and the NS U18 Major Hockey League are heading to Amherst Dec 7th and 8th to play a couple interlocking league exhibition games and regular season league games as part of the Maritime Development Hockey Alliance (MDHA) between the two leagues.  The games, billed as the "Stadium Series" is the start of what is hoped to be an annual event between the leagues where interlocking games are played in neutral locations, not only to reduced the amount of travel involved with interlocking play but also provide the opportunity for communities to host games at the U18 Major level.

Two interlocking league  exhibition games will be played at the Amherst Stadium Saturday December 7th.  The first game will start at  1 pm with the March & Mill Co. Hunters hosting the Fredericton Caps, followed at 4:15 pm with Kensington Wild taking on Weeks Majors.

Sunday, December 8th regular season games will be played in both leagues.  At 11 am Weeks Majors will host March & Mill Co. Hunters from the NS U18 Major Hockey League followed at 3pm with the Moncton Flyers taking on the Charlottetown Knights in the NBPEI Major U18 Hockey League Matchup. 

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 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