UPEI Panthers
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| University | University of Prince Edward Island |
| Association | U Sports |
| Conference | Atlantic University Sport |
| Athletic director | Ron Annear |
| Location | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Varsity teams | Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming |
| Arena | MacLauchlan Arena |
| Stadium | UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place |
| Mascot | Pride the Panther |
| Nickname | Panthers |
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| Website | www |
The UPEI Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The UPEI Panthers have teams playing in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), including men's and women's ice hockey, soccer, basketball, cross country running and swimming as well as women's rugby. The women's field hockey team competes in an Atlantic league where the winner is then allowed to compete in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport playoffs. UPEI also offers a club level men's rugby team.
The Panthers have the fourth-most Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference Championships (4), their last being the 2002-03 season. The AUS conference is a competitive Canadian league that has produced Canadian national champions, a Canadian Olympics player, several NBA draftees, and one NBA player.
on the Saint Dunstan's University teams of 1967-68 and 1968–69 and then played on the first UPEI teams for two years. Graduated from Springfield, Massachusetts Cathedral High School and one post high school year at Hargeaves Military Academy in Virginia, USA. The 6'5" centre averaged 32.5 points per game his freshman year and above 25 points per year over the next three years. He was UPEI Male Athlete of the Year in 1971.
on the Saint Dunstan's University basketball team in 1967-68. Following his freshman year, MacNeill jointed the university's athletic staff as an athletic trainer. Through 2013 MacNeill spent every year involved in different positions in Prince Edward Island athletics and spent 12 years coaching the UPEI Women's Varsity Basketball Team. MacNeill earned many distinctions and honours as the UPEI Women's Coach with the highest distinction in taking the women's team to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship game in 1989, winning the Silver Medal after losing to the undefeated University of Calgary team. He was five time Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Coach of the Year.
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