Isles goalie Matt Welsh holds most wins in franchise history

Crown him.

With a dominant, shut-out win over the Halifax Mooseheads on Thursday, Charlottetown Islanders goalie Matt Welsh becomesthe all-time winningest goalie in franchise history with 55 wins.

"It was a pretty amazing feeling, it was all kind of a blur in the last five minutes there," Welsh said.

"When the buzzer rang it was definitely a feeling of relief."

'It's definitely an honour'

Welsh was born and raised in Halifax and the win over the Mooseheadson Thursday was a sweet homecoming for him and his family.

Even his billet family made the trip from P.E.I. to take in the game and watch the 18-year-old goalie take the top spot in Isles history.

"It's definitely an honour," he said."There's been lots of great goalies come through this organization, so to have that record is a pretty great honour for me."

The old record was set in 2007when the Islanders were still the Prince Edward Island Rocket.

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