The UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers' 2014-15 season includes an opening-night at the Eastlink Centre; 15 returning players and seven new recruits; games in all three PEI counties; partnering in a hockey doubleheader; and its annual Alumni Day.

'We are excited to get the season started and opening at the Eastlink Centre against perennial powerhouse UNB. This will be an opportunity to experience the best the AUS conference offers,' said UPEI Men's Hockey Head Coach Forbie MacPherson. 'We have a solid group of players returning, and some exciting new players for hockey fans to see during the Thanksgiving weekend.'

The Panthers open the season Saturday, October 11 against UNB at the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown. Game time is 7:00 pm. Panther season ticket holders can pick up their tickets at Panther Central in the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on the UPEI campus until 4:00 pm on October 11. They will also be available at the will-call window at the Eastlink Centre from 5:00 pm until game time that night.

All tickets for the opening night are general seating and will be on sale at the Eastlink Centre Box Office beginning Monday, October 6, daily from 11:00 am-5:00 pm, and 11:00 am to game time on October 11. Tickets are also available online by visiting eastlinkcentrepei.com, or by calling the Eastlink Centre Box Office at (902) 629-6625.

On that Thursday, October 9, the Panthers will take part in a special UPEI night at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino including a meet and greet, a visit to the paddock, and opportunities to win a UPEI/Red Shores prize pack.

The core of the Panthers' 2013-14 team is back including team MVP, CIS second team all-star, and UPEI Male Athlete of the Year Reggie Traccitto, and second year captain Mason Wilgosh. New recruits include Darcy Ashley and Brent Andrews, formerly of the Halifax Mooseheads; Craig MacLauchlan from the Charlottetown Islanders; Nelson Armstrong from the Peterborough Petes; Nick Czinder from the Kitchener Rangers; Dave Mazurek formely of the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL; Nick Parker from the Pictou County Crushers of the MHL; and goaltender Connor Wilkinson from the Dieppe Commandos of the MHL.

On Saturday, October 25, the Panthers are partnering with the Charlottetown Islanders as part of a hockey doubleheader with the Panthers playing an afternoon game against StFX. The Panthers will also be playing games in all three PEI counties this season. On Saturday, November 22, the Panthers will host Dalhousie at the Cavendish Wellness Centre in Montague; on Saturday, January 3, the Panther will host STU in a fundraising exhibition game at the Tignish Credit Union Arena.

The Panthers have a rich hockey history stretching back to the days of St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales College. Alumni players have been organizing a special alumni day in recent seasons to reconnect former players that features alumni games, and special ceremonies, topped off by a UPEI regular season game. This year's Alumni Day will be held on Saturday, January 24.

The Panthers travel this weekend to Schenectady, New York to play the defending NCAA champions Union College, and then to Troy, NY to take on long-time US College powerhouse Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

'We have been practicing for weeks and played some games two weeks ago in Ontario. These additional games against elite hockey teams will give us as a coaching staff a chance to evaluate our players and better prepare ourselves for the opener against UNB,' MacPherson said.

UPEI Men's Hockey season tickets are available now and include 13 games in Charlottetown and a playoff holding seat. Call the Panther Box Office at (902) 566-0368 to purchase tickets in time for the home opener.

Season ticket prices:
Adult - $171
Seniors -$ 150
Non-UPEI student - $70
Youth (12 and under) - $35
3 and under - free

Go Panthers Go!

For information:

Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 22-28 are Danae Iatrou, Women's Soccer; and Harminder Singh, Men's Soccer. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

Who: Danae Iatrou, Women's Soccer; and Harminder Singh, Men's Soccer

What: UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week

When: Week of September 22-28

Why: Iatrou, a fourth-year student-athlete enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration program from Timberlea, Nova Scotia is having a great season for the Women's Soccer Panthers. During Saturday's 1-1 tie against Acadia, Iatrou was selected as the player of the game. As a fullback, Iatrou has been solid defensively with strong tackling, composed passing, and an excellent work ethic. Her commitment, attitude, and performance have been outstanding showing strong leadership.

Singh, a third-year science student from Cremona, Italy scored the Panthers lone goal during the Men's Soccer team's 4-1 loss to the Acadia Axemen on Saturday. Playing at the striker position, Singh has given his team a boost of energy and speed each time he gets on the pitch.

Panther Action this week:

Thursday, October 2
7:00 pm (W) Basketball @ Holland College (Exhibition Tournament)

Friday, October 3
4:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. Cape Breton (@ UNB Eric Garland Tournament)
4:30 pm (W) Hockey vs. Mount Allison (@ Moncton Tournament)
5:00 pm (W) Soccer @ Saint Mary's
7:00 pm (W) Basketball vs. Saint Mary's (@ Holland College Tournament)
7:15 pm (M) Soccer @ Saint Mary's

Saturday, October 4
11:00 am (W) Hockey vs. Quebec U18 (@ Moncton Tournament)
12:00 pm Field Hockey vs. Saint Mary's (@ UPEI Maritime University Field Hockey Tournament)
2:45 pm Field Hockey vs. Dalhousie (@ UPEI Maritime University Field Hockey Tournament)
6:30 pm Field Hockey vs. Mount Allison (@ UPEI Maritime University Field Hockey Tournament)
8:00 pm (M) Basketball vs. UNB (@ UNB Eric Garland Tournament)
8:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. RPI (Exhibition vs. NCAA Div 1)
9:15 pm Field Hockey vs. Acadia (@ UPEI Maritime University Field Hockey Tournament)

Sunday, October 5
10:45 am Field Hockey vs. UNB (Maritime University Field Hockey Tournament)
11:00 am (M) Basketball vs. UQAM (@UNB Eric Garland Tournament)
1:00 pm (W) Soccer @ Mount Allison
1:30 pm (W) Hockey vs. StFX (@ Moncton Tournament)
1:30 pm Field Hockey vs. STFX (Maritime University Field Hockey Tournament)
3:15 pm (M) Soccer @ Mount Allison
2:00 pm (W) Rugby @ Saint Mary's
5:00 pm (M) Hockey @ Union College (Exhibition vs. NCAA Div 1 Champions)

Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

Danae Iatrou, Women's Soccer

A prominent American researcher in the field of addictions treatment is coming to Prince Edward Island to give a public talk, and to discuss ways of importing her web-based treatment methods to the Island's healthcare system. Dr. Kathleen Carroll is a Professor of Psychiatry from the Yale School of Medicine. The public is welcome to attend her talk on Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of UPEI's Don and Marion McDougall Hall.

Dr. Carroll is best known for her work in computer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT4CBT, which has received multiple awards and recognitions for its success. CBT4CBT is being implemented within the U.S. healthcare system and has been shown in several sites to nearly double the improvement of treatment success for patients struggling with addictions.

'I'm very excited about working with the people of PEI to help them find and implement effective ways of addressing problems of drug and alcohol use,' said Dr. Carroll. 'It's very moving to see the whole Island so committed and positive about change.'

Dr. Carroll comes to Prince Edward Island as a guest of Dr. Juergen Krause, Dean of the School of Business and Director of UPEI's Centre for Health and Biotech Management Research (CHBMR).

'We are proud to be able to collaborate with such a highly decorated clinical researcher and such a renowned institution as the Faculty of Medicine at Yale,' said Dr. Krause. 'We welcome the unique opportunity to be the entry portal for this new treatment support approach to Canada, and to further improve health care delivery in the priority area of mental health and addictions.'

Dr. Carroll's talk will offer more information about this new treatment option for Prince Edward Island and Canada, and will give the public an opportunity to ask questions to learn more.

For information:
Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer, UPEI
(902) 620-5117, datkinson@upei.ca

Join us Friday, October 10 for a celebration of the culture of writing and publishing from UPEI's Faculty of Arts. Eight new books by UPEI author/editors that were published in 2014 will be launched at the event that begins at 3:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI's SDU Main Building. Books will be available for sale and for signing.

This year's titles include:

Books:

• Dr. Ian Dowbiggin, The Search for Domestic Bliss: Marriage and Family Counseling in 20th-Century America (University Press of Kansas)

• Dr. Peter Koritansky, Human Nature, Contemplation & the Political Order: Essays Inspired by Jacques Maritain's Scholasticism and Politics (Catholic University of America Press)

• Deirdre Kessler, Born! A foal, five kittens, and Confederation (The Acorn Press)

• Deirdre Kessler, Mother Country (coming this month from Oberon Press)

• Dr. Udo Krautwurst, Culturing Bioscience: A Case Study in the Anthropology of Science (University of Toronto Press)

Journal Special Issues:

• Dr. Michael Arfken, guest co-editor (with Dr. Jeffery Yen), Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Psychology, Volume 34, number 1, 2014, Special issue: Psychology and Social Justice (American Psychological Association)

• Dr. Annabel Cohen, Psychomusicology: music, mind, & brain, Volume 23, number 4, 2013, Special Issue: Jazz improvisation; Cognitive Perspectives (guest co-editors: Dr. Martin Norgaard, Dr. Susan Rogers, Dr. Peter, Vuust) (American Psychological Association)

• Dr. Annabel Cohen, Psychomusicology: music, mind, & brain, Volume 24, number 1, 2014, Special Issue: Interactions between emotion and cognition in music (guest co-editors: Renee Timmers, Eduardo Coutinho) (American Psychological Association)

For information:
Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer, UPEI
(902) 620-5117, datkinson@upei.ca

CLIVE, the coastal erosion visualization tool created by UPEI's Climate Research Lab and the Spatial Interface Lab at Simon Fraser University, has taken first place in the Massachusetts Institute for Technology's (MIT) Center for Collective Intelligence contest on Communicating Coastal Risk and Resilience.

Nearly 600 projects were submitted to MIT's Climate CoLab for this year's competition. CLIVE made it through several rounds of competition and broke through to the finals against two other projects. Through the support and votes from the UPEI community, CLIVE won the Popular Choice, as determined by online voting.

'I just want to say what a wonderful feeling it is that the UPEI community and campus were so supportive through the competition,' said Dr. Adam Fenech, Director of the UPEI Climate Lab. 'To win because of the support of a community, that's a nice feeling. I'll not forget this.'

Dr. Fenech and members of his team will be travelling to Cambridge, Massachusetts to receive the award in early November.

To view a video on CLIVE, click here

For information:
Dave Atkinson, Research Communications Officer, UPEI
(902) 620-5117, datkinson@upei.ca

The UPEI Men's Hockey Panthers have landed the second-leading scorer in last year's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the addition of Marcus Power of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Power scored 31 goals and 109 points with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, finishing the season with a +/- rating of +25. His strong season caught the attention of NHL clubs and Power was invited to attend a rookie camp with the Colorado Avalanche. He was invited back to participate in the main camp last month, and was offered a contract to play in the Avalanche system but Power opted to attend UPEI after committing to the University earlier in the summer.

'At this point in my life, I felt it was best to pursue an education, and I know the AUS is such a good league that it will only help my hockey career going forward,' said Power. 'I like everything I have heard about UPEI. I am excited about the role I am going to be asked to play. It became evident to me early on that if I were to go the CIS route, it would be with the Panthers.'

UPEI Men's Hockey Head Coach Forbes MacPherson said the addition of Power is huge for his team. 'Marcus is big, strong, and talented. In the Q last year, only Jonathan Druin (Halifax Mooseheads) had more assists than Marcus, so that gives you an idea of how well he sees the ice and how well he distributes the puck,' said MacPherson. 'I expect players like Chris DeSousa, Tyler Brown, Darcy Ashley, and others will benefit from the offensive abilities of Marcus Power.'

Power says another reason he has chosen to become a student-athlete at UPEI was because of his consultations with his former junior coach Connor Cameron, a former Panther and current assistant coach with the Charlottetown Islanders. 'Connor told me what kind of coach Forbes is, how far the team has come, and how well I am going to fit in. Connor was my coach and has become my friend, and I put a lot of trust in what he had to say.'

At six-foot-one, 190 lbs., Power says he prides himself on being a player who competes and succeeds in both ends of the rink. While he knows he will be counted on to put up numbers and create scoring opportunities, Power also knows the top centres in the AUS have to be well rounded. 'I like to think there are many positive aspects to my game. In junior I put up some good numbers, but I also played the role of shut down centre,' said Power. 'I want to be counted on to be on the ice when the game is on the line. That is what top end centres have to do.'

Power is enrolled in the arts program at UPEI. He says he is in the best shape of his life and looking forward to being in the line-up for the season opener October 11 vs. UNB at Eastlink Centre. 'I'm ready to go. It should be a great atmosphere, and hopefully we can go out and get the ‘W.''

UPEI Men's Hockey season tickets are available now and include 13 games in Charlottetown and a playoff holding seat. Call the Panther Box Office at (902) 566-0368 to purchase tickets in time for the home opener.

Season ticket prices:
Adult - $171
Seniors -$ 150
Non-UPEI student - $70
Youth (12 and under) - $35
3 and under - free

Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 29-October 5 are Lacey MacLauchlan, Field Hockey; and Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport for possible recognition in the region and/or country.

Who: Lacey MacLauchlan, Field Hockey; and Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer

What: UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week

When: Week of September 29-October 5

Why: MacLauchlan, a fifth-year field hockey player enrolled in the business co-operative education program from Charlottetown, PEI, led the team both on and off the field during last weekend's Maritime University Field Hockey Tournament #2, scoring seven goals and creating many offensive opportunities for her teammates. MacLauchlan is a vocal leader who competes hard with energy and intensity.

Murphy, also a fifth-year business student from Charlottetown, PEI, had excellent performances at the striker position on the weekend for the Men's Soccer team. Murphy scored one goal during Friday's 2-2 tie against Saint Mary's University, and assisted on a goal during the Panthers 3-0 win over Mount Allison University on Sunday afternoon.

Panther Action this week:

Saturday, October 11
7:00 pm (M) Hockey vs. UNB (@ Eastlink Centre)

Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca

Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer

Did you graduate with a Bachelor's degree from UPEI in 2012? If so, you could fill out a survey to win $500!

Students who have graduated from a Maritime university in 2012 are invited to complete a confidential survey conducted by the independent research firm, Advanis, on behalf of the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, in collaboration with UPEI. Ten prizes worth $500 each are available.

The project is funded by the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. The survey will provide information about graduates' transitions between education and work, financing education (including student loan repayment), and their opinions about their overall university experience. We encourage you to participate-the results will help universities, governments, and student associations in the region better assist students and graduates.

To complete the survey, please visit: http://remember.upei.ca/2012-graduate-survey

For more information, please contact Anthony Gill at (902) 566-0761 or alumni@upei.ca

Over 115 Prince Edward Island women served as nurses in the First World War. They were full-blooded, complex women living in a tumultuous time in our history, doing their duty on distant battlefields. Their courage, and the courage of all Canadian nurses, is saluted in a powerful new book about wartime nursing called Those Splendid Girls, published by Island Studies Press at UPEI.

Author and nursing educator Katherine Dewar, was granted rare access to personal scrapbooks, letters home, private diaries, and wartime photo albums of Island nurses; by combining their voices and experiences with their military records, she delivers this riveting story of mud, blood, and courage that tells the story of Canadian nursing in the First World War.

At war's end, many Island nurses were unwilling to swap their wartime autonomy and authority for housework or poorly paid nursing positions on PEI, instead, they accepted senior appointments in nursing schools and in hospital administration, most often in the 'Boston States' and in California, and through these, made lasting contributions to the profession of nursing in North America. Those Splendid Girls features a 35-page biography section detailing each nurse's life, her family, education, military service, plus work, and family life after the war.

Ed MacDonald, Professor of History at UPEI, comments: '[this book] does more than restore a measure of gender balance to our understanding of that shattering conflict; it tells a ripping good yarn about women at war.'

Those Splendid Girls contains many wartime, black and white photos, reproduced for the first time. The book is available October 18, and readers can preview it at: http://thosesplendidgirls.ca

For more information, please contact Joan Sinclair at ispstaff@upei.ca

The Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament presented by Rodd Hotels & Resorts begins on Friday, October 17 with eight basketball teams from across Canada competing in the annual three-day event.

The UPEI Men's Basketball team will tip off against Saint Mary's University, Holland College, and Crandall University, while the UPEI Women's Basketball team will take on the University of Ottawa, Bishop's University, and Cape Breton University.

'We are very pleased to be hosting our annual Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament this weekend. All of our players are very excited for the opportunity to play in front of the Panther faithful, many for the first time,' said UPEI Men's Basketball Head Coach Tim Kendrick. 'The competition is stiff, and we are looking forward to seeing some great basketball action over the three days!'

UPEI Women's Basketball Head Coach Mark English will make his AUS debut at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre during the tournament and he is eager to get the season started. 'It's been an absolute pleasure here at UPEI during my first few weeks. We are not only excited for the tournament, but also proud to be hosting it, as it's an opportunity to give our fans an early look at the team. We have some strong teams coming to town and it's shaping up to be an intense weekend of basketball.'

The tournament is named after John Thomas 'Mickey' Place, a long-time friend of Panther Sport, a former UPEI student union employee, and a UPEI honorary degree recipient.

The full tournament schedule follows:

Friday, October 17, 2014
2:00 pm (W) Ottawa vs. CBU
4:00 pm (M) Holland College vs. SMU
6:00 pm (W) Bishop's vs. UPEI
8:00 pm (M) UPEI vs. Crandall

Saturday, October 18, 2014
2:00 pm (W) CBU vs. Bishop's
4:00 pm (M) Crandall vs. Holland College
6:00 pm (W) UPEI vs. Ottawa
8:00 pm (M) SMU vs. UPEI

Sunday, October 19, 2014
9:00 am (W) Ottawa vs. Bishop's
11:00 am (M) Crandall vs. SMU
1:00 pm (W) CBU vs. UPEI
3:00 pm (M) Holland College vs. UPEI

Tournament passes can be purchased for $25; and day passes are also available. For more information, please visit the tournament website here

Go Panthers Go!

For information:
Ron Annear
UPEI Athletics and Recreation
(902) 566-0991, annear@upei.ca