Tignish Aces

The Tignish Aces are a Canadian Junior C ice hockey team based in Tignish, Prince Edward Island. They play in the Junior C Hockey League. They play at the Credit Union Arena and are coached by Dwayne Handrahan.

History

The Aces were founded in 1997 as a member of the Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League. They won the league championship in their first season and again in 2003 and 2005. They have been historically the most successful team in the league, winning 10 championships.

Incident vs Sherwood

In March 2013, in the final game of the season, a brawl erupted when, as handshakes were taking place, three players from the Sherwood Falcons crossed centre ice and charged the Aces' players. The Aces had just won the game to advance to the league finals. Eight players and two coaches were suspended beginning the next season.