The Tignish Aces (officially the Tignish Perry's Construction Aces) are a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

Junior C

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team based in

Tignish Tignish is a Canadian town located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is located approximately northwest of the city of Summerside, and northwest of the city of Charlottetown. It has a population of 719. The name "Tignish" is derive ...

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. They play in the

Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League The 'Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League'' is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league was known as the Prince Edward Island Minor Junior Hockey League until 2009. The winner ...

. 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 The Sherwood Metros (formerly the Sherwood Falcons) are a Canadian Junior C ice hockey team located in Sherwood, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They play in the Prince Edward Island Junior C Hockey League. History The Sherwood Falcons w ...

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.

Season-by-season

Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship

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