Recap: Sea Dogs lose 2-1

FINAL: Saint John 1, Bathurst 2

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BATHURST - Tyler Peddle scored the Saint John Sea Dogs' lone goal in a 2-1 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday at the KC Irving Regional Centre.

Tyler Wood and Louis-Francois Belanger scored for the Titan in the victory. Joshua Fleming made 28 stops.

Wood gave the Titan a 1-0 lead in the first period. It looked as though Eriks Mateiko had tied it in the second period but the captain's goal was called back due to an offside.

Peddle scored on a power play just 2:28 into the third to make it 1-1. It was his first goal since Oct. 25.

Belanger netted the winner at 15:11 of the third.

Charles-Edward Gravel made 35 saves in the loss.

The loss drops the Sea Dogs back below the .500 mark with an 11-12-0-0 record.

Game Day 23: at Bathurst

BATHURST - After ending a three-game losing streak on Thursday, the Saint John Sea Dogs will look to make it back-to-back wins tonight.

The Sea Dogs pulled off a major upset on Thursday, defeating the top-ranked Moncton Wildcats 6-2 at Avenir Centre. They'll play their fifth straight road game tonight, visiting the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at 7 p.m.

The Titan remain second in the Maritimes Division with a 13-7-0-0 record. This will already be the fifth meeting of the season between Bathurst and Saint John with the two splitting the series so far.

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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 11-11-0-0 for 22 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/10th QMJHL) while the Titan are 13-7-0-0 for 26 points (second Maritimes/fifth Eastern/seventh QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-2 win in Moncton on Thursday. Eriks Mateiko scored twice for Saint John while singles came from Dylan Rozzi, Egan Beveridge, Olivier Duhamel and Elliot Dubé. Charles-Edward Gravel made 35 saves in the win. The Titan are coming off a 2-1 win in Charlottetown last night. Tyson Goguen and Dawson Sharkey scored for Bathurst. Mathis Langevin made 28 stops in the win.

Notebook: Crickard takes silver at U17

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Saint John Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard is back with the team after helping Team Canada Red win silver at the U17 World Challenge in Sarnia.

Canada Red won both of their preliminary round games and earned a bye to the semifinals where they defeated the United States 7-3. In the gold medal game, Red fell 3-1 to Team Canada White.

Along with Crickard, Red's roster included Sea Dogs draft pick Cameron Chartrand, who posted two assists in four games. The 16-year-old defenseman is committed to Boston College, but the recent NCAA rule change has certainly increased hope that he may report to Saint John. Chartrand is currently playing US prep school hockey with the Bishop Kearney Selects.

Eastern Canadian players stat lines at the U17 World Hockey Challenge:

Tynan Lawrence 5GP- 3G 3A
Chad Lygitsakos 4GP- 3G
Cameron Chartrand 4GP- 2A
Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte 5GP- 2A
Maddox Dagenais 4GP- 1A
Romain L’Italien 5GP-
Jayden Plouffe 5GP-

— Austin Robson (@ARobScouting) November 10, 2024

HENRY SIGNS
Sea Dogs draft pick Joshua Henry has committed to Lindenwood University for the 2027-28 season.

Lindenwood is one of the lesser known NCAA Division I schools, playing as an independent in the St. Louis suburbs. 

It's not often a player from the Maritime Hockey League commits to a Division I program. He has three assists in 12 games with the Fredericton Red Wings this season.

Henry, a 16-year-old defenseman, was a sixth-round pick of Saint John in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft. He played at Rothesay Netherwood last year.

DRAPEAU TO BCHL

While more and more players are departing the BCHL for the CHL, former Sea Dogs defenseman Nathan Drapeau is heading the other way.

The defenseman – who will turn 20 on Dec. 28 – has signed with the West Kelowna Warriors after appearing in 11 games with the Val-d'Or Foreurs this year.

"Nathan brings experience and poise to our back end," said Warriors head coach and general manager Simon Ferguson in a news release. "He’s a Memorial Cup champion who can quarterback our power play and play in all situations. He’s a highly-coveted player and we expect him to play a big role for us.”

Drapeau spent two seasons with the Sea Dogs, helping the club win the Memorial Cup in 2022.

He has spent the past two seasons in Val-d'Or. He did not play when the Foreurs visited Saint John a couple weeks ago.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 6-2

FINAL: Saint John 6, Moncton 2

MONCTON - What a way to end a losing streak.

The Saint John Sea Dogs snapped a three-game losing skid by defeating the Moncton Wildcats – the Canadian Hockey League's top-ranked team – 6-2 on Thursday night at Avenir Centre. It's the second time in two weeks that Saint John beat Moncton after handing the Wildcats a 3-2 overtime loss on Halloween.

After a rough first period, the Sea Dogs rebounded in the second to take a 2-1 lead into the third. The Sea Dogs kept the momentum going in the final frame, delivering a strong road performance against a good team – but also a team that hasn't brought its best the last two times out against Saint John. Props to the Sea Dogs for taking advantage of that.

Eriks Mateiko scored a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Dylan Rozzi, Egan Beveridge, Olivier Duhamel and Elliot Dubé. Charles-Edward Gravel made 35 stops in the win.

Riley Sampson and Preston Lounsbury scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman made 22 saves in the loss.

The Wildcats outshot the Sea Dogs 18-3 in the opening frame but only led 1-0. Sampson opened the scoring with his fourth of the year at 16:19, beating Gravel top corner with a quick wrist shot.

The Sea Dogs tied the game 1-1 just 1:47 into the second period when a low Mateiko shot fooled Steinman. Then at 9:27, just after a power play ended, Mateiko redirected a Tyler Peddle shot to suddenly give the Sea Dogs a 2-1 advantage.

Sampson was given a five minute major and game misconduct for a check to the head on Reid Calder at 10:30. Then at 11:11, Loke Johansson was called for cross checking to send the Sea Dogs to a full two-minute five-on-three advantage. Saint John was able to produce some strong offensive zone pressure but could not convert on the man advantage.

Shots ended 14-6 in favour of Saint John in the middle frame.

Just 2:47 into the third, Rozzi spun and fired from the slot, beating Steinman low to give Saint John a 3-1 lead. 

Moncton got within one at 13:15 when Juraj Pekarcik found a wide open Lounsbury. But the Wildcats wouldn't get any closer.

With 1:47 remaining, an odd man rush led to an Olivier Groulx shot being stopped but Beveridge was there to put in the rebound, making it 4-2. Duhamel scored into an empty net at 19:37 and then Dubé made it a 6-2 final by scoring at 19:57.

Game Day 22: at Moncton

MONCTON - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to snap a three-game losing streak tonight – but it won't be easy.

The Sea Dogs will face a Moncton Wildcats team that has won seven of their past eight games and are once again ranked No. 1 in the CHL top 10 rankings. Game time at Avenir Centre is 7 p.m.

Moncton's one loss in their last eight came against the Sea Dogs – a 3-2 overtime loss on Halloween at TD Station. Saint John will need to bring their best if they want to pull off a repeat of that result.

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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 10-11-0-0 for 32 points (first Maritimes/sixth Eastern/11th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 15-2-2-0 for 23 points (first East/first Eastern/first QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 loss in Rimouski on Saturday. Eriks Mateiko, Olivier Groulx and Ben Cross all scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 32 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 2-1 home win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday. Gabe Smith and Juraj Pekarcik scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman made 13 stops in the win.

Sea Dogs have cooled down of late

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MONCTON - It was bound to happen.

After a fairly smooth and successful start to the season, the Saint John Sea Dogs have officially hit their first skid. The team has dropped three straight games and are now just 3-7-0-0 in their last 10, falling below .500 with an 10-11-0-0 record.

The painful part (but also a positive in the big picture) about Saint John's losing streak is that they've been in all the games on this streak, losing all three by a single goal. But some offensive struggles and defensive blunders in those games proved costly, which is often the case for a rebuilding club like the Sea Dogs where margin for error is slim.

While Saint John does have three wins under their belt in recent weeks, all three of those came in overtime. The Sea Dogs haven't won in regulation since Oct. 18 when they defeated the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3-0.

One of the major problems for the Sea Dogs of late: their power play. Saint John has the third worst man advantage in the league at 16.1%. They've only scored two power play goals over the past 10 games.

Nov. 9 at Rimouski: 0/3

Nov. 8 at Quebec: 0/1

Nov. 7 at Victoriaville: 1/1

Nov. 3 vs Val-d'Or: 0/4

Nov. 2 vs Rouyn-Noranda: 0/3

Oct. 31 vs Moncton: 0/1

Oct. 27 at Gatineau: 0/2

Oct. 26 at Drummondville: 0/3

Oct. 25 at Sherbrooke: 1/4

Oct. 20 vs Bathurst: 0/4

Coincidently, Tyler Peddle hasn't scored since Oct. 25. Five of his seven goals this season have come on the power play.

Things aren't going great for the Sea Dogs right now, but that's how it goes in this type of season. At this stage of a rebuild, there's going to be a lot of ups and a lot of downs. The question is how quickly can the Dogs get themselves back up, which will say a lot about this group.

The Sea Dogs will not have an easy task when they return to play on Thursday, visiting the CHL top-ranked Moncton Wildcats. Working for Saint John is the fact that they defeated Moncton in overtime just a couple weeks ago.

On Saturday the Sea Dogs will travel to Bathurst to play the Titan. The team returns home the following weekend, hosting the Charlottetown Islanders on Nov. 22 and Nov. 23.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 4-3

FINAL: Saint John 3, Rimouski 4

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

RIMOUSKI, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs are coming home empty handed.

The Sea Dogs fell 4-3 to the Rimouski Oceanic on Saturday at Colisée Financière Sun Life, pushing them below .500 with a 10-11-0-0 record. The team now returns home without any points on this three-game Quebec road trip. All three losses were decided by one goal.

Unlike the previous two games where Saint John fell behind, it was the Sea Dogs who opened the scoring in this one with Eriks Mateiko making it 1-0 just 44 seconds in.

But the Sea Dogs could only keep the Oceanic off the scoreboard for so long. Rimouski outshot Saint John 20-5 in the second period and took a 2-1 lead into the third period. The Oceanic then added two more early in the third.

Saint John did make a game of it. Olivier Groulx scored at 13:12 of the final frame and then Ben Cross made it a one-goal game at 16:16. Saint John would get no closer, though.

Shots in the game ended 36-18 in favour of Rimouski. Saint John registered just seven dangerous scoring chances. 

Justin Robinson, in his only appearance of this road trip, made 32 stops in the loss.

Olivier Theberge, Mael St-Denis, Dominic Pilote and Jacob Mathieu all scored for Rimouski. Samuel St-Hilaire made 15 stops in the loss.

Game Day 21: at Rimouski

RIMOUSKI, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs will make their lone trip of the season to Rimouski today.

The Oceanic currently sit fourth in the Eastern Conference with an 11-6-0-1 record. The team the Sea Dogs face today will no doubt look a lot different than the team that will host the Memorial Cup later this season.

The Sea Dogs will look to salvage a point or two on the final game of this three-in-three Quebec road trip. Saint John lost 3-2 in Victoriaville on Thursday and 2-1 to Quebec last night.

A Saint John loss today would put the team below the .500 mark. They enter play 10-10-0-0.

Game time at Colisée Financière Sun Life is 5 p.m. Atlantic.

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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 10-10-0-0 for 20 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/10th QMJHL) while the Oceanic are 11-6-0-1 for 23 points (third East/fourth Eastern/sixth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 loss in Quebec City last night. Dylan Rozzi scored Saint John's lone goal. Charles-Edward Gravel made 26 saves in the loss. The Oceanic are coming off a 6-3 home win over the Drummondville Voltigeurs last night. Jacob Mathieu had a hat trick while Alexandre Blais, Anthony Pare and Quinn Kennedy added singles. Samuel St-Hilaire made 35 saves in the win.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 2-1

FINAL: Saint John 1, Quebec 2

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

QUEBEC CITY - The Saint John Sea Dogs once again fell behind and came up short.

After falling 3-2 in Victoriaville on Thursday – a game where Saint John trailed 2-0 heading into the third period – the Sea Dogs once again fell behind 2-0 on Friday before ultimately falling 2-1 to the Quebec Remparts at Centre Videotron.

Dylan Rozzi scored Saint John's lone goal late in the second period. The Sea Dogs generated 25 shots but only eight were counted as dangerous. Saint John was also only given one power play in the game compared to Quebec's five.

Charles-Edward Gravel, who also started on Thursday, made 26 saves in the loss.

Justin Cote scored both Quebec goals. Louis-Antoine Denault made 24 saves in the win.

Saint John will look to salvage a point or two on this Quebec three-in-three on Saturday against the Rimouski Oceanic. On paper, Rimouski will be Saint John's toughest opponent on this trip. We'll see what happens.

Game Day 20: at Quebec

QUEBEC CITY - The Saint John Sea Dogs continue their Quebec road trip tonight.

After falling 3-2 in Victoriaville last night, the Sea Dogs will look to rebound this evening against the Quebec Remparts. Game time is 8 p.m. at Centre Videotron.

Saint John is going through a tough stretch right now. They've won three of their past five games, but all three of those wins came in overtime. They haven't won in regulation since Oct. 18

Quebec, meanwhile, is also going through a challenging stretch. After a hot start, they're just 2-8-0-0 in their last 10 games. 

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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 10-9-0-0 for 20 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/eighth QMJHL) while the Remparts are 7-10-1-0 for 15 points (fourth East/ninth Eastern/14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 loss in Victoriaville last night. Zachary Morin and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Charles-Edward Gravel made 21 saves in the loss. The Remparts are coming off a 5-0 loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday. Patrick Deniger made 25 saves in the loss.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 3-2

FINAL: Saint John 2, Victoriaville 3

VICTORIAVILLE, QC - Olivier Houde's third period goal was the difference as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Saint John Sea Dogs 3-2 on Thursday night at Colisee Desjardins.

Houde scored at 8:19 of the third period after a couple of sloppy plays with the puck by the Sea Dogs. Alexis Bourque and Justin Larose also had Victoriaville goals while Gabriel D'Aigle made 29 saves in the win.

The Tigres led 2-0 entering the third period but Saint John quickly tied it. On their first power play of the game, Zachary Morin beat D'Aigle from the circle at 4:34 to make it 2-1 and then, at even strength, Eriks Mateiko was able to poke the puck through the Tigres goaltender at 5:20 to tie it. Mateiko's goal was reviewed but was declared to be legal.

Shots were 13-4 in favour of Saint John in the third period.

Morin had a goal and an assist in the game. Charles-Edward Gravel made 21 saves in the win.

This was the first game of a three-in-three Quebec road trip for Saint John. They'll take on the Quebec Remparts tomorrow night.

CHL players to become NCAA eligible next season; QMJHL returning to USA?

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PORTLAND, ME - The junior hockey world changed forever on Thursday.

Beginning next season, players from the Canadian Hockey League will be allowed to play United States college hockey, the NCAA announced Thursday. It was an expected approval, but one that will have a dramatic impact on player development and movement in North America.

"The Division I Council on Tuesday adopted a proposal to change rules for preenrollment activities in men's ice hockey and skiing, enabling prospects who participate in Major Junior ice hockey or on professional teams to retain NCAA eligibility as long as they are not paid more than actual and necessary expenses as part of that participation," reads an NCAA statement.

"The change is effective Aug. 1, 2025."

College Hockey Insider has more on the rule change and some of the finer details. One important detail: similar to football and basketball, if a player signs an NHL entry level deal, they lose their NCAA eligibility. 

This change was expected to happen at some point over the next few years. But things moved quickly. CHL players won't be eligible for college hockey until next season, but that won't stop players from committing to schools or signing with CHL clubs.

The CHL issued a statement on Thursday.

"While we will take time to fully review this rule change, we believe this is a positive development that will provide our players with more opportunities to continue their hockey and academic careers following their time in the CHL," reads the statement. "It will also give young players and their families more options in choosing their development path, which includes opening up the CHL – the best development hockey league in the world for players aged 16-20 – to more players worldwide."

Game Day 19: at Victoriaville

VICTORIAVILLE, QC - Another Quebec road trip begins tonight for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

After going 1-2-0-0 on their trip last month, the Sea Dogs will look to improve that record as they begin a three-in-three against the Victoriaville Tigres at Colisee Desjardins. Game time this evening is 8 p.m. Atlantic.

Saint John has been having a hot-and-cold stretch of games. All three of their latest wins have come in overtime; they've defeated the CHL's No. 1 ranked team; and also got smoked 5-0 by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. It's been an odd stretch.

The Sea Dogs will play in Quebec City on Friday and end the trip with a game in Rimouski on Saturday.

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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 10-8-0-0 for 20 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/eighth QMJHL) while the Tigres are 5-10-1-1 for 12 points (fourth Central/sixth Western/15th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Sunday at TD Station. Eriks Mateiko had a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Ben Cross and Nicolas Bilodeau. Justin Robinson made 21 saves in the win. The Tigres are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Sunday. Olivier Houde had a pair of goals and Eliott Simard added a single. Mathis Lacroix-Goulet made 40 stops in the loss.

Notebook: Extra time has been extra kind

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

The Saint John Sea Dogs have really enjoyed playing beyond 60 minutes of hockey.

Five of Saint John's 18 games this season have required extra time – and the team has won all of them, taking three in overtime and two in a shootout. Saint John's three most recent wins have all come in overtime.

Only the Chicoutimi Sagueneens have needed extra time more this season. The Sags have gone to overtime or shootout an incredible eight times in 17 games.

The Sea Dogs went to extra time in 12 games last season. They were 2-5 in overtime and 1-4 in shootouts.

The franchise record for games that required overtime or shootout is 17, which was set during the 2008-09 season.

U17 UPDATE

Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard and Team Canada Red have secured a spot in the semifinals of the U17 World Challenge in Sarnia.

Team Canada Red finished the preliminary round 2-0, placing them atop Group A. They defeated Finland 3-1 on Sunday to open the tournament and then downed the United States 6-3 on Monday.

The semifinals take place on Friday with the bronze and gold medal games set for Saturday.

Red's roster includes 16-year-old defenseman Cameron Chartrand, who was a first-round pick of Saint John in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft. Chartrand, who is committed to Boston College, has an assist in two games at the tournament.

Sea Dogs make scouting changes

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

The Saint John Sea Dogs announced additions to their scouting department on Monday.

The moves come a few weeks after the Sea Dogs fired general manager Anthony Stella and gave the GM role to head coach Travis Crickard.

With Crickard doing both roles, the head scout position becomes much more pivotal to Saint John's hockey operations. That role will be filled by Nicolas Lepore, who has been a scout with the Quebec Remparts since 2015. Saint John's news release notes that "Lepore is also the owner and president of Triple Threat Hockey and the Hockey Program Director at Des Sources High School."

Lepore is just one of several additions to Saint John's scouting department. Below is a breakdown of how the team's scouting staff now looks.

• Head Scout — Nicolas Lapore
• Senior Advisor to the Head Scout & Quebec Regional Scout — Marc-Andre Roussel 
• Hockey Operations Assistant & Quebec Regional Scout — Chris Hatzitolios 
• Scouting Advisor — Wayne Mundey 
• Atlantic Canada Regional Scout — Rob Beatty 
• Atlantic Canada Regional Scout — Tim Smith 
• Quebec Regional Scout — Sean Mundey 
• Quebec Regional Scout & Prospect Development — Tim Archambault 
• United States Scout — Bob Beveridge 
• Ontario Scout — Tyler Brown

Roussel was a scout with the Sea Dogs from 2011 to 2014 before he joined the Remparts. He was part of the group that drafted the likes of Thomas Chabot, Matthew Highmore and Mathieu Joseph.

The Sea Dogs website has a more detailed look at the entire staff – which is much larger than what the team has had in recent seasons.

“Assuming the general manager position I felt it was necessary to be surrounded by a highly experienced and connected scouting staff,” said Crickard in a news release.

“Rob, Tim, Tyler, Sean, Wayne, Bob, Chris, and Tim are incredibly humble team first people who come with extensive experiences and connections,” Crickard added. “It is a tremendous honour to add these gentlemen to our organization to work toward building another championship Sea Dogs team.”

The first challenge for the new group will be preparing for December's QMJHL trade period, which will help shape Saint John's 2025 draft weekend. It's also going to be a much different world by week's end, with the NCAA likely to vote yes on allowing CHL players into the league as early as next season.

The Sea Dogs also confirmed that Marc-Olivier Heredia, Trevor Scott and Normand Poisson have been let go from the team's staff.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 4-3 (OT)

FINAL: Val-d'Or 3, Saint John 4 (OT)

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

SAINT JOHN - It wasn't easy, but the Saint John Sea Dogs came away with a 4-3 overtime win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Sunday at TD Station.

Eriks Mateiko scored the overtime winner after the Sea Dogs tied the game late in the third period. Saint John led 2-0 in the second only to have the Foreurs storm back, taking a 3-2 lead into the third.

It wasn't the prettiest of wins for Saint John, especially against a Val-d'Or team that was playing its third game in three nights. Saint John simply didn't look their best for most of this game. It's been a bit of an odd stretch for the Sea Dogs with the team's last three victories all coming in overtime.

Mateiko scored twice for Saint John while Ben Cross and Nicolas Bilodeau added singles. Justin Robinson made 21 saves in the win.

Noah Reinhart, Samuel Fiala and Philippe Veilleux scored for Val-d'Or. Cedric Masse made 38 saves in the loss.

After a scoreless first period, Saint John opened things up at 6:59 of the second when Cross, from behind the goal line, banked a shot off Masse's pad and in. Then at 8:20, Mateiko was at the top of the crease and slid home his eighth of the season to make it 2-0.

The goals kept coming when Reinhart scored against his old club to make it a one-goal game at 9:57. Then at 14:28, Fiala converted to make it 2-2.

The Foreurs took their first lead of the game when a Veilleux wrist shot from the circle beat Robinson blocker side, making it 3-2.

The Sea Dogs had their chances in the first half of the third, hitting a couple posts. Finally, at 14:47, Bilodeau redirected an Olivier Duhamel point shot past Masse to make it a 3-3 game.

Val-d'Or went to a power play late in the third but couldn't score. Saint John had a couple chances late, including a Zachary Morin breakaway that was denied. 

It was a back-and-forth session of overtime. At 4:04, and after the Sea Dogs circled the puck around for a bit, Mateiko ripped a wrist shot past Masse and just inside the post to give Saint John the win.

Game Day 18: vs Foreurs

SAINT JOHN - It's been an interesting few days for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The team had one of its biggest wins of the season on Thursday, upsetting the top-ranked Moncton Wildcats 3-2 in overtime. But the Sea Dogs followed that up with one of their worst performances of the season on Saturday, falling 5-0 to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in a game Saint John struggled from start to finish.

What Sea Dogs team will we see this afternoon? The Dogs host the Val-d'Or Foreurs at 3 p.m. today at TD Station.

The Foreurs have just nine points on the year and sit 17th overall in the 18-team QMJHL. They've lost three straight games and will be playing their third game in three days.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 9-8-0-0 for 18 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/10th QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 4-11-1-0 for nine points (third West/seventh Western/17th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-0 loss to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies last night. Charles-Edward Gravel made 32 saves in the loss. The Foreurs are coming off a 7-4 loss in Moncton last night. Noah Reinhart, Philippe Veilleux, Nathan Brisson and Nathan Baril scored for Val-d'Or. David Di Girolamo allowed five goals on 21 shots while Cedric Masse allowed two goals on 21 shots.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 5-0

FINAL: Rouyn-Noranda 5, Saint John 0

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SAINT JOHN - Coming off an upset win over the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday, the Saint John Sea Dogs were brought back to reality on Saturday by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

The Huskies showed why they're one of the top teams in the Western Conference, outshooting the Sea Dogs 24-7 in the opening 40 minutes in a 5-0 win. It was the third game in four days for Rouyn-Noranda, who completed a Maritime road trip in Saint John.

Rouyn-Noranda had a strong forecheck and seemed to win every puck battle. When Saint John was able to get the puck, the Huskies were quick to get it back. It wasn't until the third period – and already down 5-0 – that the Sea Dogs were able to get some sustained offensive pressure going.

Antonin Verreault scored a pair of Rouyn-Noranda while singles came from Ty Higgins, Benjamin Brunelle and Lars Steiner. Samuel Meloche made 20 saves in the shutout win.

Charles-Edward Gravel made 32 saves in the loss.

The Huskies led 2-0 after the first period thanks to a pair of power play goals. With Tyler Peddle serving a four-minute penalty for holding and unsportsmanlike conduct, Higgins scored on a point shot at 15:25 and then Brunelle scored on a one-time shot from the high slot at 15:53.

Saint John didn't record their first shot on goal until Darien Reynolds fired a wrist shot at Meloche's blocker at 16:24. Shots were 11-1 Rouyn-Noranda in the opening frame.

The Huskies made it 3-0 at 6:23 of the second period. After Saint John lost a puck battle behind their own net, Bill Zonnon fed an open Steiner in front who added to Rouyn-Noranda's lead.

Rouyn-Noranda then made it 4-0 when Verreault scored at 15:26.

The Huskies made it 5-0 just 58 seconds into the third. Axel Dufresne threw the puck on net where Verreault grabbed it and put it past Gravel.

Shots ended 37-20 in favour of the Huskies.

Notebook: First era night happens Saturday

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The Sea Dogs will hold their first championship era night of the season on Saturday when they host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at TD Station.

The team will honour the 2011 and 2012 Sea Dogs championship teams, which saw the club win back-to-back QMJHL titles and a Memorial Cup championship.

Former players Mike Thomas, Zack Phillips, Kevin Gagne, Ryan Tesink, Pierre Durepos, Jason Cameron, Aidan Kelly and Spencer MacDonald will all be in attendance. Former head coach Gerard Gallant will be in town as well.

First 1000 fans at tonight's game will receive a limited edition 2011/2012 Championship Era Poster. 🙌

Plus, get it signed by #SJSeaDogs alumni during the first intermission autograph session!

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— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) November 2, 2024

An autograph session will be held during the first intermission. Fans can also take photos will the Gilles-Courteau Trophy.

The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a poster honouring the teams.

This is the first of three championship era nights this season. On Jan. 19 the 2017 President Cup team will be honoured while on Feb. 17 the 2022 Memorial Cup squad will be honoured.

HALLOWEEN FUN

Following their 3-2 overtime win over the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday, the Sea Dogs are now 5-2-0-0 all-time in Halloween games. They've won the last three they'e played.

2010-11: 7-0 win at Rouyn-Noranda

2012-13: 2-1 loss vs Blainville-Boisbriand

2015-16: 5-3 win vs Val-d'Or

2019-20: 6-1 loss vs Rimouski

2020-21: 5-3 win vs Cape Breton

2021-22: 4-3 win vs Halifax

2024-25: 3-2 win vs Moncton (OT)

Six of the seven games the Sea Dogs have played on Halloween have been at TD Station.

Game Day 17: vs Huskies

SAINT JOHN - Coming off an upset win over the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday, the Saint John Sea Dogs will look to carry that momentum into another big showdown tonight.

The Sea Dogs host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, who sit second in the Western Conference, tonight at 7 p.m. at TD Station. Saint John will honour the club's 2011 and 2012 championship teams during the game.

The Sea Dogs have won back-to-back games – both in overtime with both game winners being scored by Matteo Mann.

This is the third and final game of a Maritime road trip for the Huskies. They fell 6-5 in overtime on Wednesday in Cape Breton and lost 2-1 in a shootout last night in Halifax. The Huskies outshot the Mooseheads 49-18 in the loss.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 9-7-0-0 for 18 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL) while the Huskies are 8-3-2-3 for 21 points (first West/second Western/sixth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday. William Yared scored a pair of goals while Matteo Mann netted the overtime winner. Charles-Edward Gravel made 33 saves in the win. The Huskies are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss in Halifax last night. Bill Zonnon scored Rouyn-Noranda's only goal. Samuel Meloche made 17 saves in the loss.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 3-2 (OT)

FINAL: Moncton 2, Saint John 3 (OT)

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs provided fans one of their biggest treats of the season on Halloween night.

Matteo Mann scored 1:51 into overtime to give the Sea Dogs a 3-2 win over the Moncton Wildcats – the CHL's No. 1 ranked team – in front of a small crowd at TD Station.

William Yared scored twice in regulation time. Charles-Edward Gravel looked a bit shaky at times but was able to make 33 saves in in the victory.

This was Saint John's second straight overtime win after defeating the Gatineau Olympiques 3-2 in overtime on Sunday – where Mann had the winner as well. Saint John is now 9-7-0-0 on the season.

The Wildcats carried the play at times but the Sea Dogs did a good job of breaking up any sustained momentum. Saint John was able to take advantage of a Moncton team that didn't look their sharpest.

Caleb Desnoyers and Juraj Pekarcik scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman made 22 saves in the loss.

Saint John opened the scoring at 14:51 of the first period when the puck made its way down low to Yared who beat Steinman with a perfectly placed shot top corner. But the Wildcats quickly countered with Desnoyers converting at 16:23.

Shots were 11-6 Moncton in the opening frame. The Wildcats were a bit sloppy defensively at times but the Sea Dogs were unable to take advantage.

The Wildcats grabbed a 2-1 lead early in the second when Pekarcik scored just 2:33 in. It looked as though Gravel had made a big glove save but the puck snuck by him and slowly crossed the goal line.

Moncton had two power plays in the middle frame but shots ended 7-7.

Yared tied the game at 4:05 of the third. Zachary Morin had the puck in the circle and fed Yared in the high slot who beat Steinman top corner for a second time.

In overtime, the Wildcats had a chance to grab a Steinman rebound but were stripped of the puck by Nicolas Bilodeau. The Sea Dogs d-man then fed Mann who scored to give Saint John the extra point.

Game Day 16: vs Wildcats

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs begin a three-game homestand tonight at TD Station.

The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats in a Thursday night contest that is (oddly) being played on Halloween night. Puck drop for what will likely be a very lightly attended match is 7 p.m.

The Sea Dogs are coming off a challenging Quebec road trip that saw them go 1-2-0-0. Their lone win came in overtime on Sunday when they defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 3-2.

The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off a very successful Quebec road trip that saw them sweep the three-game trek. Moncton is now 9-1-0-0 in their last 10 games and were ranked No. 1 in the CHL Top 10 Rankings again this week.

Following tonight's game the Sea Dogs will host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Saturday and Val-d'Or Foreurs on Sunday.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 8-7-0-0 for 16 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 11-2-1-0 for 23 points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/second QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-2 overtime win in Gatineau on Sunday. Zachary Morin, Eriks Mateiko and Matteo Mann scored for Saint John. Charles-Edward Gravel made 30 saves in the win. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-3 win in Victoriaville on Sunday. Yoan Loshing, Loke Johansson, Markus Vidicek, Caleb Desnoyers and Dylan MacKinnon all scored for Moncton. Keegan Warren made 35 saves in the win.

Catching up

Finally back from a lovely trip out west. Not so lovely? The temperatures upon my return. Anyways, let's catch up on a few things that were missed during my travels.

• As Mikael Lalancette has reported, Quebec Remparts scout Nicolas Lepore is expected to be named Saint John's new head scout. He'll work under Travis Crickard, who took on the general manager role following the firing of Anthony Stella.
• From the info I've gathered, following Stella's firing, assistant general manager Justin Landry resigned. The team has since let go of head scout Marc-Olivier Heredia and scout Trevor Scott. 
• Old news now, but former Sea Dogs forward Noah Reinhart was traded by the Cape Breton Eagles to the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Oct. 21. The overager has a goal and an assist in two games with Val-d'Or.
• Also on Oct. 21, the Eagles traded the rights of overage forward Charles-Antoine Lavallee to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. Lavallee, who had been playing with the Maritime Hockey League's Amherst Ramblers, has posted two goals and an assist in two games with the Sags. Lavallee attended Sea Dogs training camp on loan from the Eagles.
• The Sea Dogs officially announced on Oct, 17 that forward Dennis Lominac had been released. The 18-year-old forward was held pointless in seven games with Saint John. His name was removed from the team's roster soon after the signing of Zachary Morin.
• Lominac has since joined the Maritime Hockey League's Summerside Western Capitals. Lominac was named to the Eastlink South Division team of the week after posting two goals and four assists in two games.

  SIGNED! We are excited to announce the signing of 06 F Dennis Lominac. The Commerce Township, MI native suited up with the Sarnia Sting in the OHL last year and started this season with the Saint John Sea Dogs. Welcome to #CapsArmy Dennis! pic.twitter.com/hX5mVeK0IX

  — Summerside Capitals (@SsideCapitals) October 24, 2024

• As expected, Quebec City will host the 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft from June 6-7. Like this past year's event in Moncton, the first round will be held on the Friday night.
• The UNB Reds finally lost a game, falling 4-3 in overtime to the rival StFX X-Men on Friday. According to the Reds news release, "Friday's loss was UNB's first since March 7th, 2023, ending a 57-game winning streak, including regular season, post-season and exhibition games."
• Former Sea Dogs forward Peter Reynolds, in his rookie season with UNB, is currently tied for the Atlantic University Sport scoring lead with 13 points in eight games. He's also scored a league leading seven goals.

  AUS goal scoring leaders:
  
  1. Peter Reynolds
  2. Drew Elliott
  T3. Brady Burns
  T3. Cam MacDonald pic.twitter.com/90BNWQywft

  — Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) October 29, 2024

• Radio Canada has a brief update on the future of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Team supporters have reached out to the league regarding rumours of a sale and relocation to St. John's.
• Former Sea Dogs forward Marcus Cuomo recently spoke to Saltwire about the possibility of the QMJHL returning to St. John's.
• Some random takeaways from my trip:
• Wow, the new AHL venues in Henderson and Palm Desert and something else. The days of AHL teams popping up in available 3,000 seat rinks wherever they can find them are over.
• Really cool seeing how diverse some of the crowds were compared to what we see in this part of North America. There's no doubt we're going to start seeing more and more players with similar backgrounds to Auston Matthews.
• One thing that stood out from all the AHL venues I visited: season ticket members are treated really, really well. Exclusive pre-game events, exclusive giveaways each game, seat upgrades only for members and, yes, free parking in some cases.
• Are we sleeping on the Boise, Idaho hockey market? Couldn't believe the crowd and atmosphere for a Wednesday night game. 
• The Utah Hockey Club game day experience honestly didn't even feel real. What an interesting experience. I have no idea how they are going to fix the arena sightlines without essentially gutting much of the inside, but that's why I'm writing this and not working as an engineer.

Bonnet reassigned to LHJAAAQ

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

The Saint John Sea Dogs announced a roster move on Monday, assigning defenseman Julien Bonnet to the Gatineau Flames of the LHJAAAQ.

Bonnet began the season with the Sea Dogs but has only appeared in six QMJHL games. His last appearance with the club was on Oct. 20.

The 17-year-old was a seventh-round pick of Saint John in the 2023 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Defenceman Julien Bonnet has been reassigned to the Gatineau Flames of the LHJAAAQ.#GoDogsGo pic.twitter.com/e8HMfuM15P

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) October 28, 2024

Bonnet has not appeared in any junior A games in his playing career. He spent the previous two seasons in the Quebec under-18 circuit with the Saint-Hyacinthe Gaulois. He posted four goals and 15 points in 41 regular season games last year.

The roster move doesn't come as a huge surprise as the Sea Dogs have been carrying too many defensemen following the return of Matteo Mann from AHL camp. The team now has eight on their roster with Bonnet reassigned.

The Sea Dogs are back in action on Thursday when they host the Moncton Wildcats at 7 p.m.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 3-2 (OT)

FINAL: Saint John 3, Gatineau 2 (OT)

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

GATINEAU, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs are coming home with a win.

Matteo Mann scored 3:03 into overtime to give the Sea Dogs a 3-2 victory over the Gatineau Olympiques on Sunday at Slush Puppie Centre. The victory ended a three-game losing streak for Saint John and ensured the team went home from Quebec with a win.

Zachary Morin and Eriks Mateiko also scored for Saint John. Charles-Edward Gravel made 30 saves in the victory.

Maxim Dube and Lukas Landry had Gatineau goals. Zach Pelletier made 23 stops in the loss.

Gatineau opened the scoring 7:36 into the game but then Saint John went ahead 2-1 early in the second. Gatineau tied the game just 35 seconds after Mateiko's second period goal – and it would stay tied until Mann's overtime marker.

Game Day 15: at Gatineau

GATINEAU, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs will try to earn a win before returning home today.

It hasn't been a successful road trip so far for the Sea Dogs, falling to the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Friday and the Drummondville Voltigeurs last night. Saint John has dropped three straight games for the first time this season.

Today the Sea Dogs will play what – on paper – should be the easiest game of this road trip, facing a Gatineau Olympiques team that has just two wins this season. But fatigue will no doubt be working against the Sea Dogs and they'll need to dig deep this afternoon.

Game time at Slush Puppie Centre is 4 p.m. Atlantic. 

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 7-7-0-0 for 14 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL) while the Olympiques are 2-11-0-0 for four points (fourth West/eighth Western/18th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-2 loss in Drummondville last night. Darien Reynolds and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 33 saves in the loss. The Olympiques are coming off a 6-2 loss to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Friday. Isaiah Parent and Gabriel Seguin scored for Gatineau. Kian Hodgins made 29 saves in the loss.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 4-2

FINAL: Saint John 2, Drummondville 4

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs came up short against one of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League's top teams on Saturday.

Saint John native Sam Oliver scored twice to help lead the Drummondville Voltigeurs to a 4-2 victory over the Sea Dogs at the Marcel Dionne Centre. Saint John has now lost three straight games for the first time this season.

The Sea Dogs play the final game of their three-in-three road trip on Sunday against the last-place Gatineau Olympiques.

Oliver opened the scoring at 14:58 of the first period and then secured the win with an empty net goal in the final minute. The Sea Dogs were able to stay with the Volts for most of the game and were outshot 37-29.

Ethan Gauthier and Luke Woodworth also scored for Drummondville. Louis-Felix Charrois made 27 stops in the win.

Darien Reynolds and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 33 saves in the loss.

Game Day 14: at Drummondville

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs will face a tough task tonight.

The Sea Dogs continue their Quebec road trip by visiting the Drummondville Voltigeurs, who currently have the QMJHL's second best winning percentage behind only the Moncton Wildcats. The Volts fell 5-1 to the Wildcats last night.

Saint John got their road trip off to a rough start in Sherbrooke last night, falling 6-1.

Game time tonight at the Marcel Dionne Centre is 5 p.m. Atlantic.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 7-6-0-0 for 14 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 9-3-0-1 for 19 points (first Central/first Western/third QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 loss in Sherbrooke last night. Tyler Peddle scored Saint John's lone goal while Charles-Edward Gravel made 21 stops in the loss. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 5-1 home loss to the Moncton Wildcats last night. Ethan Gauthier scored Drummondville's lone goal. Riley Mercer made 36 saves in the loss.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 6-1

FINAL: Saint John 1, Sherbrooke 6

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

SHERBROOKE, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs got roughed up on the road on Friday night.

Tyler Peddle scored Saint John's lone goal in a 6-1 loss to the Sherbrooke Phoenix at Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet. The game kicked off a three-in-three Quebec road trip for the Sea Dogs.

The Sea Dogs got off to a bad start and could never fully recover. Sherbrooke scored three times in the first period and outshot Saint John 10-4 in the opening frame to carry a commanding 3-0 lead into the intermission. Sherbrooke also had three power plays in the first, scoring on one.

Peddle got Saint John on the board with a power play goal at 6:29 of the second, ripping home his team-leading seventh of the season. But any momentum from the goal went away when the Phoenix scored at 15:38 to restore their three-goal lead.

Charles-Antoine Beauregard scored a hat trick for Sherbrooke. Florent Houle, Etienne Giroux and Hugo Primeau all added singles while Linards Feldbergs made 23 stops in the win.

Charles-Edward Gravel made 21 saves in the loss.

Game Day 13: at Sherbrooke

SHERBROOKE, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs begin a three-in-three Quebec road trip tonight against the Sherbrooke Phoenix.

This will be the second and final meeting of the season between the two. Saint John defeated Sherbrooke 3-0 at TD Station on Oct. 11.

The Phoenix enter play tonight having won back-to-back games and they remain a perfect 6-0-0-0 on home ice this season. Saint John, meanwhile, is coming off a home loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday. 

Game time tonight at the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet is 8 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 7-5-0-0 for 14 points (fourth Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL) while the Phoenix are 7-4-0-0 for 14 points (second Central/third Western/eighth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 home loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday. Eriks Mateiko, Egan Beveridge and Zachary Morin had Saint John goals. Charles-Edward Gravel made 28 saves in the loss. The Phoenix are coming off a 3-2 home win over the Quebec Remparts on Sunday. Olivier Lampron, Olivier Dubois and Jean-Felix Lapointe scored for Sherbrooke. Linards Feldbergs made 22 saves in the win.

Sea Dogs head to Quebec this weekend

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

The Saint John Sea Dogs are an impressive 4-1-0-0 on the road this season – but they're about to face their toughest tests to date.

The Sea Dogs begin a three-in-three Quebec road trip – their first of the season – on Friday night in Sherbrooke. They'll also make stops in Drummondville and Gatineau before returning home for three games at TD Station next week.

The Phoenix were one of the surprise teams out of the gate but were brought back down to earth when they travelled to the Maritimes a few weeks ago, dropping all three games. That road trip included a 3-0 loss in Saint John.

Sherbrooke still has a solid 7-4-0-0 record on the year and the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet is always a tough place to play – and this year has been no different. The Phoenix are 6-0-0-0 on home ice.

Drummondville, meanwhile, entered play on Thursday sitting atop the QMJHL standings with a 9-2-0-1 record. They're allowing a league low 2.07 goals against per game thanks to the tremendous play of goaltender Riley Mercer, who has a league best 1.50 goals against average and a .954 save percentage.

The Voltigeurs host the Moncton Wildcats on Friday night in a showdown between two of the league's top teams. That could be good news for Saint John as they may avoid facing Mercer on Saturday.

On Sunday, the Sea Dogs will make the journey to Gatineau and face the last-place Olympiques. Gatineau is just 2-10-0-0 on the year, but Saint John may be feeling gassed at times given that this will be their third game in less than 72 hours.

Saint John is 2-0-0-0 against non-Maritimes Division teams this season, posting home wins over Sherbrooke and Victoriaville.

Three Sea Dogs make first NHL Central Scouting list

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

Three Saint John Sea Dogs were included in NHL Central Scouting's preliminary players to watch list for the 2025 draft, which was released Wednesday.

Sea Dogs forward Zachary Morin was given a B rating while forwards Olivier Groulx and Elliot Dubé were both given a C.

Morin has been impressive since joining the Sea Dogs just a few weeks ago, recording two goals and six assists in five games. He's recorded a point in every game he's played in. If he can stay at or near this pace, he'll no doubt start to creep up draft rankings.

Three #SJSeaDogs player have been ranked in the@NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Players to Watch list!

Zach Morin (B)
Elliot Dube (C)
Olivier Groulx (C)#GoDogsGo pic.twitter.com/SHANvXG4mm

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) October 23, 2024

Groulx and Dubé are both having solid years as well and have been key contributors to Saint John's surprisingly solid start to the year. Dubé has five goals and four assists in 12 games to place him third in QMJHL rookie scoring while Groulx has three goals and five assists in 12 contests.

38 players from the QMJHL were included in the rankings. Caleb Desnoyers of the Moncton Wildcats and Justin Carbonneau of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada were the only QMJHL players to receive A ratings.

Boston College's James Hagens is expected to go first overall. The full list can be found at NHL.com.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 4-3

FINAL: Bathurst 4, Saint John 3

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

SAINT JOHN - The Acadie-Bathurst Titan seem to enjoy playing at TD Station.

The Titan earned their second win of the season in the building on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Saint John Sea Dogs 4-3. The Titan remain undefeated on the road this year, improving to 4-0-0-0.

After a back-and-forth second period that saw the two teams deadlocked at 2-2, Bathurst took their first lead of the game at 8:05 of the third when Mavrick Brunet netted his first of the year. Then at 17:54, Colby Huggan scored a backbreaker, putting the Titan up 4-2.

Zachary Morin made it interesting by scoring a six-on-five goal with 45 seconds remaining but Saint John wouldn't get any closer.

Blake Pilgrim-Edwards and Maddex Marmulak also scored for Bathurst. Joshua Fleming made 32 stops in a first star performance.

Along with Morin, Eriks Mateiko and Egan Beveridge scored for Saint John. Charles-Edward Gravel made 28 saves in the loss.

The Sea Dogs fell to 7-5-0-0 on the year with the loss. They are 3-4-0-0 at TD Station.

Game Day 12: vs Titan

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs and Acadie-Bathurst Titan meet for a fourth time this young season today at TD Station.

Saint John has won two of three meetings so far between the provincial rivals with the latest coming on Friday night in Bathurst where the Sea Dogs posted a 3-0 victory. Charles-Edward Gravel stopped all 25 shots he faced to earn his second shutout of the season.

The two teams enter play today separated by just two points – but Bathurst has played one more game.

Game time this afternoon is 3 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 7-4-0-0 for 14 points (third Maritimes/fourth Eastern/fifth QMJHL) while the Titan are 8-4-0-0 for 16 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/third QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Titan met on Friday night in Bathurst where Saint John earned a 3-0 victory. Florian Schenk, Tyler Peddle and Zachary Morin scored for Saint John. Charles-Edward Gravel stopped all 25 shots he faced in the win. Mathis Langevin made 22 stops in the loss.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 3-0

FINAL: Saint John 3, Bathurst 0

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

BATHURST - Charles-Edward Gravel made 25 saves to lead the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 3-0 road win over the first-place Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Friday.

Florian Schenk, Tyler Peddle and Zachary Morin all scored for Saint John in what was a fairly strong performance away from home. It was also a nice recovery following a messy 8-5 loss in Moncton the night before.

After an uneventful opening period, Schenk got Saint John on the board with his first QMJHL goal at 2:42 of the second. Peddle found the rookie forward alone in front who scored to get the Dogs on the board.

Saint John doubled their lead at 18:18 on a power play. Eriks Mateiko made a perfect cross ice feed to Peddle in the circle who ripped home his team leading sixth of the season, making it 2-0.

The Titan pulled their netminder late in the third period but couldn't get on the board. Morin secured the Saint John victory with an empty net goal at 19:49.

Mathis Langevin made 22 saves in the loss. The loss ends Bathurst's winning streak at five games.

Game Day 11: at Bathurst

BATHURST - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to get back in the win column tonight against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

The Sea Dogs lost a wild 8-5 game last night in Moncton. Saint John trailed as much as 6-1 in the second period but stormed back in the third to make it 6-5. The Sea Dogs couldn't keep that momentum going though, allowing a couple of Wildcats insurance goals late.

One issue for Saint John last night was the penalty kill. Moncton went 4/5 on the power play.

The Sea Dogs face a Titan team tonight that is off to an impressive 8-3-0-0 start, placing them first overall in the QMJHL standings.

Game time tonight at the KC Irving Regional Centre is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 6-4-0-0 for 12 points (fourth Maritimes/sixth Eastern/eighth QMJHL) while the Titan are 8-3-0-0 for 16 points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/first QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off an 8-5 loss in Moncton last night. Olivier Groulx, Egan Beveridge, William Yared, Eriks Mateiko and Elliot Dubé all scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson made 41 saves in the loss. The Titan are coming off a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens last night. Dawson Sharkey scored both Bathurst goals. Joshua Fleming made 23 stops in the win.