Defense was the Pioneers' biggest problem, as they allowed double-digit goals in nine contests, including a 17-1 loss at Granby -- the team with the second-worst record in the QMJHL.

[citation needed] The last few home games were moved to the much smaller Crete Civic Center, to save on rent, but the crowds were insufficient to make the $2,000 monthly payment.

On October 27, Plattsburgh drew 800 fans, their second-largest crowd of the season, but the game was cancelled after the ice compressor broke down, and the meager ticket money was refunded.

Finally, two days later, the Pioneers folded, just six weeks into the season, with a 0-16-0-1 record; an attempt to move the franchise to Massena, New York was nixed by the QMJHL, who announced that games played against Plattsburgh would not be counted in the league standings or statistics.

[citation needed] As of 2019, the Pioneers remain the only New York team ever to play in the QMJHL; the Quebec-based league would not attempt American expansion again until 2003, when the Lewiston Maineiacs joined the loop.