The Sea Dogs acquired 19-year old Alexandre Beauregard from the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in exchange for a first round draft pick in the 2011 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft.
This season with the cellar dwelling Huskies, Beauregard has four goals and six assists in 35 contests to go along with 80 penalty minutes and a -22 rating.
Drafted by Rouyn-Noranda in the sixth round of the 2008 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft, the forward recorded three goals and two assists in 48 games as a rookie. In 2009-10, Beauregard recorded a career high eight goals and 16 assists in 65 matches. He added another two goals and two assists in the Huskies’ 11 playoff games last season.
Beauregard is certainly not known for his skill. He will provide some much needed toughness and grit to the Saint John lineup that has been missed on some occasions. Going into the trade period, it was assumed that the Sea Dogs would go after a player like Beauregard.
"He's the type of player that we were looking for: A player with a big, physical presence, who can play all three forward positions," said Sea Dogs director of hockey operations Mike Kelly in a release.
"This is the type of player that you need heading into the playoffs," Kelly said. "He can move up into the lineup, he can kill penalties, and he gives us an option as an overage player next year."
Beauregard also isn’t afraid to drop the gloves. He has been in eight fights this season which places him in a tie for sixth in the QMJHL.
This acquisition must be meant to replace Thomas if they acquire another 20 year old. Hopefully he has Thomas' work ethic and can instill same into the guys like Thomas could. A first round pick seems like a steep price to pay for this guy.
ReplyDeleteIgnorant comment about replace Thomas. Thomas is the leader and captain of the top junior team in the country for two years. You don't just trade away that type of leadership to make room for a 3rd/4th line role player. Geez. I'm sure there will be more to this trade coming later at the draft.
ReplyDeleteHoping that something else will come of this...it is a rather steep price to pay for a 3rd/4th line player. Especially one with a -22 rating.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about the +/- being -22 he was coming from the worst team in the league Thomas and Co. would be about the same on that team.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the trade goes you can bet there is more to it that meets the eye!
Basically Saint John made a trade for Delisle and gave a 12th RD pick but if Delisle played a game here that 12th would become a 2nd RD pick along with 2 6th RD picks ... We basically traded for his rights.
Saint John that clearly over pays for Beauregard why? ... Because they had 2 picks locked in to the Delisle trade and this is a way to free up those other picks and they can use those for future trades! The key will be if Delisle does not report and at this point I highly doubt that is going to happen given the scope of the injury and surgery we'd be looking at March as a return date ... not happening!
What does this mean? The 1st RD pick is swung back to SJ in and we give them something like a 3rd RD pick instead of a 1st RD pick ... It really hinges on what happens with Delisle.
Of course I could be way off to but there has to be something more to the trade than just Beauregard for a 1st RD pick.
Sorry they had 3 picks locked in not 2 and Thomas won't be traded ... If I was a betting man I'd say Gauthier is the most likely to be traded
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