PRE-GAME: PEI Rocket vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Game Day
PEI Rocket vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight, September.23, 2009 @ 7:00 pm
Harbour Station

Visiting Team: PEI Rocket
Record: 2-0-0-2
Last Season Record: 26-32-5-5 (4th Atlantic)
Last Game: 3-2 loss @ Acadie-Bathurst on Sunday
Leading Scorer: Jordan Escott: 3-1-4-5
Notes: Goaltender Marco Cousineau is expected to make his PEI Rocket debut after a trade with Drummondville earlier this week… PEI has lost two straight games, both in a shootout… The Rocket have five NHL drafted players… The Rocket have not won a game in Saint John since March of 2008.


Home Team: Saint John Sea Dogs
Record: 4-0-0-0
Last Season Record: 34-30-2-2 (3rd Atlantic)
Last Game: 6-1 win vs Halifax on Sunday
Leading Scorer: Olivier Oullet: 4-3-3-6
Notes: The Sea Dogs are missing Simon Despres and Yann Sauve due to NHL training camps… The Dogs are also missing Nick Peterson but isn’t listed on the team’s roster… Mike Hoffman will be making his Saint John debut… Mike Thomas will be making his regular season debut… The Sea Dogs are off to the be best start in franchise history… defenseman Kevin Gagne has already beaten his point total from last season with six points in four games.

Saint John vs PEI:
Last Season (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
8-6-2-0-0-12
Home: 4-4-0-0-0-8
Road: 4-2-2-0-0-4
Goals For: 31
Goals Against: 23

All-Time (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
26-15-8-1-2-33
Home: 14-9-3-1-1-20
Road: 12-6-5-0-1-13
Goals For: 115
Goals Against: 110

Station Nation Facts:

• It is V-alue Wednesday at Harbour Station. In celebration of season V, upper bowl tickets are only $5.
• Mike Hoffman will where the number of former Sea Dogs sniper Scott Howes. The number 27 has not been worn since 2007-08.
• Hoffman practiced on a line with Mike Thomas and Olivier Oullet yesterday.
• This is the first meeting of the two teams this season. Three of the games played against PEI this season will be on a Wednesday.
• PEI has not won in Saint John since March of 2008. That game was won in overtime, a win that cost Saint John the eastern division banner.
• The Rocket are looking to finally end years of mediocrity. PEI has been selected to be a top contender in seasons past but never lived up to expectations. The Hockey News picked them to finish third in the Atlantic this season, ahead of Saint John.
• PEI and Saint John met in the first round of the 2008 playoffs with Saint John sweeping the Rocket.

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

Saint John Media: Radio- News 88.9 FM (http://www.news889.com/)
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Post-Game Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/user/seadogstv