Sea Dogs Notebook

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GALIEV

Got news for you: Stanislav Galiev is a winner.

As Russian Machine Never Breaks breaks down, Galiev has now won league championships in each of his past three seasons thanks to back-to-back QMJHL titles with Saint John and an ECHL title with the Reading Royals this season.

Galiev also won a USHL title with the Indiana Ice in 2009 before joining the Sea Dogs and came within two wins of a 2010 QMJHL Championship.

The Russian forward, playing in his first pro season, only played in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Final due to injury.

“It’s something special for me because the coach trusts me,” he told The Sports Lair. It’s a Game 5. I was a little injured and wasn’t 100-percent. My foot still hurts a little bit, but it was nice to forget everything out there and help my team get the Cup.”

Galiev had 23 goals and 24 assists in 64 regular season ECHL games and added four goals and seven assists in 10 post-season contests.

Thanks to Emily B. from Japers’ Rink for the link.

CAPITALS

This news came out of nowhere.

The Summerside Journal Pioneer reports that the MHL’s Summerside Western Capitals might be moving. This comes just a couple weeks after hosting the RBC Cup.

The newspaper reports that the team has “given notice to the league that the team is now in the process of seeking another venue for the 2013-2014 junior A hockey season. The reason behind the move is a breakdown in negotiations between the city and management and owners of the team.”

The Caps have had plenty of Sea Dogs connections over the years.

HUBERDEAU

Who did Jonathan Huberdeau think would win the Memorial Cup?

"I'm sure Halifax can win that game,” Huberdeau told CBC before the Memorial Cup final. “I mean they’re confident, they’ve had a lot of days off so I mean they’re going to be ready for it. [With] the Sea Dogs, we did that too the first year, we had four days off before the final and we’ve played good so I in them to do the same thing in Saskatoon.”

EXTINCTION

This is weird.

Saint John’s first ever regular season opponent? The St. John’s Fog Devils.

Saint John’s first ever playoff opponent? The PEI Rocket.

Saint John’s first ever Memorial Cup opponent? The Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors.

None of these teams exist anymore. Times they are a changing, man.