The ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp today announced that the Board of Governors has approved the Mount Academy and Westlake Bourget College to begin play as Associate Members for the 2019-20 season.
“This is an exciting time for us as we continue to grow our operations in Eastern Canada,†said Kevin Goodwin, Chief Operating Officer of the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp. “We were very impressed with both programs and we are excited for what they will bring to our new Eastern Conference.â€
The two programs become the 26th and 27th members of the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp and the sixth and seventh added to the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp’s Eastern Conference for the 2019-20 season, joining the CIH Academy, Hill Academy, Newbridge Academy, Okanagan Hockey Ontario and Ontario Hockey Academy.
Based out of Charlottetown, PEI, the Mount Academy will field one U18 team in the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp next season.
“Mount Academy is very pleased to be accepted as a member of the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp. The ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp is a league that is recognized as national leaders in education-based hockey. We look forward to working with the league and its partners to continue to offer advanced opportunities to our student athletes.†– Kenny MacDougall, head of school/director of hockey at the Mount Academy.
Based out of Rigaud, QC, Westlake Bourget College will have one U18 team in the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp next season.
“We are really excited to be starting this new program, and more-so to be in a position to work with such an amazing institution.Ìý We know that the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp has positioned themselves in a professional manner to encourage the development and visibility of the student-athletes, and thus we are thankful to be admitted into the league.Ìý For us, the most important variable is the development of our student-athletes, and we feel that the ²´˜·ŠÊ˜·³Çapp is a proper step in allowing us to achieve that in the arena of competition.†– Matthew Lombardi & Carl Michaelson, co-directors at Westlake Bourget College.
Full details and the schedule for the 2019-20 season will be released in the coming weeks.
For more information on either program, please visit their websites at:Ìýthemountacademy.caÌýandÌýcollegebourget.qc.ca.