Western Capitals 2026-27 schedule released

The Summerside Western Capitals' schedule for upcoming 2026-27 regular season was released by the league on Monday July 6.

The Capitals will begin the season on the road in Truro against the Bearcats on Saturday Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. AST. After three more games on the road, the Capitals will play its home opener on Saturday Sept. 26 against the Pictou County Weeks Crushers at 7 p.m. AST.

Summerside will play a 52-game, balanced schedule; eight games against each team in the South Division and two games against each team in the North Division. 

The Maritime Hockey League (MHL) has scheduled a special rivalry weekend from Jan. 28-31, 2027 where teams will play two games against a divisional and geographic rival, with one home game for each team. Summerside will play Amherst Ramblers on the road on Friday Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. AST before returning home to host the Ramblers on Saturday Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. AST.

Summerside has a handful of homestands during the season. They have a three-game homestand from Nov. 5-10, a four-game homestand from Nov. 21 - Dec. 9, a seven-game homestand from Jan. 2 - Jan. 23, 2027, and another three-game homestand from Jan. 30 - Feb. 6.

The regular season for the Capitals will commence Saturday March 6 on the road in Amherst at 7 p.m. AST.

Here are some notable games:

-Saturday Sept. 12, 2026 @ Truro Bearcats - season opener and first game between the two teams since Summerside eliminated Truro in the Centennial Cup quarter final.

-Saturday Sept. 26, 2026 vs. Pictou County Weeks Crushers - home opener

-Saturday Oct. 10, 2026 vs. Amherst Ramblers - first game of the season against arch-rival Ramblers and first game of Strait Series. This will also mark the first Summerside return of former Capitals player Coen Miller who was traded in December 2025.

-Saturday Nov. 28, 2026 vs. Grand Falls Rapids - former Capitals player Henry Ouellet will play his first game back in Summerside since being traded in the off-season.

-Saturday Jan. 2, 2027 vs. Miramichi Timberwolves - former Capitals player Carson Griffin will make his first return to Summerside since being traded in the off-season.

Full schedule for Western Capitals can be found here.

Capitals trade rights to goaltender Jesse Sanche

The Summerside Western Capitals made a minor trade on Thursday.

The Capitals traded the rights to goaltender Jesse Sanche to the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), the team announced via Facebook. 

In return, the Capitals acquire a player development fee. 

Sanche, 20, appeared in just two games with the Capitals during the 2025-26 season picking up one win and one loss along with a 4.44 goals-against-average and a 0.855 save percentage. 

Prior to joining Summerside, Sanche played with the Penticton Vees, Everett Silvertips and Kamloops Blazers off the Western Hockey League (WHL). The native of Kamloops, B.C., finished the season with the Vernon Vipers of the unsanctioned British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). 

As per Google AI, a player development fee (PDF) is a financial payment made between Junior A hockey teams when they trade or transfer a player. It acts like a cash buyout to compensate the team that loses the player for the time and money spent training them.

Jardine commits to Acadia University

Former Summerside Western Capitals defenceman Max Jardine has committed to play for Acadia University Axemen of USports next season.

Both the Western Capitals and Axemen confirmed the news via Facebook on Tuesday.

Jardine, 21, joined the Western Capitals in January 2026 after being released by the Charlottetown Islanders of the QMJHL and was immediately named an assistant captain. In 20 games with Capitals this past season, the Miramichi, N.B., native scored one goal and 13 points while adding a goal and three points in 14 playoff games. Jardine added two assists in seven games at the 2026 Centennial Cup helping lead the Capitals to a silver medal finish.

The six-foot-one, 205-pound frame spent time with the Charlottetown Islanders from the 2023-2024 season to the 2025-2026 season. In 104 total games, Jardine scored three goals and 12 points. Prior to joining the Islanders, Jardine spent two and a half seasons with the Miramichi Timberwolves from 2021-2024 scoring six goals and 46 games in 108 games.

Jardine is the fourth Western Capitals player from the 2025-26 roster to commit to a USports team for the 2026-27 season, joining Simon Mullen (UPEI), Elliot Robert (Concordia University) and Kolton Bourret (Lakehead University).

Capitals and Lightning exchange picks

The Summerside Western Capitals and the Chaleur Lightning made a trade on Tuesday. 

Summerside trades their first round draft pick in 2028 to the Lightning in exchange for a third round draft pick in 2027, which originally belonged to Summerside. 

The trade was made official on the MHL website. 

According to the Chaleur’s Facebook post, “this transaction completes a previously agreed-upon trade between the two organizations.”

This most likely completes a trade back on Sept. 8, 2025 between the two teams in which the Capitals traded defenceman Mason Cook and a conditional third round draft pick in 2027 to Chaleur for goaltender Justin Robinson, a fifth round draft pick in 2027 and future considerations. 

It could also be the deal from August 2025 in which the Capitals acquired Owen MacPherson. 

Western Capitals select six players at MHL Entry Draft

Saturday June 20, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

The Summerside Western Capitals made six selections at the 2026 MHL Entry Draft in Campbellton, N.B. on Saturday.

Five forwards and one defenceman were chosen by the Capitals. Prior to the draft earlier this week, the Capitals made their two territorial selections with Riley Cormier and Cam Griffin which are considered third and fourth round picks as per the MHL Draft results. 

The Capitals’ first pick came in the second round at 16th overall where they selected forward Jack Baldwin of Cole Harbour, N.S.  The 16-year-old scored 11 goals and 30 points in 32 games with the March and Mill Hunters Under-18 AAA this past season.

In the fifth round, 52nd overall, the Capitals selected defenceman Leo Meng of Fredericton, N.B.  The 15-year-old scored a goal and five points in 28 games with the Fredericton Caps Under-18 AAA this past season.

With the 56th overall pick, the Capitals selected forward Eli Swain of New Glasgow, N.S. Swain, 16, played with the Weeks Majors Midgets Under-18 AAA this past season where he had 11 goals and 25 points in 32 games. 

 

In the sixth round, the Capitals selected Remy Belliveau with the 62nd overall pick. Belliveau, 15, played the past season with March and Mill Hunters Under-18 AAA and scored eight goals and 22 points in 34 games while adding an additional eight goals and a 12 points in 10 playoff games.

 

In the ninth round, 100th overall, the Capitals selected forward Grayson Aguliar-Knee of Moncton, N.B. In 32 games with the Moncton Flyers Under-18 AAA, the 16-year-old scored two goals and six points.

 

With the Capitals' final pick in the draft in the 10th round, 110th overall, the Capitals selected Summerside native Jett Mills. The 17-year-old scored eight goals and 19 points in 36 games with the Kensington Wild Under-18 AAA this past season.

 

Here is the full list of Capitals draft picks:

Rd	#	Player	DOB	Pos	Hometown	Last team
2	16	Jack Baldwin	2010-04-13	C	Cole Harbour, NS	March and Mill Hunters U18 AAA
T1	36	Riley Cormier	2010-05-07	LW	Miscouche, PE	Kensington Wild U18 AAA
T2	48	Cam Griffin	2008-09-09	C	Summerside, PE	Kensington Wild U18 AAA
5	52	Leo Meng	2010-12-20	D	Fredericton, NB	Fredericton Caps U18 AAA
5	56	Eli Swain	2010-03-28	RW	New Glasgow, NS	Weeks Majors U18 AAA
6	62	Remy Belliveau	2010-08-08	LW	Halifax, NS	March and Mill Hunters U18 AAA
9	100	Grayson Aguilar-Knee	2010-03-04	C	Moncton, NB	Moncton Flyers U18 AAA
10	110	Jett Mills	2009-04-18	C	Summerside, PE	Kensington Wild U18 AAA

 

 

Western Capitals make territorial selections

Monday June 15, 2026

The Summerside Western Capitals made its territorial selections, the team announced today.

Forwards Riley Cormier and Cam Griffin were the Western Capitals' first and second round territorial selections ahead of the 2026 MHL Entry Draft.

Cormier, 16, played the past season with the Kensington Wild Under-18 AAA where he scored 10 goals and 15 points in 33 games. Cormier added two goals and an assist in six playoff games. The Miscouche, P.E.I. native was also selected in the 11th round, 188th overall by the Gatineau Olympiques in the 2026 QMJHL Entry Draft. Cormier stands five-foot-10 and 165 pounds.

Griffin, 17, has spent the last two seasons with the Kensington Wild and has scored 34 goals and 72 points in 73 games. The native of Summerside stands six-foot-two, 170 pounds and is the younger brother of former Capitals forward Carson Griffin, who was traded to Miramichi earlier this month.

The 2026 MHL Draft takes place Saturday June 20 at 10 a.m. AST in Campbellton, N.B. Summerside doesn't pick until the second round, 16th overall.

Full career stats of Cormier here.

Full career stats of Griffin here.

Capitals acquire forward Smith from Valley

The Summerside Western Capitals have acquired forward Gavin Smith from the Valley Wildcats, the team announced Saturday morning. 

In return, the Western Capitals send a second-round pick in the 2027 MHL Entry Draft to the Wildcats. 

Smith, 17, played a majority of last season with Rothesay Netherwood School Under-18 where he scored 13 goals and 19 points in 33 games.  The native of St. Andrews, N.B. appeared in 18 games with Valley last season scoring four goals and six points. 

The six-foot-two, 183-pound frame was drafted in the eighth round by the Charlottetown Islanders in the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft. He appeared in one game with the Islanders in the 2024-25 season.

See his full career stats here.