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4346 Prince of Wales College Hockey Line Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming 4346 Prince of Wales College Hockey LineMain NavigationAthletics Headlines UPEI Athletes Only Sports Centre Programs Sports Centre Hours Fitness and Wellness UPEI Sports Hall of Fame Summer Camps Student Athletic Council 2003Inductee When you look at the hockey stories in the Charlottetown sports pages from 1943 to 1946 its hard to miss the continual references to three players by the names of Nicolle Robertson and Blanchard This forward line was an unstoppable combination that led Prince of Wales College to two PEI Collegiate Championships and a City of Charlottetown Championship During their careers the stories describe how they defeated the leagueleading Saints 70 buried the hatchet deep into the neck of the Acadia Axemen54 and trounced Mt A 50 They had what it took to succeed They were prolific scorers in their own right as the stories attest Blanchard gets 4 goals Blanchard Nicolle and Robertson line pick up nine scoring points between themthey accounted for four goals and Nicolle gets three for College Boys Robertson gets two and two assists As a line they were a potent combination that worked well together Nicolle Robertson and Blanchard roam all over the ice Nicolle and Blanchard working a passing attack before shooting it over to Robertson on left wing who sends it into the corner Nicollethe Minute Manfought through the defense to slide the disc over to Blanchard parked in front of the net Less than two minutes later the same two raced in with Robertson and it was Nicolle who fired one past Nixon Not only were they good they were beautiful to watch Their style of play is aptly noted in quotes Nicolle slamming the wafer home on a beautiful piece of combination with Robertson and Blanchard says one story Another recalls They finally clicked at 912 when Nicolle Blanchard and Robertson went in on a sweet pattern Still another story describes the prettiest goal of the night came when Nicolle snared the puck from a maze of players Twisting away the exjuvenile raced down the left wing outwitted the defense to swing in on net and fire a low shot that caught the corner of the net Clayton Nick Nicolle Wilmont Robertson and Elmer Blanchard were as the newspapers of the day describe a dynamite trio Those who saw them play still talk about their skill finesse and effectivene...