Third time a charm for Team QMJHL?

SAINT JOHN - Team QMJHL will be looking for their first ever win on TD Station ice on Monday night.

Saint John will be hosting the CIBC Canada Russia Series for a third time tomorrow night with puck dropped scheduled for 8 p.m. The Russians have won both of the previous games held at TD Station - and Team QMJHL will look to change that this year.

In 2008, Alex Grant, Yann Sauve, Steven Anthony and future Sea Dog Mike Hoffman fell 4-3 to the Russians. Grant was named Team QMJHL's player of the game. Then in 2010, Zack Phillip, Jonathan Huberdeau, Nathan Beaulieu and future Sea Dogs Eric Gelinas and Charles-Olivier Roussel lost 5-4 to Stanislav Galiev and the Russian squad.

There will be just one Sea Dog on the ice tomorrow - defenseman Jeremie Poirier. Sea Dogs head coach Josh Dixon will act as an assistant coach under Dale Hunter, the head coach of Canada's world junior team this year.

Saint John hosted the opening game of the series in 2010 as well. Game 2 will be held in Moncton - the first CHL event to take place at the Avenir Centre.

Team QMJHL is 17-11-1-3 all-time in the series.