Cahill Stadium
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The Cahill Stadium was an arena in Summerside, Prince Edward Island
designed for ice hockey events and was home to the Summerside Western Capitals
hockey team, who won a Royal Bank Cup
in the building in 1997. In March 2007 the building was closed to make way for the new Consolidated Credit Union Place
, a multi-million dollar facility consisting of a much larger ice venue with close to 4,000 stadium seats.
Though the building no longer stands, its memories remain in the minds of residents of Summerside. The Summerside Western Capitals hosted the Royal Bank Cup in Cahill Stadium in 1997, only winning 1 game in the round robin stage before coming back with an overtime win and then beating the South Surrey Eagles by a score of 4-3 in front of almost 4,000 people, although the stadium capacity was really only 1200.
In the last game held at the stadium, 1,322 fans watched the Western Capitals defeat the Charlottetown Abbies
7-3.
Cahill Stadium also had bowling lanes and a second facility called Steele Arena.
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...
designed for ice hockey events and was home to the Summerside Western Capitals
Summerside Western Capitals
The Summerside Western Capitals are a Junior "A" hockey team based out of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. They play out of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The team currently plays their home games at the Consolidated Credit Union Place, but played at the Cahill Stadium for every other...
hockey team, who won a Royal Bank Cup
Royal Bank Cup
The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...
in the building in 1997. In March 2007 the building was closed to make way for the new Consolidated Credit Union Place
Consolidated Credit Union Place
Consolidated Credit Union Place is a multi purpose facility that opened in two stages in April 2006 in the City of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It contains an aquatics centre, meeting and convention rooms and fitness centre and in 2 NHL size ice surface arenas, bowling lanes and...
, a multi-million dollar facility consisting of a much larger ice venue with close to 4,000 stadium seats.
Though the building no longer stands, its memories remain in the minds of residents of Summerside. The Summerside Western Capitals hosted the Royal Bank Cup in Cahill Stadium in 1997, only winning 1 game in the round robin stage before coming back with an overtime win and then beating the South Surrey Eagles by a score of 4-3 in front of almost 4,000 people, although the stadium capacity was really only 1200.
In the last game held at the stadium, 1,322 fans watched the Western Capitals defeat the Charlottetown Abbies
Charlottetown Abbies
The Charlottetown Abbies were a Junior "A" team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They played in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. Their home rink was the MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of UPEI.-History:...
7-3.
Cahill Stadium also had bowling lanes and a second facility called Steele Arena.