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 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.

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 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. 

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 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.