Notebook: Seed named to Team Italy

Jason Seed – a Memorial Cup champion with the Saint John Sea Dogs – has been named to Team Italy for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.

Seed, who will turn 34 next week, has spent the past four seasons playing in Italy. Elite Prospects lists him as a Canadian and Italian dual citizen.

The Ottawa native spent parts of three seasons with the Sea Dogs, helping the club win back-to-back QMJHL titles in 2011 and 2012 and a Memorial Cup championship in 2011. He was a depth defensemen but did appear in all 17 of the team's playoff games in 2012.

Seed finished his junior career with the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Summerside Western Capitals. He went on to play four seasons at Carleton University before playing professional hockey in Europe.

Seed is likely to be the only Sea Dog alumnus playing at this year's Games. Former Sea Dogs captain Eriks Mateiko was named to Latvia's roster but he has been ruled out due to a season-ending injury.

COMING UP

The Sea Dogs are back at TD Station this weekend, hosting the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Saturday afternoon. Note that this is a 4 p.m. start.

This will be the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Phoenix. Sherbrooke features former Sea Dogs forward Chad Bellemare. They also include goaltender Kyan Labbé, who was a Sea Dogs draft pick.

This will be Saint John's last game at TD Station until Feb. 6. The Sea Dogs are in Moncton on Jan. 29 and Charlottetown on Jan. 31 before hosting the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Feb. 1 in Fredericton.

SUPERHERO NIGHT

Saturday's game will be Superhero Night, with the Sea Dogs wearing special jerseys. From the team:

The Saint John Sea Dogs are set to suit up for Superhero Night presented by Design Art Signs in support of Make-A-Wish Canada on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 4:00 p.m. at TD Station.

As part of this initiative, the Sea Dogs will be wearing special edition superhero-inspired jerseys, which are now up for auction on DASH. All net proceeds from the game-worn jersey auction will go straight to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization dedicated to creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. 

Additionally, the Sea Dogs have set up a donation page to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Every donation makes a difference — click here to visit the donation link and help us make a child’s wish come true!

The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada wore superhero-themed jerseys during their home game last Saturday against the Sea Dogs.

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The Sea Dogs rattled off a number of recent accomplishments on social media this week.

• Dylan Rozzi recently played in his 100th career QMJHL game.
• Bo Damphousse recently played in his 100th career QMJHL game.
• Jabez Seymour recently played in his 150th career QMJHL game.
• Maxime Côté recently played in his 200th career QMJHL game.

BALDWIN NEARING RECORD

With 10 goals on the season, Everett Baldwin is inching closer to the franchise record for goals in a season by a rookie defensemen. Jakub Zboril holds the record with 13.

Six of Baldwin's 10 goals have come in the second half – four of which have been scored in January. Nicolas Bilodeau owns the franchise record for goals in a month by a rookie defenseman with five.

OTHER THINGS

• The Sea Dogs announced Tuesday that they'll be hosting the Battle of the Badges tournament next month, "a first-responder hockey tournament showcasing police, fire, and sheriffs department teams from across New Brunswick."
• After Wild Willie attended Feaburn's birthday party at TD Station, Fleaburn returned the favour this past weekend at Avenir Centre. He was greeted with some boos from the Wildcats crowd.

  It’s Wild Willie’s birthday at Avenir this afternoon. Fleaburn greeted to some boos. pic.twitter.com/IgjUtDZtkE

  — Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) January 18, 2026

• This Saturday's game against the Sherbrooke Phoenix is the first of three Saturday home games that will have afternoon starts. Saint John's home game on Feb. 13 against the Shawinigan Cataractes will begin at 3 p.m. and their final home game of the regular season on March 14 against the Halifax Mooseheads will start at 4 p.m.
• Teams the Sea Dogs have still not played this season: the Phoenix and Cataractes.
• Alexis Joseph has 18 goals on the season, good for eighth most by a rookie in Sea Dogs franchise history. The record is 26, which is held by Tomas Jurco (2009-10) and Ostap Safin (2017-18). It's not impossible for Joseph to get there, but he'll need to have a hot finish.
• William Yared has three goals in his past five games.
• Only Olivier Groulx and Dylan Rozzi have played in all 42 of Saint John's games this season.