Western Capitals sign forward Sahajpal

The Summerside Western Capitals have signed forward Kaidan Sahajpal, the team announced Monday afternoon via Facebook.

Sahajpal, 18, was drafted by the Western Capitals in the 10th round of the 2024 Maritime Hockey League Entry Draft.

The Mount Pearl, N.L., native scored 15 goals and 39 points in 28 games with The Winchendon School of the USHS-Prep in Massachusetts last season.

This season, Sahajpal has appeared in four games with the West Kelowna Warriors in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and scored one goal.

Sahajpal should make his Capitals’ debut Friday Oct. 2 when they travel to Campbellton to take on the Tigers at 7 p.m. AST.

Full career stats here.

Western Capitals name Hayes captain

 

 

The Summerside Western Capitals have named defenceman Maverick Hayes as its captain for the 2026-27 season. 

Hayes becomes the 41st captain in Capitals history. The Capitals announced the news via Facebook on Saturday ahead of its season opener in Truro. 

Hayes, 20, joined the Capitals last season in January after coming over from the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). In nine games with the Capitals last season, the Ottawa, Ont., native scored one goal and three points. In 14 playoff games, Hayes added a goal and three points. He also picked up three assists in seven game at the 2026 Centennial Cup in Summerside. 

Summerside also named five assistant captains for the upcoming season. 

Defenceman Andrew Thompson, 20, will be an assistant captain throughout the entire season. Thompson enters his fourth season with the Capitals. 

For games when the Capitals wear blue, forward Cade Moser, 20, and defenceman Aiden Diamond, 20, will join Thompson as assistant captains. 

For games when the Capitals wear white, overage defencemen Matthew MacLean and Lincoln Waugh will join Thompson as assistant captains. 

 

This is the second consecutive season that a defenceman will wear the 'C'. 

Western Capitals acquire forward MacLean

The Summerside Western Capitals have acquired forward Dylan MacLean from the Valley Wildcats.

In return, the Western Capitals send a player development fee (PDF) to Valley.

The trade became official on the Maritime Hockey League website as-of Thursday.

MacLean, 18, played 24 games with Valley last season and picked up four assists. The New Haven, P.E.I., native was originally a fourth round pick of the Wildcats in the 2025 MHL Entry Draft. 

From 2023-2025, MacLean played with the Under-18 Kensington Wild and scored eight goals and 19 points in 47 games. He also appeared in nine games with the Morell Lions of the P.E.I. Junior C Hockey League.

Summerside begins its 2026-27 regular season on the road in Truro on Saturday Sept. 12 to take on the Bearcats at 7 p.m. AST.

Capitals acquire defenceman Andersen from Ontario

The Summerside Western Capitals have acquired defenceman Matthew Andersen from the King Rebellion of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), the team announced Tuesday.

The news was announced via Facebook.

In exchange, the Western Capitals send a player development fee (PDF) to King.

The Newmarket, Ont., native scored five goals and 13 points in 45 games with the Rebellion last season. The season prior, the soon-to-be 19-year-old, appeared in 13 games with the Rebellion (1-4-5), one game with the Sarnia Legionnaires of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL), and 22 games with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

In two seasons with King Rebellion, the six-foot, 174-pound frame scored six goals and 18 points in 58 total games. 

Andersen was a ninth-round pick of the Sarnia Sting in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection and picked up two assists in 35 total games with the Sting over the course of two seasons.

To see Andersen's full career stats, click here.

Western Capitals sign Smith; acquire Ferdinand

The Summerside Western Capitals signed forward Gavin Smith and acquired Matthew Ferdinand in two separate transactions, the team announced on Sunday.

The news was announced via Facebook. 

Smith, who turns 18 later in the month, played 18 games with the Valley Wildcats last year and scored four goals and six points. The St. Andrews, N.B., native appeared in one game for the Charlottetown Islanders of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the 2024-25 season.  Smith attended the Cape Breton Eagles training camp this summer but was reassigned earlier this month. The Capitals acquired the playing rights to Smith via a trade with Valley in June. 

In the second transaction, the Capitals acquired Ferdinand from the Valley Wildcats. In exchange, the Capitals send a player development fee (PDF) to the Wildcats. 

Ferdinand, 19, was attending the Western Capitals’ training camp on a loan from the Wildcats. He appeared in two preseason games with Summerside, picking up one assist. 

The New Maryland, N.B., native played 13 games with the Wildcats with zero points. He has also spent time with Grand Falls Rapids and Fredericton Red Wings and has a total of four goals and 16 points in 73 games. He appeared in six games with the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and had one goal. 

Ferdinand was a second round pick of Fredericton in the 2023 MHL Entry Draft and was also an eighth round pick of the Cape Breton Eagles in the 2023 QMJHL Entry Draft. 

Full career stats for Gavin Smith can be found here.  

Full career stats for Matthew Ferdinand can be found here.

Caps make trade; release four more players from training camp

The Summerside Western Capitals had some more roster movement on Monday.

The Capitals traded forward Carson MacKenzie to the Pictou County Crushers in exchange for a player development fee (PDF). 

MacKenzie, 19, was acquired by Summerside last September and appeared in three games with the Capitals with zero points. The native of St. Peter's Bay, P.E.I., was originally drafted in the eighth round by the Campbellton Tigers in the 2023 MHL Entry Draft.

For a full list of trades made by the Western Capitals during the 2026-27 offseason, please click here.

The Western Capitals also announced it has released four players from training camp.

Goaltender Dylan Wile and forwards Ellis Callaghan, Logan Griffin and Harrison Hutt were reassigned to their respective clubs. The Capitals' training camp roster now stands at 25 players with three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards. 

Summerside will wrap its preseason schedule this weekend with two games against the West Kent Steamers - Friday Sept. 4 on the road and then Saturday Sept. 5 in Rustico. Both games at 7 p.m. AST.

Capitals release seven players from training camp

The Summerside Western Capitals have released seven players from training camp, the team announced Monday.

Goaltender Mason MacAusland, defenceman Leo Meng and forwards Grayson Aguilar-Knee, Jack Baldwin, Remy Belliveau, Nash Langille and Eli Swain were among the first roster reductions for the Western Capitals.

The roster now stands at 29 players with four goaltenders, eight defencemen and 17 forwards.

Additional players could be added in the next few weeks as players will be returning from major junior camps. As of now, Elliot Mullen, Lane Sim and Alex Culligan are among those attending major junior training camps. 

 

As per a Capitals statement on their website, the following players remain in camp:

 

GOALTENDERS

• Vincent Gladu
• Coby Maund
• Max Picard
• Dylan Wile

 

DEFENCEMEN

• Aidan Diamond
• Maverick Hayes
• Luke Inman
• Malcolm James
• Matthew MacLean
• Nate Ostridge
• Andrew Thompson
• Lincoln Waugh

 

FORWARDS

• Dixon Beatty
• Ellis Callaghan
• Ashton Campbell
• Riley Cormier
• Ryan Doyle
• Max Gamble
• Mitchell Gould
• Logan Griffin
• Harrison Hutt
• Owen MacPherson
• Jett Mills
• Cade Moser
• Kieran O’Brien
• Justin Ouellette
• Jordan Shaw
• Isaac Taweel
• Dylan MacLean

Summeride played two preseason games this past weekend - both against the Amherst Ramblers. Ramblers took a 5-4 OT decision on Saturday in Amherst, as the Capitals took a 4-3 OT decision in Charlottetown on Sunday.  

The Western Capitals have two more preseason games remaining before the regular season. The Capitals have a road game on Friday Sept. 4 at West Kent versus the Steamers and then Saturday Sept. 5, again, against the Steamers in Rustico. Both games at 7 p.m. AST.

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.

Western Capitals add goaltender Gladu

The Summerside Western Capitals have signed goaltender Vincent Gladu, the team announced via Facebook on Saturday.

The 19-year-old spent the 2025-26 season with the Charlottetown Islanders and the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) where he posted a combined 2-14 (won-lost) record in 19 games with a 5.85 goals against average and a 0.844 save percentage.

In three QMJHL seasons, the Mascouche, Que., native has posted a 13-30 record, a 4.16 goals against average with a 0.872 save percentage with two shutouts in 48 total games spent with Blainville-Boisbriand, Charlottetown and Rimouski. His QMJHL rights are currently owned by the Victoriaville Tigres.

The Western Capitals now have two goaltenders on its protected list with one season or more of QMJHL experience with Justin Robinson and now, Gladu.

Summerside kicks off its training camp Wednesday August 26 at 6 p.m. AST at the Gerard 'Turk' Gallant arena.

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. 

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.

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 sign goaltender Picard

The Summerside Western Capitals have signed goaltender Maxence Picard, the team announced on Monday.

Picard, 18, spent the past season with Ridley College of the CAHS (Canadian Hockey School Hockey) where he posted a 11-7-4 record with a 1.73 goals against average and four shutouts.

Picard stands six-foot-two and hails from Sorel-Tracey, Que.