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Charlottetown Islanders waiting for next opponent

The Charlottetown Islanders are waiting to find out who they'll face in the third round of the QMJHL playoffs.

Three teams could face off with the Islanders

The Charlottetown Islanders finished off the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in four games last Thursday. (Tom Steepe/CBC)

The Charlottetown Islanders are waiting to find out who they'll face in the third round of the QMJHL playoffs.

The series between Chicoutimi and Rouyn-Noranda as well as the one featuring Acadie-Bathurst and Blainville-Boisbriandwill both finish with game sevens set for Tuesday night.

The Islanders completed their second consecutive series sweep of these playoffs last Thursday, finishing off the Screaming Eagles in Cape Breton.

Charlottetown could go up againstRouyn-Noranda, Acadie-Bathurst or Blainville-Boisbrianddepending on how those series are decided.

Franchise records

This has been a season of firsts for the Islanders.

After notching a franchise record in wins during the regular season, they swept Baie-Comeauin the preliminaryround marking the first time Charlottetown had won a series in four games.

The Charlottetown Islanders are waiting to find out who they will face in the third round of the QMJHL playoffs. (Charlottetown Islanders)

The sweep of Cape Breton puts the team the furthest they have ever been in the QMJHL playoffs.

With the conclusionof Tuesday's games the Islanders will know who stands in the way of another piece of team history.