First semester of NCAA season completed

Providence College

With the first semester of the college hockey season in the books, let's take a look at how Saint John Sea Dogs alumni have performed so far.

This is the first season CHL players are permitted to play NCAA hockey and it's been interesting to see how they transition from either Canadian junior leagues or universities into American college hockey.

Looking at the numbers, it's been a decently strong transition for most Sea Dogs alumni.

Player	Team	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
Charles Savoie	Lindenwood	12	4	13	17
Noah Reinhart	Michigan Tech	18	4	5	9
Cam MacDonald	New Hampshire	17	4	4	8
Kale McCallum	Providence	12	2	3	5
Nate Tivey	Quinnipiac	16	1	3	4
Matteo Mann	Colorado College	18	0	1	1

The lone former Sea Dogs goaltender playing NCAA hockey is Charles-Edward Gravel, who is 0-12-1 with a 3.89 goals against average and a .884 save percentage with a winless Mercyhurst Lakers squad that has been hit hard with injuries.

The Lakers, with an 0-15-1 record, sit last in Atlantic Hockey and are 63rd out of 63 teams in the NPI rankings, which is used to determine the 16 teams that will qualify for the NCAA tournament. The NPI system replaced the Pairwise this season.

Quinnipiac (12th) and Providence (14th) are the only teams with former Sea Dogs currently above the cut line for the NCAA hockey tournament – but those aren't comfortable spots to be in. There's still plenty of season left.

Lindenwood, as an independent, is a long shot to make the tournament. Savoie is currently second on the team in scoring behind former Charlottetown Islanders forward Giovanni Morneau.

The rest of the teams featuring former Dogs will likely need to win their conference in order to earn spots in the tournament. Conference standings can be found here.

A number of current Sea Dogs are committed to play NCAA hockey next season. These commitment timelines could always change, but a current list can be found here.