Details on the Stars going to PEI For Training Camp

The Details are starting to come out on the Dallas Stars who are head to Charlottentown, PEI to begin the 2010 Training Camp this September which will be at the Cari Center from September 17-20.

Events include several practices which will be at the Machlaugin Arena, an inter-squad game which will be at the Charlottentown Civic Center which is home to the PEI Rockets (QMJHL) which should be the highlight of the time for the fans. Also for PEI Natives Brad Richards and Steve Ott it's a chance to impress in front of their home town fans.

PEI Schedule

September 17:

Thursday Morning: Physicals and early season testing, then leave for PEI shortly afterward.

Thursday Afternoon: Leave for Charlottentown, PEI then have the first practice Thursday Night.


September 18

2 Practices: 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon

September 19

Morning Practice then the Inter squad Game at the Charlottentown, PEI,

September 20

Short Workout then leave back for D/FW to prepare for the Pre-season Schedule which begin on September 22.

From the Dallas Stars: www.dallasstars.com

The Dallas Stars announced today that the Hockey Club will open its 2010 Training Camp in Charlottentown, PEI, Canada. PEI is the home province for both Brad Richards (born in Murray Harbour) and Steve Ott (Born in Summerside).

"Were very excited to start 2010 Training Camp in PEI," said Stars Assistant GM Frank Provenzano. "Clifford Lee and Wayne Long worked very hard to put this deal together. We are very looking forward to bringing the Dallas Stars to PEI."

"This is a wonderful opportunity for our city," said Mayor Clifford Lee. "Charlottentown is an award winning and international recognized event hosting destination. Today's exciting announcement further reinforces our position in the event attraction market place. Our community looks forward to welcoming the Dallas Stars and extending our warm hospitality."

The Stars will hold their physicals and testing on the morning of Friday, September 17 before leaving for PEI. Dallas first practice in Charlottentown will be on Saturday September 18, with on ice training sessions held at the Maclauchlan Arena at the Cari Complex, which features two sheets of NHL Regulation Ice. All practice sessions will be open to the public with the times to be determined.

The Teams will skate for three days (September 17-20) and will also hold an inter-squad scrimmage on Sunday, September 19, at the Charlottentown Civic Center. Tickets will start becoming available on July 12. The Stars will return home to Dallas on September 20, in time to begin NHL pre-season play that next evening when the Tampa Bay Lighting come to the American Airlines Center.

The Stars 2010-2011 regular season schedule will begin October 8 on the road against New Jersey.

Confirmed: Dallas Stars Training Camp to be in PEI

After weeks of some speculation and several trips to the Provence the last few months and with the help of a couple of emails that I got from a couple of hockey officials in PEI.

The Stars and the city of Charlottentown have reached a verbal agreement that the final details are being hammered out and an official announcement should be expected in the next week or two.

According to several sources which included the Dallas Stars Website called "Andrew's Dallas Stars" page and the Charlottentown Guardian Newspaper saying that it's pretty much a done deal.

For Dallas Stars & PEI Natives Brad Richards and Steve Ott should be really excited about this as they are PEI Residents and getting a rare chance to give hockey fans on the Island a chance to NHL Action, even for just a little while for the nations smallest provence.

"We hope to have some closure to this situation in another two or three weeks," Long said.

Also it was confirmed that the mayor of Charlottentown Clifford Lee and Long traveled to Dallas this winter for a five day meeting in Dallas to discuss the possibilities of coming to the Island sometime in September.

"We've been having conversations for over a year," Lee Said. "The city has been working with the Dallas org. for over a year now with a view to having the city of Charlottentown as a base for their training camp."

As for the location, unlike what I reported a couple of days ago. It will not be at the Charlottentown Civic Center as the PEI Rockets would have started their season already. Instead, it will be at the CARI Center which has two rinks, a gym, soccer fields and a trail where some cross training exercises would be held. The name of the Rink is called the Maclauchlan Arena.

Here's the Full article from the Charlottentown Guardian: www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=344021&sc=98

Cari Center: www.caripei.ca