QMJHL’s Charlottetown Islanders Focus on Size and Grit
The Charlottetown Islanders have generally been a skill-first team in recent years, and while they still have a talented group, the club hopes to be tougher to play against this…
The Charlottetown Islanders have generally been a skill-first team in recent years, and while they still have a talented group, the club hopes to be tougher to play against this…
Clubs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) are preparing to begin training camps for the 2020-21 season against a backdrop of uncertainty created by the novel coronavirus. The…
As a fairly young franchise, the Charlottetown Islanders haven’t produced a lot of NHL stars, like some premier teams in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). But many who played for…
The Charlottetown Islanders are two years removed from back-to-back playoff runs to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinals, and after two seasons of competitive retooling, they hope to return…
In 2013, the P.E.I. Rocket narrowly avoided a move to Quebec when a local ownership group bought the team and renamed it the Charlottetown Islanders. Looking back, the rebranding also…
Kameron Kielly THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 12/13/1996 Place of birth: Charlottetown, PE Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 182 lbs Shoots: R Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2015 Twitter: @kielly11 THW The Next Ones Rankings (February):…
Daniel Sprong THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 3/17/1997 Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 192 lbs Shoots: Right Position: RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2015 Twitter: @sprong97 THW The Next Ones Rankings (February): 27 Other…
Mason McDonald THW Close-Up: Team: Charlottetown Islanders Date of Birth: 04/23/1996 Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia Ht: 6’ 4″ Wt: 178 lbs Catches: Right Position: Goalie NHL Draft Eligibility: 2014 Twitter: @Mmcdonald96 THW Ranking: 103 Other Rankings:…
Last year, Zach Fucale and Philippe Desrosiers were taken within the first 60 picks of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft – something that the QMJHL must have been extremely proud…