| UPEI Panthers | |
| University | University of Prince Edward Island |
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| Association | Canadian Interuniversity Sport |
| Conference | Atlantic University Sport |
| Athletics 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 |
| Colours | Green and Black and Rust
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| Website | UPEI Athletics |
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, 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 and men's and women's cross country running teams.
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The Panthers have the fourth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (4), their last being the 2002-03 season[1]. The Panthers have never won the CIS Championship W. P. McGee Trophy.
The women's team also have the fourth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (5), their last being the 1997-98 season[2]. The women have also never won the CIS Women's Basketball Championship.
The Panthers are tied with the Mount Allison Mounties for the sixth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (6)[Note A], their last being the 1990-91 season[3]. The Panthers have never won the CIS University Cup with only one appearance in the final in 1965 as their previous incarnation; the St. Dunstan's Saints. UPEI was the host venue for the championship once in 1970.
Joel Ward of the NHL's Washington Capitals played 4 seasons with the UPEI Panthers men's ice hockey team.
The women's team have never won the Atlantic Conference Championship[4] or the CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship.
Since rugby became a fully sanctioned Atlantic University Sport in 2002, the Panthers have finished runner up three times (2004, 2005 and 2006) to the ever-dominant St. Francis Xavier X-Women.
The men's team have the fourth-most Atlantic Conference Championships (5), their last title being in 2002[5]. The men have never reached the CIS Men's Soccer Championship final. UPEI was the host venue for the championship in 2005.
The women's team won the Atlantic Conference Championship in 2004[6]. UPEI was the host venue for the 2010 CIS Women's Soccer Championship.
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