Gananoque Islanders
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The Gananoque Islanders are a Canadian
Canada
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 Junior "B" ice hockey
Ice hockey
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 team based out of Gananoque, Ontario
Gananoque, Ontario
Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,287 year-round residents in the Canada 2006 Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, Gananoque's most...

. They play out of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History

The G-Men started out in the EOJHL in 1972. In 1977, they opted to move to the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
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's Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League. In 1986, the league merged with the Central Junior C Hockey League
Central Junior C Hockey League
The Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The "Central" plays inter-league games with the Empire Junior "C" League...

 and the G-Men returned to the EOJHL. They changed their name to the Platers that year and then the Islanders in 1993.

Notable alumni

  • Andy Sutton
    Andy Sutton
    Andrew Cameron "Andy" Sutton is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers. He has previously played with the San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild, Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators and Anaheim Ducks.-Playing career:Sutton was born in...

     - Current Edmonton Oilers
    Edmonton Oilers
    The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

     defenceman.
  • Erik Cole
    Erik Cole
    Erik Cole is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . He has played most of his career with the Carolina Hurricanes. He also played a brief stint with the Edmonton Oilers before returning to Carolina in 2009...

    - Current Montréal Canadiens - http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/clarkson/2007119_ColeHurricanesPreview

Season-by-season results

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1977-78 32 16 14 2
176 128 34 2nd QSLJHL
1978-79 Quinte-St. Lawrence Jr. C Standings Not Available
1979-80 32 22 10 0
234 167 44 1st QSLJHL
1980-81 34 13 13 8
34 4th QSLJHL
1981-82 34 4 23 7
15 6th QSLJHL
1982-83 34 17 15 2
174 145 36 4th QSLJHL
1983-84 Quinte-St. Lawrence Jr. C Standings Not Available
1984-85 30 23 6 1
219 125 47 1st QSLJHL
1985-86 Quinte-St. Lawrence Jr. C Standings Not Available
1986-99 Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League Standings Not Available
1999-00 42 26 15 1
204 149 53 2nd EO Rideau Lost Division Final
2000-01 44 22 21 1
194 187 45 3rd EO Rideau Lost Semi-final
2001-02 44 16 25 3
167 194 36 3rd EO Rideau Lost Division Final
2002-03 44 28 13 3 0 251 205 59 2nd EO Rideau Lost Division S-final
2003-04 44 26 13 3 2 207 166 57 2nd EO Rideau Lost Division S-final
2004-05 44 22 19 2 1 224 203 47 3rd EO Rideau Lost Division Final
2005-06 42 14 23 2 3 206 217 33 4th EO Rideau Lost Division S-final
2006-07 44 24 16 2 2 205 171 52 3rd EO Rideau Lost Division S-final
2007-08 42 21 17 3 1 171 166 46 3rd EO Rideau Lost Division S-final
2008-09 42 17 20 3 2 169 185 39 4th EO Rideau Lost Semi-final
2009-10 44 14 23 3 4 166 204 35 4th EO Rideau Lost Division S-Final
2010-11 46 15 30 0 1 167 254 31 4th EO Rideau Lost Division S-Final

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