A shoulder injury sustained in late October kept Daniel Audette out of action for over a month just as the season was getting underway. As a result he was limited to just 52 games for the QMJHL’s Sherbrooke Phoenix; the fewest he dressed for in any season during his four-year junior career.
The team got off to a slow start last season, and the loss of Audette did nothing to alleviate the club’s struggles. Also losing their dynamic Swiss duo of Kay Schweri (to injury) and Tim Wieser (who returned home to join the Swiss league’s Kloten Flyers) during the season, the team finished with the fourth-worst record in the entire league: 24-35-7-2, for a grand total of 57 points.