Game DayPEI Rocket vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Harbour Station
Visiting Team: PEI Rocket
Record: 32-22-2-6 (4th on Atlantic Division)
Last Game: 4-3 shootout loss in Baie-Comeau on Saturday
Leading Scorer: Samson Mahbod: 46 GP-18 G-41 A-59 Pts
NHL Draft Picks: Jordon Southorn (Bufflao), and Benjamin Casavant (Washington).
Notes: 4-4-0-2 in their last 10 games and are coming off a loss in Baie-Comeau… the Rocket have allowed four more goals than they have scored. They have allowed 205 while they have only scored 201… have the fifth best road record in the league at 17-10-0-5. They are 6-2-0-2 in their last 10 road games and are coming off a loss… five of their six shootout loses have been on the road. They are 4-6 in the shootout this year… have scored the fewest shorthanded goals of any team in the league this year. The Rocket have scored only three in 62 games. Moncton leads the league with 15… Benjamin Casavant leads the Rocket in goals this season with 31… Samson Mahbod has a team high 41 assists this season… Ben Duffy has played in all 62 games for the Rocket this year but is -15… the Rocket were big sellers during the trading period. They traded three NHL drafted players in Marco Cousineau, Chris Doyle, and Joel Champagne… Casavant leads the Rocket in scoring against the Sea Dogs with six points (four goals and two assists) in six games… Cody Linteau is a team best +2 against the Dogs while Jared Struthers is a team worst -7… Brendan Wright has 14 penalty minutes against Saint John in five games and has no points. He has dropped the gloves with Mike Thomas twice… have two PEI natives on their team and have one New Brunswicker… the Rocket are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss in Baie-Comeau on Saturday. Adam Polasek, Jordon Southorn, and Ben Duffy scored for the visitors. Evan Mosher stopped 26 shots on the loss.
Home Team: Saint John Sea Dogs
Record: 51-10-1-0 (1st in Atlantic Division)
Last Game: 6-5 shootout at Rouyn-Noranda on Saturday
Leading Scorer: Mike Hoffman: 51 GP-43 G-37 A-80 Pts
NHL Draft Picks: Yann Sauve (Vancouver), Marco Cousineau (Anaheim), Simon Despres (Pittsburgh), Steven Anthony (Vancouver), Mike Hoffman (Ottawa), and Nicholas Petersen (Pittsburgh).
Notes: Saint John is first on the Atlantic, first overall in the QMJHL, and are ranked second in country this week after five straight weeks at number one… coming off a 6-5 shootout win in Rouyn-Noranda on Saturday. In the game Saint John trailed, come back, took the lead, trailed again, tied it, and eventually won in a shootout. Mike Hoffman had a hat trick and the winner in the shootout… Karel St. Laurent started in goal for Saint John on Saturday, meaning Marco Cousineau will likely return to the Sea Dogs crease tonight. Cousineau is 13-2 since joining the club in December… 8-2-0-0 in their last games and have won four straight. Also coming off a three game sweep of a road trip through Quebec… the past five opponents for the Sea Dogs have been teams based in Quebec… lead the league in goals scored this season with 291. They are second in fewest goals against with 169… have the second best home record in the league at 25-6-0-0. They are 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 games at Harbour Station and are coming off a 3-2 overtime win against Rimouski… Nicholas Petersen has fallen to second in plus/minus rating in the QMJHL behind Sean Couturier of the Voltigeurs. Petersen has a rating of +45 while Couturier has a +50. Nathan Beaulieu, Yann Sauve, Mike Hoffman, and Stanislav Galiev sit behind Petersen… Mike Hoffman has a three game point streak going. In that span he has scored six goals and two assists… Tomas Jurco and Michael Kirkpatrick both have three game point scoring streaks… Nicholas Petersen leads the Sea Dogs with nine points (four goals and five assists) against the Rocket this season… despite having his foot fractured against the Rocket earlier this season, Mike Hoffman has a team high six goals against PEI… Petersen and Stanislav Galiev both have a team high five assists against the Rocket… three Sea Dogs have a minus rating against the Rocket. They are Gabriel Bourret (-2), and Nicholas Pard, Mike Thomas and Danick Gauthier are all a -1.
READY TO CLINCH FIRST PLACE
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Saint John needs one more victory to clinch the first division title in franchise history. Two more points will also be enough to secure the Sea Dogs the 2009-10 Jean Rougeau Trophy as the QMJHL’s regular season champions, an achievement which affords the club home ice throughout the playoffs. Five of the past six Jean Rougeau Trophy winners have gone on to capture the President’s Cup and represent the Q at the MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament.
Saint John vs PEI
This Season (GP-W-L-OTL-SOL-PTS):
6-4-2-0-0-8
Home: 3-2-1-0-0-4
Road: 3-2-1-0-0-4
Goals For: 19
Goals Against: 16
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
PAST RESULTS THIS SEASON
Sep 23, 2009: PEI Rocket 6 @ Saint John Sea Dogs 1
Oct 13, 2009: Saint John Sea Dogs 0 @ PEI Rocket 4
Oct 18, 2009: PEI Rocket 2 @ Saint John Sea Dogs 5
Dec 02, 2009: Saint John Sea Dogs 4 @ PEI Rocket 1
Dec 11, 2009: Saint John Sea Dogs 4 @ PEI Rocket 1
Dec 29, 2009: PEI Rocket 2 @ Saint John Sea Dogs 5
TALE OF THE TAPE
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Sep 23, 2009: Matthew Hobbs vs Mike Thomas
Oct 13, 2009: Brendan Wright vs Mike Thomas
Oct 13, 2009: Louis-Philippe Lacroix vs Benjamin Lecomte
Dec 11, 2009: Brendan Wright vs Mike Thomas
STATION NATION FACTS
- Special $5.00 upper bowl seats (not including box office surcharge) are available for this contest, which is being sponsored by Irwin Industrial Tools.
- This match has also been designated ‘Faith & Family Night’, and will feature an inspirational post-game speech from Team Chaplain and Hockey Ministries International Director Bruce Smith.
- PEI has lost four straight to Saint John after taking the first two meetings between the two.
- This is the first game between Saint John and PEI in 2010.
- After this game, the Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats Friday at 7:30 pm at Harbour Station.
THE RINK
Venue: Harbour Station
Capacity: 6,297
Average Attendance: 3,952
Arena Guide Info: http://www.qmjhlarenaguide.com/seadogs.htm
MEDIA
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, The Guardian
TWITTER
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