Fewer games for girls: Hockey P.E.I. faces criticism for provincial tournament format [Video]

Some young players say they’re being iced out by Hockey P.E.I. because of the format it has chosen for its provincial championships this weekend. 

While the championship tournament for boys’ teams is set to follow its usual structure — a round robin with each team guaranteed to play at least three games on the way to crowning a winner — some of the girls’ teams will play just one game. 

Leilah Batchilder, who plays left wing for the Three Rivers Titans U18A team, said she was disappointed, upset and angry when she learned of the changes. 

“I don’t think it’s fair at all that the boys got what they always normally get, but the girls just randomly got changed this year for all of the divisions — not just U18,” she said. 

Hockey P.E.I. turned the upcoming provincial championships into the ‘Weekend of Champions’ for girls’ hockey teams to create …