The Charlottetown Islanders are one loss away from elimination in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs after losing 4-3 to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Friday night. Coach Jim Hulton was named one of three finalists for the league's coach of the year award and goalie Matthew Welsh is up for two league awards — one for humanitarian and community involvement and the other as top scholastic player. Welsh, the goalie with the most wins in franchise history, is a second-year business student at UPEI. Matthew Welsh, a second-year business student at UPEI, is up for two awards. Many around the league did not expect the Islanders to perform that well, especially after trading some of their top players in December.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2019 15:11 UTC