Injuries

[bd]

Looks like the Islanders are taking quite a hit with injuries:

Alexis Michaud (Day to Day)
Will Allen (Day to Day)
Jacob Squires (Day to Day)
Nathan Mossey (was wondering why he was not playing)
Jeremie Biakabutuka (Day to Day)
Owen Hollingsworth (game time decision for Thursday)
Sam Bowness (game time decision for Thursday)

With 3 games coming up and them being against some impressive teams (Halifax and Quebec) we may be in for a long weekend

[islander19]

Who do we even have to call up? Could be a pretty tough looking roster this weekend..

[countryboy]

I was thinking about this the other day... just who are the easy guys to call up.

Up front, Mitchell Wagner from Yarmouth Jr. A is a possibility. Also, Carter Murchison of Pictou Jr. A is an option. Another Jr. A player we drafted a couple of years ago is Kevin Walker of Truro. Evan Nicholson and Ross Campbell are a pair of 16 y/o players with the Charlottetown Knights who would be possibilities as well.

I wonder if 19 y/o forward from the Caps Trent Crane is on our protected list. He was supposed to be at our training camp but decided to play Jr. A instead. Crane has experience in the WHL prior to his time in Summerside.

And one wildcard option.... can Ben Boyd come in as an affiliate player out of the University league. That being said, I don't know what Boyd's relationship with the team is like given that he was looking for a trade and his request wasn't granted.

For extra help on the blueline, probably the only clear option is 16 y/o Simon Duguay of the Northern Moose U18 team.

In goal, now that we are down to two goaltenders, Niko Boudreau is our most likely option. He's also with the Northern U18 team. We have Rylan Aiken of the Kensington Wild, but I think he left camp in time to keep his NCAA eligibility, so it's unlikely he'd be willing to lose this to sit on the bench as a backup for a regular season game.