McDonald to miss rest of playoffs with knee injury

Charlottetown Islanders goaltender Mason McDonald will not be returning to the Islanders lineup for the playoffs.

The team announced today that the 18-year-old, Halifax, N.S., native will miss the rest of the post-season after suffering a knee injury in the first round against the Sherbrooke Phoenix.

The injury occurred just under five minutes into Game 3 at the Eastlink Centre.

In a team statement, Islanders General Manager Grant Sonier both the Islanders' and Calgary Flames medical teams have detected an injury that will sideline McDonald for upwards of eight weeks.

"Mason is a very resilient athlete and we expect a full recovery from him."

The Islanders have relied on goaltender Daryl MacCallum since the injury. In four playoff games, the Charlottetown, P.E.I., native currently sits as the No. 1 goalie in the league with a 1.70 goals against average and a 0.952 save percentage.

The Islanders begin their second round playoff series against the Quebec Remparts on Friday April 10 in Quebec City, Que.

Second round schedule can be found here.