Report: Sea Dogs to sign Chartrand

MONCTON - The Saint John Sea Dogs will soon be signing one of their first-round picks from last year's QMJHL Entry Draft.

Jeff Marek reported Monday that the Sea Dogs will soon be inking 17-year-old defenseman Cameron Chartrand, who was selected by the club with the 19th overall pick in last June's draft.

Chartrand has spent most of this season with the Bishop Kearney Selects under-16 squad where he's posted six goals and 38 assists in 49 games. He also appeared in two games with the USHL's Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

Chartrand also played for Team Canada Red at the 2024 U17 World Challenge, a team that was coached by Sea Dogs head coach and general manager Travis Crickard.

A Saint-Lazare, QC native, Chartrand recently visited Saint John. The Sea Dogs had the option to release Chartrand and receive a compensation first rounder in the 2025 draft.

By the sounds of Marek's tweet, Chartrand remains committed to joining the NCAA's Boston College Eagles for the 2027-28 season, which would place him in Saint John for the next two seasons.

Listed at 6'01" and 205 lbs, Chartrand is a right shooting defenseman and joins a solid looking young d-core that already includes the likes of Olivier Duhamel and Benjamin Amyot, who were both second-round picks of the club in 2023.

Saint John's 2024 draft class is looking quite good. William Yared, Dylan Rozzi, Zachary Morin and Matthew Krayer are all current regulars in the Sea Dogs lineup.