Western Capitals sign Waugh

The Summerside Western Capitals have signed defenceman Lincoln Waugh, the team announced Saturday via Facebook.

Waugh, 20, returns to the Capitals after spending the last two season with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) where he scored two goals in 12 points in 67 games from 2024 to 2026. 

The Summerside native spent the last half of the 2023-24 season with the Capitals, appearing in 19 games and scoring three goals and 15 points while adding an additional four assists in 17 playoff games in which the Capitals lost in the finals to the Miramichi Timberwolves.

Prior to joining the Capitals in 2023-24, the five-foot-10, 179-pound frame played 18 games with the Cape Breton Eagles of the QMJHL and scored two goals and three points. 

Waugh played with the Capitals in the 2022-23 season, picking up eight goals and 25 points in 50 games while adding one assist in nine playoff games. He also appeared in five games for the Eagles.

Waugh was originally drafted the Western Capitals in the seventh round, 84th overall in the 2022 MHL Entry Draft. He was also selected in the third round, 48th overall by Cape Breton in the 2022 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Missed headlines: Caps acquire Madgett; Hendry leaves for BCHL; Sim to attend Regiment training camp

 

There has been some news that has been missed while I was on my honeymoon vacation, so here are the missed headlines.

Sim to attend Regiment training camp

Summerside Western Capitals forward Lane Sim has been invited to and will attend the training camp of the Newfoundland Regiment of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

Sim, 19, scored three goals and 10 points in 16 games with the Capitals this past season while adding an additional two goals and four points in 14 playoff games. In seven games at the 2026 Centennial Cup, Sim added two goals for four points.

The New Glasgow, N.S., native also spent the 2025-26 season with the Vernon Vipers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) where he scored three goals and five points in 26 games. He also also skated with the Charlottetown Islanders of the QMJHL as well as the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

The Newfoundland Regiment is holding its training camp at the Gerard ‘Turk’ Gallant Arena in Summerside from Aug. 19-23.

Hendry signs in B.C.

Defenceman Alex Hendry won’t be returning to the Summerside Western Capitals for the 2026-27 season as he has signed with the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL. 

The Victoria Grizzlies announced the news via Facebook on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old, Milton, Ont., native scored three goals and eight points in 43 games with the Capitals last season. Despite going pointless in 14 playoff games, Hendry added two assists in seven games at the 2026 Centennial Cup. Prior to joining the Capitals, Hendry skated with the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) during the 2024-25 season and scored two goals and 14 points in 43 games.

Capitals trade Cam Griffin, acquire rights to goaltender Madgett

The Summerside Western Capitals have traded 2026 territorial pick Cam Griffin to the Miramichi Timberwolves, in exchange for the rights to goaltender Sam Madgett.

The Capitals announced the news Wednesday via Facebook. 

Griffin, who turns 18 in September, was selected by the Capitals with their second territorial pick in the 2026 MHL Entry Draft in June. The Summerside native played the last two seasons with the Kensington Wild Under-18 AAA where he scored 34 goals and 72 points in 73 games.

Griffin is the younger brother of Carson Griffin, who the Capitals traded to Miramichi back in June.

Madgett, 19, appeared in four games with the Lloydminster Bobcats of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) where he posted a 2-2 (won-lost) record with a 2.77 goals against average and a 0.822 save percentage. He then joined the Mooseheads as their third-strong goaltender but never played a game.

The Stillwater Lake, N.S., native was a 10th round pick of the Halifax Mooseheads in the 2023 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Western Capitals sign defenceman Diamond

The Summerside Western Capitals have signed defenceman Aiden Diamond, the team announced on Friday via social media.

Diamond, 20, spent last season with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and recorded 10 assists in 33 games. The previous season (2024-25), Diamond picked up one assist in 12 games with the Wildcats, and appeared in 35 games with the West Kent Steamers of the MHL and scored three goals and 15 points.

The native of Stratford, P.E.I., was originally drafted by the Edmundston Blizzard in the ninth round, 104th overall in the 2022 MHL Entry Draft. His rights were traded from Edmundston to West Kent in September 2023, and then again from West Kent to Grand Falls in September 2025, before Summerside acquired his rights Jan. 2, 2026 from Grand Falls. The Capitals traded Conor Ryan and William Patey to Grand Falls to acquire Diamonds' rights along with Summerside's first-round pick in 2026 (which was later traded), a third-round pick in 2026 and future considerations.

The six-foot, 187-pound frame was drafted by the Rimouski Oceanic in the 12th round of the QMJHL Entry Draft, but was then traded to Moncton in August 2024.

In one and a half seasons in the MHL with West Kent, Diamond has scored 13 goals and 53 points in 86 games. 

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

 

 

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. 

Western Capitals sign forward MacLauchlan

The Summerside Western Capitals have signed forward Declan MacLauchlan, the team announced on Thursday.

MacLauchlan, 18, was originally drafted by the Western Capitals in second round, 19th overall, in the 2024 MHL Entry Draft. The native of Charlottetown, P.E.I., has spent the past three seasons with the Charlottetown Major Under-18 Knights of the NBPEIMU18HL where he has totaled 73 goals and 134 points in 106 games. 

The six-foot, 161-pound frame appeared in three games for the Western Capitals during the 2024-25 season and picked up one assist.

MacLauchlan was invited to the Cape Breton Eagles' training camp in 2025.

To see MacLauchlan's full career stats, click here for his EliteProspects page.

Western Capitals with 8 selections at upcoming draft

The Summerside Western Capitals will head into the 2026 MHL Entry with eight draft selections.

The draft selections list was released by the Maritime Hockey League (MHL) today and that number includes six regular draft picks plus two territorial picks for the Western Capitals. The highest pick for the Western Capitals this year will be 16th overall which comes in the second round. The pick was originally owned by Yarmouth which Summerside acquired when they traded Ryker Rougeau to Yarmouth during the trade deadline in January.

Here are the selections for the Capitals:

2nd round, 16th overall (Yarmouth)[Ryker Rougeau trade]

Territorial 1, 36th overall

Territorial 2, 48th overall

3rd round, 52nd overall (Yarmouth)[Ryker Rougeau trade]

3rd round, 56th overall (Pictou County)[George Gallant trade]

4th round, 62nd overall (Miramichi)[Max Jardine/Coen Miller trade]

7th round, 100th overall (Yarmouth)[Liam Duquette/Nikolas Mokriavkov trade in 2025]

8th round, 110th overall (Miramichi)[Elliot Robert trade]

The draft takes place June 20, 2026 in Campbellton, N.B.

Full list here.

Capitals deal Griffin to Timberwolves for haul in return

The Summerside Western Capitals have traded forward Carson Griffin along with a fifth-round draft pick in 2026 to the Miramichi Timberwolves, the team announced Friday.

In return, the Western Capitals receive the rights to forward Brody Molloy, rights to forward Aaron Chipp, rights to forward Logan Roop, a second-round draft pick in 2027 and future considerations.

Griffin, 19, scored eight goals and 18 points in 47 games with the Capitals this past season and only skated in one playoff game, while suiting up for two games at the 2026 Centennial Cup. The native of Summerside, P.E.I., has major junior experience under his belt having played 19 games with the Cape Breton Eagles in 2024-25 but recorded no points. 

Molloy, 18, played with Stanstead College Varsity of the CAHS (Canadian High School Hockey) located in Quebec this past season where he scored 19 goals and 38 points in 35 games. He also appeared in two games with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL.

Chipp, 18, also spent the past season with Stanstead College Varsity of the CAHS scoring 21 goals and 31 points in 27 games. The Halifax, N.S., native also appeared in 25 games for the Rimouski Oceanic and scored two goals and six points.

Roop, 19, has spent the last two seasons with the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL where he has scored 10 goals and 19 points in 87 games. The Brookfield, N.S., native played for the Pictou County Weeks Crushers during the 2023-24 season where he scored 15 goals and 34 points in 50 games.

The 2026 MHL Entry Draft is June 20, 2026 in Campbellton, N.B.

Western Capitals acquire defenceman Culligan from CCHL

The Summerside Western Capitals have acquired defenceman Alex Culligan from the Carleton Place Canadians of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), the team announced on Wednesday.

In return, the Capitals will send future considerations to Carleton Place.

Culligan, 18, scored two goals and 15 points in 34 games with the Canadians this past season while adding an additional two goals and six points in five playoff games.

The Quispamsis, N.B., native stands six-foot-three and weighs 176-pounds and previously played for the Saint John Vitos U18 AAA and Mount Academy Saints U18 Prep. 

This is the second trade the Western Capitals have made since the trading period opened on Monday. 

Culligan will be a great addition to the blue line for 2026-27 season.

Capitals trade Ouellet

The Summerside Western Capitals made a minor deal on Monday, sending forward Henry Ouellet and a 2026 fifth-round pick to the Truro Bearcats.

 

There is no return as the trade completes a previous trade. 

 

In a subsequent trade, the Bearcats then traded Ouellet to the Grand Falls Rapids to complete another previous trade.

 

Ouellet, 20, was acquired by the Capitals on Nov. 12, 2025 via trade with the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). 

 

The St-Alexandre, Que., native scored 10 goals and 28 points in 31 games with the Capitals this past season while adding two goals and four points in 14 playoff games. Ouellet had a goal and one assist in five games at the 2026 Centennial Cup in Summerside.  

 

The off-season trading period opened on Monday June 1, 2026.

 

In other moves around the league, former Capitals forward Ethan Dickson was traded to the Miramichi Timberwolves by the Pictou County Weeks Crushers to complete a previous trade. Another former Cap, Coen Miller was acquired by the Amherst Ramblers from Grand Falls to complete a previous trade.