Today, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced the regular season schedule for the circuits 42nd season. The 2010-2011 campaign begins at the Moncton Coliseum on September 9 when the President's Cup Champion Moncton Wildcats host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.612 games will be played by the 18 teams in the league, each playing 68 each. The busiest days of the week this year will be Fridays (188 games) and Saturdays (150 games).
Approximately 81% of the games will be played on week-ends or during the Christmas Holiday break in order to maximize the players' academics, according to the QMJHL website.
The defending regular season champion Saint John Sea Dogs kick things off on Friday, September 10 against the PEI Rocket at Harbour Station. The Dogs will then host the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles the following Saturday. Their first road trip will be on Sunday, September 19 when the squad travels across the always evil Confederation Bridge to play the Rocket.
This season will mark the first time in three years that Saint John has opened the campaign up at home. Their first two seasons started on home ice but have been on the road for the past three season's. The Sea Dogs are 3-2 all-time in season opening games.
Saint John will end the season on Sunday, March 20 at home against PEI.
Saint John has 20 coveted Friday/Saturday home games this season, an improvement of five over last year’s total.
Also of note, all Sea Dogs Sunday home games will start at 3:00 pm this year pending approval from the league in June. The Port City team has publically said that they wished to have Sunday home games start earlier but were not allowed to because of league rules. Saint John could have held earlier start times for the past five years but some games still would have been held at 4:00 pm because of travel rules.
“This is the best schedule we’ve ever had,” said Team President Wayne Long to saintjohnseadogs.com. “We’ve got ten Friday night home games and ten Saturday night home games, which is great for us as well as our fans. We made a lot of progress as an organization, both on and off the ice, during the 09-10 campaign, and we look forward to carrying that momentum into season number six.”
The full schedule can be seen below:
Friday, Sept. 10 – 7:30pm vs. P.E.I. Rocket
Saturday, Sept. 11 – 7:00pm vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Saturday, Sept. 18 – 7:00pm vs. Halifax Mooseheads
Sunday, Sept. 19 – 4:00pm @ P.E.I. Rocket
Friday, Sept. 24 – 8:05pm @ Montreal Juniors
Saturday, Sept. 25 – 8:00pm @ Drummondville Voltigeurs
Friday, Oct. 1 – 7:00pm @ Halifax Mooseheads
Sunday, Oct. 3 – 4:00pm @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Friday, Oct. 8 – 7:30pm vs. Moncton Wildcats
Sunday, Oct. 10 – 3:00pm vs. Montreal Juniors
Tuesday, Oct. 12 – 7:00pm vs. Rimouski Oceanic
Saturday, Oct. 16 – 7:00pm vs. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Sunday, Oct. 17 – 3:00pm vs. Victoriaville Tigres
Friday, Oct. 22 – 7:30pm @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Saturday, Oct. 23 – 7:00pm @ Halifax Mooseheads
Wednesday, Oct. 27 – 8:00pm @ Val-d’Or Foreurs
Friday, Oct. 29 – 8:30pm @ Val-d’Or Foreurs
Saturday, Oct. 30 – 8:30pm @ Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Sunday, Oct. 31 – 5:00pm @ Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Friday, Nov. 5 – 7:30pm vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Saturday, Nov. 6 – 7:00pm vs. Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Wednesday, Nov. 10 – 7:00pm vs. P.E.I. Rocket
Saturday, Nov. 13 – 7:00pm vs. Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Sunday, Nov. 14 – 3:00pm vs. Quebec Remparts
Saturday, Nov. 20 – 7:00pm @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Sunday, Nov. 21 – 4:00pm @ Moncton Wildcats
Friday, Nov. 26 – 7:30pm vs. Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Sunday, Nov. 28 – 3:00pm vs. Halifax Mooseheads
Friday, Dec. 3 – 7:30pm vs. Lewiston MAINEiacs
Saturday, Dec. 4 – 7:00pm vs. Gatineau Olympiques
Tuesday, Dec. 7 – 7:00pm @ P.E.I. Rocket
Friday, Dec. 10 – 8:00pm @ Lewiston MAINEiacs
Sunday, Dec. 12 – 3:00pm vs. Halifax Mooseheads
Friday, Dec. 17 – 7:00pm @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Saturday, Dec. 18 – 7:00pm @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Tuesday, Dec. 28 – 7:00pm @ P.E.I. Rocket
Thursday, Dec. 30 – 7:30pm @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Friday, Dec. 31 – 7:30pm vs. Moncton Wildcats
Sunday, Jan. 2 – 2:00pm @ Moncton Wildcats
Tuesday, Jan. 4 – 7:00pm vs. Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Saturday, Jan. 8 – 7:00pm @ Halifax Mooseheads
Tuesday, Jan. 11 – 7:00pm vs. P.E.I. Rocket
Friday, Jan. 14 – 7:30pm vs. Drummondville Voltigeurs
Saturday, Jan. 15 – 7:00pm vs. Drummondville Voltigeurs
Friday, Jan. 21 – 8:30pm @ Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Saturday, Jan. 22 – 5:00pm @ Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Sunday, Jan. 23 – 5:00pm @ Quebec Remparts
Thursday, Jan. 27 – 7:00pm @ Moncton Wildcats
Saturday, Jan. 29 – 7:00pm vs. Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Sunday, Jan. 30 – 3:00pm vs. Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Wednesday, Feb. 2 – 7:00pm vs. Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Friday, Feb. 4 – 7:30pm @ Moncton Wildcats
Saturday, Feb. 5 – 7:00pm @ Halifax Mooseheads
Friday, Feb. 11 – 7:00pm @ P.E.I. Rocket
Sunday, Feb. 13 – 3:00pm vs. Moncton Wildcats
Friday, Feb. 18 – 7:30pm vs. Val-d’Or Foreurs
Saturday, Feb. 19 – 7:00pm vs. Shawinigan Cataractes
Tuesday, Feb. 22 – 7:00pm vs. Halifax Mooseheads
Friday, Feb. 25 – 8:30pm @ Gatineau Olympiques
Saturday, Feb. 26 – 5:00pm @ Victoriaville Tigres
Sunday, Feb. 27 – 5:00pm @ Shawinigan Cataractes
Friday, March 4 – 7:30pm vs. Moncton Wildcats
Saturday, March 5 – 7:00pm vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Thursday, March 10 – 8:30pm @ Rimouski Oceanic
Friday, March 11 – 7:30pm @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Sunday, March 13 – 4:00pm @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Friday, March 18 – 7:30pm vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Sunday, March 20 – 3:00pm vs. P.E.I. Rocket
Station Nation is currently working on a total breakdown of the schedule.
To view the team’s 2010 pre-season schedule, click HERE.
Season tickets to the Sea Dogs’ 2010-11 campaign are now available for purchase. The deadline to take advantage of the team’s payment plan option is Tuesday, June 1. Sea Dogs season ticket holders enjoy several benefits such as a discount on team merchandise, priority access to playoff seats, and an invitation to exclusive events such as a season-opening barbeque with coaches and players. More information on full season, flex, and flex combo ticketing packages can be obtained by calling the Sea Dogs office at (506) 657-DOGS (3647).
-With files from saintjohnseadogs.com
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