Charlottetown Islanders

This article is on the present Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team. For the previous Junior A tam please visit Charlottetown Abbies, for the senior team please see Charlottetown Islanders (senior), for the Major level team from the 1950's please see Charlottetown Islanders (major)
The Charlottetown Islanders are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the Islanders play their home games at the Eastlink Centre, which has 3,717 arena seats.
==History==
Originally located in Montreal, Quebec, and called the Montreal Rocket, the team relocated to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in 2003. They were named after the legendary Maurice Richard (known as the Rocket) of the Montreal Canadiens, and their team crest depicted his number, 9.
In their first season on PEI, the Rocket won 40 regular season games and made it to the second round of the playoffs, where they lost in six games to the Moncton Wildcats led by goalie Corey Crawford.
After that, the franchise would not win a playoff series for another 11 years.
Beginning in the 2013–14 season, the Rocket rebranded as the Charlottetown Islanders.
President and governor Serge Savard Jr. confirmed on April 17, 2013, that the QMJHL had contacted the Rocket two days earlier with a proposal to buy the struggling franchise. Savard said he intended to accept the offer, somewhere in the area of $3.5 million, unless he was able to find a local buyer or buyers for the team. Savard said league commissioner Gilles Corteau had given him until April 26 to secure a buyer. One interested group intended to relocate the team to Sorel, Quebec.
However, an ownership group led by Geoff Boyle agreed to purchase the team, ensuring its future in Charlottetown for 2013–14 and beyond. The new Islanders logo and colour scheme was unveiled on May 27.
In the 2014–15 season, for the first time since the franchise's inaugural season as the PEI Rocket, the Charlottetown Islanders advanced to the second round of the QMJHL playoffs, after defeating the Sherbrooke Phoenix 4–2 in the first round. However, in the second round, they were eliminated by the Quebec Remparts 4–0.
On June 29, 2015, the Islanders hired Jim Hulton as head coach after Gordie Dwyer was relieved of his duties as head coach.
On March 29, 2016, the Islanders set a new QMJHL record for most shots on goal in one period of a playoff game with 32. The previous record was 30, shared by four teams.
On June 4, 2016, the Charlottetown Islanders hosted the 2016 QMJHL Draft, after doing the same thing back in 2006 when they were named the P.E.I. Rocket.
On April 13, 2017, the Islanders advanced to the third round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, eliminating the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles four games to none in the second round.
On May 30, 2022, the Islanders won their third round series to make their first-ever franchise appearance in the President's Cup Final. This also marked the fourth time in the previous five playoffs that they reached the third round.
==Players==
===Retired numbers===
*9 Maurice Richard Montreal Rocket
*22 Pierre-André Bureau P.E.I. Rocket (2000–2005)
===NHL alumni===
* Antoine Bibeau
* Samuel Blais
* Guillaume Brisebois
* Filip Chlapik
* Ryane Clowe
* Josh Currie
* Marc-André Gragnani
* Ryan Graves
* Ross Johnston
* Pierre-Olivier Joseph
* David Laliberté
* Maxim Lapierre
* Pascal Leclaire
* Andrej Nestrasil
* Daniel Sprong
===Team captains===
* 1999–2000 Edo Terglav (42 games); Francis Emery (15 games); Yann Joseph (9 games)
* 2000–01 Edo Terglav (70 games); Michael Lambert (1 game); Jordan Trew (1 game); Jean-Michel Boisvert (1 game)
* 2001–02 Marc Villeneuve
* 2002–03 Pierre-André Bureau
* 2003–04 Pierre-André Bureau
* 2004–05 Maxim Lapierre
* 2005–06 David Laliberté
* 2006–07 David Laliberté (67 games); Marc-André Gragnani (1 game)
* 2007–08 Pierre-Luc Lessard (37 games); Bryan Main (21 games); Geoff Walker (8 games); Matthew Lachaine (5 games)
* 2008–09 Matthew Lachaine (27 games); Maxime Provencher (25 games); Joël Champagne (16 games)
* 2009–10 Jean-Philippe Mathieu
* 2010–11 Travis McIsaac
* 2011–12 Matthew Hobbs, Josh Currie
* 2012–13 Josh Currie
* 2013–14 Jack Nevins (41 games)
* 2014–15 Ryan MacKinnon
* 2015–16 Quinn O'Brien, Oliver Cooper
* 2016–17 Guillaume Brisebois
* 2017–18 Pierre-Olivier Joseph
* 2019–20 Brendan Clavelle
* 2020–21 Brett Budgell
* 2021–22 Brett Budgell
* 2022–23 Keiran Gallant
==Yearly results==
===Regular season===
Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SL	Points	Pct %	Goalsfor	Goals	Standing
1999–00	72 	29 	32 	6 	5 	- 	69 	0.479	276 	313 	3rd West
2000–01	72 	24 	35 	7 	6 	- 	61 	0.424	249 	310 	4th West
2001–02	72 	23 	39 	8 	2 	- 	56 	0.389	198 	243 	4th West
2002–03	72 	32 	27 	5 	8 	- 	77 	0.535	256 	261 	3rd West
2003–04	70 	40 	19 	5 	6 	- 	91 	0.607	251 	189 	3rd Atlantic
2004–05	70 	24 	39 	7 	0 	- 	55 	0.393	198 	260 	4th Atlantic
2005–06	70 	25 	38 	- 	4 	3 	57 	0.373	221 	304 	7th East
2006–07	70 	36 	28 	- 	2 	6 	80 	0.514	278 	250 	4th East
2007–08	70 	30 	36 	- 	2 	2 	64 	0.425	243 	287 	7th East
2008–09	68 	26 	32 	- 	5 	5 	62 	0.382	229 	243 	6th Atlantic
2009–10	68 	35 	25 	- 	2 	6 	78 	0.515	215 	224 	4th Atlantic
2010–11	68 	33 	26 	- 	3 	6 	75 	0.551	217 	220 	4th Maritimes
2011–12	68 	19 	43 	- 	2 	4 	44 	0.324	205 	320 	6th Maritimes
2012–13	68 	41 	23 	- 	3 	1 	86 	0.632	262 	229 	3rd Maritimes
2013–14	68 	21 	39 	- 	3 	5 	50 	0.368	186 	256 	Tied 4th Maritimes
2014–15	68 	35 	28 	- 	1 	4 	75 	0.551	226 	243 	2nd Maritimes
2015–16	68 	35 	26 	- 	5 	2 	77 	0.566	227 	232 	4th Maritimes
2016–17	68 	46 	18 	- 	4 	0 	96 	0.706	303 	214 	2nd Maritimes
2017–18	68 	37 	24 	- 	7 	0 	81 	0.596	209 	219 	3rd Maritimes
2018–19	68 	40 	21 	- 	4 	3 	87 	0.640	233 	211 	2nd Maritimes
2019–20	64 	33 	26 	- 	5 	0 	71 	0.555	197 	205 	3rd Maritimes
2020–21	40 	35 	5 	- 	0 	0 	70 	0.875	197 	89 	1st Maritimes
2021–22	68 	48 	13 	- 	7 	0 	103 	0.757	283 	179 	1st Maritimes
2022–23	68 	26 	33 	- 	6 	3 	61 	0.449	189 	267 	4th Maritimes
2023–24	68 	26 	34 	- 	6 	2 	60 	0.441	208 	267 	5th Maritimes
===Playoffs===
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals
1999–00	L, 1–4, Drummondville 	- 	- 	-
2000–01	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs
2001–02	L, 3–4, Hull 	- 	- 	-
2002–03	L, 3–4, Sherbrooke 	- 	- 	-
2003–04	W, 4–1, Quebec 	L, 2–4, Moncton 	- 	-
2004–05	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs
2005–06	L, 2–4, Acadie–Bathurst 	- 	- 	-
2006–07	L, 3–4, Acadie–Bathurst 	- 	- 	-
2007–08	L, 0–4, Saint John 	- 	- 	-
2008–09	L, 1–4, Moncton 	- 	- 	-
2009–10	L, 1–4, Saint John 	- 	- 	-
2010–11	L, 1–4, Shawinigan 	- 	- 	-
2011–12	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs 	Missed playoffs
2012–13	L, 2–4, Val-d'Or 	- 	- 	-
2013–14	L, 0–4, Halifax 	- 	- 	-
2014–15	W, 4–2, Sherbrooke 	L, 0–4, Quebec 	- 	-
2015–16	W, 4–2, Rimouski 	L, 2–4, Shawinigan 	- 	-
2016–17	W, 4–0, Baie-Comeau 	W, 4–0, Cape Breton 	L, 1–4, Blainville-Boisbriand	-
2017–18	W, 4–3, Quebec 	W, 4–0, Halifax 	L, 3–4, Blainville-Boisbriand	-
2018–19	L, 2–4, Cape Breton 	- 	- 	-
2019–20	QMJHL playoffs cancelled	QMJHL playoffs cancelled	QMJHL playoffs cancelled 	QMJHL playoffs cancelled
2020–21	Bye 	W, 3–0, Acadie–Bathurst 	L, 2–3, Victoriaville 	-
2021–22	W, 3–0, Moncton 	W, 3–0, Acadie–Bathurst 	W, 3–1, Sherbrooke 	L, 1–4, Shawinigan
2022–23	L, 0–4, Quebec 	- 	- 	-
2023–24	L, 0–4, Baie-Comeau 	- 	- 	-
==See also==
*List of ice hockey teams in Prince Edward Island
==References==
==External links==
* 
* QMJHL Arena Guide profile 
Category:Ice hockey teams in Prince Edward Island
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2003
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams