Islanders wrap-up pre-season with 4-3 win over Remparts in The Maggies

David Henley's goal 3:07 into the third period stood as the winner as the Charlottetown Islanders hung on for a 4-3 win over the Quebec Remparts Sunday at the Coliée Albin-Aucoin on the Magdalen Islands.

Charlottetown finishes a perfect pre-season after five games. The Remparts finished 1-4-1-0.

Bradley Kennedy opened the scoring for the Islanders with a power play marker at 14:41 of the first period with his second of exhibition play. Kameron Kielly and Filip Chlapik drew assists.

Oliver Cooper then gave the Islanders a 2-0 lead at 18:16 with his first of the pre-season. Kennedy and Dexter Weber drew assists.

In the second period, the Remparts cut the lead in half with Matthew Boucher scoring at 7:45 with Matt Murphy drawing the lone assist.

Quebec then tied the game at 12:28 off the stick of Massimo Carozza. Zachary Moody and Boucher drew assists.

Charlottetown regained the lead at 16:47 with Shawn Boudrias' second goal of the pre-season. The goal was unassisted.

The Remparts tied it up at 17:02 with an unassisted marker from Justin Samson.

Alexandre Goulet drew the lone assist on Henley's third period winner.

Matthew Welsh made 26 saves in the winning cage for Charlottetown. Justin Galloway made 20 saves in the loss for Quebec.

The Islanders open the 2015-16 season at home on Sept. 11 against the Saint John Sea Dogs at 7 p.m. AST.

Note: Boxscore on QMJHL site was not updated until Monday evening.

Islanders/Mooseheads game cancelled during first period due to fog

Photo credit: @HalifaxHerdcast

Saturday night's game between the Charlottetown Islanders and Halifax Mooseheads from the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, N.S., was cancelled with 8:09 remaining in the first period due to fog. 

Both team officials came to an agreement as fog was so bad it was hard for players and fans to see the play. The game was cancelled for the safety of the players. 

The game was tied 2-2 when the decision was made. 

Johnny Foley scored 1:10 into the contest to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead. Alexandre Goulet drew the lone assist. 

Just 1:01 later, Vincent Watt tied the game for Halifax with a power play marker. Cooper Jones and Morgan Nauss drew assists. 

Halifax then took a 2-1 lead at 3:58 with a goal from Connor Moynihan. Barrett Dachyshyn and Ilya Putinstev drew assists. 

Charlottetown tied the game at 8:09 with a power play goal from Brady Griffin-Hefford. Dexter Weber and Kameron Kielly drew assists. 

Matthew Welsh only faced three shots in the short time for Charlottetown. Kevin Resop was 11-for-13 in goal for Halifax. 

Details on the game will be posted when they come available. 

Islanders down Screaming Eagles in pre-season play

Daniel Sprong’s second period goal stood as the game winner as the Charlottetown Islanders skated to a 5-1 pre-season win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Friday evening at Pownal Sports Centre.

Sprong added another goal and helped out on another as Filip Chlapik, Carl Gervais and Mitchell Balmas added singles. Anthony Sorrentino had the lone goal for Cape Breton.

Charlottetown picked up its third pre-season win in as many games. Cape Breton is 1-1-1 through the pre-season.

Islanders defenceman Alexander McQuaid said it was a fun game.

“It was only a pre-season game but for a lot of the veteran guys it was our first time in the line up. We were all excited and couldn’t wait to get out there.”

Matthew Welsh. Photo by Kevin Reid.

Rookie goaltender Matthew Welsh said it was a good game for the Islanders.

“Our team was just relentless on the offence and we played strong defensively and stayed strong in front of our net clearing pucks and we blocked a lot of shots at our blue-line too.”

For 16-year-old Welsh, it was his first taste of QMJHL action. Welsh came into the contest at the 13:23 mark of the second period as him and Daryl MacCallum split the time in goal and stopped all nine shots he faced.

Welsh said it was fast-paced and experienced harder shots than what he was used to in major midget.

“They got a couple of power plays on us and I got to experience different situations and it was good. The team played well in front of me and let me do my job.”

Getson leads charge in 7-1 pre-season win over Sea Dogs

Keith Getson. Photo by Kaitlin Arseneault. Used with permission.

Keith Getson scored a hat-trick to lead the Charlottetown Islanders to a 7-1 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs in pre-season action Saturday afternoon at the Pownal Sports Centre.

The Islanders are now 2-0-0-0 in the pre-season as Saint John is now 1-1-0-0.

Mitchell Balmas added a pair of goals as Shawn Boudrias (1-2) and Josh Shatford also tallied goals for the Islanders.

“It feels great,” said Getson on the hat-trick. “It definitely gets the confidence up and it feels good.”

The team played great, said the Bridgewater, N.S., native Getson.

“It was a good physical game and we played a good 60 minutes and it was awesome.”

Getson, 17, was one of five returning players in the line-up for Charlottetown. He said new head coach Jim Hulton has the players working harder.

“He demands a lot of work from us and that’s awesome. He’s a great coach.”

Although playing 63 games with the Islanders last season, Getson said he is trying prove himself he can stick by playing physical.

“I’m playing hard every shift and giving my 100 per cent and everything.”

Boudrias, Charlottetown’s 13th overall pick in 2015, also said it was a good game.

“We worked hard and played well in our zone..every worked hard and we buried it.”

Boudrias is still trying to prove himself to make the team this season.

“Even if I went in the first round, I don’t care, I come here to work hard and try to make the team.”

Getson opened the scoring at 7:27 with a power play marker to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead. David Comeau and Dominic Reid drew assists.

At the 10:09 mark, Saint John’s Matthew Green tied the game with Céderic Paré drawing the lone assist.

In the second period, Balmas gave Charlottetown a 2-1 lead at 6:08 with his second goal of the pre-season. Boudrias and Comeau drew assists.

Islanders edge Titan in pre-season opener

David Comeau scored two goals and an assist to lead the Charlottetown Islanders to a 5-3 pre-season win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan Friday night at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre.

The win marks Islanders head coach Jim Hulton’s first "unofficial" win behind the bench. Charlottetown is 1-0-0-0 in pre-season as the Titan falls to 0-2-0-0.

Comeau opened the scoring at the 7:10 mark of the first period with forwards Austin Taylor and Brady Griffin-Hefford drawing assists.

In the second period, the Titan tied the game at 2:10 with a goal from Aaron Kerr. Xavier Vinetti and Keegan Gauthier drew assists.

Just 1:41 later, Islanders 2015 12th-round pick Elio Di Meo gave the Islanders 2-1 lead. Comeau drew the lone assist.

Gauthier tied the game at 9:11 with Francis Thibeault and Yan Plourde drawing assists.

Charlottetown re-gained the lead once again with Comeau scoring on the power play at 10:21 for his second of the contest. Andrew Murphy drew the lone assist.

At the 14:13 mark, second overall pick Antoine Morand tied the game with a power play goal. Thibeault and Jake Smith drew assists.

In the third period, Carl Gervais gave Charlottetown a 4-3 lead with a short-handed marker at 8:02. Kyler Carter drew the lone assists.

Mitchell Balmas rounded out the scoring with an empty-net goal on the power play at 19:48.

Guillaume Briand-Briere and Olivier Chalifour split the time in goal for Charlottetown. Briand-Briere started the game and was 19-for-21. Chalifour was 18-for-19.

Tanner Somers and Reilly Pickard split the time in foal for the Titan. Somers started and was 15-for-17 as Pickard went 18-for-20.

Charlottetown returns home for a pre-season tilt against the Saint John Sea Dogs Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. at Pownal Sports Centre.

Pre-season schedule released

The pre-season schedule for the Charlottetown Islanders has been released.

Charlottetown opens the pre-season schedule on Aug. 14 against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst, N.B at 7 p.m. AST.

The schedule highlights two games against the Quebec Remparts at the Colisée Albin-Aucoin in the Magdalen Islands.

Full pre-season schedule:

Aug. 14, 7 p.m. @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan, K.C. Irving Regional Centre
Aug. 15, 2 p.m. vs. Saint John Sea Dogs, Pownal Sports Centre
Aug. 21, 5 p.m. vs Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, Pownal Sports Centre
Aug. 22, 7 p.m. @ Halifax Mooseheads, Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, N.S.
Aug. 28 - 7:30 p.m. AST vs. Quebec Remparts, Colisée Albin-Aucoin, Magdalen Islands
Aug. 30, 7 p.m. AST vs. Quebec Remparts, Colisée Albin-Aucoin, Magdalen Islands

Training camp begins Aug. 10, 2015.

Sea Dogs take 7-5 pre-season win over Islanders

The Charlottetown Islanders recovered from two, two-goal deficits but could not recover from a third as the Saint John Sea Dogs took a 7-5 pre-season decision over the Islanders Saturday night at Eastlink Centre.

Charlottetown wraps up their pre-season with a 2-4-0-0 record. The Sea Dogs finished their pre-season with a 4-1-0-1 record.

The Islanders came back from 3-1 and 5-3 deficits but couldn’t comeback from 7-5 down in the third period.

Islanders Captain Ryan MacKinnon said it was a tough loss.

“There’s not too many guys that are happy with the last 48 hours. It’s a process and we’re starting from scratch here and there’s definitely a consistency issue or the work ethic isn’t always there, but it’s a process and it’s a stepping stone we definitely have to make.”

The Islanders were coming off a 4-3 loss in Saint John last night.

A pre-season loss is no different than a regular season loss, said MacKinnon.

“In this dressing room every game is the same…we’re not taking any games lightly.”

Saint John took a 3-2 lead after the first period with goals from Matthew Highmore and power play markers from Adam Marsh and Luke Green. Keith Getson, short-handed, and Daniel Sprong responded for the Islanders. Filip Chlapik and Oliver Cooper drew assists.

The team came out flat in the first period, said MacKinnon.

“It’s tough. We have quite a few young guys and it’s hard to adjust from that second game in 48 hours but that’s not an excuse at this level, you have to be ready to play at any point and time and that’s another stepping stone we have to work on.”

Islanders rookie Mitchell Balmas tied the game at three with his third of the pre-season just 4:28 into the second period. Kameron Kielly drew the lone assists. The Sea Dogs re-gained the two-goal lead with power play goals from Nathan Noel at 11:57 and Highmore at 18:45.

On a five-minute power play that carried into the third period, MacKinnon scored his first goal of the pre-season 28 seconds into third period to put the Islanders down by a goal. On another power play, Alexandre Goulet tied the game at five with his second of the pre-season at 5:58.

The tie would last three minutes as Thomas Chabot gave Saint John a 6-5 lead at 8:48, before Samuel Dove-McFalls made it 7-5 with a short-handed marker at 13:03.

“It’s always tough when you start building momentum like that to take a step back,” said MacKinnon. “That’s the thing you have to learn is the most important shift is the shift after you score.”

Blade Mann-Dixon and Bobby Dugan shared the time in net for the Sea Dogs. Mann-Dixon started and played 29:05, making seven saves on 10 shots. Dugan played 30:55 and stopped 10-of-12.

Daryl MacCallum took the loss for Charlottetown making 23 saves.

The Islanders will kick off the 2014-15 season at home on Sept. 12 against the Sea Dogs. Game time is 7 p.m. AST.

PRE-SEASON: Game 6 vs Saint John

Saturday Sept. 6, 2014

Eastlink Centre

7 p.m.

@IslesLive

Both the Charlottetown Islanders and Saint John Sea Dogs wrap up their exhibition schedule tonight at the Eastlink Centre.

The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 win over the Islanders last night at Harbour Station, in a game which saw the Islanders take an early 2-0 lead.

Charlottetown is 2-3-0-0 in pre-season, while the Sea Dogs are 3-1-0-1.

The Islanders have been led by Kameron Kielly in pre-season scoring with four goals and seven points in just three games. Daniel Sprong isn't too far behind with three goals and six assists in three games.

In between the pipes, the Islanders have Mason McDonald and Daryl MacCallum. McDonald has only played 69:20 and has allowed three goals for a 2.60 goals against average and a 0.930 save percentage. MacCallum, who played in Saint John last night, has played 131:37 and has allowed nine goals for a 4.10 goals against average and a 0.916 save percentage.

Saint John is led by Samuel Dove-McFalls with two goals and four points in three games. Mathieu Joseph also has four points in three games with a goal and three assists.

Goaltender Sebastien Auger has seen 120 minutes of action and sports a 1.50 goals against average and a 0.944 save percentage. Four other goalies have seen pre-season action.

These two teams will meet again on Friday Sept. 12, for the Islanders' season-home opener.

Sea Dogs come back to bite Islanders in pre-season action

The Saint John Sea Dogs erased a 2-0 deficit with three unanswered goals in the second period for a 4-3 win over the Charlottetown Islanders Friday night in pre-season action at Harbour Station.

Charlottetown falls to 2-3-0-0 in pre-season action as the Sea Dogs pick up a 3-1-0-1 pre-season record.

Spencer Smallman led the way for Saint John with two goals. Julien Tessier and Daniel Del Paggio also scored for the Sea Dogs. Scoring for Charlottetown were Daniel Sprong, Kameron Kielly and Julien Avon.

The Islanders opened the scoring with two goals 27 seconds apart. First, Sprong’s third goal of the pre-season made it 1-0 at 6:29 with Filip Chlapik and former Sea Dog Oliver Cooper picking up assists. Kielly made it 2-0 at 6:56 with his fourth of the pre-season from Alexandre Goulet and David Henley. Sea Dogs held a 14-12 shot advantage.

In the second period, Smallman cut the Islanders lead in half with his first of the pre-season at 4:56 on the power play. First overall pick, Luke Green, drew the lone assist. Saint John tied things up at the 15:10 mark with Del Paggio’s first of the pre-season from Mitchell Dempsey and Nathan Noel. The Sea Dogs took their first lead of the game at 18:50 with Tessier scoring his second goal of the pre-season. Samuel Dove-McFalls and Mathieu Joseph drew assists. Saint John outshot the Islanders 24-4 in the second period.

The Sea Dogs took a two-goal lead of their own just 1:47 into the final frame with Smallman scoring his second of the night. Noel and Juraj Siska drew assists. Charlottetown came within a goal with a short-handed marker from Avon at 14:47. Goulet and Luc Deschenes drew assists.

Sebastien Auger picked up the win for Saint John making 24 saves. Daryl MacCallum took the loss stopping 50-of-54 shots.

Both teams will go head-to-head tomorrow night at the Eastlink Centre in the final pre-season game for both teams. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

PRE-SEASON: Game 5 at Saint John

The Charlottetown Islanders hit the road for Harbour Station in Saint John, N.B. to battle the Sea Dogs in an exhibition tilt.

It will be fifth pre-season game for both teams and will both end the pre-season schedule tomorrow in Charlottetown.

Charlottetown's Filip Chlapik is expected to make his Islanders (pre-season) debut. He tweeted the news yesterday.

Tommorow finally first game! #islanders
— Filip Chlapík (@chlapa14) September 5, 2014

A look at tonight's game:

Date: Friday Sept. 5, 2014

Opponent: Saint John Sea Dogs

Where: Harbour Station, Saint John, N.B.

Time: 7:30 AST

TV: None

Summary

Last meeting: NA

Next Game: NA

Head to head record for this season: NA

Head to head record for 2013-14: NA

Last 5 years between teams: NA

Last 5 years at Charlottetown: NA

Last 5 years at: NA

PRE-SEASON STATS	Saint John Sea Dogs	Charlottetown
Record (PTS)	2-1-0-1	2-2-0-0
Points	5	4
Standing	4th Maritimes	5th Maritimes
Last 10 games	NA	NA
Streak	1-0-0-1	2-0-0-0
Last game	Aug. 23, 4-3 SOL @ HAL	Aug. 22, 7-5 W vs MON
Home record	NA	NA
Road record	NA	NA
Record scoring first	NA	NA
Giving up first goal	NA	NA
Power play	NA	NA
Penalty kill	NA	NA

CHARLOTTETOWN Leaders

	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
Top 5 Scorers	Kameron Kielly	2	3	3	6	4
	Daniel Sprong	2	2	3	5	2
	Alexandre Goulet	2	1	3	4	2
	Mitchell Balmas	4	2	1	3	0
	Julien Avon	2	2	0	2	0
Leading Goals	Kameron Kielly	2	3
Leading Assists	Kameron Kielly Daniel Sprong	2		3
Leading PIM	Luc Deschenes	4				12
Leading rookie	Mitchell Balmas	4	2	1	3	0

GOALTENDERS

Name	GP	MINS	W	L	OT/SO	GAA	SAV%	SO
Mason McDonald	2	69:20	0	0	0	2.60	0.930	0
Daryl MacCallum	2	72:19	0	1	0	4.15	0.906	0
Logan Cooke	2	47:41	0	1	0	8.81	0.682	0

SAINT JOHN Leaders

	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
Top 5 Scorers	Stefano Pezzetta	4	3	1	4	4
	Samuel Dove-McFalls	2	2	1	3	11
	Mathieu Joseph	2	1	2	3	0
	Sheehan Kirkwood	3	0	3	3	7
	Nathan Noel	2	2	0	2	0
Leading Goals	Stefano Pezzetta	4	3
Leading Assists	Sheehan Kirkwood	3		3
Leading PIM	Samuel Dove-McFalls	2				11
Leading rookie	Juraj Siska	2	2	0	2	2

GOALTENDERS

Name	GP	MINS	W	L	OT/SO	GAA	SAV%	SO
Sebastien Auger	1	60:00	1	0	0	0.00	1.000	1
Blade Mann-Dixon	1	31:03	1	0	0	0.00	1.00	0
Chris Smith	2	57:48	0	0	1	5.10	0.886	0