Summerside to host 2025 women’s hockey Rivalry Series game [Video]

Some of the best women’s hockey players from Canada and the U.S. will be playing in Summerside, P.E.I., this coming winter.

On Tuesday, city officials announced that Hockey Canada will host the fifth game of the Rivalry Series at Credit Union Place in February 2025.

“It’s a major win for us. We’ve been after this event for two to three years now.,” said JP Desrosiers, Summerside’s deputy chief administrative officer.

“To finally secure it is a fantastic opportunity not only for us in the province and the city of Summerside, but also for female hockey players right across the province.”

The City of Summerside will host a game in the women’s hockey Rivalry Series between Canada and the U.S. in 2025. CBC’s Nicola MacLeod talked to young local players Cara Blacquiere, Caseley Griffin and Ellie Silliker about what the game means to them and how they’ve been inspired by watching professional women’s hockey.

The Feb. 8 game will see …