PRE-GAME: Saint John Sea Dogs vs PEI Rocket

Game Day
Saint John Sea Dogs vs PEI Rocket
Tonight, December 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Charlottetown Civic Centre

Visiting Team: Saint John Sea Dogs
Record: 25-4-1-0 (1st in Atlantic Division)
Last Game: 6-4 Win vs Quebec on Sunday
Leading Scorer: Nicholas Petersen: 22-16-15-31
Notes: Saint John is currently on a 17 game winning streak. The streak is the longest by any team this season in the CHL… the Sea Dogs last lost on October 13 at this very same Charlottetown Civic Centre. Head coach Gerard Gallant called out his leaders following the game… Gallant and associate coach Mike Kelly are both PEI natives and will stand behind the bench in their home province for the second time this season… the 4-0 loss on October 13 to the Rocket is the only time Saint John has been shutout this season… Steven Anthony and Michael Kirkpatrick lead the way playing against the Rocket. They both have one goal and two assists in three games… Nathan Beaulieu is a team worst -2 versus PEI this season. Mike Thomas has a team high 16 penalty minutes. He was suspended for six games following a fight against a fallen Rocket player earlier this season… two of the Sea Dogs’ five loses and one of their two home loses has come against PEI… Marc-Antoine Gelinas is a former member of the Rocket hockey team… Olivier Ouellet is still not with the team. He has now missed four games after leaving for personal reasons almost two weeks ago… a league best 12-2-1-0 on the road this season… Stanislav Galiev is tied for the rookie scoring lead with eight goals and 21 assists in 29 games played… owners of the worst penalty kill in the league with a rating of 73.7%. Quebec went 2/4 on the man advantage on Sunday… one of two teams to have not allowed a shorthanded goal this season.

Home Team: PEI Rocket
Record: 16-9-1-2 (3rd in Atlantic division)
Last Game: 3-2 Win @ Lewiston on Saturday
Leading Scorer: Joel Champagne: 26-11-16-27
Notes: PEI has five NHL drafted players: Marco Cousineau (Anaheim), Jordon Southorn (Buffalo), Chris Doyle (New York Rangers), Benjamin Casavant (Washington), and Joel Champagne (Toronto)… currently on a five game winning streak… in three games, Benjamin Casavant has a team high four goals and two assists against Saint John this season… Maple Leafs prospect Joel Champagne has a team high eight penalty minutes vs Saint John. He fought star forward Mike Hoffman in his Sea Dog debut earlier this season… Southorn is a team high +10 while Brendan Wright is a team low -4… currently have three PEI born players on their roster… their only shutout this season came against Saint John on October 13… ranked ninth in the league with an 8-4-1-0 record at home this season… averaging 1,922 fans per game this season… 6-3-1-0 in their last 10 games…

Saint John vs PEI:
This Season (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
3-1-2-0-0-2
Home: 2-1-1-0-0-2
Road: 1-0-1-0-0-0
Goals For: 6
Goals Against: 12

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-Not including this season (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:

• Past results this season have been 6-1 PEI in Saint John, 4-0 PEI in Charlottetown, and 5-2 Saint John at Harbour Station.
• Rogers Sportsnet has called this the “Game of the Week.”: “The Sea Dogs may have revenge on their minds when they head to Charlottetown for a heated Atlantic Division tilt,” said Patrick King. “The Rocket handed the Sea Dogs two of their five losses this season and are the last team to have beat Saint John. P.E.I. shutout the high-flying Sea Dogs, 4-0, the last time they hosted Saint John on Oct. 13. The Rocket is also beginning to take flight with five-straight wins but remain 16 points behind the Sea Dogs for the top spot in the division.”
• The team’s notables over the years include: Gaston Therrien, Pascal Leclaire, Alain Vigneault, Pierre-André Bureau and Maxim Lapierre.
• Officially opened in February 1990, the Charlottetown Civic Centre was built as two facilities for the 1991 Canada Winter Games. As a multi-purpose facility, their focus is to host premiere events for Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island; contributing to the city and province’s reputation as an event destination. The arena is one of the worst in the league. They are also on Twitter!

Important Info:
Venue: Charlottetown Civic Centre
Capacity: 3,690
Arena Guide Info: http://www.qmjhlarenaguide.com/rocket.htm

Saint John Media: Radio- News 88.9 FM (www.news889.com)
Live Video Streaming: www.qmjhl.mytelus.com
Post-Game Coverage: Telegraph-Journal, The Guardian, www.stationnation.blogspot.com
Post-Game Highlights: www.peirocket.com