PRE-GAME: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Game Day
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight, September.19, 2009 @ 7:00 pm
Harbour Station

Visiting Team: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Record: 1-1-0-0
Pre-Season Record: 4-2-0-0
Last Season Record: 46-18-3-1 (2nd Atlantic)
Last Game: 4-3 loss vs Saint John on Sunday
Leading Scorer(s): Michael Stinziani: 2-3-0-3
Notes: This is the second game of a home-and-home with Saint John… Cape Breton appeared in the Sea Dogs 2007-08 home opener… Former Eagle Joey Haddad was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton along with former Sea Dogs Alex Grant and Nick Peterson… This is Cape Breton’s first road game of the season.

Home Team: Saint John Sea Dogs
Record: 2-0-0-0
Pre-Season Record: 4-2-0-0
Last Season Record: 34-30-2-2 (3rd Atlantic)
Last Game: 4-3 win @ Cape Breton on Sunday
Leading Scorer(s): Kevin Gagne: 2-0-3-3
Notes: The Sea Dogs are missing three players today from their active roster due to NHL camps: Yann Sauve (Vancouver), Simon Despres (Pittsburgh) , and Mike Thomas (Philadelphia)… the Sea Dogs are also missing Mike Hoffman (Ottawa) and Nick Peterson (Pittsburgh) but neither are listed on the roster… Karel St-Laurent is getting the start in goal, his second straight home opener start… Steven Anthony will be making his 2009-10 season debut… Nicolas Pard is a healthy scratch after being suspended for a “drunken fight” on Tuesday night… this is the fifth home opener in Sea Dogs history.

Saint John vs Cape Breton:
Last Season (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
8-2-4-1-1-6
Home: 4-1-2-1-0-3
Road: 4-1-2-0-2-4
Goals For: 20
Goals Against: 34

All-Time* (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
26-8-13-1-5-22
Home: 13-3-6-1-3-10
Road: 13-5-7-0-2-12
Goals For: 65
Goals Against: 93
*not including this season’s record

Station Nation Facts:

• This is the fifth home opener in Sea Dogs history. They are 2-2-0-0 all-time.
• Karel St-Laurent will become the first Sea Dogs goaltender to play in two straight home openers. St-Laurent had a 5-0 shutout against Val-d’Or last season.
• Pre-game festivities for tonight's game begin at 4:00 pm for the second annual fan fest. All fans will receive a free noise maker when entering the building.
• A new player entrance and mascot will be unveiled before the game.
• Several Sea Dogs alumni from the inaugural team will be honored before the game. They include Vincent Lambert, Jeff Caron, Alexandre Labonte Ryan Moore and Mike Neil. Francois “Go-Go” Gauthier is also expected at the game.
• This is the first of a five game home stand for Saint John.

Important Info:
Venue: Harbour Station
Capacity: 6,297

Saint John Media: Radio- News 88.9 FM (http://www.news889.com/)
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