After a five-year hiatus, the Cross Lake Islanders make their official return to the ice tonight in Manitoba. As a member of the Junior B Keystone Junior Hockey League (KJHL), the Islanders previously played four seasons (2006-10) finding little success. The club won just 22 games (2-30-0-0 during their final season) over the four seasons and finished at the bottom of the standings each campaign.
Now the club is back and optimism is high. Local hockey legend Harley Garrioch is the new man behind the bench for the Islanders. A standout defensemen, Garrioch played Junior A hockey in the SJHL with the Flin Flon Bombers before four seasons at NCAA Division III Neumann University.
Cross Lake will be one of eight others chasing a league title, won the past two seasons by the Selkirk Fishermen.
Winning three of four preseason games, the Islanders hope to carry that momentum into the KJHL regular season – beginning tonight. The Islanders will host Lundar Falcons in their home opener at Cross Lake Sports Arena. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 PM.
Islanders roster
G Tory Monias
G Brendan McLeod
G Kris Ross
D Brandon McKay
D Donovon McKay
D Cody Spence
D Rosaire McKay
D Tristen Halcrow
D Derian Duncan
D Kirk Robinson
D Ethan Muswagon
F Jameson Scott
F Austin Ross
F Kenley Monias
F Arnell Evans
F Braedan Boschman
F Tyrell Armstrong
F Tie Braun
F Garrison Garrioch
F Chad Muswagon
F Josh Mallet
F Tanner Osborne-Richard
F Tony McLeod
F Dennis Scatch
F Quinton Scatch
F Clinton Armstrong
F Antoni Grieves
Head Coach/GM – Harley Garrioch
Assistant Coach – Trent Spence
Assistant Coach – Jordan Armstrong
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[…] He went on to compete with the St. Malo Warriors and Steinbach Huskies before playing with the Cross Lake Islanders upon their return to the KJHL in the 2015-16 season. Our deepest condolences to Arnell’s family during this difficult time on behalf of the league […]