INTRASQUAD GAME TONIGHT

The Saint John Sea Dogs will kick into game shape tonight when Team Blue takes on Team White in the only “big” intrasquad game of camp. Game time is 7:00 pm at Harbour Station.

Admission is free but fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items that will be donated to charity.

Sea Dogs Training Camp opened on Tuesday with registration and off-ice workouts taking place at Harbour Station. On Wednesday and Thursday, the roster was split into two teams for practices and scrimmages

So far at camp, reports indicate that the action has been intense with several players trying to find a roster spot.

Saint John begins their pre-season schedule on Saturday at 7:00 pm against the Halifax Mooseheads.

"The exhibition games are going to be real important,'' Sea Dogs Head Coach Gerard Gallant told the Telegraph-Journal yesterday. "We have a good core of players coming back, but I told the kids to show us what they can do. Anything can happen in this game.

"There are trades that happen all the time, there are injuries. You want as many good players as you can have and it's good to have a lot of depth, so we'll see what happens.''

The Quebec major Junior Hockey League pre-season began last night with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies travelling to Val-d’Or.

On Friday, eight other teams hit the ice: Cape Breton vs. P.E.I.; Chicoutimi vs. Quebec; Baie-Comeau vs. Rimouski; Gatineau vs. Montreal.

The defending President Cup champions make their pre-season debut on Saturday as they host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at the Red Ball Internet Centre in Moncton.

The pre-season comes to a close on Sunday, September 5.

Of note, the QMJHL trade period ends on Monday, August 23, at 11 am ADT. Sea Dogs play-by-play man Tim Roszell appeared on “The Afternoon News With Tom Young” on Thursday. He brought up the deadline, but not express any indication of a possible deal in place involving Saint John assets.

Station Nation’s official photographer, Marc Henwood, has his pictures posted from day two of training Camp on the SN Facebook page.