Report: Sea Dogs to acquire Emond

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The Saint John Sea Dogs will reportedly acquire yet another overage goaltender.

According to Stephane Leroux of RDS, the Sea Dogs are set to acquire 20-year-old netminder Zachary Emond from the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in exchange for a couple draft picks.

On confirmera plus tard aujourd’hui la transaction suivante :

Les #SeaDogs font l’acquisition du gardien de 20 ans Zachary Emond - un espoir des @SanJoseSharks - en retour d’un choix de 6e ronde en 2022 et de 4e ronde en 2023.#LHJMQ

— Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) January 21, 2021

Emond, a sixth-round pick of the San Jose Sharks in the 2018 NHL Draft, is 3-4-2-1 this season with a 3.57 goals against average and a .886 save percentage. He's posted a 63-49 record to go along with a 2.86 GAA and .908 SV% in 116 career QMJHL games.

Emond's best season came in 2018-19 when he was Samuel Harvey's backup en route to the Huskies winning both the President Cup and Memorial Cup. He posted a 24-1 record with 1.73 GAA and a .932 SV% that season.

The deal marks the fourth time the Sea Dogs have acquired a 20-year-old goaltender over the past year. Previously they've made deals to pick up Carmine-Anthony Pagliarulo, Daniel Moody and Creed Jones.

Emond will presumably replace Jones and join Noah Patenaude as Saint John's goalie tandem. Jones has struggled during his time with the Sea Dogs, posting a 1-4 record with a 4.36 GAA and .872 SV%.

The QMJHL's trading period ends on Monday at 1 p.m. Atlantic.