The Sea Dogs acquired forward Alex Drover from the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in exchange for defenseman Nathan Larose and a 2020 third-round draft pick.
Drover, 16, was the 10th overall pick in June's QMJHL Entry Draft. He's appeared in 26 games with the Screaming Eagles this season, recording three goals and eight assists.
“We are thrilled to welcome Alex to the Sea Dogs,” said Sea Dogs president and general manager Trevor Georgie in a news release. “Alex is a goal scorer with lots of offensive upside and will be a nice compliment to the young core that we already have in place. He is another young player who will develop and grow with our rookie class as we continue to put the pieces together for a future Memorial Cup team.”
Word of the deal began on Saturday night with the Screaming Eagles in town. Neither Larose nor Drover played in the game.
The Sea Dogs continue to stockpile high end 2002-born players with the move. Jeremie Poirier, William Villeneuve, Josh Lawrence and Brady Burns are already regulars while Dawson Stairs has appeared in several games as an affiliate. The Dogs are already over the underage player limit, so it's unclear what exactly is going to happen here..@SJSeaDogs trade Nathan Larose and 3rd pick to @CBSEHockey for Alex Drover. Here is his reaction. #QMJHL #SportsandMoore pic.twitter.com/WV02JyWKv4— John Moore (@rinkrant) December 16, 2018
Drover, a Port-aux-Basques, NL native, played the 2017-18 season with the Halifax McDonald’s of the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League where he recorded 27 goals and 30 assists, earning the league’s Rookie of the Year honour.
Larose, 18, was in his second season with the Sea Dogs. In 26 games he had two goals and six assists.
The QMJHL's trading period closes on Jan. 6.
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