Charlottetown will play host to the 2016 Junior East Regional Wheelchair Basketball Championships this weekend at Holland College, Centre of Community Engagement.
Games will begin Saturday at 8:00 am. Medal games are Sunday at 8:00 am and will be followed by the medal ceremony at 10:00 am.
The 3-on-3 tournament features the top junior-aged athletes from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, P.E.I. and Quebec who are eligible to participate in the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
There are two divisions, an Open Point Division and a 9-Point Division. In the latter, there can only be a total of nine classification points on the floor during play.
Teams include in the 9-Point Division (Group A) Quebec 1, Ontario 1, Quebec 2 and Ontario 2. The Open Point Division (Group B) includes Quebec 3, P.E.I., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia 1 and Nova Scotia 2.
P.E.I Mustangs coach, Adam Loo will coach the Island team.
The tournament is co-hosted by Wheelchair Basketball Canada and ParaSport and Recreation PEI.