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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
The first half was certainly less than impressive for the Sea Dogs and there is belief within the entire organization that this group can perform much better. Now, and over the next few weeks and months, it's time to prove that.
The Sea Dogs enter play today sitting 17th overall with a 12-18-2-0 record. That's not where you want to be at the halfway point – but there's still halfway to go. There is plenty of time to move up the standings.
Saint John begins second half play with a home-and-home against the Charlottetown Islanders. The two-game series begins today at 3 p.m. at TD Station and concludes tomorrow night at Eastlink Centre.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 12-18-2-0 for 26 points (ninth Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 16-11-1-5 for 38 points (third Eastern/sixth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Halifax on Dec. 18. Alexis Joseph had a pair of goals for Saint John while Zachary Morin added a single. Rafaël Courchesne made 32 saves in the loss. The Islanders are coming off a 4-1 home loss to the Newfoundland Regiment on Dec. 18. Marcus Kearsey scored Charlottetown's lone goal. Donald Hickey made 18 saves in the loss.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 1-1-1-0 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 2-1-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Nov. 28 in Saint John where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 8-2. Nathan Leek netted a hat trick for Saint John; Jabez Seymour scored twice; and singles came from Ross Campbell, William Shields and Antoine Provencher. Olivers Murnieks and Alexis Joseph scored for Saint John. Donald Hockey made 30 saves in the win. Rafaël Courchesne made 28 stops in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Tyler Peddle.
Islander to watch: Marcus Kearsey is fifth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 30 points and is tied for the lead in goals with nine.
Random stat: Saint John's home power play is operating at a league low 9.8%.
Notes: Alexis Joseph and Oliver Groulx each have a Saint John high 28 points... Joseph leads the team in goals with 14... Groulx leads the team in assists with 19... Nathan Leek leads Charlottetown in points with 39 and goals with 21... Ross Campbell has a team high 25 assists... Saint John is 5-11-0-0 at home... Charlottetown is 8-7-0-3 on the road... goaltender Donald Hickey is fourth in the league in wins with 15. He's also played the most minutes and made the most saves of any goaltender... Joseph is sixth in QMJHL rookie scoring and fifth in goals... the Sea Dogs have the fourth best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 84.2%... the Sea Dogs have lost six straight home games... the Islanders have lost three straight road games... the Sea Dogs are without forward Olivers Murnieks due to the world juniors.
Out of town:
Moncton at Cape Breton - 3:00 PM AST
Newfoundland at Halifax - 3:00 PM AST
Chicoutimi at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EST
Gatineau at Québec - 3:00 PM EST
Victoriaville at Rimouski - 3:00 PM EST
Baie-Comeau at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EST
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 3:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Shawinigan - 4:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs and Islanders meet again on Monday night at Eastlink Centre.
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