Our recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs took on the PEI Rocket
on Friday as the Dogs held their annual Pink in the Rink game. 4,018 fans
crowded into Harbour Station to cheer on their team as well as help raise some
money for Breast Cancer Research.
The Telegraph-Journal’s recap (paywall). Kevin Gagne
scored at 2:44 of overtime to lift the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 4-3 win over
the P.E.I. Rocket in front of 4,018 fans Friday night at Harbour Station in
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
News 88.9’s recap. Featuring Tim Roszell goal calls.
The Guardian’s recap. It’s the Telegraph-Journal’s recap!
SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. The Saint John Sea Dogs
defeated the Prince Edward Island Rocket 4-3 in overtime at Harbour Station for
Pink-in-the-Rink night in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday night.
The 4,018 fans in attendance saw the Sea Dogs raffle off the game-worn jerseys
in support of Breast Cancer research.
PEIRocket.com’s recap. The PEI Rocket battled back from
2-0 and 3-1 deficits in the third period to force the game into overtime where
they fell 4-3.
MISSING IN ACTION: The Sea Dogs were without Ryan Kelly,
Benjamin Hade, Matthew Highmore, Spencer Smallman, Ryan Tesink, Pierre Durepos,
and Mackenzie Brown on Friday night.
Tesink served the first game of the two-game suspension
he received for cross-checking last Saturday in Baie-Comeau.
PEPIN: Rocket star rookie Alexis Pepin was givin a game
misconduct and a five-minute penalty for checking to the head at 3:10 of the
second. The Sea Dogs had some good on pressure on and finally beat Bibeau at
7:48 as Stephen MacAulay scored.
MacAULAY: Stephen MacAulay now has seven goals on the
season – and all seven have come on the power play. His seven man advantage
goals place him second in the league. Rouyn-Noranda’s Jean-Sebastien Dea has a
league high eight.
IZACKY: Jakub Izacky scored on a breakaway in the second
period, giving Saint John a 2-0 lead at the time. Izacky has now scored in
three straight games. Overall, he has three goals and two assists in 12 games.
CAMERON: Sea Dogs forward Jason Cameron was given a five
minute penalty and game misconduct for checking to the head at 9:23. The Sea
Dogs would kill that one off.
CURRIE: Josh Currie scored twice and added an assist last
night as he continues to tear up the league. Currie now has 17 goals and 12
assists in 15 games for a league best 29 points.
EXTRA TIME: Last night’s game saw the Sea Dogs head into
extra time for the fourth time this season. They have won all four of those
games – two in overtime and two in a shootout.
REGULATION: The Dogs still haven’t won a game in
regulation time this month. They have three wins this month with two of them
coming in a shootout and one in overtime. Their last regulation win came on
September 30 in Moncton.
RECORD: The Sea Dogs are back at .500 with a 7-7-0-0
record. They sit fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 14th
overall in the league.
PINK JERSEYS: It was Pink in the Rink night at Harbour
Station so the Sea Dogs were decked out in pink sweaters. This season, the team
modified their new third jerseys. They looked quite sharp. Sea Dogs equipment
manager David Kelly has a bunch of photos on his Twitter page.
NOTES: Former Sea Dogs head coach Gerard Gallant was at
the game… some people from Fox Sports Florida were in the house to watch
Jonathan Huberdeau… Josh Currie had eight shots for PEI… Currie was also a +2…
Kevin Gagne had seven shots... Sea Dogs went 2/5 on the power play... Saint John has a 5-0-0-0 record when out shooting their opponent this season.
HIGHLIGHTS: Courtesy of SeaDogsTV.
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs take on the Chicoutimi Sagueneens
on Sunday afternoon at Harbour Station. Puck drop is scheduled for 3pm.
Photo via David Kelly's Twitter
Photo via David Kelly's Twitter
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