Pre-Season Game Day 4: at Bathurst

BATHURST - The Saint John Sea Dogs and Acadie-Bathurst Titan are back in pre-season action tonight.

The Sea Dogs fell 4-1 to the Titan last night in Fredericton. Bathurst dressed a handful of veteran players while Saint John had a lineup filled with inexperience. We'll see how the two rosters compare this evening.

With veterans set to report to Sea Dogs camp in early September, this week is the final chance for several younger players to show they can make an impact. Saint John plays pre-season games tonight, Friday in Dartmouth and then won't be in action again until Sept. 9.

Tonight's game was originally set to be held in Lameque, NB but will now be played at the KC Irving Regional Centre instead. Game time is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/YouTube

Pre-Season Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-0-0 this pre-season while the Titan are 2-0-0-0.

2021-22 records: The Sea Dogs finished with a record of 47-17-1-3 for 98 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/third QMJHL) while the Titan went 40-22-3-3 for 86 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/sixth QMJHL). Saint John was eliminated in the opening round of the QMJHL playoffs and went on to win the Memorial Cup as the host team. The Titan were eliminated in the second round.

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Titan met last night at the Aitken Centre with Bathurst earning a 4-1 win. Louis Dumais scored Saint John's lone goal. Emile Perron, Philippe Collette, Jacob Melanson and Cole Larkin scored for Bathurst. Ventsislav Shingarov allowed two goals on 28 shots in nearly 40 minutes of action in the loss. Olivier Brideau allowed two goals on 10 shots in just over 23 minutes of play. The Titan's Joshua Fleming stopped all 13 shots he faced in 40 minutes of play. Jack Howatt allowed a goal on 11 shots in the third period.

2022 pre-season head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Titan this pre-season while Bathurst is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs went 5-2-1-1 against the Titan last season while Bathurst went 4-4-0-1 against Saint John.

Last meeting: See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: Head coach and general manager Gordie Dwyer.

Random stat: Cole Burbidge, Louis Dumais and Danny Akkouche each have two goals this pre-season.

Notes: Saint John's current training camp roster can be found here... Bathurst's current training camp roster can be found here... Cole Burbidge, Louis Dumais, Reid Calder and Eliott Simard each have a Sea Dogs high three points... Blake Pilgrim-Edwards has a Bathurst high three points... the Sea Dogs and Titan meet again on Sept. 11 and Sept. 18 to close out pre-season play.

Out of town:

Moncton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT

Cape Breton at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT

Chicoutimi at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EDT

Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EDT

Québec at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT

Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT

Victoriaville at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT

Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Dartmouth to face the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday at 7 p.m.