Bell, Eagles prospects to play in prospects showcase: Cape Breton Sports In Brief for Oct. 26, 2026

The UPEI Panthers’ Orianna MacNeil, 88, controls the puck in an AUS Women’s Hockey Conference game at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown last season. The Mabou product will serve as an assistant captain for the 2026-27 season. Janessa Vanden Broek/UPEI Athletics — The UPEI Panthers’ Orianna MacNeil, 88, controls the puck in an AUS Women’s Hockey Conference game at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown last season. The Mabou product will serve as an assistant captain for the 2026-27 season. Photo by JANESSA VANDEN BROEK /UPEI ATHLETICS

Several Cape Breton connections will suit up in the East Coast Prospects Showcase next month in Granby, Que.

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Former Cape Breton West Islanders netminder Jack Bell of Antigonish will be one of two goaltenders representing the Maritime Junior Hockey League at the event.

The 17-year-old Bell has appeared in six games with the Valley Wildcats this season, posting a 5-0-1 record along with a 2.14 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage.

Cape Breton Eagles prospect Samuel Nowlan will also play in the game. The 16-year-old has six goals and 11 points in 13 games with the West Kent Steamers this season.

Etienne Dupere, who was acquired by the Eagles during the offseason, is also scheduled to play in the contest. The 19-year-old has nine goals and 18 points in 15 games with the Valley Wildcats this season.

Declan MacLaughlin, who was an invited to the Eagles training camp in 2025, will also compete in the game. He’s currently a member of the Summerside Western Capitals.

The Maritime Junior Hockey League prospects will face prospects from the Quebec Junior Hockey League, showcasing the talent of junior A hockey in Eastern Canada. The game is scheduled for Nov. 3.

The Maritime Junior Hockey League will have a pair of coaches with Cape Breton connections behind their bench for the East Coast Prospects Game next month.

Valley Wildcats head coach Jesse MacLean of Whycocomagh as well as Edmunston Blizzard head coach Michael Ward, a former Cape Breton Eagles player, will coach the junior A squad.

Under the guidance of MacLean, the Wildcats are in first place in the Eastlink South Division and overall with a 12-2-0-1 record. As for Ward, he has his Blizzard in first place in the Eastlink North Division with an 8-3-0-0 record.

The East Coast Prospects Game is slated for Nov. 3 in Granby, Que.

A Cape Breton hockey player will be among the leadership group for the Prince Edward Island Panthers women’s hockey team for the 2026-27 season.

Orianna MacNeil of Mabou will be an assistant captain for the Charlottetown-based Atlantic University Sport team.

The 22-year-old MacNeil is in her fifth-and-final season with the Panthers this year. In three games with the club this season, MacNeil, who plays defence, has two goals and three points.

MacNeil had six goals and 17 points in 28 games with UPEI in 2025-26.

An ex-Cape Breton West Islanders player will wear the ‘C’ on his jersey in the Atlantic University Sport this season.

Forward Logan Chisholm of Antigonish was recently named the captain of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men men’s hockey program for the 2026-27 season.

The 25-year-old is in his fifth-and-final season with the X-Men. In five games this season, Chisholm has a goal and two points.

Chisholm played one season with the Islanders during the 2016-17 season, winning a Telus Cup championship with the Port Hood-based team in 2017.

After a successful 2026 summer season, the Sydney Major Sooners announced their annual Little League awards last month.

Adrean MacLeod was named the team’s most valuable player, while Beau MacLean was the club’s top hitter, and Carter MacAulay was the top pitcher for the squad.

Casey MacDonald was given the gold glove award, while Will Fifield was the recipient of the Charlie Racki leadership award.

Sydney won three tournament championships and also claimed the Atlantic Little League Championship. The team played in the Canadian Little League Championship in Glace Bay in August as the Atlantic representatives.