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As the below video shows, Zachary Alchorn of the Fredericton Red Wings and Brandon Milson of the Miramichi Timberwolves got into a fight in the tunnel that leads to the dressing rooms.
good thing that yellow bar was there.
— hockeyfights (@hockeyfights) October 31, 2021
Shoutout i/mason_beck6 for sending us this one. pic.twitter.com/213wrAejmv
The video has been shared widely on social media, appearing on HockeyFights.com's channels as well as Spittin' Chiclets.
On Monday the MHL announced that both players had been "suspended indefinitely pending hearing." The incident occurred on Friday night during the Timberwolves' 12-4 victory over the Red Wings at the Miramichi Civic Centre.
Alchorn, 20, appeared in 16 regular season games and six playoff contests with Saint John last season. Milson, 19, played in one pre-season game with the Sea Dogs this year and received a three-game suspension for a staged fight against Moncton's Francis Langlois and for being a repeat offender.
BOURQUE HURT
The Shawinigan Cataractes have received some bad news.
According to Steve Turcotte, Cataractes captain Mavrik Bourque will be sidelined for two months, which may also be bad news for Canada's world junior team.
Mauvaise nouvelle pour Mavrik Bourque, sa blessure subie à Blainville jeudi est plus sérieuse qu'anticipée. Devra s'absenter pour deux mois. Ça compromet sa potentielle participation au championnat du monde junior. #cataractes
— steve turcotte (@steveturcotte) November 1, 2021
Bourque, a first-round pick of the Dallas Stars in the 2020 NHL Draft, has three goals and nine assists in eight games with Shawinigan this season.
The Sea Dogs are in Shawinigan this Friday. The two meet again a week later in Saint John.
YEARLY GWG
Ryan Francis scored the game-winner in Sunday's 4-3 Sea Dogs victory over the Mooseheads, which apparently meets his per-season target.
#QMJHL #LHJMQ HAL/SNB: Welcome back to @SJSeaDogs Ryan Francis who returns with a 2-point contest and the eventual game winning goal. Picked up exactly one GWG in all five years he's participated in the circuit. 18 games as Sea Dog, 11 multipoint affairs.
— Geoffrey Brandow (@GeoffreyBrandow) November 1, 2021
Probably a good chance he nets more than one this season.
POWER RANKINGS
RDS' monthly power rankings have the Sea Dogs ranked 10th after one month of action. They were also the fourth ranked Maritimes Division team behind Charlottetown, Bathurst and Halifax.
The Sea Dogs currently sit 15th in the league's overall standings with a 5-5-0-2 record for 12 points. They are just five points back of third-place Charlottetown.
RDS' rankings also highlight how difficult Saint John's upcoming road trip will be. Quebec (first), Shawinigan (second) and Drummondville (ninth) were all ranked ahead of the Sea Dogs.
EXPOSURE NOTICE
Less than ideal.
TEA TIME
The QMJHL's six Maritimes Division teams have announced a new partnership with King Cole Tea, which will see packs of hockey cards included in specially marked boxes.
From a news release:
6 players and 1 mascot from each team will be featured for a Collector Set of 42 cards. As an added twist, lucky fans may find a Limited Edition, numbered Signature Card. The Limited Edition Signature Card set features 120 Bronze, 80 Silver and 40 Gold autographed cards per player. In total, 495,000 2021-2022 King Cole QMJHL Hockey Cards are available in specially marked boxes of King Cole Orange Pekoe (60 count) and King Cole Decaffeinated (120 count) while supplies last.
OTHER THINGS
- Corey Pronman of The Athletic tweets that there is still hope for a CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in February. The 2020 Top Prospects Game was the last event the CHL held.
- Ryan Francis got out of the heat just in time: Stockton's game on Sunday against the San Jose Barracuda was postponed due to the Sharks having to recall a bunch of AHLers for COVID reasons.
- The Barracuda have since called up some help from the ECHL. One of those players: former Sea Dogs goaltender Zachary Emond. The 21-year-old is 2-1 with a 3.72 GAA and .881 SV% with the Orlando Solar Bears this year.
- The Heat had just 1,074 fans attend their last home game. The team played all of last season in Calgary.
- The Sea Dogs, Moncton Wildcats, Charlottetown Islanders and Cape Breton Eagles are all in Quebec this week.
- Wednesday's Islanders game in Drummondville is free to watch on CHL TV.
What about Joe Veleno being called up by Detroit for the Saturday game against the Leafs and the Tuesday game against the Canadiens. Joe got a goal and an assist against the Leafs and no one showed up against the Canadiens on Tuesday.
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