February 9th, 2017, Charlottetown – Island Speed Skaters took home eight medals from the Atlantic Canadian Short Track Championship held recently in Dieppe, New Brunswick. The P.E.I. medals included two gold in the competition which boasted more than 180 skaters from 13 clubs across A
January 31st, 2017, Charlottetown – Zachary Chatfield picked up P.E.I.’s lone medal at a recent short-track speed skating competition in Hampton, New Brunswick. The Charlottetown native grabbed a bronze medal in division 3, after posting personal best times in two of three distances a
January 19th, 2017, Charlottetown – A trio of Island short track speed skaters opened their 2017 competitive campaigns in strong fashion at a Quebec provincial circuit meet in Chicoutimi, Quebec, recently. Carly Connell, along with Charlottetown siblings Andrew and Peter McQuaid, were
December 14th, 2016, Charlottetown – Carly Connell, Kyle Connell, Jenna Larter and Jacob Theriault led P.E.I.’s contingent with gold medal wins at the Charles Gorman Memorial Speed Skating Championships held recently in Saint John, N.B.. Carly Connell grabbed the Division 1 gold medal
November 29th, 2016, Charlottetown – Island Speed Skaters earned a half dozen medals and nearly as many new P.E.I. records at the Harold Joyce Invitational Speed Skating Championships held over the weekend in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Andrew Binns (Division 3) and Jane Bruce (Divisi
November 21st, 2016, Charlottetown – P.E.I. speed skaters swept the podium in the top division at the 25th annual Atlantic Cup Speed Skating Championships held recently in Charlottetown. Peter McQuaid of Charlottetown grabbed Division 1 gold, edging his brother Andrew McQuaid. The McQ
November 8, 2016, Charlottetown – Atlantic Canada’s competitive speed skating season kicks off at the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown this weekend, as Speed Skate PEI plays host to the 25th annual Atlantic Cup Speed Skating Championships. The two-day event will see short track skater
October 19, 2016, Charlottetown – Speed Skate P.E.I. is hosting a free ‘Try Speed Skating’ session this Sunday, October 23, at Summerside’s Credit Union Place. The session will run from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. The provincial skating body says that the session will provide an opportunity for
September 2, 2016, Charlottetown – With a new season just weeks away, Speed Skate PEI has announced a new introductory program for experienced ice sport athletes. The program will run in Charlottetown this month, with six on-ice sessions providing an accelerated introduction to speed
May 12, 2016, Charlottetown – More than 120 members of the Island speed skating community gathered in Charlottetown recently to celebrate the end of a season highlighted by record enrollment and the hosting of a major short-track championship event on P.E.I.. Stratford siblings Kriste