Camp roster, schedule announced

SAINT JOHN - Saint John Sea Dogs training camp will begin Tuesday morning at Harbour Station.

The Sea Dogs announced their camp roster and schedule this afternoon.

The roster features one goaltender, eight defencemen and 13 forwards. The list of players who are moving on from rookie camp, which took place last week and ended on Sunday at the Moncton Rookie Challenge, will be announced soon.

Here is the roster:

Highlighting the list is top 2018 NHL Draft prospect Joe Veleno, Boston Bruins draft pick Cedric Pare, returning netminder Alex D'Orio, and the team's new imports - Ostap Safin and Radim Salda.

Free agents from outside the region include Samuel Duchesne, Kevin Gursoy, Bennett Lawrick, and Brock Perry. Perry spent last season with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

Overage players include defencemen Alex Bernier, Chase Stewart and Bailey Webster along with forwards Cole Reginato and Kyle Ward. Defenceman David Comeau was not included on the roster.

On-ice sessions of Sea Dogs training camp begin on Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. with a scrimmage. Another scrimmage will take place at 2 p.m. The full schedule for this week can be found here.

Saint John plays their first preseason game on Wednesday at Harbour Station against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

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