Red Devils, Kings to open new season in P. E. I. Bantam AAA Hockey League

The Pownal Red Devils and the Kings County Kings will kick- off the Irving Oil P. E. I. Bantam AAA Hockey League season Sunday in Montague.

It will be a rematch of last year’s final won by the Red Devils.

Game time is 7: 10 p. m. at the Cavendish Wellness Centre.

The Kings will host the 2013 Irving Oil Challenge Cup from March 21 to 24.

“Kings County has a long and proud hockey history and we are looking forward to this area showcasing its hockey past and hosting the best bantamaged players in the Atlantic region,” said league co- ordinator Rudy Croken.

The provincial association is also looking forward to the event.

“Every year, the Irving Oil Challenge Cup has been one of the premier events of the Atlantic Championship circuit,” said Hockey Hockey P. E. I. past president Gene Power.

The league’s seven teams are expected to be very competitive.

Charlottetown, which went undefeated in the recent jamboree played at the APM Centre in Cornwall, is expected to be very competitive.

With 12 second- year players in the lineup, the Abbies should be a wellbalanced team.

The Summerside entry also went undefeated at the jamboree and while young the Capitals are to be contenders.

The Mid Isle Matrix will feature a combination of first- and second- year bantams and will open their season against the Summerside Capitals in Kensington Tuesday at 7: 30 p. m.

The Matrix defeated Pownal in its only pre- season exhibition game.

The Western Maroons will open their season Friday, Oct. 19, against Sherwood. Both teams attended the jamboree with Western coming away with three ties while Sherwood went 1- 2.

Admission prices for the games are $ 3 for adults, free for seniors, students and pre- schoolers. There is also a $ 5 family rate.

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