Hurricanes Men's Soccer: Kicks Off at Mulligan Cup

Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Holland Hurricanes men's and women's soccer team kick off the 2012 season with the second annual Mulligan Cup, an exhibition soccer tournament held August 30-September 2, at the UPEI. This is an opportunity for the Canes to raise the competitive bar in training camp and prepare for the upcoming ACAA season which begins at home on September 8. The Hurricanes are coming off a big 2011 season where the men won national silver and the women were conference finalists.

Holland College are joined by Mount Allison University and UPEI teams in the tournament, in addition to the Cape Breton University men's team. The tournament kicks off with the UPEI women's Panthers taking on the Holland College Hurricanes on Thursday, August 30, at 4 pm.

The tournament is named in honour of former UPEI soccer coach and Panther sport builder, Vince Mulligan, who was one of the first to recognize the global popularity of soccer and its potential for growth on PEI. Mulligan started the UPEI men's soccer program in 1969, coaching the team through to 1982, and including its first game in the AUAA in 1977. Under his guidance, the Panthers reached the 1981 AUAA finals, and in 1982, he led them to a fifth-place ranking in the country. Then, in the fall of 1983, Mulligan switched his cleats for skates, taking over as bench boss for the UPEI men's hockey team. In five years, Mulligan won three AUAA championships, another AUAA Coach of the Year award. He then turned his attention to women's hockey, starting the UPEI program in 1978, and in 1990, he did the same for women's soccer, reaching the playoffs three times in the program's first four years.

Admission will be $5 per day and students get free admission to all games. A full schedule of the Mulligan Cup is listed below.

Thursday-August 30
4:00 pm (W) UPEI vs. HC
6:15 pm (M) CBU vs. HC

Friday-August 31
12:00 pm (W) HC vs. MtA
2:15 pm (M) CBU vs. MtA
4:30 pm (W) UPEI vs. MtA
6:45 pm (M) UPEI vs. MtA

Saturday-September 1
12:00 pm (M) CBU vs. UPEI
2:15 pm (M) MtA vs. HC

Sunday-September 2
12:00 pm (M) UPEI vs. HC