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As a province known for its hospitality, we're excited to welcome the 2023 Canada Winter Games to Prince Edward Island, on the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. From February 18 to March 5, the Games will bring together 3,600 athletes, managers and coaches, across 20 different sports, for the largest multi-sport even in the country.
We're looking forward to celebrating the very best in Canadian sports and sharing our unique Island spirit with the entire nation. Together, we'll spark greatness and send waves out from every shore. From athletes and coaches to volunteers and fans, the 2023 Games will make every Canadian an Islander.
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Congratulations to our Mascot Design Challenge winner, Myla Doucette, a Grade 3 student from Gulf Shore Consolidated school in North Rustico!
The 2023 Canada Winter Games Host Society is excited to announce the City of Charlottetown and the City of Summerside have signed on as municipal partners for the 2023 Games.
Calling all kids! The challenge to create the official mascot for the 2023 Canada Games is on.
The 2023 Canada Games Host Society is pleased to welcome two new organizations to its growing roster of sponsors: Hansen Electric and Key Murray Law.
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With just two years to go until the start of the 2023 Canada Winter Games, the PEI Host Society today launched its brand and announced a new sponsorship with Atlantic Lottery.
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One of the oldest sports ever practiced, archery first made an appearance at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. The sport joined the Olympic program permanently in 1972.
An ancient discipline with brand new roots in the Olympic movement, karate makes its Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Karate has however been featured on the Pan American Games program since 1995.Karate will also be making its debut on the Canada Games program at the 2023 Games in PEI.
Cross-country skiing has been on the Canada Winter Games program since the very first Games back in 1967 in Quebec City. The sport expanded to include para nordic events as of the 2011 Canada Games in Halifax.
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Wheelchair basketball joined the Canada Winter Games program in 1995, remaining on since. The competition is very unique, in that it’s a mixed-gender event, and is open to both athletes with physical disabilities and able-bodied athletes.
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Ringette joined the Canada Winter Games program for the 1991 Games in PEI, and has remained on the program ever since. Notable alumni include Jennifer Botterill, Brea Beck, and Dailyn Bell.
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A sport needing no introduction, hockey has been a staple of the Canadian sport experience for centuries. Hockey made its debut at the 1920 Olympics, adding a women’s tournament for the first time in 1998.
Brett Gallant won bronze for Team PEI at the 2007 Canada Games in Whitehorse. It was the start of a victorious career that would see him win multiple Canadian Junior Championships, Brier Championships, Olympic Curling Trials and Worlds. Brett has also found success in mixed doubles with partner Jocelyn Peterman, winning the 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship and earning silver at Worlds.
Born and raised in Summerside, Noah Dobson represented Team PEI at the 2015 Canada Games. He later became one of the top defencemen during his time in the QMJHL, winning back-to-back Memorial Cups. In 2018, he was selected 12th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. As he kicks starts his NHL career, the young defenceman has already earned a regular role on the team’s blue-line.
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Sarah MacEachern, from Canoe Cove, represented Team PEI in hockey at the 2019 Winter Games in Red Deer. Sarah was named Hockey PEI’s Female Player of the Year in 2019-2020 and has committed to play in the NCAA Division 1 for the Cornell University Big Red in 2022.
Prince Edward Island’s very own Suzanne Birt, landed a silver medal at 1995 Canada Winter Games before becoming a two-time Canadian Junior Champion and World Junior Champion. The skipper holds 11 provincial titles and has attended the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on many occasions, winning a bronze medal in 2003.