Plenty of former Sea Dogs in QMJHL playoffs

Vincent Létourneau/Shawinigan Cataractes

SAINT JOHN - Vince Elie and the Shawinigan Cataractes are in some trouble.

The Cataractes find themselves down 2-0 in their first round series against the Sherbrooke Phoenix following back-to-back losses on home ice over the weekend. Elie was held scoreless and was a -2.

Sherbrooke goaltender Kyan Labbé, a fourth-round pick of Saint John in the 2023 QMJHL Entry Draft, has been excellent for the Phoenix, allowing just two goals on 59 shots in the first two games combined.

Former Sea Dogs forward Chad Bellemare has one goal for the Phoenix.

The Phoenix can take a commanding 3-0 series lead with a win on home ice on Tuesday.

Elliot Dubé, Jacob Beaulieu and the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada will also look to take a 3-0 series lead against the Victoriaville Tigres on Tuesday. That series shifts to Victoriaville for Games 3 and 4.

In Quebec City, Egan Beveridge and the Quebec Remparts will look to take a 2-1 series lead against Tyler Peddle and the Charlottetown Islanders. Beveridge already has two goals in this series, tying him for the team lead. 

Peddle has also scored twice. The Islanders will need the overage forward to step up again on Tuesday with Ivan Ryabkin reportedly set to serve a one-game suspension for abuse of officials. Charlottetown was without Nathan Leek in Game 2 due to an injury.

Defenseman Patryk Zubek, who appeared in just five games with the Newfoundland Regiment in the second half, has not seen action in these playoffs yet. The Regiment and Cape Breton Eagles are tied 1-1 heading into Tuesday night's Game 3 at Centre 200.

Lastly, Max Vilen has been held scoreless with the Moncton Wildcats so far in these playoffs. The Wildcats will look to take a 3-0 series lead over the Sea Dogs on Tuesday at TD Station.

Here's a statistical look at how all these former Sea Dogs performed in the regular season.

Player	Team	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
Vince Elie	Shawinigan	51	24	28	52
Chad Bellemare	Sherbrooke	43	15	12	27
Max Vilen	Saint John Moncton	54	3	24	27
Elliot Dubé	Saint John B.-Boisbriand	58	14	10	24
Egan Beveridge	Saint John Quebec	53	13	9	22
Tyler Peddle	Charlottetown	48	8	7	15
Jacob Beaulieu	Saint John B.-Boisbriand	52	7	4	11
Patryk Zubek	Saint John Newfoundland	34	0	7	7