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The parade takes place this Saturday beginning at noon and will also feature Sea Dogs defenseman Charlie DesRoches and equipment manager Tyler Jay. MacDougall, DesRoches and Jay are all PEI natives.
The City of Summerside is pleased to announce that Gardiner MacDougall who just recently claimed a national CHL title by winning the Memorial Cup will be the official Parade Marshall for the Summerside Lobster Carnival parade for 2022.The Callbecks Home Hardware Summerside Lobster Carnival Parade is taking place on Saturday, July 9th beginning at 12:00pm commencing at the Holland College Summerside Campus, heading through the historic downtown Summerside via Water Street before turning right onto Central Street, continuing until turning left onto Notre Dame Street, before finally arriving on Greenwood Drive. Gardiner will be accompanied by the Memorial Cup, as well as player PEI native Charlie DesRoches and Sea Dogs Trainer Tyler Jay also of PEI.Mayor Basil Stewart, City Council and the Carnival Committee are pleased and honoured to have this local area Canadian Champion Coach and the Memorial Cup in Summerside for the parade.Gardiner has an amazing coaching career with university hockey, and now what he and his team were able to accomplish for Saint John has made us proud Atlantic Canadians.
MacDougall, 62, is officially from Bedeque, PEI, which is about 15 minutes from Summerside.
MacDougall's coaching tenure with the Sea Dogs is officially over - but it was certainly a memorable few weeks. He'll be back behind the UNB Reds bench in the fall.
If you're thinking of heading to Summerside for the parade, note that it is Cavendish weekend, so traffic will be heavy and accommodations will be scarce.
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