Charlottetown Knights name head coach
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When Trevor Peters stepped down as head coach of the Eastern Dukes' under-16 AAA program recently, the Chelton, P.E.I., resident did not rule out a return to coaching.
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Peters, at the time, acknowledged it would have to be the right situation with the right people. Peters found that fit and was recently named head coach of the Charlottetown Island Coastal Knights of the New Brunswick/P.E.I. Major Under-18 Male Hockey League.
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This will mark Peters' second tenure with the Knights after starting the 2023-24 season as head coach before stepping down early in the campaign.
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'Once Will (Zafiris) decided he wasn't coming back (as head coach) this year, Trevor was one of the guys we had in the back of our minds targeted,' said Glenn Gaudet, president of the Knights' board of directors. 'He did a terrific job with the Dukes this year.
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'He had a bit of a stint with the Knights a couple of years ago and because of circumstances beyond anybody's control, it didn't last very long. I knew he probably had some interest in coming back to the program.'
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Gaudet contacted and met with Peters a couple of weeks ago.
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'I laid out what the program was all about, what we are looking for, and had a great chat with him,' said Gaudet. 'He's a wealth of knowledge and he has a great hockey background, and we think he'll be really good for the program.'
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Peters described the conversation with Gaudet as open and honest given his situation a couple of years ago.
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'My concerns were addressed so I think the opportunity is there and I'm excited,' Peters told The Guardian in a phone interview on May 9.
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Peters, who coached the Dukes to the East Coast Ice Jam tournament, Spud minor hockey tournament and provincial playoff championship victories last season, said two big factors played in his decision to take on the Knights' position.
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'One is unfinished business from a couple of years ago,' said Peters. 'That, for sure, was a factor, as well as the opportunity given the age group and the level of the players.
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'It's a huge honour, to be honest, to be working with players of that stature and being a part of their hockey journey as they move towards major junior, junior A or wherever their pathway goes.'
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'I take that as an honour, a challenge and an opportunity I can bring some of the experiences I have had – some of the mentors I have had over my life – and bring that to help them be better people and players,' said Peters. 'It is a critical year in that it is the draft year (for a lot of players) and paints the picture for their hockey future.'
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