Former Capitals scorer Arsenault joins UPEI

Former Summerside Western Capitals forward Brett Arsenault will be playing for the University of Prince Edward Island this upcoming season.

Although never officially announced by the Capitals nor the Maritime Hockey League (MHL), Arsenault has committed to play for the U.P.E.I. Panthers of USports. Arsenault is listed on the Panthers 2026-27 roster, wearing No. 81.

Arsenault, 21, played two seasons with the Western Capitals from 2024 to 2026 scoring 94 goals and 109 points in 93 games while adding an additional seven goals and 13 assists in 19 playoff games. He also picked up four assists in seven games at the 2026 Centennial Cup in Summerside.

The native of Charlottetown, P.E.I., appeared in a combined 109 regular season games in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Charlottetown Islanders and Rimouski Oceanic and scored seven goals and 12 points while appearing in seven playoff games.

The Grand Falls Rapids originally drafted Arsenault in the fifth round of the 2021 MHL Entry Draft and played one game for the Rapids in the 2021-22 season. The Capitals acquired him in the Summer of 2024. He was also a fourth round pick of the Charlottetown Islanders in the 2021 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Arsenault represented Team Canada East at the 2024 Under-19 World Junior A Challenge in Camrose, Alta., and scored two goals and four points in five games

Arsenault joins fellow former Capitals players such as defencemen Simon Mullen, Antoine Michaud and Isaac Vos at U.P.E.I.

The Panthers being its 2026-27 regular season Friday Oct. 9 on the road against the Acadia Axemen.

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).

Mullen to commit to UPEI

As per EliteProspects.com, Summerside Western Capitals defencemen Simon Mullen has committed to play for the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers next season.

Mullen, 20, will continue his hockey career on P.E.I., this time in the province capital. 

The native of Truro, N.S., scored 14 goals and 68 points in 52 games with Capitals this season, while adding seven assists in 14 playoff games. Mullen then added a goal and three assists in seven games during the 2026 Centennial Cup. Mullen was named both the MHL and CJHL Defenceman of the Year.

Mullen also spent time with the Truro Bearcats where he scored five goals and 41 points in 107 games through three seasons. He also spent the 2024-25 season with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL where he scored three goals and 17 points in 50 games and won the Gilles-Courteau Trophy as league champions.

The Western Capitals acquired Mullen from the Bearcats during the 2023-24 trading period and he appeared in one game before missing the rest of the regular season with an injury. He returned for the playoffs where he scored two goals and nine points in 13 games.

Mullen joins a handful of former Western Capitals players on the Panthers like Isaac Vos, Antoine Michaud, Landon Clow and Marc Richard.