PRE-GAME: Lewiston MAINEiacs vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Game Day
Lewiston MAINEiacs vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Today, December 6, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
Harbour Station

Visiting Team: Lewiston MAINEiacs
Record: 10-19-0-1 (4th in Telus Central Division)
Last Game: 7-3 loss @ Halifax last night
Leading Scorer: Alexander Beaton: 29-10-15-25
Notes: The Maineiacs have one NHL draft pick in New Jersey Devils prospect Eric Gelinas… Lewiston general manager Roger Shannon is a Fredericton native. His son, Zachary, plays defense for the Maineiacs… Mathieu Gingras was traded by Saint John to Lewiston along with a 2010 first round pick. The Sea Dogs received a fourth and fifth round pick from the Maineiacs in 2010. It is speculated that the deal was compensation for Zach Phillips signing with the team… Michael Chaput and Eric Gelinas both a had two points apiece against Saint John earlier this season… a terrible 3-13-0-1on the road this season. The record is ranked third last in the QMJHL… Lewiston has the worst power play in the league with a rating of only 14%... 0-9-0-1 in their last games… currently on a 12 game losing streak. The losing streak is tied for the longest this season.

Home Team: Saint John Sea Dogs
Record: 27-4-1-0 (1st in Atlantic Division)
Last Game: 2-0 Win vs Gatineau last night
Leading Scorer: Michael Kirkpatrick: 30-7-26-33
Notes: Currently on a 19 game winning streak. With a win today, Saint John can pass the 2004-05 Rimouski Oceanic for the third longest winning streak in QMJHL history… coming off a 2-0 shutout of the Gatineau Olympiques. Karel St. Laurent got the start in goal for the first time since November 22 in Lewiston where he allowed four goals on 20 shots… ranked second in the country in the CHL Top 10 rankings this week… acquired Zach Phillips from Lewiston at the draft as well as a fifth round draft pick for 2009. In exchange, Lewiston got a 2009 fifth round pick, and second and fourth round pick for 2010… Nicholas Petersen has a team high one goal and three assists against Lewiston this season… a league best 14-2-0-0 at home this season… averaging 3,697 fans at Harbour Station this season… Stanislav Galiev is tied for first in rookie scoring with 30 points this season… goaltender Mac-Antoine Gelinas has the best GAA among starters with a 2.25 GAA… the Sea Dogs have opened up an 11 point lead over Drummondville for first overall in the QMJHL standings… Saint John’s penalty kill unit improved by a large margin last night. They are now ranked fourth last with a rating of 74.7%... Nicholas Petersen has the best +/- rating in the QMJHL at +30.

Saint John vs Lewiston:
This Season (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
1-1-0-0-0-2
Home: 0-0-0-0-0-0
Road: 1-1-0-0-0-2
Goals For: 7
Goals Against: 4

Last Season (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
2-2-0-0-0-4
Home: 1-1-0-0-0-2
Road: 1-1-0-0-0-2
Goals For: 6
Goals Against: 3

All-Time- Not Including This Season (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
26-10-15-0-1-21
Home: 13-7-5-0-1-15
Road: 13-3-10-0-0-6
Goals For: 66
Goals Against: 94

Station Nation Facts:

• There is a MAINEiac fan bus coming up to this game.
• The seventh Family Fun Day of the season will be staged at today's contest against Lewiston, with special 4-for-40 ticket packages available for purchase. Fans are also invited to stick around after the action to meet some of their favourite players at a post-game autograph session near the main entrance/exit. A Kids’ Fun Zone will also be set up on the main concourse during the game for young fans to enjoy.
• Lewiston was very close to moving to Fredericton last season after low attendance numbers. The team stayed in Lewiston and decided to do a total rebuild of the organization. Their slogan this season is “We like it here.”
• The Maineiacs were major sellers in the offseason. They traded the likes of Peter Delmas, Marc Bourgeois, Garrett Clarke, Danick Paquette, and their first round Euro pick that Moncton used to draft Kirill Kabanov.
• Sea Dogs director of hockey operations Mike Kelly’s 1983-84 UNB Red Devils had a 25th anniversary celebration yesterday in Fredericton. Many will head down to Saint John to watch coach Don MacAdam's Lewiston Maineiacs take on Kelly's Sea Dogs today at Harbour Station.

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

Saint John Media: Radio- News 88.9 FM (www.news889.com)
Live Video Streaming: www.qmjhl.mytelus.com
Post-Game Coverage: www.stationnation.blogspot.com, Telegraph-Journal, Lewiston Sun Journal
Post-Game Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/user/seadogstv