THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

The Sea Dogs’ holiday break is just the calm before the storm. After their eight day break is complete, Saint John’s junior hockey team plays five tough games in eight days.

All five are against divisional opponents including two games each with Bathurst and Moncton. Saint John is 5-0 against Bathurst this season with one game going to a shootout. They have outscored their provincial rivals 29-12 in those five meetings.

The last time the Sea Dogs played the Wildcats, their 22 game winning streak came to an end. Playing in front of over 5,000 fans at the Moncton Coliseum, the Sea Dogs got a taste of post-season intensity.

"The crowd was as ready as their team was,'' said goaltender Marc-Antoine Gelinas to the Telegraph-Journal."They were the seventh player (the whole game) and I think we felt it. Even after the second goal when they tied it up, we kind of let down and they were really pumped. It was our third game in three nights, so we were already tired, and that crowd didn't help.''

Saint John is 2-1 versus the Wildcats this season. The two wins both came in extra time with one being in a shootout and the other decided in overtime. Despite that, Saint John is being outscored 12-10 by the Wildcats this season thanks to a 7-3 blowout loss on December 13.

Here is a look at the upcoming schedule:
December 27: Saint John Sea Dogs vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan. 4:00 pm at K.C. Irving Regional Centre.

December 29: PEI Rocket vs Saint John Sea Dogs. 7:00 pm at Harbour Station. This game will be the first and only Toonie Tuesday of the season. Buy 1 adult ticket, get up to 10 youth tickets for just $2! (plus service fee) The 97.3 the Wave Extreme Team is back in action with lots of great Irving prizes for the fans! They'll have face painting for the kids, great giveaways all night long, and of course exciting Sea Dogs hockey!

December 31: Saint John Sea Dogs vs Moncton Wildcats. Brunswick News Rivalry Cup Game 4. The Wildcats are giving away over $50,000 in cash and prizes. Cheer for a year and win a year's worth of Irving Tissue, MacDonalds, CAA Membership, YMCA Membership and more! One lucky fan will have the opportunity to shoot to win $10,000. Other prizes include $2000 in Travel Vouchers from Game Sponsor VIA Rail, Tickets to Remainder of Wildcats Season, and more!

January 2: Moncton Wildcats vs Saint John Sea Dogs. Brunswick News Rivalry Cup Game 5. The Sea Dogs haven’t released any information on promotions yet but this game will play host to the Saint John portion of the holiday food drive.

January 3: Acadie-Bathurst Titan vs Saint John Sea Dogs. The special 4-for-$40 ticket special will be available. There will be a kids play area on the concourse and post-game autographs.