Chartrand signing made official

Saint John Sea Dogs

As expected, the Saint John Sea Dogs officially announced the signing of Cameron Chartrand on Wednesday.

Jeff Marek reported the expected signing on Tuesday. Chartrand was selected 19th overall by the Sea Dogs in last year's QMJHL Entry Draft. A Boston College commit, the right shooting defenseman likely would have gone much higher if he wasn't taking the college route (this all happened before the NCAA rule change).

From the Sea Dogs news release:

“We are ecstatic to add Cameron to our program,” said Sea Dogs Head Coach & General Manager Travis Crickard. “Having worked with Cameron at the Youth Olympics and the U17 World Challenge, it is clear that we are not only adding a top defenceman from the 2008 draft class, but an extremely humble young man with a tremendous hunger to improve and be a great hockey player.”

“It will be a tremendous honour to work with Cameron as he continues his development as a member of the Sea Dogs and the Saint John community,” added Crickard.

The 17-year-old captained the Bishop Kearney Selects under-16 team this past season, recording six goals and 39 assists in 49 games. He's spent the past three seasons at the US prep school.

As noted above, Chartrand played under Crickard at both the Youth Olympic Games and U17 World Challenge.

The Sea Dogs news release stated that Chartrand will join the team for training camp this August.