Tiger Mackie was born in PEI where he began playing hockey as a child. His hockey career, which spanned 30+ years, began in 1933 as part of the Charlottetown Abbies. He went on to play professional hockey in the United States for Pittsburgh and Detroit and in Canada for teams in Quebec and Glace Bay.
He settled in Port Hawkesbury and continued to play and coach locally. He was still playing hockey in his 80’s. Tiger Mackie passed away in 2003 at the age of 89.
CBC’s On the Road Again featured Tiger Mackie on an episode. Here is the promo for it, you may recognize some faces in the crowd
The annual Tiger Mackie Hockey Tournament has become a tradition thanks to dedicated volunteers. Games are held at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre and the Richmond Arena in Louisdale.
This year, there are 3 divisions:
Under 35, Over 35 and Female.
The Women’s division, is called the Tricia Little Division and it was launched last year. Tricia was the a grand daughter of Tiger Mackie and also an athlete and coach. At the time of her passing in 2021 due to breast Cancer, Trish, a mother to four children, was the coach of the SAERC Saints high school girls basketball team. A 50/50 lottery will be held throughout the weekend with proceeds going to Tricia Little’s children.
