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| Jeff Parsons/Newfoundland Regiment |
The Newfoundland Regiment make their first ever appearance at TD Station this afternoon. While it's the Regiment's first trip, the team still features plenty of players from its days as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan – a team that is very familiar with Saint John.
This is the third straight season the Sea Dogs will face the Regiment/Titan franchise on New Year's Eve. The two, who have faced each other just twice this season, will play each other three times over the next couple weeks.
Gordie Dwyer's squad had a two-game winning streak come to an end last night in Moncton. The Sea Dogs, meanwhile, have secured at least a point in each of their last three games.
Game time for this New Year's Eve matinee is 2 p.m.
Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Audio Network
Records: The Sea Dogs are 13-18-3-0 for 29 points (ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Regiment are 17-15-1-1 for 36 points (seventh Eastern/12th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Charlottetown on Monday. Alexander Donovan, Matthew Krayer and Justin Gendron all scored for Saint John. Rafaël Courchesne made 30 stops in the loss. The Regiment are coming off a 5-3 loss in Moncton last night. Tyson Goguen, Maddex Marmulak and Justin Larose all scored for Newfoundland. Louis-Antoine Denault made 20 stops in the loss.
2025-26 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-0-0 against the Regiment this season while Newfoundland is 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Oct. 25 in St. John's where the Regiment defeated the Sea Dogs 5-1. Dawson Sharkey, Marek Danicek, Noah Laberge, Dominic Pilote and Liam Arsenault all scored for Newfoundland. Olivier Duhamel netted Saint John's only goal. Chase Anderson made 23 stops in the win. Rafaël Courchesne made 31 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Regiment: None.
Regiment to watch: Dawson Sharkey has three goals and an assist in two games against Saint John this season.
Random stat: The Sea Dogs are 6-8-0-0 all-time on New Year's Eve.
Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in points with 32 and assists with 21... Alexis Joseph has a team high 14 goals... Justin Larose leads Newfoundland in points (50), goals (20) and assists (30)... Saint John is 6-11-0-0 at home... Newfoundland is 7-8-0-1 on the road... Larose is fourth in the league in points... Alexis Joseph is sixth in QMJHL rookie scoring with 29 points... Noah Laberge is sixth in defensemen scoring with 28 points... the Regiment are averaging 12.21 penalty minutes per game, the fourth most in the QMJHL... the Regiment have the fourth best power play (26.4%) but the worst penalty kill (70.7%)... the Sea Dogs have the fourth best penalty kill (83.6%) but the fourth worst power play (16.3%)... Larose has goals in three straight road games... Saint John will face Newfoundland in three of their next five games... the Sea Dogs are without forward Olivers Murnieks due to the IIHF World Junior Championship while the Regiment are without goaltender Mikus Vecvanags... the Regiment acquired forward Ryan Dwyer and defenseman Alexis Mathieu from the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in a five-player trade on Tuesday. Dwyer made his Regiment debut last night while Mathieu was a healthy scratch.
Out of town:
Shawinigan at Baie-Comeau - 1:00 PM EST
Halifax at Cape Breton - 2:00 PM AST
Victoriaville at Blainville-Boisbriand - 1:30 PM EST
Québec at Chicoutimi - 2:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Drummondville - 2:00 PM EST
Sherbrooke at Gatineau - 2:00 PM EST
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 2:00 PM EST
Charlottetown at Moncton - 4:00 PM AST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Halifax Mooseheads on Sunday at 3 p.m.
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