Sea Dogs finalize two trades

Vincent Éthier / CHL

The first Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League trade period of draft week opened on Tuesday and the Saint John Sea Dogs completed two deals.

The biggest transaction involved the Sea Dogs receiving a 2025 first-round pick (originally Moncton's) and a 2027 first-round pick (Rimouski) from the Rimouski Oceanic in exchange for two 2026 third-round picks (Rimouski and Sherbrooke), two 2026 fourth-round picks (Saint John and Rimouski) and a 2026 fifth-round pick (Rimouski).

This deal completes the Eriks Mateiko trade, which happened during the holiday trade period. According to the Sea Dogs, this is the largest return for an import player in league history.

Saint John's other Tuesday transaction saw them swap 2025 second-round picks with the Moncton Wildcats, which completes the Connor Trenholm deal. The Sea Dogs traded their own second-round pick to Moncton in exchange for Blainville-Boisbriand's.

With these deal finalized, here's an updated look at where Saint John is currently scheduled to pick at this year's QMJHL Entry Draft.

Round 1, 1st overall 

Round 1, 10th overall (via Cape Breton) 

Round 1, 18th overall (via Moncton)

Round 2, 29th overall (via Blainville-Boisbriand)

Round 6, 94th overall 

Round 6, 109th overall (via Rimouski) 

Round 7, 112th overall 

Round 9, 148th overall 

Round 11, 184th overall 

Round 12, 202nd overall

If things stay as they are, this would be the second straight year that the Sea Dogs pick three times in the first-round.

The first-round of the 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft takes place Friday night at Quebec City's Videotron Centre. The remaining rounds will be held Saturday morning.