The Cape Cod Islanders were a Tier III junior

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team from

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. They were most recently a member of the

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and played at the Falmouth Ice Arena in

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. In 2019, they announced they were relocating to

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, as the Canton Cubs, but were removed from the league schedule at the beginning of the season.

History

The team traces its roots back to the minor professional team, Cape Cod Cubs, that played in the region during the 1970s. The current team was founded as the Cape Cod Cubs in 2008 and joined the

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for the 2009–2010 season. The Cubs won back to back IJHL Super Elite League titles in their first two seasons in the league. In 2011 the Cubs became the Cape Cod Islanders. For the 2012–13 season the Cape Cod Islanders were a founding member of the Northern States Hockey League (NSHL). The Northern States Hockey League became the second hockey league sanctioned under the

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(AAU). The league left the AAU in 2014 and became the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League (NA3EHL), managed by the Tier II

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, while seeking

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sanctioning, which they were given in 2015. Prior to the 2016–17 season, the Islanders became part of the

(NA3HL) when it absorbed the NA3EHL. In 2019, the Islanders relocated to

, as the Canton Cubs and hired Geoff Walker as the head coach and general manager. However, Walker then took the job with the

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and the Cubs named Johnny McInnis as the head coach. The team was removed from the NA3HL before playing in Canton.

Season-by-season records

References

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External links

Official website

Old website
Ice hockey teams in Massachusetts Sports in Barnstable County, Massachusetts 2008 establishments in Massachusetts Ice hockey clubs established in 2008 Falmouth, Massachusetts