According to the Telegraph-Journal (paywall) on Monday, the Sea Dogs signed a five-year lease agreement with
Harbour Station that will through the 2019-20 season.
Sea Dogs president Wayne Long said the new
agreement features some changes behind the scenes that will help the team
financially. Fans shouldn’t expect to notice any changes during their game day
experience, though.
“I won’t lie to you, it’s very tight
financially for us to operate here given the amount of fans we’re currently
drawing, so we needed to have a lease that we could live with that would make
the operation viable,” Long told the T-J.
Next year will be the Sea Dogs’ 11th
season in the city. The Saint John Flames lasted 10 seasons.
ZBORIL AN ALL-STAR
Sea Dogs defenseman Jakub Zboril was
named to the QMJHL’s rookie all-star team at the annual Golden Puck Awards last
night.
Zboril joined Shawinigan’s Samuel Girard
as d-men on the team. Sherbrooke goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick also made the team
while Cape Breton’s Evgeny Svechnikov, Quebec’s Dmytro Timashov and Charlottetown’s
Filip Chlapik were the forwards.
Halifax’s Timo Meier was named the top
professional prospect.
The full results can be found on the QMJHL website.
TOP D-MEN
The Hockey Writers took a look at the top 15 defensemen eligible for this year’s NHL Draft.
At No. 5 was Jakub Zboril. “He is great
at transitioning the puck, and has an extremely accurate and fairly hard shot
that he uses 5 on 5, on the power play and even shorthanded,” writes Devin
Slawson. “He is not at all afraid to lay the body and is very smart on the ice.”
Thomas Chabot was ranked seventh. “He’s
noticeably still learning the game which means he could still progress and
become a top prospect,” writes Slawson.
Jakub Zboril has been named Future
Consideration’s Crash Conditioning draft eligible defenseman of the month for
March.
“Zboril has been a welcome addition to
for the Sea Dogs lineup, contributing in all zones and giving his team a real
boost,” Future Considerations scouting director Dan Stewart said. “Zboril plays
a complete game that is reliant on his smooth skating, high-end senses and
powerful shot to contribute.”
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Stanislav Galiev became the 11th
Sea Dog to play in the NHL when he made his debut with the Washington Capitals
last night.
.@Galixon_97 is the
11th player in @SJSeaDogs history
to play an #NHL
game! Sauve, Despres, Gelinas, Hoffman, Jurco,
Huberdeau,....(cont'd)
— Tim Roszell (@TimGRoszell)
April
9, 2015
....Grant,
Gallant, Coyle, Beaulieu are the others. @SJSeaDogs @SeaDogsAlumni
@washcaps
—
Tim Roszell (@TimGRoszell) April
9, 2015
FROZEN FOUR BEGINS
The NCAA’s Frozen Four begins today in
Boston with two semifinals. Providence takes on Nebraska-Omaha at 6 p.m.
and then Boston University faces North Dakota at 9:30 p.m. Both games can be
seen on TSN2.
Boston University, of course, features Sea
Dogs draft pick Jack Eichel. Although it’s extremely unlikely Eichel will ever
play for the Dogs, we’ll continue to write about him because we don’t have a
lot to write about these days. So... sorry.
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