Monday, August 19, 2024

Notebook: Rozzi impressing at camp

Dylan Rozzi has found his scoring touch at Saint John Sea Dogs training camp.

Rozzi scored twice in Saturday morning's scrimmage and again in the evening Blue vs White game. Now we'll see if he can keep that momentum going in pre-season games.

The 16-year-old officially signed with the Sea Dogs on Friday. The team also signed William Yared and Cruz Scanzano – who both played with Rozzi on the Lac St-Louis Lions last season.


It's been a fairly low scoring training camp so far. On Friday night, Will Allen and Darien Reynolds scored in a 2-0 win for White. On Saturday morning, Rozzi scored a pair of goals for Blue while Julien Bonnet replied for White.

Saturday night's Blue vs White game was 1-0 Blue heading into the third period thanks to a Rozzi goal. In the third, Allen, Nate Tivey and Tyler Peddle all scored to give White a 3-1 victory.

PRE-SEASON SET TO START
The Sea Dogs will play the first of six pre-season games on Tuesday night when they host the Charlottetown Islanders in St. Stephen. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

The Sea Dogs and Islanders will meet again on Wednesday night in Pownal, PEI in another 7 p.m. contest.

The "first half" of training camp comes to a close on Saturday when the Sea Dogs host the Cape Breton Eagles at Fredericton's Aitken Centre. Game time is 3 p.m.

Following the Saturday game, the Sea Dogs won't play another pre-season contest until Sept. 6. They'll play three pre-season games after Labour Day.

The regular season begins Sept. 20.

CAMP ADDITION
The Sea Dogs made a late addition to their training camp roster on Friday, adding free agent defenseman John Lumsden.

The 17-year-old recorded two goals and 13 assists in 47 games with the CCHL's Nepean Raiders last season. He was the first overall pick in the 2022 CCHL Bantam Protected Draft.

Lumsden was a 14th-round pick of the Ottawa 67's in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection. 

Lumsden's stay in Saint John was a short one. He left after 48 hours to maintain his college hockey eligibility.

SOME VIDS
Here are a few more videos from Sea Dogs training camp over the weekend.

William Yared:

Cruz Scanzano:

Florian Schenk:

MACDONALD TO ACADIA

“It means a lot to come play for Acadia. I’ve had friends and family attend the school with nothing but good things to say,” said MacDonald in a news release. “Knowing a lot of players that I have played with on the team now really helped me decide to choose Acadia. I’m very excited to come to Acadia and help win hockey games.”

MacDonald joins Brady Burns, Charlie DesRoches and Thomas Couture as Sea Dogs alumni on the Axemen. All four were part of Saint John's 2022 Memorial Cup championship team.

MacDonald spent parts of three seasons with the Sea Dogs. He played his overage season with the Cape Breton Eagles where he recorded 19 goals and 29 assists in 63 regular season games.

The Axemen begin the regular season on Oct. 5 in Charlottetown when they face the UPEI Panthers.

SIMEK AT FIVE NATIONS
Former Sea Dogs forward Pavel Simek will play for Czechia in an upcoming tournament. Simek is expected to arrive at Rimouski Oceanic training camp on Sept. 2.
OTHER THINGS
  • Here's Saint John's full schedule for the week.
  • The QMJHL's August trade period ends on Sunday, Aug. 25.
  • TD Station is currently hiring concession staff.
  • Owen Arnold, who was attending Sea Dogs training camp as a free agent, had his Maritime Hockey League rights traded from the Edmundston Blizzard to the Pictou County Weeks Crushers.
  • Sea Dogs owner and CEO Scott McCain was recently a guest on the Insights podcast.
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