UPEI Panthers
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The UPEI Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Prince Edward Island
in Charlottetown
, Prince Edward Island
, Canada
. The UPEI Panthers have teams playing in the Atlantic University Sport
(AUS) conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport
(CIS), including men's and women's ice hockey
, soccer, basketball
, and swimming
as well as women's rugby
. The women's field hockey
team competes in an Atlantic league where the winner is then allowed to compete in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport
playoffs. UPEI also offers a club level men's rugby
team and men's and women's cross country running
teams.
Championship W. P. McGee Trophy.
Women's Basketball Championship.
for the sixth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (6), their last being the 1990-91 season. The Panthers have never won the CIS
University Cup
with only one appearance in the final in 1965 as their previous incarnation; the St. Dunstan's Saints
. UPEI was the host venue for the championship once in 1970.
Joel Ward
of the NHL's Washington Capitals
played 4 seasons with the UPEI Panthers men's ice hockey team.
Women's Ice Hockey Championship
.
.
Women's Soccer Championship.
University of Prince Edward Island
The University of Prince Edward Island is a public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the sole university in the province. Founded in 1969, it traces its roots back to its two earlier predecessor organizations, St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales...
in Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The UPEI Panthers have teams playing in the Atlantic University Sport
Atlantic University Sport
Atlantic University Sport is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and...
(AUS) conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
(CIS), including men's and women's ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, soccer, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
as well as women's rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
. The women's field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
team competes in an Atlantic league where the winner is then allowed to compete in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
playoffs. UPEI also offers a club level men's rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
team and men's and women's cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
teams.
Men's Basketball
The Panthers have the fourth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (4), their last being the 2002-03 season. The Panthers have never won the CISCanadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
Championship W. P. McGee Trophy.
Women's Basketball
The women's team also have the fourth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (5), their last being the 1997-98 season. The women have also never won the CISCanadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
Women's Basketball Championship.
Men's Hockey
The Panthers are tied with the Mount Allison MountiesMount Allison Mounties
The Mount Allison Mounties is the name given to varsity athletic teams that represent Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.The Mounties sports teams play their matches at MacAuley field which seats 2,500.-Athletics & Recreations:...
for the sixth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (6), their last being the 1990-91 season. The Panthers have never won the CIS
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
University Cup
University Cup
The University Cup is awarded annually to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's ice hockey champions.The trophy was presented to the CIS, for presentation to a national champion starting with the 1962-63 season, by Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada...
with only one appearance in the final in 1965 as their previous incarnation; the St. Dunstan's Saints
St. Dunstan's Saints
The St. Dunstan's Saints were the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union teams that represented St. Dunstan's University in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island....
. UPEI was the host venue for the championship once in 1970.
Joel Ward
Joel Ward (ice hockey)
Joel Ward is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League .-Early life:...
of the NHL's Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
played 4 seasons with the UPEI Panthers men's ice hockey team.
Women's Hockey
The women's team have never won the Atlantic Conference Championship or the CISCanadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
Women's Ice Hockey Championship
Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship
This is a list of Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey champions....
.
Women's Rugby
Since rugby became a fully sanctioned Atlantic University Sport in 2002, the Panthers have finished runner up three times (2004, 2005 and 2006) to the ever-dominant St. Francis Xavier X-WomenSt. Francis Xavier X-Men
The St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Oland Stadium located at the University's campus.-History:...
.
Men's Soccer
The men's team have the fourth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (5), their last title being in 2002. The men have never reached the CIS Men's Soccer Championship final. UPEI was the host venue for the championship in 2005.Women's Soccer
The women's team won the Atlantic Conference Championship in 2004. UPEI was the host venue for the 2010 CISCanadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
Women's Soccer Championship.