Monday, June 16, 2025

Notebook: Calder Cup final tied 1-1

Ian Yount
The AHL's Calder Cup final is heading to British Columbia tied 1-1.

The Charlotte Checkers tied the best-of-seven series with a 3-2 overtime win on Sunday. This comes after the Abbotsford Canucks took Game 1 by a final score of 4-3 in double overtime.

The next three games will all be played in Abbotsford beginning with Game 3 on Tuesday night.

Riley Bezeau is the lone Saint John Sea Dogs alumnus on either roster. He was serving a one-game suspension for a checking-to-the-head major penalty in Game 1 and did not dress for Game 2.

Bezeau has appeared in four playoff games with the Checkers, recording three goals.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Sea Dogs announced that they are looking to fill a number of game day operations positions for this coming season.

One of those openings includes a mascot performer. The team is looking for someone to "embody the spirit and character of Fleaburn, the team’s mascot." The requirements include "strong communication skills (non-verbal)."

The team is also looking for videoboard operators and game day staff. 

DRAFT VIDEO
Some additional video from draft weekend.
IMAMA RE-SIGNS
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Friday that former Sea Dogs forward Boko Imama has re-signed with the club.

According to the Penguins, "the contract will run through the 2025-26 campaign and carries an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level."


Imama, 28, spent the 2024-25 season split between Pittsburgh and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. The 6-foot-1, 221-pound forward scored one goal in 16 games with Pittsburgh, and added three goals, two assists and five points in 24 games at the AHL level.

Imama spent parts of three seasons with the Sea Dogs, helping the club win a QMJHL championship in 2017.

LNAH DRAFT
A couple of former Sea Dogs were selected in the recent LNAH Draft.

Defenseman Christopher Inniss was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Sorel-Tracy Éperviers. The 24-year-old has spent the past three seasons with the Concordia Stingers of U Sports.

Goaltender Alex D'Orio, meanwhile, was selected in the seventh-round, 53rd overall by the Quebec National. The 26-year-old spent last season in Poland where he went 13-12-0 with a 2.97 goals against average and a .900 save percentage in 27 games with Cracovia Krakow.

OTHER THINGS
  • Great story in The Athletic about Gardiner and Taylor MacDougall.
  • Charlottetown's Eastlink Centre has created a page on their website about a proposed renovation project. Widely considered one of the worst buildings in the CHL, the project includes several significant upgrades, including increasing capacity to over 5,000.
  • Alex Huang of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens has committed to Harvard University for the 2026-27 season.
  • A big loss for the Rimouski Oceanic.
  • The OHL's Sarnia Sting have been sold.
  • The popular Beausejour Senior Hockey League is expanding to Fredericton this season.
  • Former Lewiston Maineiacs and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles defenseman Michael Ward has been named the new head coach of the MHL's Edmundston Blizzard. The Shippagan native replaces Simon Olivier, who left to become the head coach of the Victoriaville Tigres.
  • The MHL's Grand Falls Rapids have a new look and a title sponsor. The team will now be referred to as the Grand Falls GreenFoot Rapids.
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