As National Hockey League teams begin to trim their
training camp rosters, junior players are beginning to trickle back to their
clubs.
Earlier today, the Washington Capitals assigned forward Stanislav Galiev back to Saint John. Goaltender Mathieu Corbeil and defenseman
Pierre Durepos will be back soon as well.
The Columbus Blue Jackets cut Corbeil earlier today. He
joins Chicoutimi’s Lucas Sedlak and Shawinigan’s Michael Chaput as Quebec Major
Junior Hockey League players cut from Jackets camp today. Former Sea Dogs captain Mike Thomas was assigned to AHL Springfield.
With the Sea Dogs last year, Corbeil had a 13-1-1 record
to go along with a 2.17 goals against average and a 0.908 save percentage. With
Jacob DeSerres now gone, Corbeil will take over as the No. 1 goaltender.
Corbeil played well last season when he joined Saint John mid-season but was also shaky at times. He’ll be looking to prove some doubters wrong this year.
“One way or another, Corbeil is going to be a story
this season,” writes Rogers Sportsnet’s Patrick King in his QMJHL season preview. “No player has bigger shoes to fill than the new Sea Dogs' starter
after the graduation of De Serres. If he can play well and steady the ship, he
can deliver another championship in Saint John. If he rocks the boat, the Sea
Dogs may look for another goalie.”
Sebastien Auger and Charlie Millen have split the
goaltending duties in Saint John so far this season.
Along with the goaltending, the defense will also be
getting an upgrade. According to the official Twitter of Pierre Durepos, Pierre
Durepos will be back soon.
Durepos has been in Los Angeles attending Kings rookie and the Drew Doughty contract negotiation party training camp.
“Going to watch the game against Phoenix tonight at
Staples Center,” he tweeted. “Back to Saint John tomorrow night!”
The Shediac native had three goals and 27 assists in
68 games last season. These four contests he has missed due to Kings camp are the
first games he has not played in since joining the Sea Dogs.
Zack Phillips (Minnesota), Stephen MacAulay (St.
Louis), Ryan Tesink (St. Louis), Nathan Beaulieu (Montreal), Jonathan Huberdeau
(Florida) and Tomas Jurco (Detroit) are still away at NHL camps.
Photo Credit: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
Photo Credit: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
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