Monday, January 30, 2012

Two Fan Bus Trips Coming Up


Sea The Dogs Bus Tours has a couple of trips coming up. On February 25 they will travel to Moncton and on March 17 they will head to Cape Breton. Click the picture above for further information.

For more details on the trips, check out their website and fan their Facebook page.

Note: SN is not affiliated with Sea The Dogs Bus Tours so please direct all questions their way. 

POSTSCRIPT: Armada 3, Sea Dogs 6

A collection of recaps from yesterday’s 6-3 Saint John Sea Dogs win over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada…

Our recap. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada hung around but weren’t able to contain the Saint John Sea Dogs on Sunday afternoon in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at Harbour Station.

The Telegraph-Journal’s recap. Paywalled.

News 88.9’s recap. Featuring Tim Roszell’s goal calls.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. Mathieu Corbeil made 33 saves for the win as the Sea Dogs improved to 36-13-0-2 and moved back into first place overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

SN Live Blog Replay. Christopher Clapperton was missed on Sunday.

MISSING IN ACTION: The Sea Dogs were without forwards Stanislav Galiev and Maxime Villemaire along with defenseman Spencer MacDonald on Sunday afternoon.

WELCOME BACK: The Sea Dogs welcomed back forward Devon Oliver-Dares yesterday. Oliver-Dares was playing in his first game since suffering a head injury in Halifax on December 11. He started the game on the third line with Aidan Kelly and Ryan Tesink. Oliver-Dares had two hits in his return.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

RECAP: Five Alive. Dogs Win 6-3.


FINAL: Blainville-Boisbriand 3, Saint John 6

SAINT JOHN – The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada hung around but weren’t able to contain the Saint John Sea Dogs on Sunday afternoon in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at Harbour Station.

The Armada stayed within one of the Sea Dogs until Danick Gauthier scored twice late in third period to give Saint John a 6-3 victory. It was the Sea Dogs’ fifth straight win and pushed them back into first-place in the QMJHL standings.

Along with Gauthier’s two goals, Ian Saab, Zack Phillips, Tomas Jurco and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the winners. Jurco, Charlie Coyle and Charles Roussel each added two assists. Mathieu Corbeil made 33 saves to pick up his 28th win of the season, a new team record.

The Sea Dogs’ power play was clicking on Sunday afternoon, scoring on all three of their attempts.

Cedric Paquette scored twice for the Armada while Jean-Christophe Laflamme added a solo marker. Storm Phaneuf and his awesome name allowed five goals on 38 shots. Saint John’s sixth goal was an empty netter.

The Armada led twice in this game and were within one entering the third period but were not able to make a comeback.

LIVE BLOG: Armada vs Sea Dogs

SAINT JOHN – The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada make their first trip to Harbour Station this season as they take on Sea Dogs at 3pm. Follow along for updates.

Sunday Links

Here are a few links for you to enjoy on the final Sunday of January.

The first comes from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review which has a brief article on former Saint John Sea Dogs captain Alex Grant who has been on fire in the American Hockey League of late. The defenseman has three goals and 19 assists in 31 games with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins this year.

The second comes from the Wheeling newspaper “The Intelligencer” which has a column on former Sea Dogs forward Nick Petersen and his hopes of getting noticed by the Pittsburgh Penguins while playing in the East Coast Hockey League. Petersen is making the most of his demotion to the ECHL.

''I've been injured a lot this year and I definitely want to come down here and get my game back,'' Petersen told the newspaper. ''I want to have fun playing hockey.”

Lastly, according to the Sea Dogs website, Sea Dogs players will be at the new BMO branch at 45 Hubert Street Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. As part of the bank’s grand opening, and to showcase its new sponsorship of the Canadian Hockey League, the branch is hosting an “Ultimate Fan” competition.

The first 100 people to register on site will be entered in a trivia contest to prove who knows their favourite junior hockey team the best. The winner will be entered into a draw, along with winners from 40 other communities, to win a grand prize of a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Que.

Saint John hosts the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada today at 3pm at Harbour Station. If you can't make, you can follow our live blog. 

GAMEDAY 51: vs Armada

GAMEDAY
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Today at 3pm
Radio: News 88.9 | Webcast: Telus | TV: None | Live Blog: SN
Harbour Station – Saint John, NB


PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Sea Dogs host their expansion cousins this afternoon at Harbour Station as the St. John's Fog Devils Montreal Junior Blainville-Boisbriand Armada make their only trip to southwestern New Brunswick this season.

The Sea Dogs enter action today with a record of 35-13-0-2 for 72 points. They sit one-point back of the Shawinigan Cataractes for first-place in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Dogs are 7-2-0-1 in their last 10 games and have won four straight contests.

Saint John is 21-4-0-1 at home this year and have outscored opponents 116-64.

The Armada enter today’s contest with a record of 27-19-2-1 for 57 points. They sit on top of the Telus West standings and are third overall in  the league because of that. Boisbriand is 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 and have won two straight.

Boisbriand is 14-9-0-1 on the road this season and have outscored opponents 87-81. Today’s game will be the Armada’s third in three days and fourth in five days.

THE NUMBERS



Blainville-BoisbriandSaint John
Record27-19-2-1 (1st West)35-13-0-2 (1st Maritimes)
Home Record- - -21-4-0-1
Road Record14-9-1-0- - -
Streak2-0-0-04-0-0-0
Last 106-3-0-17-2-0-1
Goals For176205
Goals Against163143
Overall PP19.1% (13th)20.4% (10th)
Home PP- - -20.9% (12th)
Road PP21.8% (9th)- - -
Overall PK76.1% (12th)77.7% (8th)
Home PK- - -85.6% (3rd)
Road PK75% (11th)- - -
PIM/GAME13.8 (16th)15.6 (10th)