After AUS all-star Kameron Kielly decided to go pro in 2020–21, the UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers lost firepower. But Panthers head coach Forbes MacPherson is hoping his latest recruit can help fill that void.

Enter Kaleb Pearson, a 21-year-old right winger with a knack for putting the puck in the back of net.

“I think my greatest strength as a hockey player would be my offensive ability and awareness,” Pearson said. “I’m a guy who wants to win. I can help by making plays and scoring goals and I hope to be part of the team that brings a championship back home to PEI.”

AVC alumnus Dr. Ameet Singh has been named the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s 2021 Small Animal Practitioner of the Year.

After a hiatus in 2020 because of COVID-19, the Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp was back in full swing this summer at the Atlantic Veterinary College. In the month of July, 200 young people from across Canada discovered what life as a veterinarian is like during four one-week camps for junior and senior high school students.

The Three Oaks Senior High Female Athlete of the Year—Emily McKenna—is joining the UPEI Panthers. And she’s doing it as a rugby player.

After going through possible scenarios, McKenna—a three-sport athlete with the Three Oaks Axewomen—ultimately decided to pursue rugby at the next level, citing her love of the sport as the deciding factor.

“Just about everything about the sport piques my interest,” McKenna said. “The intensity is one of my favourite parts. I play every sport with a high intensity level, but sometimes you don’t get the same level in return.”