Alumdate: Ex-Dogs in the QMJHL

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It's been quite a start for Dawson Stairs with his new team.

After scoring just three times in 13 games with the Saint John Sea Dogs during the "first half" of the season, Stairs has recorded goals in seven of the 10 games he has appeared in with the Cape Breton Eagles. The Fredericton native has eight goals and six assists with the Eagles.

“I’ve been happy with my start,” Stairs told the Cape Breton Post on Feb. 25.

“Coming here, I realized everyone works hard and that’s the main focus for the team and I feel like I’ve bought into it and everything is turning out well.”

The Eagles have struggled with injuries over the past few weeks and getting a break due to COVID-19 restrictions in Halifax and PEI may have been a blessing. Cape Breton is 11-15-1-0 and sit last in the Maritimes Division based on points percentage.

Cape Breton, along with the Mooseheads and Islanders, resumes play this week.

The Sea Dogs traded Stairs to the Eagles in the deal that saw Ryan Francis come back the other way. Francis, who had six goals and 15 assists in 15 games with Cape Breton before being traded, is set to make his Saint John debut this week.

Here's an update on how all former Sea Dogs playing in the QMJHL are performing.

Player	Team	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
Joshua Roy	SNB SHE	31	18	13	31
Nathan Larose	CAP	24	15	11	26
Dawson Stairs	SNB CAP	23	11	11	22
Isiah Campbell	DRU SHA	23	9	7	16
Alex Drover	SNB RIM	31	7	9	16
Maxim Cajkovic	VDO	6	2	4	6
Connor Richard	MON	13	1	1	2

Maxim Cajkovic (pictured) and the Val-d'Or Foreurs are now 23-3-2-2. Cajkovic now has two goals and four assists in six games played with his new club.

Creed Jones, meanwhile, picked up his first win since his return to the Rimouski Oceanic last week, making 30 stops in a 2-1 upset win over the Foreurs. Jones is now 1-5 with Rimouski this season to go along with a 3.30 goals against average and a .871 save percentage.

While all six Maritimes Division clubs will be in action this week, the Quebec teams will take a breather. The sixth-round of protected environments will take place March 19-25 in Sherbrooke, Drummondville, Victoriaville and Val-d'Or.