SPORTS briefs Isles play Olympiques tonight in Gatineau

The Charlottetown Islanders begin their longest road trip of the season tonight in Gatineau, Que.

Game time for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League contest with the Olympiques (27-20-3-3) is 8:30 p.m. Atlantic.

Former Islanders forward Shawn Boudrias leads Gatineau with 44 points (17 goals and 27 assists) in 47 games this season. Defenceman Chris McQuaid, a Charlottetown native and former Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild player, has five assists in 19 games since being acquired during the Christmas trade period from RouynNoranda.

The Islanders (29-20-4-0) continue the road trip Friday in Rouyn-Noranda against the Huskies (31-15-5-3) and Saturday against the Val-d’Or Foreurs (18-31-2-2) at 8 p.m. Charlottetown is 13-11-2-0 on the road this season.