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Here's something you don't see everyday: new Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau, alongside JoJo Mason, presented an award at Sunday night's Canadian Country Music Awards show at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Surprise! @JonnyHuby11 took the stage tonight at #CCMA22 with @jojomasonmusic to announce the Group/Duo of the year. 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/58KAB2WzzJ
— Scotiabank Saddledome (@cgysaddledome) September 12, 2022
While I have not watched every CCMA awards show since 2005, I am confident in saying Huberdeau becomes the first Saint John Sea Dogs alumnus to present an award at the event.👋 @JonnyHuby11!
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) September 12, 2022
He took the stage with JoJo Mason at the @CCMAofficial Awards at the ‘Dome! pic.twitter.com/IaQDXMBF8w
ONE MORE TO GO
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's pre-season is finally inching close to the finish line.
The Sea Dogs will play on the pre-season's final day of action, taking on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Lameque, NB. Puck drop is at 4 p.m. and the game is supposed to be streamed for free on CHL TV.
The Sea Dogs are 1-2-0-0 against the Titan this pre-season, earning a wild 8-6 win on Sunday afternoon in Fredericton. That game got chippy at times, so this Sunday's contest could have an edge to it.
Sunday's game will be the second of four straight meetings between the Sea Dogs and Titan.
LEADERS
Following Sunday's eight-goal output by the Sea Dogs, 20-year-old Brady Burns has taken over the team's pre-season point lead with two goals and four assists for six points in just two games.
Cole Burbidge, Marshall Lessard (who has also played in just two games) and Alexis Cournoyer are all tied for second in team scoring with five points each.
Burbidge continues to lead Saint John in goals with three while Cournoyer has a team high five assists.
FREDERICTON ATTENDANCE
The Sea Dogs had an average of 975 fans per game for their four "home" matches at Fredericton's Aitken Centre this year. That's down from the 1,228 fans per game the Sea Dogs had for three contests last year.
2022 AttendanceThursday, Aug. 18 vs Moncton: 949Tuesday, Aug. 23 vs Bathurst: 817Friday, Sept. 9 vs Halifax: 1,159Sunday, Sept. 11 vs Bathurst: 9732021 AttendanceThursday, Aug. 19 vs Moncton: 1,173Wednesday, Aug. 25 vs Charlottetown: 1,197Saturday, Sept. 18 vs Bathurst: 1,314
Saint John's lone pre-season game at the Aitken Centre in 2019 had an announced attendance of 2,087.
SEASON PREVIEW
The Sea Dogs have shared another season preview video, this one featuring forward Cam MacDonald and assistant coach Mark Lee.
NEW SCOUT
According to Andy Lehoux, Andy Lehoux is now a Quebec scout for the Sea Dogs.
Extremely proud to announce that I'm joining the @SJSeaDogs as a QC Scout.
— Andy Lehoux (@Andylehoux1) September 11, 2022
Thanks @AnthonyStella_ and the rest of the organisation for the amazing opportunity. I'm excited to start searching for the best M17 players ahead of the QMJHL draft. pic.twitter.com/Pm7HnPNAeP
DROVER TO THE WHL
As first reported by Craig Eagles, it looks like former Sea Dogs forward Alex Drover will be closing out his junior career with the Western Hockey League's Medicine Hat Tigers.
New league, new team,new opportunities for client @alexdrover14 as he embarks on his journey in the WHL with the @tigershockey. Trust the process and believe! pic.twitter.com/c1Erz8fT82
— Bryan Dube (@dubes7) September 12, 2022
Drover, 20, was cut by the Rimouski Oceanic a few weeks ago.
OTHER THINGS
- The CHL website continues to examine NHL teams' prospect pipelines. One of the latest articles takes a look at the New York Islanders, which includes William Dufour, while another looks at the Ottawa Senators, which features Philippe Daoust.
- Similar to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and their deal with McDonald's, the Drummondville Voltigeurs have teamed up with Desjardins to offer children under-12 free tickets to home games this season.
- Quebec Remparts head coach Patrick Roy is in mid-season form, getting ejected from a pre-season game on Saturday.
- The Maritime Hockey League's regular season begins this Thursday.
- The Atlantic University Sport men's hockey pre-season begins this Friday, which includes UNB hosting UdeM.
It’s about time Craig eagles was correct. Still waiting for Gordie Dwyer to coach in cape Breton
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