This evening's pre-season contest against the Halifax Mooseheads will be Saint John's last until Sept. 9, making this an important game for many players. The Sea Dogs will presumably make a large number of cuts between now and the club's next exhibition contest, a game that will feature some of the team's returning, veteran players.
The Sea Dogs had a strong first couple games, defeating a young Moncton Wildcats lineup. They've struggled the past two games against an older Acadie-Bathurst Titan squad that had some QMJHL experience sprinkled in.
Game time tonight at Dartmouth's RBC Centre is 7 p.m.
TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/YouTube
Pre-Season Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-2-0-0 this pre-season while the Mooseheads are 1-1-0-0.
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 Mooseheads went 38-28-1-1 for 78 points (fourth Maritimes/fifth Eastern/eighth 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 Mooseheads were eliminated in the first round.
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-2 loss in Bathurst on Wednesday. Nico Laforge and Chad Bellemare scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 27 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 4-3 win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Wednesday in Dartmouth. Logan Crosby, Evan Boucher, Reece Peitzsche and Stephen Davis all scored for Halifax. Jack Milner allowed two goals on 15 shots in the first half of the game. Brady James allowed a goal on 16 shots in the second half.
2022 pre-season head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the pre-season between the Sea Dogs and Mooseheads.
2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 6-2-0-0 against the Mooseheads last season while Halifax went 2-5-1-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: March 30 in Halifax where the Sea Dogs defeated the Mooseheads 6-4. Philippe Daoust scored a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Olivier Picard, Vincent Sevigny, William Dufour and Nathan Drapeau. Zachary Beauregard, James Swan, Elliot Desnoyers and Bobby Orr had Halifax goals. Thomas Couture made 26 saves in the win. Brady James made 29 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.
Random stat: Saint John's power play is 3/15 this pre-season. Halifax has killed off all five power plays they've allowed.
Notes: Saint John's current training camp roster can be found here... Halifax's current training camp roster can be found here... several Sea Dogs are tied for the team's pre-season scoring lead with three points... Cole Burbidge and Louis Dumais each have a team high two goals... Evan Boucher, Logan Crosby and Jake Furlong each have a Mooseheads high two points... the Sea Dogs have served a league high 60 penalty minutes this pre-season.
Out of town:
Shawinigan at Baie-Comeau - 6:00 PM EDTCharlottetown at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT
Drummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Québec at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs and Mooseheads meet again on Sept. 9 at Fredericton's Aitken Centre.
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