SEA DOGS WEEKEND

The Shawinigan Cataractes and Rimouski Oceanic make their only visit of the season to Harbour Station this weekend. Their opponent will be the number one ranked Saint John Sea Dogs who are looking to continue their league dominance en route to the Jean-Rougeau Trophy as regular season champs. Both games feature some unique promotions to go along with QMJHL hockey action. Station Nation has your pre-game for both games beginning tomorrow morning.

Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Who: Shawinigan Cataractes vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Where: Harbour Station
Promotion: Sea Dogs Night Out; Market Square will be sponsoring Saturday’s game, with several exciting giveaways set to be staged throughout the evening; In conjunction with School District 6 & 8, the Saint John Sea Dogs will have a $9 upper bowl online ticket promotion for Saturday, February 20th. To purchase tickets at this rate, simply log on to www.harbourstation.nb.ca click on purchase tickets for Sea Dogs vs. Shawinigan Catarctres and enter the promotion code CELEBRATE.
Fast Fact: Former goaltender Marc-Antoine Gelinas returns to Harbour Station for the first time since being traded. The 20-year old was not to pleased with being traded from the top team in the league after a sensational start. He called the Sea Dogs’ 22-game winning streak the highlight of his career.

Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 4:00 pm

Who: Rimouski Oceanic vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Where: Harbour Station
Promotion: Sunday’s match has been designated "Journée Des Francofans", with the latest hit music from Canadian Francophone artists set to be played throughout the afternoon. Saint John’s French community will also be spotlighted during the game.
Fast Fact: This game will feature the league’s two best rookie-scoring sensations in Petr Straka and Stanislav Galiev. The two Russian’s are currently tied for first in the rookie-scoring race with 55 points each.
**Ticket Info**: As of Friday morning, only 800 tickets remain for this game.

Statistical Comparisons
Record
Saint John: 47-9-1-0 (1st in Atlantic Division)
Shawinigan: 28-24-3-4 (3rd in Telus Central Division)
Rimouski: 29-22-4-2 (2nd in Telus Eastern Division)

Lat 10 Games
Saint John: 8-2-0-0
Shawinigan: 6-4-0-0
Rimouski: 5-5-0-0

Goals For/Goals Against
Saint John: 265/151
Shawinigan: 196/210
Rimouski: 211/223

Power Play
Saint John: 23.9%
Shawinigan: 23.7%
Rimouski: 26.3%

Penalty Kill
Saint John: 78.4%
Shawinigan: 75.5%
Rimouski: 76.1%

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