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CAMERON IN MISSISSAUGA
Forward Jason Cameron is in Mississauga to give the Sea Dogs a morale boost heading into the championship game. Cameron has not played since Game Four of the President’s Cup final because of a bruised kidney.

"Even not playing, I'm happy to be here," said Cameron to the Mississauga News. "I couldn't ask for more than to be here and for us to win a championship hopefully."

“I just felt like I had to be here and it’s great to see the guys again,” he said to the Toronto Sun. “When I got in, I gave them all a hug. I spent five days in the Gatineau hospital and the day the team flew out to the Memorial Cup, I flew home.”

The Sea Dogs took the President’s Cup to the Gatineau hospital he was staying at after their victory.

HUBERDEAU RANKED THIRD
Kevin Allen of USA Today released his Top 10 list for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft yesterday. He has Jonathan Huberdeau going third overall to the Florida Panthers.

Huberdeau (Saint John, QMJHL). To build the Panthers, general manager Dale Tallon needs scorers and Huberdeau is one. His stock kept spiking later in the season. The Panthers have two good defensemen in their system in Dmitry Kulikov and Erik Gudbranson, so they could pass on Larsson.

In the latest Red Line Report, posted last Friday in USA Today, Huberdeau is projected to go fifth overall. Also, thumbs up to Red Line for pointing out Gatineau's Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Victoriaville’s David Honzik as players to watch out for.

THE RISE OF THE MARITIMES
The awesome James Mirtle had an awesome article in yesterday’s Globe and Mail on the rise of maritime hockey in the QMJHL.

Gerard Gallant on the rise of hockey on the east coast:

“It definitely translates into more kids playing in the NHL,” he said. “There’s more kids playing in the Quebec league than ever before and a lot of them are good hockey players and getting an opportunity.

THE STORY OF ROSZELL
Today’s must read comes from Chatham Daily News as they tell the story of how Tim Roszell became the voice of the Saint John Sea Dogs.

"For me, this will be my Stanley Cup," said Roszell about today’s game.

IVAN COURT IN DA HOUSE
Saint John Mayor Ivan Court will be taking in tomorrow’s game at the Hershey Centre, reports News 88.9.

From News 88.9’s website:

Ivan Court has received an invitation to attend the game from Mississauga's long serving mayor Hazel McCallion.

Court tells us he's not going to miss the event. " I will be sitting right in Mississauga, right in the arena and probably get a chance to say hello to the people back at Harbour Station", says Court. " I think it's that important this is another historic moment for Saint John".

TSN FEATURE
TSN had a great feature on Jonathan Huberdeau that aired last week. You can check it out by clicking HERE.

HEAD SHOTS
From SeaDogsTV, the Sea Dogs getting their head shots for Rogers Sportsnet.





JURCO AND BEAULIEU
NHL.com feature with Tomas Jurco and Nathan Beaulieu.



GALIEV ARTICLES
Our fiends at Russian Machine Never Breaks have a couple of Russian articles on Stanislav Galiev translated into English over on their site.

When asked about not making the Russian world junior team, Galiev said:

"Probably because the team had a core of players that played together on various tournaments. But I was very happy for my future Washington teammates, who were among the best players of the tournament: Kuznetsov and Orlov. Both are great players with a bright future."

Despite slipping in draft and not making the world junior team, many scouts have noted on Twitter that Galiev has really stepped it up a notch in the playoffs and Memorial Cup.

ABOUT FREDERICTON
The QMJHL probably isn’t coming to Fredericton any time soon, but Sea Dogs president Wayne Long would certainly be happy if the city did get a team. From Buzzing The Net:

"We would love it if there was a QMJHL team in Fredericton," Long said. "That would be a dream come true for the Saint John Sea Dogs. You look at the rivalry that there is between the two cities. When they had the Fredericton Canadiens in the AHL and the Saint John Flames were here, it was just electric."

There have been some suggestions that the Lewiston Maineiacs may move to Freddy Beach. But, it’s all speculation and guesses. It’s not like there are a lot of places to move a team these days.

BRAGGING RIGHTS
If you haven’t heard, three coaches in Sunday’s final are from Prince Edward Island. The Toronto Star has more on that storyline.

REDEMPTION
If you haven’t heard, Jacob DeSerres gets his last shot at the Memorial Cup this season after getting blasted 9-1 in last year’s championship against the Windsor Spitfires. The Canadian Press has more on that storyline.