Island Information
Sports, Recreation & Outdoor Adventure
There are a wealth of activities to keep you active in Prince Edward Island. Many Islanders play ice hockey during the fall and winter months or ski at the provincial ski park at Brookvale. Curling and figure skating are also popular.
In summer, soccer, baseball, golf and tennis are popular sports. Islanders can participate in a full range of sports using the many sport facilities in the province.
For a full list of activities, sights, festivals and events in all seasons, visit the Things to Do section of the Vistor's Guide.
Are there any professional sports team in PEI?
The PEI Rocket of the QMJHL plays out of Charlottetown.
Who are some famous PEI athletes?
- PEI is home to Lori Kane who is a very popular golfer on the LPGA tour.
- Heather Moyse and Dave "Eli" MacEachern are both gold medalists in bob sledding in the winter Olympics.
- Brad Richards was named the Canadian Hockey League Player of the year in 1999-2000 and helped lead his team the Rimouski Oceanic to a Memorial Cup victory. He has recently won the Stanley Cup with his Tampa Bay Lightning team of the National Hockey League.
Can you swim in the salt water?
PEI is completely surrounded by salt water that is warm in summers. There are numerous supervised and unsupervised beaches throughout the province as well as community pools.
This information has been taken from website "Island Information"