HERD REBOUND WITH WIN OVER DOGS

Final: Sea Dogs 3, Mooseheads 4

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The Halifax Mooseheads emerged victorious from a gritty back-and-forth exhibition game versus the Saint John Sea Dogs at the Halifax Forum on Sunday afternoon, taking the decision by a 4-3 final to even the pre-season series between the two clubs at one win apiece. These two Maritime Division rivals will meet again on September 1 at Harbour Station (puck drop: 7pm).

Steve Gillard, Matthew Boudreau, Garrett Clarke, and Francis Turbide each found the back of the net for Halifax on Sunday, while Zack Phillips, Yohann Mathieu, and Danick Gauthier all scored for Saint John in a losing effort. Recent draft pick Colin Campbell dished out a pair of assists on the day to lead all Sea Dogs skaters with two points.

Saint John prospects Richard Tingley (19 saves) and Sebastien Auger (12 saves) combined to stop 31 Mooseheads shots on the day, with Halifax goaltenders Mathieu Corbeil (7 saves) and Anthony Terenzio (10 saves) joining forces to backstop their team to a hard-fought home win.

The visitors were 0-for-3 with the man advantage on Sunday, while the hosts went 1-for-6.

Currently 1-1-0-0 on the 2010 pre-season, Saint John will face Acadie-Bathurst in a home-and-home exhibition series next weekend.

FIGHTIN' WORDS
There were two fights in Sunday's pre-season game.

“It’s always what you aim for in hockey -- you want to win,” said Mooseheads rookie winger Darcy Ashley to Metro Halifax, who had an assist and dropped the gloves with Devon Oliver-Dares. “The boys (in Halifax) haven’t had too many wins the past two seasons and this is just the start tonight of a winning season.”

“Oliver-Dares might have gotten a little over-excited and finished a check after the whistle,” Ashley said. “I’m not really a fighter but if someone takes liberties on a teammate, everybody sticks up for each other and that’s all I did.”

Free agent camper Yohann Mathieu also took on Luke Warner in the second period.

REALITY CHECK
Not at all Sea Dogs realted - but the Moncton Wildcats lost 8-0 in a pre-season game in Bathurst Sunday afternoon. The QMJHL Champions recorded only eight shots on goal.