Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Notebook: One For All Festival this weekend in Saint John

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs
It's a big week on and off the ice for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The Sea Dogs host Joshua Roy and the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Friday before taking on the Charlottetown Islanders for a pair of games on Saturday and holiday Monday. The Sea Dogs are chasing the Islanders for one of the QMJHL's final playoff spots.

All three games will be part of the Sea Dogs' "One For All Festival," which will try and recapture some of the excitement from the 2022 Memorial Cup. Like Saint John's New Year's Eve game, all three matches will feature musical performances.
Friday's contest will feature an Elton John tribute; Saturday's will be a Tina Turner tribute; and Monday's will have a Lady Gaga tribute. Each show begins 30 minutes prior to puck drop.

According to the team's press release, "three performers from Legends in Concert, the longest running show in Las Vegas history, will entertain the crowd at TD Station. Acts in tribute to Elton John, Tina Turner, and Lady Gaga, will perform on the TD Stage before the game and during both intermissions. These three performers were selected for not only their iconic music, but for the important social impact that they have made."

More details on the One For All Festival can be found here.

ATTENDANCE WATCH
The Sea Dogs are no doubt hoping for some big crowds this weekend at TD Station.

Saint John is averaging 2,673 fans per game this season, good for seventh in the QMJHL. That number will likely grow as teams typically experience their largest crowds of the year in the second half. Saint John has eight home games remaining.

The team averaged 2,643 fans per game last season, although that included three games with capacity restrictions due to COVID.

The Sea Dogs never averaged fewer than 3,300 fans per game before the pandemic.

WHAT A GOAL
Quite an effort from Pavel Simek to tie the game at 2-2 last Friday in Charlottetown.
Simek's tying goal, which came at 15:42 of the third period, allowed Charlie DesRoches to score the overtime winner on a power play.

Simek has 10 goals this season, five of which have been scored since Jan. 28.

THE 2022 CLUB
Neat.
OTHER THINGS
  • Sunday was the final day of work for long-time TD Station general manager Mike Caddell, who is retiring. It will be interesting to see if there is any movement on the management of the building in the near future.
  • Nikolas Hurtubise and the Terrebonne Cobras sit fifth in the weekly CJHL rankings.
  • Sea Dogs president and general manager Trevor Georgie recently brought the Memorial Cup to the University of Windsor.
  • Nico Laforge is Saint John's winner of the Gervais-Munger Award. According to a news release, "the Gervais-Munger Awards for Academic Perseverance are presented annually to a player from each of the 18 QMJHL franchises who has distinguished himself through his efforts and academic perseverance. This award includes a $500 scholarship from the QMJHL Foundation and a commemorative plaque."
  • The Gatineau Olympiques won both of their inter-league games against the OHL's Ottawa 67's last week. One of the linesmen for Saturday's game at the Slush Puppie Centre? Former Sea Dogs goaltender Charlie Millen. The 30-year-old appeared in three games with the Sea Dogs during the 2011-12 season.
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