2024 Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament takes place September 27 to 29
The 秀色短视频 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball teams are ready to roll at the annual Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament! The tournament features nine teams from across Canada and runs from Friday, September 27, to Sunday, September 29.
The women鈥檚 pool includes Universit茅 Laval, Carleton University, Acadia University and 秀色短视频. The men鈥檚 pool includes Universit茅 Laval, University of Guelph, Dalhousie University, University of New Brunswick and 秀色短视频.
The tournament is named after John Thomas 鈥淢ickey鈥� Place, a long-time friend of Panther Sport, a former 秀色短视频 Student Union employee, and a 秀色短视频 honorary degree recipient.
鈥淭he local basketball community is going to be treated to a fantastic lineup of games to kick off a fresh year of U SPORTS basketball,鈥� said Matt Gamblin, head coach of the 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Basketball team. 鈥淭his is as good a tourney as anywhere in the country, featuring two great teams鈥攖he Laval Rouge et Or, the national semi-finalists last season, and the Carleton Ravens, the back-to-back national champions.鈥�
All games will be played in the 秀色短视频 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The full tournament schedule can be found at . Tickets are $20 for a day pass, $10 for non-秀色短视频 students, and free for 秀色短视频 students. An adult tournament pass is $50 and $20 for non-秀色短视频 students (season ticket holders receive 50% off on the tournament pass). Tickets can be purchased online at panthertickets.ca or in person at game time.
鈥淔or the first time in the history of the Mickey Place tournament the two national defending championship teams will play on PEI soil,鈥� said Darrell Glenn, head coach of the 秀色短视频 Men鈥檚 Basketball team. 鈥淲e are very excited to be hosting this event, and we look forward to seeing our fans back in the gym.鈥�
In other Panther action this weekend, the 秀色短视频 Men's Hockey Panthers will face the Acadia University Axemen in an exhibition game at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 27, at the Eliyah Wellness Centre in Rustico, PEI. Also in pre-season action on Friday, the 秀色短视频 Women's Hockey Panthers will take on the Saint Mary鈥檚 University Huskies at 7:00 pm at the Pownal Sports Centre in Alexandra, PEI. They will play an exhibition game against Universit茅 de Moncton Aigles Bleues at 7:00 pm on Saturday, September 28, at the Eastlink Centre, Charlottetown.
The 秀色短视频 Women鈥檚 Rugby Panthers will host the St. Francis Xavier X-Women at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 28, at MacAdam Field, 秀色短视频 Alumni Canada Games Place. St. FX won the first match-up of the season 34-28.
The 秀色短视频 women鈥檚 field hockey team will be on the road to a tournament at University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB. They will be up against the Acadia University Axewomen at 3:20 pm and the Saint Mary鈥檚 University Huskies at 9:10 pm on Saturday, September 28. They also will play the Dalhousie University Tigers at 9:40 am and the St. Francis Xavier X-Women at 1:10 pm on Sunday, September 29.
The 秀色短视频 women's and men's soccer teams will be at home against Acadia University on Sunday, September 29. The women鈥檚 team will play at 1:00 pm and the men鈥檚 team at 3:15 pm on the 秀色短视频 Artificial Turf Field.
Ticketing
Season and game tickets can be purchased at .
Gold Rush
秀色短视频 Panthers Gold Rush can be played through our app鈥斝闵淌悠� Panther Recreation鈥攆ound on Apple and Android, or via . This week鈥檚 jackpot is over $16,000.
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