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Saint John Sea Dogs vs Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Tonight, September 28, 2011 at 8pm
Centre d’excellence Sports Rousseau
BOISBRIAND – The Memorial Cup champions begin their first
Quebec road trip of the season tonight against their expansion cousins.
The Saint John Sea Dogs visit the Blainville-Boisbriand
Armada this evening at 8pm at the Centre d’excellence Sports Rousseau. The Montreal
Junior, who entered the league along with the Sea Dogs as the St. John’s Fog
Devils in 2005-06, moved to Boisbraind in the off-season to become the Armada.
The team name apparently means “force, cohesion, unity,
and the pooling of forces....like a fleet of ships entering combat.” It does
not stand for the Nissan car brand (pictured).
Over the summer, the Armada unveiled some interesting yet
stylish jerseys. They made the bold move to go with black and white rather than
colour. The Gatineau Olympiques and Los Angeles Kings are both currently
wearing a similar style of sweater.
As for on the ice, Boisbriand has been struggling of
late. After winning their first three games by a combined score of 14-3, the
Armada are losers of four straight and have been outscored 21-7.
Boisbriand enters play tonight in fourth place in the
Telus West Division and 11th overall in the Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League standings.
The Sea Dogs enter play today with a 3-3 record and
winners of three straight. After a rough start, Saint John has turned
things around thanks to the return of National Hockey League campers.
This is the first game of a three-game road trek for Saint John. The Sea Dogs are still winless on the road this year.
This is the first game of a three-game road trek for Saint John. The Sea Dogs are still winless on the road this year.
NOTES: The Sea Dogs enter play tonight as winners of
three straight. They have outscored their opposition 16-9 over their last trio
of contests… Danick Gauthier still leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with five goals
and two assists for seven points… Gauthier’s five goals are a team high.
Stanislav Galiev and Oliver Cooper each have three markers each… Scott Oke
leads the team in assists with four. Aidan Kelly, Tyrone Sock and Spencer
MacDonald each have three… Gauthier is a team best +6 while Galiev is a +5
since his return… Jason Seed is a Sea Dog worst -8. He has played in all six
games… MacDonald still leads the squad in penalty minutes with 13… Saint John’s
power play is running at 15.8% which is good for 14th in the circuit…
the Sea Dogs’ penalty kill is ranked second worst in the league with a rating
of 67.9%... Gauthier is tied for the league lead in insurance goals with two.
IN NET: Mathieu Corbeil has started the last two games
for Saint John after returning from Columbus Blue Jackets training camp. He is
2-0 with a 2.88 goals against average and a 0.906 save percentage.
Charlie Millen and Sebastien Auger have both seen action
in the Sea Dogs net this season as well.
WELCOME BACK: The Sea Dogs welcomed back several players
over the weekend after they had been assigned to junior by their NHL clubs. Zack
Phillips, Pierre Durepos, and Stanislav Galiev all played last weekend.
Stephen MacAulay, Ryan Tesink, Nathan Beaulieu, and Tomas
Jurco have all been assigned back to Saint John as well and should see action
on this road trip.
STILL GONE: Jonathan Huberdeau is the lone Sea Dog
remaining at an NHL training camp and it certainly doesn’t look like he’ll be
coming back in the immediate future. He is still playing well at Florida
Panthers camp and could start the year – or even stick – in the NHL.
“We spoke [with agent] briefly on Monday,” said Panthers
general manager Dale Tallon to George Richards of the Miami Herald. “We're
really going to wait until Friday. If he makes our team, we're going to try and
get something done.''
ROAD TRIPPING: This is the first big road swing for the
Sea Dogs this season. They play the Armada tonight, have tomorrow off, visit
the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Friday night and the Victoriaville Tigres on
Saturday.
LAST GAME: Saint John is coming off a 6-2 victory over
the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday at Harbour Station. Stanislav Galiev and
Danick Gauthier each had a pair of goals while Zack Phillips and Oliver Cooper
each scored singles. Mathieu Corbeil made 26 saves in the game.
NOTES: There is a guy in the QMJHL named Christopher
Clapperton who just so happens to lead the Armada in scoring. He has two goals
and five assists for seven points in seven games… Dylan Anderson, Alexandre
Lemieux, and Cedrick Paquette each have an Armada leading three goals this year…
Jess Tanguy has a team high six assists. Clapperton is second with five…
Clapperton is also a team high +4… Toliver Bergeron is a team worst -3… three
players have a team high 13 penalty minutes… the Armada’s power play is ranked
15th in the league with a rating of 15.6%... their penalty kill is
ranked 12th in the league and is running at 71.4%... Dylan Anderson
is tied for second in game winning goals in the league with two… Clapperton’s
seven points place him sixth in rookie scoring... former Lewiston Maineiacs
(RIP) head coach JF Houle is currently the Armada’s head coach… according toNord Info, Ilya Nikolaev may be suffering from a concussion. He did not play on
Saturday.
IN NET: The Armada’s No. 1 netminder, Etienne Marcoux,
has been out since the Aramda’s home opener when he hurt his shoulder making an
unreal save.
Jean-Christophe Plouffe and William Racicot are the other
two ‘tenders on the Armada’s roster. Racicot has seen the most action and has a
0-3-0-0 record to go along with a 3.66 goals against average and a 0.857 save
percentage.
HERTZBERG: According to TVA Sports, Viktor Hertzberg is expected
to join the Armada for tonight’s game. He has not played a match yet this
season.
He recorded 24 goals and 32 assists in 48 games last
year.
LAST GAME: The Armada are coming off a 6-0 loss the
Drummodville Voltigeurs on Saturday. Jean-Christophe Plouffe allowed four goals
on 14 shots while William Racicot let in two on 14 shots.
Best Armada Video We Could Find On YouTube: Here is what
the Armada’s inaugural home game looked like in hyper speed.
P.E.I. at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Victoriaville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
THE RINK
Venue: Centre d’excellence Sports Rousseau
Capacity: 3,100
Average Attendance: 3,034
MEDIA GUIDE
Radio (Sea Dogs): News 88.9 FM
Live Web Feed: Telus
Television: None
Post-Game Coverage: Station Nation, Nord Info
Live Coverage: Follow Station Nation on Twitter (www.twitter.com/station_nation) for live in game coverage. All tweets will also appear in the SN Live Blog that is posted on this site.
UP NEXT
Live Web Feed: Telus
Television: None
Post-Game Coverage: Station Nation, Nord Info
Live Coverage: Follow Station Nation on Twitter (www.twitter.com/station_nation) for live in game coverage. All tweets will also appear in the SN Live Blog that is posted on this site.
UP NEXT
The Sea Dogs visit the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Friday
night 8pm for the second game of their road trip through Quebec.
Photo Credits: Nissan, Marc Henwood/Station Nation, Google
Photo Credits: Nissan, Marc Henwood/Station Nation, Google
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