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Canadian Premier League Heads To P.E.I.

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The Canadian Premier League will play their 2020 season on Prince Edward Island.

The league made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, with all games to be played behind closed doors at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Alumni Field in Charlottetown.

The second season for the league will be very different from what fans saw in 2019, with the multi-stage competition being called ‘The Island Games’.

The first stage of play will have a total of 28 games, with every team playing each other once.

The top four teams will then advance to a six-game second group stage, again with everyone playing each other once.

The top two teams from stage two will then meet in a one-off championship final, with the winner awarded the North Star Shield and named as 2020 Canadian Premier League champions.

The tournament is scheduled to kick off on August 13th with Hamilton’s Forge F.C. taking on Calgary’s Cavalry F.C., a rematch of the 2019 finals.

The complete schedule has not yet been announced, though the league says The Island Games will wrap up in September.

All players and coaches will be tested for COVID-19 prior to leaving for Charlottetown on August 8th, testing to continue throughout the tournament.

International players will first make the trip to their home market and undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine period, and be tested, before travelling to P.E.I.

The 2020 CPL season was originally scheduled to get underway back on April 11th.

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Sandy Beach Facilities Opening Tomorrow

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The City of Dryden is reopening two popular recreational facilities.

The Sandy Beach Ball Diamonds and Sandy Beach Soccer Field will be available for public use Saturday, June 20th.

Use of the facilities is intended for family or small group workouts as league or game play is still not allowed.

The playground and dugouts remain closed.

Users are encouraged to disinfect bats, balls and other equipment often and to avoid touching bleachers or fences.

The Rotary Soccer Complex remains closed.

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Dryden Physician Selected To National Soccer Team

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A Dryden physician has been able to gain national attention in the Sporting world.

Dr. Bruce Cook was selected to represent Canada internationally at the World Medical Football Championship in Argentina.

The one-week tournament is held each year in a different location and is associated with a Medical Sports and Health Symposium.

However, the 2020 event scheduled for September has been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

Cook did made the cut after travelling to California earlier this year to try-out for the Canadian Medical Soccer team.

He started his soccer career in Dryden with the Eagles High School program for one year.

Cook then went on to play in University Men’s and Co-ed Intramural soccer at Laurentian, McMaster and Lakehead Universities.

He also participated in Men’s soccer in London, Thunder Bay and now Dryden.

Cook has coached house league and affiliate soccer for Dryden Youth Soccer over the past 8 years and is the head coach for the Eagles Boys team.

(Information and photo provided by Kerry Holland)

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DHS Students Help In New Soccer Complex Expansion

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Students at Dryden High School have made a significant contribution to the new Youth Soccer complex.

Over the course of two years, they constructed, installed and put the finishing touches on the hooks and benches in the four change rooms of the building.

A majority of the work was completed in the shops at the school and then the materials were transferred to the building, where the students installed them.

Teacher and Project Leader Dave Darling says students could actually see how their creation was appreciated by all.

Darling adds the project gave his kids an opportunity to gain meaningful hands-on experience.

“Students. They put a lot of effort in. I think they really bought into what we were doing just because we were able to say that this is something that’s going to be around for a very long time and we put together a quality project and I think everyone was pretty satisfied with the results.”

However, the main goal was giving students an opportunity to give back to the community.

Darling says “Like I tell my students. They will be taking their kids to Soccer practice one day and they’ll be using it. So it’s something that exists way beyond just the walls of the classroom, which is excellent for student learning and engagement.”

He adds “We all live in Dryden. This is our community and part of what makes us a great place to live, in my opinion, is the number of people that are working to make this a better place and I thought it was great for us to be involved in that and kind of produce a long lasting product.”

Dryden Youth Soccer presented staff and students with a plaque to recognize their efforts.

Officials are thanking Dave Darling, Jamie Cran, Mr. Hodgkinson, Mr. Bartlett, Serena Lalonde and the students.

(Picture Credit: Lorna Tremonti)

To hear more from Dave Darling, visit the Audio link below

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Important Night In Local Sports

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Two championship titles are up for grabs tonight on the diamond.

The P.I. Dumpbears and Thompson Paintshop Angels are both one away from winning their respective leagues.

P.I. takes on the Hagens Heroes in Dryden Men’s Slo-Pitch (8:15), while the Angels battle the Hoover Brawlers in Dryden Ladies Fastball. (6:30)

There will also be a Wildcard game in Senior Men’s Soccer.

The Sioux Hurricanes and Physioquest United will meet in Dryden to determine who moves on to the next playoff round.

Game time is 6:30.

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Steelers And Legends Headed To Soccer Semi

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The Sioux Lookout Legends and St. Aubin Saw Shop Steelers are headed to the Senior Women’s Soccer Semi-Finals.

The Legends defeated the B&B Breezers, while the Steelers got by the Elites last night. (Tuesday)

St. Aubin will face the Sioux Lookout Strikers in the next round, while the Legends will go up against the Sew What Printwear Caution.

Those games are scheduled for Thursday.

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