tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64273257160386492992024-03-18T19:06:23.190-03:00Station NationBlogging the Saint John Sea DogsJamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.comBlogger7596125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-40190523827569000762024-03-18T19:05:00.002-03:002024-03-18T19:05:29.333-03:00Three games to go in playoff race <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YkXi5a2-xcnTDYzUhivCYGxyvKYPKvD3SYsgYuMbPNu9eFwuCI0eYl5l7LrZv4RNC0pRQrB2AcVt2Wlztbw0vOcLN7Xt7_TqyBYS3GKPhANX5ud2FJLSh3BEuq63OxcoE5L9zVLZcs7l_qOBiGI-wGOcV-UwUGz_kthJFIB2QdYkjLRnjpfcgPnq/s2048/418303934_897956512212278_597694695751694146_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="2048" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YkXi5a2-xcnTDYzUhivCYGxyvKYPKvD3SYsgYuMbPNu9eFwuCI0eYl5l7LrZv4RNC0pRQrB2AcVt2Wlztbw0vOcLN7Xt7_TqyBYS3GKPhANX5ud2FJLSh3BEuq63OxcoE5L9zVLZcs7l_qOBiGI-wGOcV-UwUGz_kthJFIB2QdYkjLRnjpfcgPnq/w400-h238/418303934_897956512212278_597694695751694146_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table>It's shaping up to be quite a finish for the QMJHL's final playoff spot.<div><br /></div><div>With three regular season games remaining, the Saint John Sea Dogs and Quebec Remparts are in a race for the 16th and final playoff position. Both teams have 46 points but Saint John owns the tiebreaker, meaning if the regular season ended right now, the Sea Dogs would get in.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the upcoming schedule for both clubs and their record this season against each opponent.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div>Saint John: Wednesday vs Moncton (1-7-0-0), Friday vs Halifax (2-3-1-0), Saturday vs Halifax (2-3-1-0)</div><div><br /></div><div>Quebec: Wednesday vs Blainville-Boisbriand (1-2-0-0), Friday at Rimouski (0-5-1-0), Saturday vs Rimouski (0-5-1-0)</div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Again, both teams have 46 points and Quebec can't catch Saint John in the tiebreaker (regulation wins plus overtime wins, which are 18-14 in favour of the Sea Dogs). So Saint John just needs to match Quebec in points to get in.</div><div><br /></div><div>How will this all shake down? Quebec's game on Wednesday <i>feels</i> like the Remparts' best chance to earn a point a two. They're winless against the Oceanic this season and Rimouski is still fighting for playoff positioning in the middle of the Eastern Conference. Both weekend games could have meaning for Rimouski.</div><div><br /></div><div>The biggest wildcard for Saint John is what the Halifax Mooseheads opt to do on the weekend. The Moose already know their first playoff opponent (Bathurst) and the weekend games could mean very little to nothing for them. Will they opt to rest some regulars? That could open the door for Saint John if they're in need of a point or two.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>No matter who gets the final playoff spot, they'll crossover to the Western Conference and be the No. 8 seed. They'll face either the Drummondville Voltigeurs (96 points) or Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (94 points) which... will not be an easy task.</div><div><br /></div><div>The QMJHL's regular season ends for all 18 teams on Saturday. The playoffs begin March 29.</div><div><br /></div><div>Three first round series have been locked in: Baie-Comeau/Charlottetown, Halifax/Bathurst and Sherbrooke/Blainville-Boisbriand. Here's what all the matchups would look like if the playoffs started today.</div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="fr">La saison <a href="https://twitter.com/LHJMQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LHJMQ</a> se termine samedi! Voici le portrait des séries, qui débutent le 29.<br />—<br />Season ends Saturday. Here is the playoff picture (start: March 29). <a href="https://twitter.com/QMJHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@QMJHL</a> <a href="https://t.co/4PEGImK0Y2">pic.twitter.com/4PEGImK0Y2</a></p>— Raphaël Doucet (@raphdoucet) <a href="https://twitter.com/raphdoucet/status/1769700842825719904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-86726542840913578042024-03-17T21:25:00.002-03:002024-03-17T21:25:59.828-03:00UNB completes undefeated season with University Cup title<div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVp691CrOLVXllbyYALehmLFzvNbo59wg3AODhGQ-EX3q_ffsCEwtimXV1EGrwkSM0ERORH9Jvvn-veN5CnSL6NGOKE7wmah5piyQht8L_0Br5AsnhaN4ei8W1-iWIo4-DOdsPTGCLLJGVouv8pefont2qvh9C3D4P0UTZyfgyrk4_psV-Yf3SX8Q/s2840/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-17%20at%208.59.30%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="2840" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVp691CrOLVXllbyYALehmLFzvNbo59wg3AODhGQ-EX3q_ffsCEwtimXV1EGrwkSM0ERORH9Jvvn-veN5CnSL6NGOKE7wmah5piyQht8L_0Br5AsnhaN4ei8W1-iWIo4-DOdsPTGCLLJGVouv8pefont2qvh9C3D4P0UTZyfgyrk4_psV-Yf3SX8Q/w400-h219/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-17%20at%208.59.30%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>CBC Sports</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">The UNB Reds completed a dominant, undefeated season with a national championship on Sunday.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>UNB defeated the UQTR Patriotes 4-0 in the championship game of the 2024 University Cup at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre. It's the second straight national title for the Reds and the 10th in school history.</div><div><br /></div><div>There's no question that this year's UNB team will go down as one of the greatest university teams of all-time. The Reds went 30-0 in regular season play, swept their way through the Atlantic University Sport playoffs and then went 3-0 at nationals. To add to the dominance, they didn't allow a single goal at the University Cup, outscoring opponents 15-0 over three games.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UNB COMPLETES THEIR PERFECT SEASON WITH A NATIONAL TITLE 🇨🇦🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/UNBMHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UNBMHockey</a> defeats <a href="https://twitter.com/PatriotesUQTR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatriotesUQTR</a> 4-0 to win the <a href="https://twitter.com/USPORTSca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USPORTSca</a> men's hockey national championship <a href="https://twitter.com/USPORTS_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USPORTS_Hockey</a> 🏒 <a href="https://t.co/pwmTCZVB5q">pic.twitter.com/pwmTCZVB5q</a></p>— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/cbcsports/status/1769510956596441234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div>UNB has not lost a game — exhibition, regular season or playoff — in over a calendar year.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Reds include former Sea Dogs defenseman Kale McCallum, forward Nick Blagden and, of course, head coach Gardiner MacDougall, who once again proved to be the master of the short tournament.</div><div><br /></div><div>MacDougall has been behind the bench for nine of UNB's 10 national championships. Former Sea Dogs head coach Mike Kelly led UNB to their first national title in 1998.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>McCallum, playing in his second season with the Reds, was named to the University Cup all-star team.</div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="fr">Équipe d’étoiles du tournoi<br /><br />Attaquants:<br /><br />* Samuel Lafrance, Patriotes<br />* Brady Gilmour, Reds<br />* Austen Keating, Reds<br /><br />Défenseurs: <br />Scott Wallford, Redbirds<br />Kale McCallun, Reds<br /><br />Gardien:<br />Samuel Richard, Reds <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/usports?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#usports</a></p>— Matthew Vachon (@MatthewVachon_) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatthewVachon_/status/1769511330828984658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div>The Patriotes, who won the 2022 University Cup and are loaded with former QMJHL players, leave with a silver medal. They have a young roster and could certainly reach this stage again next year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Earlier in the day, William Poirier and the McGill Redbirds defeated Kevin Gursoy and the TMU Bold 3-2 in the bronze medal game.</div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-30877327448730320762024-03-17T20:20:00.000-03:002024-03-17T20:20:25.905-03:00Recap: Sea Dogs win 8-4<b>FINAL: Charlottetown 4, Saint John 8<br /></b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgvcqNnnyqyocgADyNrkMMf7lrFjFxZ6TtgpyogT48FDI2_s9foSLTDruNW-5uNBrFe5xC4V5dog5RQICvO9MBBah5NBhMp22kSP-Dr5v-1aLWyw8u_C1piwVFogJFbIf43cXyrjRfbauD0pddy6K0WUIAAqN-tvpItJ8fS40O_VlDq7c_MOGpi8e/s3000/20240317SJvsCHA-conrad-simek-shields-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="3000" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgvcqNnnyqyocgADyNrkMMf7lrFjFxZ6TtgpyogT48FDI2_s9foSLTDruNW-5uNBrFe5xC4V5dog5RQICvO9MBBah5NBhMp22kSP-Dr5v-1aLWyw8u_C1piwVFogJFbIf43cXyrjRfbauD0pddy6K0WUIAAqN-tvpItJ8fS40O_VlDq7c_MOGpi8e/w400-h254/20240317SJvsCHA-conrad-simek-shields-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b>SAINT JOHN</b> - The Saint John Sea Dogs moved back into a playoff spot on Sunday at TD Station.<div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs made the most of their scoring chances in an 8-4 win over the Charlottetown Islanders. The victory gives Saint John 46 points on the season and moves them into a tie with the Quebec Remparts for the QMJHL's 16th and final playoff spot — but Saint John owns the first tiebreaker.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shots in the game were 45-24 and the Sea Dogs weathered a few storms from the Islanders in the win. Patrick Leaver, who also started Saturday night's game in Charlottetown, once again made some key stops in the victory.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Tyler Peddle and Drew Elliott each scored a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Nico Laforge, Brody Fournier, Jacob Beaulieu and Matteo Mann. The Sea Dogs, who were without Eriks Mateiko again, finally got their secondary scoring rolling.</div><div><br /></div><div>Simon Hughes, Ross Campbell and Kyle Powers scored for Charlottetown. Carter Bickle was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals on 11 shots. Aksels Ozols allowed three goals on 12 shots in relief.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs led 2-0 after one despite getting outshot 17-7. Laforge scored a weird goal from the corner that fooled Bickle and then, with 32 seconds remaining, Fournier scored on an odd man rush while shorthanded.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saint John continued to make the most of their opportunities in the second period. Beaulieu made it 3-0 at 10:37 and then, just 11 seconds later, Elliott scored following a turnover behind the Charlottetown net to chase Bickle from the game.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ozols, who played in Saturday's Islanders win over the Sea Dogs, didn't fare much better in net. At 14:55, Peddle entered the zone, kept the puck and slid a backhand shot under the Charlottetown netminder to make it 5-0 Saint John.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hughes got the Islanders on the board at 16:28 of the second and then the Islanders scored two quick goals in the third to make it a 5-3 game. At 5:08 of the third, Peddle ripped a shot over the shoulder of Ozols to stop some of the Charlottetown momentum and give Saint John a three-goal lead again.</div><div><br /></div><div>After exchanging power play goals to make it 7-4, the Islanders pulled their netminder with over six minutes remaining. Elliott finally found the empty net at 16:23, making it an 8-4 final.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>LINEUP</b></div><div>Simek - Beveridge - Elliott</div><div>Peddle - Miller - Fournier</div><div>Reynolds - Groulx - Beaulieu</div><div>Laforge - Benoit</div><div><br /></div><div>Tivey - Ianniello</div><div>Bilodeau - Mann</div><div>MacLean - Amyot</div><div>Richard</div><div><br /></div><div>Leaver</div><div>Robinson</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCRATCHES:</b> The Sea Dogs without defenseman Olivier Duhamel (injury or sickness) along with forwards Eriks Mateiko (injury), Benjamin Beaudry (healthy) and Reid Calder (healthy).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NOTES:</b> Jeff Hansen once again acted as Saint John's head coach with Travis Crickard continuing to recover from the medical emergency he suffered last weekend in Sydney... the Sea Dogs wore their black third jerseys... the Sea Dogs went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen... Nico Larforge's goal — which was a weird one from the corner — was his first of the season... this was the most goals the Sea Dogs have scored in a single game this season... Nicolas Bilodeau had two assists... Saint John went 1/1 on the power play while Charlottetown went 1/3... Drew Elliott had four shots... attendance was 2,934... the Sea Dogs improved to 2-6-0-0 all-time on St. Patrick's Day.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1K8kmmwQnKE?si=0f7btJ6s5oTc4I1l" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><b>NEXT GAME:</b> The Sea Dogs take on the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at TD Station.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-75309802168868089902024-03-17T11:42:00.000-03:002024-03-17T11:42:28.976-03:00Game Day 65: vs Islanders <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcLpoHLu1n3S7Yu5lqiaWEKcKryoxzPk7133dm2R6awEZQELi0PApZ4U2K6jR3V8sWo8pK0RLHKtwEyeijSUmxl-GxYWBSLJuITPN6Botdy8IEZxPgVDs3_DbSAu8dxfEboD1AlZaU07BEZUF7iPUqTnjwnsSR_2bhOK5dxIkmk0J6cf_my2_-ziu/s1340/vs-CHA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1340" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcLpoHLu1n3S7Yu5lqiaWEKcKryoxzPk7133dm2R6awEZQELi0PApZ4U2K6jR3V8sWo8pK0RLHKtwEyeijSUmxl-GxYWBSLJuITPN6Botdy8IEZxPgVDs3_DbSAu8dxfEboD1AlZaU07BEZUF7iPUqTnjwnsSR_2bhOK5dxIkmk0J6cf_my2_-ziu/w400-h225/vs-CHA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>SAINT JOHN </b>- The Saint John Sea Dogs will once again try and sneak back into a playoff spot today.<div><br /></div><div>The Quebec Remparts, who currently own the QMJHL's 16th and final playoff spot, lost 5-0 to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar yesterday. A win by the Sea Dogs this afternoon would push them into a tie with the Remparts with 46 points. Saint John currently holds the tiebreaker, which would push them into 16th.</div><div><br /></div><div>Following today's action, both the Sea Dogs and Remparts will have three regular season games remaining.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Saint John will face the Charlottetown Islanders today at 3 p.m. at TD Station. The two met last night at Eastlink Centre in a game that the Isles controlled for the most part — but there were some glimpses from Saint John. We'll see what they can do in this one.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>TV/Radio/Stream:</b> None/<a href="https://chl.ca/lhjmq-seadogs/radio/" target="_blank">Sea Dogs Radio</a>/<a href="https://watch.chl.ca/chl_persona" target="_blank">CHL TV</a><br /><br /><b>2023-24 regular season records:</b> The Sea Dogs are 18-38-5-3 for 44 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 25-32-5-2 for 57 points (fifth Maritimes/eighth Eastern/14th QMJHL).<br /><br /><b>Last games:</b> The Sea Dogs and Islanders met last night in Charlottetown where the Isles won 6-2. Cole Huckins, William Shields, Ross Campbell, Simon Hughes, Matthew Butler and Alexis Michaud all scored for Charlottetown. Tyler Peddle and Brody Fournier scored for Saint John. Aksels Ozols made 23 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 38 stops in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><b>2023-24 head-to-head: </b>The Sea Dogs are 2-4-0-2 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 6-2-0-0 against Saint John.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Last meeting:</b> See above.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders:</b> Forward Simon Hughes.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Islander to watch: </b>Michael Horth leads the QMJHL in power play goals with 18.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Random stat:</b> With the QMJHL reducing its schedule to 64 games next season, this will possibly be the final game No. 65 in Sea Dogs history.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Notes:</b> Brody Fournier now leads Saint John in points with 45... Fournier and Eriks Mateiko each have a team high 22 goals... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 27... Michael Horth leads the Islanders in points with 49 and goals with 31... Marcus Kearsey leads the club in assists with 39... Saint John is 9-16-3-2 at home... Charlottetown is 12-20-1-0 on the road... the Islanders went 2/4 on the power play last night while Saint John went 0/4... Saint John's penalty kill is 15th (74.3%) while Charlottetown's is 16th (73.4%)... the Islanders have lost seven straight road games.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Out of town:</b></div><div>Shawinigan at Gatineau - 3:00 PM EDT </div><div>Cape Breton at Moncton - 4:00 PM ADT </div><div>Baie-Comeau at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EDT </div><div>Chicoutimi at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT</div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>Next game:</b> The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m.</div></div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-55443574930292327672024-03-16T23:53:00.003-03:002024-03-17T11:45:37.377-03:00UNB, UQTR advance to gold medal game <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy6nuCWntH0gj1QRMn-VkDmTcmtN3hblOvpAWM5B0v1Znvc0pw4iAnquR6QXqGu_xmefzD89O5EBo2GgrUMDRRKxJktfZxdI5u_Ev7rUs50VPcxg6tQvdSIdV2cl3Ltp11r-nLZCcl9wOhMQZlkF4UDxZR8JY8NKqu72RNvOJvgW98dHerfZPBlIG/s1040/SF1_MHOCK_feat-1040x.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1040" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYy6nuCWntH0gj1QRMn-VkDmTcmtN3hblOvpAWM5B0v1Znvc0pw4iAnquR6QXqGu_xmefzD89O5EBo2GgrUMDRRKxJktfZxdI5u_Ev7rUs50VPcxg6tQvdSIdV2cl3Ltp11r-nLZCcl9wOhMQZlkF4UDxZR8JY8NKqu72RNvOJvgW98dHerfZPBlIG/w400-h261/SF1_MHOCK_feat-1040x.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Curtis Martin/TMU Bold Athletics</i></td></tr></tbody></table>It'll be a classic gold medal matchup between university hockey powerhouses at the 2024 University Cup.<div><br /></div><div>The No.1 seeded UNB Reds and the No. 2 seeded UQTR Patriotes will meet at 6 p.m. Atlantic in the national championship game in Toronto. UNB won last year's University Cup title while UQTR won in 2022.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Reds will be looking for their 10th national championship while the Patriotes will be looking for their sixth.</div><div><br /></div><div>The game can <a href="https://gem.cbc.ca/live-event/39167" target="_blank">be streamed on CBC Gem</a>.</div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NEW: UNB has been great before, but they're setting a new standard in 2024. <br /><br />After today's 7-0 win v TMU, they're just a game away from perfection.<br /><br />With 100 practices and lessons learned, they might just be the best-ever U SPORTS MHKY team.<br /><br />My latest:<a href="https://t.co/zDH8qJ4hZI">https://t.co/zDH8qJ4hZI</a></p>— Ben Steiner (@BenSteiner00) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenSteiner00/status/1769113960551231632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div>After going 30-0 in regular season play and sweeping their way through the Atlantic University Sport playoffs, it's been a smooth ride at nationals for the Reds. UNB beat Brock 4-0 in Thursday's quarterfinal and then hammered the host TMU Bold 7-0 in Saturday afternoon's semifinal.</div><div><br /></div><div>Former Sea Dogs defenseman Kale McCallum had a goal in UNB's win over TMU. The Reds also feature former Sea Dogs forward Nick Blagden and head coach Gardiner MacDougall.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MHKY: <a href="https://twitter.com/UNBMHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UNBMHockey</a> goes up 2-0 on <a href="https://twitter.com/tmubold?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tmubold</a> on a goal by Kale McCallum at 6:58 of the opening period.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/goredsgo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#goredsgo</a> <br /> <a href="https://t.co/67g4QLju6U">pic.twitter.com/67g4QLju6U</a></p>— UNB Reds (@UNBAthletics) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNBAthletics/status/1769054704653242843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div>A win by UNB on Sunday — which would complete the perfect season — would certainly put this year's team in the conversation (if they're not there already) for the best in U Sports history.</div><div><br /></div><div>UQTR, this year's OUA champions, beat UdeM 5-1 in the quarterfinals and then edged McGill 5-4 in a close semifinal contest. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday morning/afternoon's bronze medal game will feature former Sea Dogs William Poirier and McGill taking on Kevin Gursoy and TMU.</div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-67566428715519856722024-03-16T22:19:00.003-03:002024-03-16T22:19:50.760-03:00Recap: Sea Dogs lose 6-2<b>FINAL: Saint John 2, Charlottetown 6<br /></b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKai99ZiUSKgqVC13MUWT7vLTjwtHUdSQ7aV74PhVrEJZ7iFsdLprnlxRCwNL-xeBR_wMs2PrhyphenhyphenpyKc8S1OWH8f9SPFSsW7QYrMo-0PEO5a6WcdlXl-nymdb-SZQ0SpwwUTPHwuCuf1dZy1ZXKdgHyaYW6HY0DcH1_Fcavc2Z_7LHumFHbBXc1AGZ/s2048/415044438_895031492504780_8962398398898338768_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKai99ZiUSKgqVC13MUWT7vLTjwtHUdSQ7aV74PhVrEJZ7iFsdLprnlxRCwNL-xeBR_wMs2PrhyphenhyphenpyKc8S1OWH8f9SPFSsW7QYrMo-0PEO5a6WcdlXl-nymdb-SZQ0SpwwUTPHwuCuf1dZy1ZXKdgHyaYW6HY0DcH1_Fcavc2Z_7LHumFHbBXc1AGZ/w400-h281/415044438_895031492504780_8962398398898338768_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b>CHARLOTTETOWN</b> - The Saint John Sea Dogs came up short in their final road game of the regular season.<div><br /></div><div>The Charlottetown Islanders had points from 10 different players in a 6-2 victory over the Sea Dogs on Saturday at Eastlink Centre. The loss was Saint John's 13th straight defeat away from TD Station.</div><div><br /></div><div>The story was similar to a lot of road games for Saint John: they got behind early and couldn't generate enough quality scoring chances to get back in it. The Sea Dogs got within two goals late in the second period but that would be as close as they would come.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div>Cole Huckins, William Shields, Ross Campbell, Simon Hughes, Matthew Butler and Alexis Michaud all scored for Charlottetown. Aksels Ozols made 23 saves in the win.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>Tyler Peddle and Brody Fournier scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 38 stops in the loss.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Like in many of their recent road matches, the Sea Dogs had a rough first period, trailing 3-0 and getting outshot 14-9. </div><div><br /></div><div>Saint John got on the board at 5:54 of the second period when Peddle scored. But the momentum was short lived with Hughes converting just 18 seconds later. The Sea Dogs did have some offensive pressure applied late in the period and were rewarded with a Fournier goal with 38 seconds remaining.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs struggled to generate great chances in the third period, getting outshot 16-5 in the final frame. Butler added some insurance at 9:22 to make it 5-2 and Michaud secured the win with an empty net goal in the final minute.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>LINEUP</b></div><div>Simek - Beveridge - Elliott</div><div>Peddle - Miller - Fournier</div><div>Reynolds - Groulx - Beaulieu</div><div>Calder - Laforge - Beaudry</div><div><br /></div><div>Tivey - Ianniello</div><div>MacLean - Mann</div><div>Richard - Amyot</div><div><br /></div><div>Leaver</div><div>Robinson</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCRATCHES:</b> The Sea Dogs were without forwards Eriks Mateiko (injury) and Luka Benoit (heathy) along with defensemen Nicolas Bilodeau (injury or sickness) and Olivier Duhamel (injury or sickness).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NOTES:</b> Jeff Hansen once again acted as Saint John's head coach with Travis Crickard continuing to recover from the medical emergency he suffered last weekend in Sydney... shots were 6-0 Charlottetown to start the game... Charlottetown went 2/2 on the power play in the first period and went 2/4 in the game. Saint John went 0/4... Pavel Simek had five shots... the Sea Dogs will finish the season with a 9-22-2-1 road record... attendance was 3,063. According to Islanders radio, this was the 10th time this season the team had a crowd of over 3,000.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div><div><iframe width="460" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1EPuX4IQl3A?si=DEr3dqPsC2Y5oI4s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NEXT GAME:</b> The Sea Dogs host the Islanders tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. at TD Station.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-11407572137017363572024-03-16T10:31:00.001-03:002024-03-16T10:31:33.835-03:00Game Day 64: at Charlottetown <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Jrqu9FlQcwIfCwAtmKWhfJ2F9Z58nUlNW5GMkrfXwm1QHKnN8KOtaV88bzziB_dE42FtPnQCQKdr9BeinqzpoJrYB9k3hyvbqaWzYPk3liE3B8uCDc33CNygWWvFeocV7W0Y30Nte52alp68EDpglettqhd3oZbbcztA4jTo2D2I40mNN-lA9o-o/s1340/at-CHA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1340" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Jrqu9FlQcwIfCwAtmKWhfJ2F9Z58nUlNW5GMkrfXwm1QHKnN8KOtaV88bzziB_dE42FtPnQCQKdr9BeinqzpoJrYB9k3hyvbqaWzYPk3liE3B8uCDc33CNygWWvFeocV7W0Y30Nte52alp68EDpglettqhd3oZbbcztA4jTo2D2I40mNN-lA9o-o/w400-h225/at-CHA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>CHARLOTTETOWN</b> - The Saint John Sea Dogs could move back into a playoff spot with a win tonight.<div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs, coming off a 2-1 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday, are two points back of the Quebec Remparts for the 16th and final playoff spot. The Remparts lost last night in Chicoutimi and play today against the league-leading Baie-Comeau Drakkar.</div><div><br /></div><div>If the Remparts lose today and the Sea Dogs win, Saint John would move back into 16th as they hold the tie-breaker.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saint John ended an eight-game losing streak on Thursday thanks to two third period goals and a strong goaltending performance from Patrick Leaver.</div><div><br /></div><div>Game time tonight at Eastlink Centre is 7 p.m.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>TV/Radio/Stream:</b> None/None/<a href="https://watch.chl.ca/chl_persona" target="_blank">CHL TV</a><br /><br /><b>2023-24 regular season records:</b> The Sea Dogs are 18-37-5-3 for 44 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 24-32-5-2 for 55 points (fifth Maritimes/eighth Eastern/15th QMJHL).<br /><br /><b>Last games:</b> The Sea Dogs are coming off a 2-1 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday. Pavel Simek and Drew Elliott scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 31 saves in the win. The Islanders are coming off a 4-2 loss in Halifax on Thursday. Will Allen and Cole Huckins had Charlottetown goals. Carter Bickle made 29 saves in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><b>2023-24 head-to-head: </b>The Sea Dogs are 2-3-0-2 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 5-2-0-0 against Saint John.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Last meeting:</b> Feb. 9 in Charlottetown where the Islanders defeated the Sea Dogs 2-0. Alexis Michaud and Matthew Butler scored for the Islanders. Carter Bickle made 23 saves in the win. Justin Robinson made 42 stops in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders:</b> Forward Simon Hughes.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Islander to watch: </b>Rookie Matthew Butler has two goals and five assists in seven games against Saint John this season.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Random stat:</b> This is Saint John's final road game of the regular season. They enter play tonight with a 9-21-2-1 road record and have lost 12 straight away from home.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Notes:</b> Brody Fournier now leads Saint John in points with 43... Eriks Mateiko has a team high 22 goals... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 27... Michael Horth leads the Islanders in points with 48 and goals with 31... Marcus Kearsey leads the club in assists with 39... Charlottetown is 12-12-4-2 at home... Kearsey is sixth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 46 points... the Islanders have the second worst penalty kill in the league (72.8%)... Charlottetown has lost seven straight games... it's already locked in that the Islanders will face the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the first round of the playoffs.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Out of town:</b></div>Cape Breton at Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00 PM ADT </div><div>Val-d'Or at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EDT </div><div>Rouyn-Noranda at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EDT </div><div>Baie-Comeau at Québec - 4:00 PM EDT </div><div>Rimouski at Drummondville - 6:00 PM EDT </div><div>Halifax at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT<br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>Next game:</b> The Sea Dogs and Islanders meet again tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. at TD Station.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-61971775248087382982024-03-15T23:47:00.010-03:002024-03-15T23:48:37.456-03:00Reds advance to University Cup semis<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQVsntifBF29vqElSn09tILe1GwEpSwn5S7J0owWrhgc0jpMJuhcbt6b1yaZAcUW7CrG0YZf3XcaGrQid6ekmuK58Z04FFWr_ZOS0cKlJ8A5xO9wwx8v7tXDTTp6Jc_2CP8qcykRvrPTWwjR5dywt0cW1XWtoHhi9pU0EjbXFoqVXL61_ZMpGD3DW/s450/rxr35kfzdh463i4i.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="450" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQVsntifBF29vqElSn09tILe1GwEpSwn5S7J0owWrhgc0jpMJuhcbt6b1yaZAcUW7CrG0YZf3XcaGrQid6ekmuK58Z04FFWr_ZOS0cKlJ8A5xO9wwx8v7tXDTTp6Jc_2CP8qcykRvrPTWwjR5dywt0cW1XWtoHhi9pU0EjbXFoqVXL61_ZMpGD3DW/w400-h266/rxr35kfzdh463i4i.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Toronto Metropolitan University Athletics</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b>HALIFAX </b>-<b> </b>The UNB Reds will face the host TMU Bold on semifinal Saturday at the 2024 University Cup in Toronto.</div><div><br /></div><div>The top seeded Reds were dominant in a 4-0 win over the No. 8 seeded Brock Badgers on Thursday afternoon. Benjamin Corbeil led the way with two goals and an assist while Samuel Richard earned the shutout. Shots were 38-9 in favour of UNB.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Reds feature former Sea Dogs defenseman Kale McCallum, forward Nick Blagden and coach Gardiner MacDougall.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Badgers roster included former Sea Dogs defenseman Olivier Desroches. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Bold, who feature former Sea Dogs forward Kevin Gursoy, needed double overtime to defeat the Calgary Dinos 2-1 in their quarterfinal on Thursday.</div><div><br /></div><div>UNB and TMU will meet at 2 p.m. Atlantic on Saturday.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/os48TWx2wyw?si=XvQN2vwFpUb9aDtX" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Saturday night's semifinal will feature the UQTR Patriotes taking on the McGill Redbirds. UQTR advanced by beating Jeremie Jacob and the UdeM Aigles Bleus 5-1 in the quarterfinals while William Poirier and McGill upset the UBC Thunderbirds 3-2.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bronze and gold medal games take place Sunday.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>Some other news and notes...</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>20-year-old forward Cole Foston, who played 14 games with the Sea Dogs in 2021-22, <a href="https://www.themhl.ca/timberwolves-foston-commits-to-rmc-paladins" target="_blank">has committed to play at the Royal Military College</a> beginning next season. Foston played with the MHL's Valley Wildcats and Miramichi Timberwolves this past season.</li><li>Halifax Mooseheads star forward Jordan Dumais <a href="https://twitter.com/HFXMooseheads/status/1768613988613382234" target="_blank">has been suspended five games</a> for violating the team and QMJHL code of conduct. <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10362661/halifax-mooseheads-columbus-blue-jackets-jordan-dumais-dui/" target="_blank">Global News reports</a> that Dumais has been charged with impaired driving.</li><li>Former Wildcats head coach Ted Nolan was honoured before Thursday's Wildcats/Eagles game at Avenir Centre as he looks to raise awareness during Multiple Myeloma Month. Nolan was diagnosed with multiple myeloma a year ago. He received treatment and is recovering.</li><li>Bit of a scary moment in the first period of Thursday's game in Moncton when Wildcats head coach Dan Lacroix took a puck to the back of his head. He stayed on the bench for the rest of the period with a trainer occasionally putting a towel to his head. He did not return for the second or third periods.</li><li>The Baie-Comeau Drakkar clinched the QMJHL's regular season title on Wednesday. It's the Drakkar's third Jean-Rougeau Trophy in franchise history.</li><li>Some good news for Saint John's playoff hopes: the Quebec Remparts lost 7-6 in Chicoutimi on Friday.</li><li>Tristan Luneau's season is officially over, <a href="https://twitter.com/StephRDSJunior/status/1767194423387984290" target="_blank">according to reports</a>. The Anaheim Ducks prospect will not play again this season. The Victoriaville Tigres had acquired his rights at the trade deadline in the hopes he would be healthy enough to return to game action.</li></ul></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-68908474767486141952024-03-14T22:08:00.003-03:002024-03-15T09:12:46.249-03:00Recap: Sea Dogs win 2-1<b>FINAL: Bathurst 1, Saint John 2<br /></b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_-JkubmSpWS6BxoCoafNbB1ZkKqWMWcRCQJn_dLVc0fkjOsgtFrFCknTS9ygVe6LBhTBgDVgEyQzzMDiulkRqm67QYFf7FoqEjf1BYGSpjzKVSkemepDJv30Jzyw8uuun8Lj3U7xmnpAXOAwQ3cQ0N0vVnPvgsZ5Piw8Nrc4UjMmMfy3rNB5fVdC/s3000/20240314SJvsBAT-macGillivray-simek-andrews-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="3000" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_-JkubmSpWS6BxoCoafNbB1ZkKqWMWcRCQJn_dLVc0fkjOsgtFrFCknTS9ygVe6LBhTBgDVgEyQzzMDiulkRqm67QYFf7FoqEjf1BYGSpjzKVSkemepDJv30Jzyw8uuun8Lj3U7xmnpAXOAwQ3cQ0N0vVnPvgsZ5Piw8Nrc4UjMmMfy3rNB5fVdC/w400-h249/20240314SJvsBAT-macGillivray-simek-andrews-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b>SAINT JOHN</b> - The Saint John Sea Dogs picked up a huge win on Thursday night at TD Station, ending an eight-game losing streak in the process.<div><br /></div><div>Pavel Simek scored just 16 seconds into the third period to help the Sea Dogs to a 2-1 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The win pushes the Sea Dogs to within two points of the Quebec Remparts who currently own the QMJHL's 16th and final playoff spot.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was a fairly uneventful game until the third period with neither generating many quality scoring chances. Simek opened the scoring early in the frame and the Sea Dogs had several other good chances to add to their lead.</div><div><br /></div><div>Drew Elliott scored what looked like an empty netter insurance goal with 1:13 remaining. But the Titan got some life when Matthew McRae scored with 35 seconds remaining. The Titan pressed in the final seconds but could not beat Patrick Leaver.</div><div><br /></div><div>Leaver made 31 stops and came oh so close to earning a shutout win.</div><div><br /></div><div>Joshua Fleming made 23 stops in the loss.<br /><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>LINEUP</b></div><div>Simek - Beveridge - Elliott</div><div>Peddle - Miller - Fournier</div><div>Reynolds - Groulx - Beaulieu</div><div>Laforge - Beaudry</div><div><br /></div><div>Tivey - Ianniello</div><div>Bilodeau - Mann</div><div>MacLean - Amyot</div><div>Duhamel</div><div><br /></div><div>Leaver</div><div>Robinson</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCRATCHES:</b> The Sea Dogs were without forwards Eriks Mateiko (injury), Luka Benoit (healthy) and Reid Calder (healthy) along with defenseman Jeremie Richard (healthy).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NOTES:</b> Associate coach Jeff Hansen acted as the team's head coach. Head coach Travis Crickard, who collapsed on the bench in Saint John's previous game on Saturday, remains at home recovering... Saint John went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen... Sea Dogs leading scorer Eriks Mateiko was out with an injury again. He has appeared in just two games since Feb. 24... this was just the 13th time this season the Sea Dogs entered a third period in a tie game... Pavel Simek's goal was his first since Feb. 17... Simek had six shots... with 5:55 remaining in the third, Tyler Peddle scored but the puck was clearly put in by a high stick... this was the final meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Titan. Saint John went 5-3-0-1... attendance was 2,041.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div><div><iframe width="460" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8PpNCNhui_Y?si=cc2hB6eXQBhx231S" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NEXT GAME:</b> The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown to play their final road game of the season on Saturday at 7 p.m.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-1887185345436563532024-03-14T12:46:00.000-03:002024-03-14T12:46:39.619-03:00Game Day 63: vs Titan <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYNR1MRaFXVmjM-RO5XlTtp_7vS2_Qed2BGklJbvtAS0IL16pEcLPKj87kGjUz0OpJv-511dyxJJtPG7zEa9pWaid44y5cBYpIBwxulVlSxXuNWZS_nfvuhFcuS5MXMxuWH4Yow8xmgGLXAGGvHubCAK4H3t299Ree-guFNnmTnrrbKdYbhxTRWFt/s1340/vs-BAT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1340" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYNR1MRaFXVmjM-RO5XlTtp_7vS2_Qed2BGklJbvtAS0IL16pEcLPKj87kGjUz0OpJv-511dyxJJtPG7zEa9pWaid44y5cBYpIBwxulVlSxXuNWZS_nfvuhFcuS5MXMxuWH4Yow8xmgGLXAGGvHubCAK4H3t299Ree-guFNnmTnrrbKdYbhxTRWFt/w400-h225/vs-BAT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>SAINT JOHN</b> - The Saint John Sea Dogs are back on home ice tonight.<div><br /></div><div>For the first time since March 1, the Sea Dogs will take to the ice at TD Station as they face Gordie Dwyer and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan for the final time this season.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saint John has six regular season games remaining and five will be at home — which may or may not be a good thing. The Sea Dogs have the league's worst record at 8-16-3-2.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs, losers of eight straight, enter play four points back of the Quebec Remparts for the 16th and final playoff spot. The Remparts played last night (losing in Baie-Comeau) so the Sea Dogs have one game in-hand.</div><div><br /></div><div>Game time tonight is 7 p.m.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>TV/Radio/Stream:</b> None/<a href="https://chl.ca/lhjmq-seadogs/radio/" target="_blank">Sea Dogs Radio</a>/<a href="https://watch.chl.ca/chl_persona" target="_blank">CHL TV</a><br /><br /><b>2023-24 regular season records:</b> The Sea Dogs are 17-37-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL) while the Titan are 29-27-3-4 for 65 points (fourth Maritimes/seventh Eastern/11th QMJHL).<br /><br /><b>Last games:</b> The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-0 loss in Cape Breton on Saturday, a game that ended early in the third period after head coach Travis Crickard collapsed on the bench. Patrick Leaver made 22 saves in the loss. The Titan are coming off a 5-2 win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Sunday. Dylan Andrews scored a pair of goals for Bathurst while singles came from Matthew McRae, Bobby Orr and Milo Roelens. Antoine Keller made 16 saves in the win.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><b>2023-24 head-to-head: </b>The Sea Dogs are 4-3-0-1 against the Titan this season while Bathurst is 4-4-0-0 against Saint John.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Last meeting:</b> Feb. 2 in Bathurst where the Titan defeated the Sea Dogs 5-3. Milo Roelens and Colby Huggan each scored a pair of goals for the Titan while Dawson Sharkey added a single. Brody Fournier, Drew Elliott and Coen Miller scored for Saint John. Joshua Fleming made 32 saves in the win. Justin Robinson made 42 stops in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan:</b> None.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Titan to watch: </b>Bobby Orr, who was originally drafted by the Sea Dogs, is having one of the more underrated seasons in the QMJHL this year. He sits sixth in league scoring with 79 points and second in assists with 56.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Random stat:</b> The Titan will be an interesting team to watch in the first round of the playoffs. They are 6-2-0-2 in their last 10 games are and on a 5-0-0-1 run.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Notes:</b> Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 27... Bobby Orr leads Bathurst in points with 79 and assists with 56... Milo Roelens leads the team in goals with 26... the Sea Dogs are 8-16-3-2 at home... the Titan are 14-14-1-2 on the road... Saint John has lost eight straight games... the Titan have the league's third worst power play (17.2%) while the Sea Dogs have the fourth worst (17.8%)... Roelens has points in six straight road games... Orr has assists in five straight road games.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Out of town:</b></div>Charlottetown at Halifax - 7:00 PM ADT </div><div>Cape Breton at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT </div><div>Rouyn-Noranda at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT </div><div>Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT</div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>Next game:</b> The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown on Saturday to face the Islanders at 7 p.m.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-58775461943062948242024-03-13T22:15:00.005-03:002024-03-13T22:16:51.300-03:00McCallum, MacDougall win national awards ahead of University Cup start<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBpbbgHs2wOV4wuovhZGviG-jD5FEdGxpYtji1M4m5Sy0M9LR0O5EvBzetTRtj2piiI8ryx50qa0qG6LPnZ9Jip1lFk3p1siA1iXLQrayqlJH4D_qFejy67tLKEwNQTf6FJ7FRPqvIPj_LmuKdEyQjroLKXuR_otQsi0q_pnuNVD5DccDw9I-9DMz/s2048/IMG_6535.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBpbbgHs2wOV4wuovhZGviG-jD5FEdGxpYtji1M4m5Sy0M9LR0O5EvBzetTRtj2piiI8ryx50qa0qG6LPnZ9Jip1lFk3p1siA1iXLQrayqlJH4D_qFejy67tLKEwNQTf6FJ7FRPqvIPj_LmuKdEyQjroLKXuR_otQsi0q_pnuNVD5DccDw9I-9DMz/w400-h266/IMG_6535.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>James West/UNB Reds</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Former Saint John Sea Dog Kale McCallum <a href="https://goredsgo.ca/sports/mice/2023-24/releases/usportsawards" target="_blank">has been named</a> the U Sports men's hockey defenseman of the year.<div><br /></div><div>McCallum was announced as this year's award winner on Wednesday morning in Toronto. McCallum and the UNB Reds begin the University Cup national championship tournament on Thursday afternoon.</div><div><br /></div><div>“It’s an honour, but it’s a team award,” said McCallum, <a href="https://goredsgo.ca/sports/mice/2023-24/releases/usportsawards" target="_blank">via the Reds website</a>. “We’re the number one team in the country for a reason. There’s a lot of people behind us, trying to help us get there, so it’s a team award.”</div><div><br /></div><div>McCallum, 22 and in his second season with the Reds, had quite the year on the backend, posting an impressive 11 goals and 31 assists in 30 regular season Atlantic University Sport games. He added two goals and two assists in five playoff matches, helping UNB win yet another AUS title.</div><div><br /></div><div>McCallum spent two seasons with the Sea Dogs before joining the Val-d'Or Foreurs.</div><div><br /></div><div>UNB head coach Gardiner MacDougall, meanwhile, was named the U Sports men's hockey coach of the year for a third time in his career. After a 30-0 regular season and perfect playoff run, there was really no other option but to award MacDougall with the honour.</div><div><br /></div><div>MacDougall guided the Sea Dogs to the 2022 Memorial Cup on home ice.</div><div><br /></div><div>The No. 1 seeded Reds begin the University Cup at 2 p.m. on Thursday when they face the No. 8 seeded Brock Badgers. </div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>There will be a few former Sea Dogs playing in this year's tournament, which is being held at Toronto Metropolitan University's Mattamy Athletic Centre (Maple Leaf Gardens).</div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div>1. UNB (AUS Champions): Kale McCallum and Nick Blagden</div><div>2. UQTR (OUA Champions): None</div><div>3. UBC (Canada West Champions): None</div><div>4. TMU (OUA runner-up): Kevin Gursoy</div><div>5. Calgary (Canada West runner-up): None</div><div>6. McGill (OUA bronze medalist): William Poirier</div><div>7. Moncton (AUS runner-up): Jeremie Jacob</div><div>8. Brock (OUA fourth/host berth): Olivier Desroches</div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div>The quarterfinals will be played Thursday and Friday. One side of the bracket will have UNB/Brock and TMU/Calgary while the other will have UQTR/UdeM and UBC/McGill. The semifinals take place Saturday and the medal games Sunday.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-gRmJPYrxRQ?si=MJQs0gRQcqjt821W" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Below are my predictions — and you can find more picks and great coverage of this year's tournament <a href="https://49-sport.com/2024/03/13/usports-mens-hockey-predictions/" target="_blank">at 49 Sports</a>.</div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My very correct bracket (not up for debate sry) for this year's University Cup.<br /><br />Apologies to my fellow TMU alum but I can't go against my fellow UNB alum on this one. <a href="https://t.co/DDXOV8UgGh">pic.twitter.com/DDXOV8UgGh</a></p>— Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) <a href="https://twitter.com/station_nation/status/1768009743354761614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-79352818693329971822024-03-12T22:51:00.000-03:002024-03-12T22:51:00.488-03:00Mateiko named Sea Dogs' MVP <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuzHfZSFbMJ6eNnuRY82EhIIlX72h-WbZD5NsJBxkzfg4haHWchP02zh9FB_kKWc6SW5kgraavpcMMgwN4hRRclQqH9izSolPMa3ojf2Uo2UxJA_v0ktHA5WQG7wRL4JJvm56ipBXxlbTDc0pjcBk5dS5rsVA_JfgSTKY6N2hM98vMuaEZ8mHgs7N/s2048/427972261_926923242648938_8289575668834181378_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuzHfZSFbMJ6eNnuRY82EhIIlX72h-WbZD5NsJBxkzfg4haHWchP02zh9FB_kKWc6SW5kgraavpcMMgwN4hRRclQqH9izSolPMa3ojf2Uo2UxJA_v0ktHA5WQG7wRL4JJvm56ipBXxlbTDc0pjcBk5dS5rsVA_JfgSTKY6N2hM98vMuaEZ8mHgs7N/w400-h268/427972261_926923242648938_8289575668834181378_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Eriks Mateiko was the big winner at the 2024 Saint John Sea Dogs Awards Banquet, which was held Tuesday evening.<div><br /></div><div>Mateiko was, unsurprisingly, named the team's most valuable player along with picking up the awards for top scorer, team player and top defensive award.</div><div><br /></div><div>Overage goaltender Patrick Leaver, meanwhile, won two awards, taking home the three stars and players choice trophies.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the full list of winners:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div>Top Scorer: Eriks Mateiko</div><div>Rookie of the Year: Justin Robinson</div><div>Community Service: Nico Laforge</div><div>Three Stars: Patrick Leaver</div><div>Players Choice: Patrick Leaver</div><div>Academic Award: Jacob Beaulieu</div><div>Team Player: Eriks Mateiko</div><div>Fan Choice Award: Drew Elliott</div><div>Top Defensive Forward: Eriks Mateiko</div><div>Most Improved Player: Benjamin Amyot</div><div>Top Defenseman: Nate Tivey</div><div>Most Valuable Player: Eriks Mateiko</div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Mateiko only took home one award at <a href="https://stationnation.blogspot.com/2023/03/sea-dogs-announce-team-award-winners.html" target="_blank">last year's event</a>: most improved player. Mateiko and Nico Laforge are the only winners from last year's awards still with the team.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs are back in action on Thursday when they host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at 7 p.m.</div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-49344921933701113772024-03-11T22:02:00.003-03:002024-03-11T22:02:55.103-03:00Remparts pull ahead in playoff race <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzidO-dGpmpdtoTdQSE7McpyYbnOQPuMGQ9WJ0McZXY6xCjQEdPA79Xv-vFR1qKJuVj2HNpHrxc7BPDEKtlqHomBoFshHJ49HI6xI3cPLWB5NdOdXDnpu42Dm3Fssf25ZONlZooeiRPFWXOH3WMnzA_ss7c1RFmRRtBHE1erd_Z93ViAW0KtJMjO1/s2048/428442127_926923432648919_8312219313322310030_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzidO-dGpmpdtoTdQSE7McpyYbnOQPuMGQ9WJ0McZXY6xCjQEdPA79Xv-vFR1qKJuVj2HNpHrxc7BPDEKtlqHomBoFshHJ49HI6xI3cPLWB5NdOdXDnpu42Dm3Fssf25ZONlZooeiRPFWXOH3WMnzA_ss7c1RFmRRtBHE1erd_Z93ViAW0KtJMjO1/w400-h266/428442127_926923432648919_8312219313322310030_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table>With six games remaining, the Saint John Sea Dogs' playoff hopes are starting to fade.<div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs sit 17th overall in the QMJHL standings and are four points behind the Quebec Remparts, who posted back-to-back shootout wins over the Gatineau Olympiques on the weekend. The Sea Dogs, meanwhile, dropped back-to-back games in Cape Breton.</div><div><br /></div><div>The top 16 teams in the QMJHL's regular season standings qualify for the post-season. The 16th spot is the only playoff spot remaining.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs currently own the first tiebreaker over the Remparts. Erasing a four-point deficit isn't impossible. But the Sea Dogs, to put it simply, need to win some games. And they'll also need the Remparts to go cold(er) over the next couple weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a look at the remaining schedules for both teams:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div>Saint John: vs Bathurst, at Charlottetown, vs Charlottetown, vs Moncton, vs Halifax, vs Halifax</div><div><br /></div><div>Quebec: at Baie-Comeau, at Chicoutimi, vs Baie-Comeau, vs Blainville-Boisbriand, at Rimouski, vs Rimouski</div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Neither team has the easiest of schedules down the stretch here. One wildcard scenario is the possibility of opposing teams not dressing their top players in season finales.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs have lost eight straight games. They also own the QMJHL's worst home record (8-16-3-2) — and will play five of their six remaining games at TD Station.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Val-d'Or Foreurs, who have lost nine straight games, are technically still alive, but sit seven points back of Saint John.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>If the playoffs started today, here's what the first round would look like:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div>Eastern Conference</div><div>1. Baie-Comeau vs 8. Charlottetown</div><div>2. Halifax vs 7. Bathurst</div><div>3. Moncton vs 6. Cape Breton.</div><div>4. Rimouski vs 5. Chicoutimi</div><div><br /></div><div>Western Conference</div><div>1. Drummondville vs 8. Quebec</div><div>2. Rouyn-Noranda vs 7. Gatineau</div><div>3. Victoriaville vs 6. Shawinigan</div><div>4. Sherbrooke vs 5. Blainville-Boisbriand</div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div>The QMJHL's regular season ends March 23. The playoffs will presumably begin the following weekend.</div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-42010213111028390982024-03-10T15:02:00.003-03:002024-03-10T15:02:27.752-03:00An update on Travis Crickard <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikebsxc24Y_jNo-ZUHL6Ce4a651p1PziPJQDjGa3A_RMrOV_iu_M5kDVcMSj-YeslBDIAHSkDhGPU1gZNsRBa2XI7x7ejEAuLvP0whKB7V-CG9RuISOvZgbzfenpFOAUNgPIPeRlGRNQppC0pchLB8mhTlTzsUWRgnSPlJL3lIE4CrZ-PUiFRW5Ywi/s2048/428650762_928099652531297_2242585337959757327_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2048" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikebsxc24Y_jNo-ZUHL6Ce4a651p1PziPJQDjGa3A_RMrOV_iu_M5kDVcMSj-YeslBDIAHSkDhGPU1gZNsRBa2XI7x7ejEAuLvP0whKB7V-CG9RuISOvZgbzfenpFOAUNgPIPeRlGRNQppC0pchLB8mhTlTzsUWRgnSPlJL3lIE4CrZ-PUiFRW5Ywi/w400-h223/428650762_928099652531297_2242585337959757327_n%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i style="font-weight: normal;">Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><b>SYDNEY, NS</b> — The Saint John Sea Dogs have provided an update on head coach Travis Crickard, <a href="https://stationnation.blogspot.com/2024/03/sea-dogs-game-ends-due-to-medical.html" target="_blank">who collapsed on the team's bench early in the third period on Saturday in Cape Breton</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>From the team:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div>In the third period of last night’s game in Sydney, Saint John Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard experienced a medical emergency and was transported to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital for further evaluation.</div><div><br /></div><div>Travis was released from hospital this morning and is on his way home to his family in Saint John. What happened last night was scary and the outpouring of support and concern for Travis has meant a lot to him and the team.</div><div><br /></div><div>He and the team would like to thank those at Centre 200 who responded so quickly, and the emergency medical professionals, led by Dr. RJ Mackenzie, who tended to him.</div></blockquote><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Play was halted 54 seconds into the third period due to the medical emergency. Both teams were sent to their dressing rooms soon after and, with the Eagles leading 6-0, the game was declared a final and will not be continued at a later time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Crickard was stretchered out and was reportedly awake and conscious en route to hospital. He was released from hospital early Sunday morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>Crickard, 37, is in his second season as head coach of the Sea Dogs.</div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-52985976529462071292024-03-10T00:26:00.001-04:002024-03-10T00:26:38.447-04:00Recap: Sea Dogs lose 6-0<b>FINAL: Saint John 0, Cape Breton 6<br /></b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOawpAxAGtrWWgFxraIPyyUnUQ-GVo0N4Z98C8Td7vCirtk1EgnM7rd3C5x1yYIxdlPS5FNNR6UYoPBIWeDORBK1_Y9cb9Ijh-okEWQGqwdO5zT4kZZaPo1_p9aCYMwDlkkQKV5YfWg5oY1PDtzun5ndx0NSNUKFErW0ZKDo2diHte5xK-Crlkka3z/s2048/399636819_860410269300236_2004322764128029007_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="2048" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOawpAxAGtrWWgFxraIPyyUnUQ-GVo0N4Z98C8Td7vCirtk1EgnM7rd3C5x1yYIxdlPS5FNNR6UYoPBIWeDORBK1_Y9cb9Ijh-okEWQGqwdO5zT4kZZaPo1_p9aCYMwDlkkQKV5YfWg5oY1PDtzun5ndx0NSNUKFErW0ZKDo2diHte5xK-Crlkka3z/w400-h254/399636819_860410269300236_2004322764128029007_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b>SYDNEY, NS</b> - Saturday's Saint John Sea Dogs game ended abruptly in the third period due to a medical emergency on the team's bench.<div><br /></div><div>54 seconds into the third period at Centre 200 and the Cape Breton Eagles leading 6-0, play was halted and the Sea Dogs bench cleared out. The situation involved Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard, who reportedly collapsed on the team's bench.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both teams were sent to the dressing room as medical staff attended to Crickard, who was eventually taken out on a stretcher and sent to hospital. According to reports, Crickard was conscious and in stable condition.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://stationnation.blogspot.com/2024/03/sea-dogs-game-ends-due-to-medical.html" target="_blank">This post</a> will be updated with further info as it comes in.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>The medical emergency rightfully took precedence over what was another rough outing on the ice for the Sea Dogs. Cape Breton scored twice in the opening 10 minutes and outshot Saint John 15-4 in the opening frame. The Eagles followed that up by scoring four times in the middle frame.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Cam Squires netted a pair of goals for the Eagles while singles came from Olivier Houde, Jacob Newcombe, Cam MacDonald and Luke Patterson. Nicolas Ruccia made 11 saves in the win.</div><div><br /></div><div>Patrick Leaver made 22 stops in the loss. The Sea Dogs, who registered just six dangerous shots through two periods, were without leading scorer Eriks Mateiko due to injury.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>This weekend's back-to-back losses were significant for Saint John. The Quebec Remparts picked up four points by defeating the Gatineau Olympiques in back-to-back shootouts. With six games remaining for both clubs, the Remparts now own the 16th and final playoff spot and have a four-point lead on the Sea Dogs.</div></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>LINEUP</b></div><div>Simek - Peddle - Beveridge</div><div>Elliott - Miller - Fournier</div><div>Reynolds - Groulx - Beaulieu</div><div>Calder - Laforge - Beaudry</div><div><br /></div><div>Tivey - Ianniello</div><div>Bilodeau - Mann</div><div>MacLean - Amyot</div><div><br /></div><div>Leaver</div><div>Robinson</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCRATCHES:</b> The Sea Dogs were without forwards Eriks Mateiko (injury) and Luka Benoit (healthy) along with defensemen Olivier Duhamel (healthy) and Jeremie Richard (healthy).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NOTES:</b> The Sea Dogs were without leading scorer Eriks Mateiko due to an injury... Matteo Mann (suspension) and Nico Laforge (healthy scratch) both drew back into the Saint John lineup... Patrick Leaver, who played most of Friday's game after Justin Robinson was pulled, got the start in net... the Eagles honoured their overage players before the game — which included former Sea Dogs forward Cam MacDonald... this was the final meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Eagles... this was Cape Breton's final home game of the regular season... faceoffs were 24-8 in favour of Cape Breton... Cam Squires, Jacob Newcombe and Tomas Cibulka each had two assists... Saint John has now lost 12 straight road games.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NEXT GAME:</b> The Sea Dogs return home and host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday at 7 p.m.</div></div></div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-85060550855104104992024-03-09T21:51:00.012-04:002024-03-10T11:24:07.440-03:00Sea Dogs game ends due to medical emergency <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtkADIf1vzVBBi7M3Xj8wBUC35aaiJAe0Ahm-6JWzg4qoOYc7GBcxBFnS9CVsDjUYXmSRvM2qi2hM6jDGlpJZQdmIfyu9BfKoCw5Jv2fq6jd5b76R0ox5Z0DmMy4H9UyiyMJiq-OlExxOvLqIR1rbg_Q03uthuQauosbaR425DXMw9YyLU-dQNZsz/s1522/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-09%20at%209.53.28%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1522" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtkADIf1vzVBBi7M3Xj8wBUC35aaiJAe0Ahm-6JWzg4qoOYc7GBcxBFnS9CVsDjUYXmSRvM2qi2hM6jDGlpJZQdmIfyu9BfKoCw5Jv2fq6jd5b76R0ox5Z0DmMy4H9UyiyMJiq-OlExxOvLqIR1rbg_Q03uthuQauosbaR425DXMw9YyLU-dQNZsz/w400-h224/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-09%20at%209.53.28%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>CHLTV</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b>SYDNEY, NS</b> — Saturday's Saint John Sea Dogs game was halted in the third period due to a medical emergency on the team's bench.<div><br /></div><div>The situation happened 54 seconds into the third period with the Cape Breton Eagles leading 6-0. Play was whistled and Sea Dogs players immediately left the bench to make room for trainers and doctors.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">⚠️ Due to a medical emergency, tonight’s game between the <a href="https://twitter.com/SJSeaDogs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SJSeaDogs</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CBEHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBEHockey</a> has been suspended. More details to follow. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/QMJHL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#QMJHL</a></p>— QMJHL (@QMJHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/QMJHL/status/1766639134246912310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div>Both teams were sent to their dressing rooms soon after.</div><div><br /></div><div>Medical staff were working on the team's bench for quite awhile. There has not been official confirmation by the team or league, but reports from Sydney are that the situation involved Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Saint John Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard was conscious and en route to hospital after collapsing behind the bench in tonight's QMJHL game in Cape Breton. The game was called a final with 19:06 remaining in the 3rd period with Cape Breton leading 6-0.</p>— Kevin Barrett (@KevinBarrettNB) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinBarrettNB/status/1766642329379631370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Being told the individual from the Sea Dogs has been taken to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital and is in stable condition. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/qmjhl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#qmjhl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lhjmq?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lhjmq</a></p>— Jeremy Fraser (@CBPost_Jeremy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBPost_Jeremy/status/1766642814241145164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div>An announcement was made in the building that the game was called. The score is final and the third period will not be played at a later time.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>UPDATE: </b>The Cape Breton Post reports that Crickard has been released from hospital.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Some good news this morning, Saint John Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard has been released from hospital.</p>— Jeremy Fraser (@CBPost_Jeremy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBPost_Jeremy/status/1766700219683487993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div>We'll update this post as more information comes in...</div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-69578226410919327732024-03-09T12:53:00.003-04:002024-03-09T12:55:26.377-04:00Notebook: Zboril traded to Blue Jackets<a class="gie-single" href="http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1717790778" id="Xl5HeMk2SzxSplSRC9y7BQ" style="border: none; color: #a7a7a7; display: inline-block; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Embed from Getty Images</a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Xl5HeMk2SzxSplSRC9y7BQ',sig:'8Auwx3LJUt2Sm54xAla4ttf72fMe141J4mQyfqH52DI=',w:'594px',h:'362px',items:'1717790778',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});</script><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.js"></script><div><br /></div><div>Former Saint John Sea Dogs defenseman Jakub Zboril is now a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets organization.</div><div><br />Zboril, who has been sliding down the Boston Bruins depth chart over the past couple seasons, <a href="https://www.clevelandmonsters.com/news/detail/blue-jackets-assign-defenseman-jakub-zboril-to-monsters" target="_blank">has been assigned to AHL's Cleveland Monsters</a> — one of the AHL's top teams.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We have acquired defenseman Jakub Zboril and a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL draft from the Bruins in exchange for Andrew Peeke.<br /><br />Zboril has been assigned to <a href="https://twitter.com/monstershockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@monstershockey</a>.<br /><br />📝 <a href="https://t.co/1wz7Luepme">https://t.co/1wz7Luepme</a><a href="https://twitter.com/RuoffMortgage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RuoffMortgage</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CBJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/t24rLWUuvh">pic.twitter.com/t24rLWUuvh</a></p>— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1766184694515650879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div>The 27-year-old has nine assists in 31 games with the Providence Bruins this season. He hasn't appeared in any NHL games this year after playing in 22 last year, 10 the season prior and 42 before that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Zboril spent three seasons with the Sea Dogs, ending his junior career by helping the club win the 2017 President Cup championship.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>PLAYOFF UPDATE</b></div><div>The Sea Dogs woke up this morning sitting outside the QMJHL's playoff picture.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Quebec Remparts defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 2-1 in a shootout on Friday, moving them two points ahead of the Sea Dogs and taking sole possession of the 16th and final playoff spot.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Remparts take on the Olympiques again on Saturday while the Sea Dogs will once again face the Cape Breton Eagles. Both clubs have seven regular season games remaining.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of note, the first tiebreaker is wins in regulation or overtime. The Sea Dogs currently have 16 while the Remparts have 14.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>FIGHT</b></div><div>Here's the late-game fight between Matteo Mann and Gabe Smith on Wednesday in Moncton.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xsHgk5Ym0lY?si=OHf4Nhbc78cv6PIc" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Mann was suspended one-game for fighting in the final five minutes of a game that had a two goal or more differential. Smith earned an extra game for accumulating codes.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>LAWRENCE WINS AWARD</b></div><div>Josh Lawrence has been <a href="https://tj.news/fredericton-west/class-of-2024-announced-for-fredericton-sports-wall-of-fame" target="_blank">named Fredericton's 2023 athlete of the year</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The former Sea Dogs forward joined the Halifax Mooseheads for their playoff run last year, helping the team reach the QMJHL final where they lost to the eventual Memorial Cup champion Quebec Remparts. </div><div><br /></div><div>The 22-year-old then went pro for 2023-24, joining the Swiss League's EHC Winterthur. Lawrence posted 30 goals and 22 assists in 45 regular season games to <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/4069/ehc-winterthur/2023-2024?tab=stats" target="_blank">lead the team in scoring by a significant amount</a>. EHC Winterthur were eliminated in the Swiss League playoff quarterfinals.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>MARKET SLIP DEAL</b></div><div>JSM Sports Entertainment, the parent company of the Sea Dogs, has signed an agreement to operate and organize events at the new stage area at Market Slip.</div><div><br /></div><div>“The restaurant tenants and Market Square operators have expressed their desire to contract with JSM Sports Entertainment Inc. to provide the management service,” said a City of Saint John staff report, <a href="https://www.country94.ca/2024/03/07/sea-dogs-parent-company-to-manage-events-at-market-slip-stage/" target="_blank">via Country 94</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>“But since the space is owned by the city, the license to operate the space must come from the city.”<br /><div><br /></div><div>Construction on the new area is expected to finish in the spring.</div><div><br /></div><div>"They claim to have a connection with the entertainment world, so we'll sign that and see where it goes," said Saint John mayor Donna Reardon, <a href="https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/news/saint-john-sea-dogs-parent-company-gets-contract-for-gathering-space-concerts-100945244/" target="_blank">via Saltwire</a>. "I'm thrilled with it because we have a perfect stage down there... the tenants' association used to do it in the past, but it's a professional group that will do that for us, so I think it's great."</div><div><br /></div><div><b>ICED</b></div><div>Here are some highlights from Ice Cube's recent performance at TD Station.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The kind of artist I wanted to be. <a href="https://t.co/QiZAsPIcqi">pic.twitter.com/QiZAsPIcqi</a></p>— Ice Cube (@icecube) <a href="https://twitter.com/icecube/status/1765427193138839753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2024</a></blockquote></div><b> OTHER THINGS</b><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Harold Nason, a long-time statistician and penalty box attendant at TD Station for both the Flames and Sea Dogs, <a href="https://brenansfh.com/tribute/details/32542/Harold-Nason/obituary.html" target="_blank">passed away</a> on March 4. He was 68.</li><li><a href="https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/sports/mooseheads-reynolds-looking-to-wrap-up-qmjhl-career-with-another-championship-100945781/" target="_blank">Saltwire has a story</a> on former Sea Dogs forward Peter Reynolds, who is looking to win another junior hockey championship with the Halifax Mooseheads.</li><li>The Sea Dogs have lost 11 straight road games. The franchise record is 17, set in 2006-07.</li><li>The Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated the Halifax Mooseheads yet again on Friday. The Titan are 4-4-0-1 against the Mooseheads this season. If the playoffs started today they would meet in the first round.</li><li>Former Sea Dogs forward Matthew Highmore is back up with the Ottawa Senators. Highmore has two assists in seven games at the NHL level this season.</li><li>Joshua Roy is having a pretty decent start to his NHL career, posting three goals and five assists in 18 games with a bad Montreal Canadiens team.</li><li>The OUA's Queen's Cup championship takes place Saturday in Toronto between UQTR and TMU. The Bold, who feature former Sea Dogs forward Kevin Gursoy, will be playing in their first ever championship game. The Patriotes have won back-to-back Queen's Cup titles.</li><li>QMJHL commissioner Mario Cecchini visited Cape Breton this week. <a href="https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/sports/jeremy-fraser-qa-with-quebec-maritimes-junior-hockey-league-commissioner-mario-cecchini-100944902/" target="_blank">Saltwire did a Q&A with him</a>.</li></ul></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n-Dv5g4nYKo?si=uZ8xvNMvplHxqYiN" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-21131011588990817732024-03-08T21:36:00.001-04:002024-03-09T11:14:33.873-04:00Recap: Sea Dogs lose 6-1<b>FINAL: Saint John 1, Cape Breton 6<br /></b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EGfwPuGQ6zqeLIL9MftNwAF7SCV1n1tH9pA2PVBkJBfGcMxwApWAgQPUTmEtrusLDQ_p_XTCntupJ6Hrlm8DDUqrbX9LljNhC6BNP1ZPCkc_bu1o5HadFqBLjjkRt1oQ-gFJgf4I9MFmVEqGE93XA5ArU9l3zTwcAPs0m30rJ5A818WXH9BEMxxL/s2048/428640064_928099859197943_3371874591948998360_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EGfwPuGQ6zqeLIL9MftNwAF7SCV1n1tH9pA2PVBkJBfGcMxwApWAgQPUTmEtrusLDQ_p_XTCntupJ6Hrlm8DDUqrbX9LljNhC6BNP1ZPCkc_bu1o5HadFqBLjjkRt1oQ-gFJgf4I9MFmVEqGE93XA5ArU9l3zTwcAPs0m30rJ5A818WXH9BEMxxL/w400-h265/428640064_928099859197943_3371874591948998360_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b>SYDNEY, NS</b> - It was basically over before it started on Friday for the Saint John Sea Dogs.<div><br /></div><div>The Cape Breton Eagles scored two goals in the first 51 seconds in a five-goal first period end route to a 6-1 win over the Sea Dogs at Centre 200. Jacob Newcombe had a hat trick in the opening frame and scored another in the third.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sea Dogs goaltender Justin Robinson was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots in just 7:39 of play. Like in recent games, Saint John just couldn't get things together defensively and cost them any chance of winning this game.<br /><div><br /></div><div>After allowing five goals in the opening frame, Saint John outshot Cape Breton 13-3 in the second period but didn't have many quality chances. The teams traded goals in the third with Egan Beveridge scoring just after a power play ended with 6:10 remaining.</div><div><br /></div><div>The loss was Saint John's seventh straight overall and 11th straight on the road.</div><div><br /></div><div>Along with Newcombe's four, Cape Breton had goals from Luke Patterson and Olivier Houde. Cam Squires and Tomas Cibulka each had three assists. Jakub Milota made 26 saves in the win.</div><div><br /></div><div>Patrick Leaver made 17 saves in relief for the Sea Dogs.</div><div><br /></div><div>These two teams meet again tomorrow night at Centre 200. It'll be the final meeting of the season between the two.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>LINEUP</b></div><div>Peddle - Elliott - Mateiko</div><div>Simek - Beveridge - Fournier</div><div>Reynolds - Miller - Beaulieu</div><div>Calder - Groulx</div><div><br /></div><div>Tivey - Ianniello</div><div>Bilodeau - Amyot</div><div>MacLean - Duhamel</div><div>Richard</div><div><br /></div><div>Robinson</div><div>Leaver</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCRATCHES:</b> The Sea Dogs were without forwards Nico Laforge (healthy), Benjamin Beaudry (healthy) and Luka Benoit (healthy) along with defenseman Matteo Mann (serving a one-game suspension).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NOTES:</b> The Sea Dogs went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen... Matteo Mann served a one-game suspension for fighting in the final five minutes of Wednesday's game in Moncton... alternate captain Nico Laforge was listed as a healthy scratch, which has happened a few times this season... it was Irish Night at Centre 200 with the Eagles wearing speciality jerseys... Jacob Newcombe became the fourth player in the QMJHL to record four goals in a single game this season... the five goals scored by Cape Breton in the opening frame is tied for the second most first period goals in a game this season. Rouyn-Noranda had seven on Feb. 8... Tyler Peddle had five shots... Cape Breton went 2/5 on the power play while Saint John went 0/6... Saint John's last road win was on Jan. 27... attendance was 2,813.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tonight we go back to our Irish roots! 🍀 <a href="https://t.co/xMFeq4YPTx">pic.twitter.com/xMFeq4YPTx</a></p>— Cape Breton Eagles (@CBEHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBEHockey/status/1766133405727478043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div><b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div><div><iframe width="460" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KMUi6cflC_U?si=eroaUOLO1cZs2SDA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NEXT GAME:</b> The Sea Dogs face the Eagles again tomorrow night at 7 p.m.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-60192740241029866822024-03-08T12:35:00.000-04:002024-03-08T12:35:33.532-04:00Game Day 61 & 62: at Cape Breton <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGjuX0guFlHkqA6nx5OiRheeP7-ZnuezyathoLBMHS5BgNTMq53kjz9oYU4x_0LUidwqpYqt27E5fizffTF1cGNb-ev488S7VZUcy9_Vn0wziGnvGgpFAdQwXtYgmeb6AfNFL-Xmrg5YiIG-Ie2Uj8IVhuta3x99KUxxpzcKm5wJ8wsKDEsu_a0B4/s1340/at-CAP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1340" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGjuX0guFlHkqA6nx5OiRheeP7-ZnuezyathoLBMHS5BgNTMq53kjz9oYU4x_0LUidwqpYqt27E5fizffTF1cGNb-ev488S7VZUcy9_Vn0wziGnvGgpFAdQwXtYgmeb6AfNFL-Xmrg5YiIG-Ie2Uj8IVhuta3x99KUxxpzcKm5wJ8wsKDEsu_a0B4/w400-h225/at-CAP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>SYDNEY, NS</b> - Things have not been going well for the Saint John Sea Dogs of late and the challenges won't get any easier.<div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs will play back-to-back games against the Cape Breton Eagles tonight and Saturday at Centre 200. Saint John has lost six straight games while Cape Breton continues to try and inch up the Eastern Conference standings.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saint John, despite this losing skid, still owns the QMJHL's 16th and final playoff spot. They are tied with the Quebec Remparts who will play back-to-back games against the Gatineau Olympiques this weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>Game time Friday and Saturday night in Sydney is 7 p.m.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>TV/Radio/Stream:</b> None/None/<a href="https://watch.chl.ca/chl_persona" target="_blank">CHL TV</a><br /><br /><b>2023-24 regular season records:</b> The Sea Dogs are 17-35-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Eagles are 32-26-1-2 for 67 points (third Maritimes/sixth Eastern/ninth QMJHL).<br /><br /><b>Last games:</b> The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-1 loss in Moncton on Wednesday. Brody Fournier scored Saint John's lone goal. Patrick Leaver made 32 saves in the loss. The Eagles are coming off a 7-4 home win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Wednesday. Olivier Houde had a hat trick while singles came from Cole Burbidge, Cam Squires, Charles-Antoine Lavallee and Cam MacDonald. Nicolas Ruccia made 27 saves in the win.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><b>2023-24 head-to-head: </b>The Sea Dogs are 2-4-1-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton is 5-1-0-1 against Saint John.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Last meeting:</b> Feb. 19 in Saint John where the Sea Dogs edged the Eagles 3-2 in a shootout. Matteo Mann and Eriks Mateiko scored for Saint John. Cam Squires and Lucas Romeo had Cape Breton goals. Patrick Leaver made 49 saves in the win. Nicolas Ruccia made 18 saves in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ex-Sea Dogs on the Eagles:</b> Forwards Cole Burbidge and Cam MacDonald.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Eagle to watch: </b>Cam Squires has seven goals and three assists in seven games against Saint John this season.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Random stat:</b> Eriks Mateiko has three goals and two assists in six games against the Eagles this season.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Notes:</b> Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 27... Cam Squires leads Cape Breton in points with 56 and goals with 27... Cole Burbidge leads the team in assists with 40... Saint John is 9-19-2-0 on the road... Cape Breton is 18-14-0-0 on the road... the Eagles are averaging the third fewest penalty minutes per game (8.38)... the Eagles have the third best penalty kill in the league with a rating of 81.3%... the Sea Dogs have lost six straight games overall and 10 straight on the road... Matteo Mann will serve a one-game suspension for fighting in the final five minutes of Wednesday's game in Moncton.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Out of town:</b></div>Acadie-Bathurst at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST </div><div>Gatineau at Québec - 7:00 PM EST </div><div>Blainville-Boisbriand at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EST </div><div>Sherbrooke at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EST </div><div>Drummondville at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EST</div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>Next game:</b> After these pair of games in Cape Breton, the Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday at 7 p.m.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-46742880190680946312024-03-06T22:33:00.003-04:002024-03-07T20:10:58.312-04:00Recap: Sea Dogs lose 6-1<b>FINAL: Moncton 6, Saint John 1<br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVyb7wQ98DV1iF8pAD6-AZZKShAxZ_l7Mc__surEHcSiCnq1qT_1Ei01oSOX-50x98AVbsp39XsymjQymL0Xemg-YFmNaiGd2RNtH-WnICmyxjAeXr4ACksI9WQMh4TNWyqW3MHns646toO_e4TnyStZ-NZLoZ_SoFOwsta-ypV0GrlpJKULmQA5y/s5137/IMG_6503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="5137" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVyb7wQ98DV1iF8pAD6-AZZKShAxZ_l7Mc__surEHcSiCnq1qT_1Ei01oSOX-50x98AVbsp39XsymjQymL0Xemg-YFmNaiGd2RNtH-WnICmyxjAeXr4ACksI9WQMh4TNWyqW3MHns646toO_e4TnyStZ-NZLoZ_SoFOwsta-ypV0GrlpJKULmQA5y/w400-h225/IMG_6503.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>MONCTON</b> - It was another rough night for the Saint John Sea Dogs.<div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs struggled at both ends of the ice in a 6-1 loss to the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday at Avenir Centre. Saint John has now dropped six straight games but continue to cling to the QMJHL's 16th and final playoff spot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shawn Carrier, Yoan Loshing, Miles Mueller, Caleb Desnoyers, Sebastian Glas and Alex Mercier scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman made 23 saves in the victory.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Wildcats looked faster and stronger than the Sea Dogs from start to finish. The Sea Dogs, once again, struggled to generate quality scoring chances and looked disorganized defensively at times. Goaltender Patrick Leaver kept them in the game in the first period, which saw Moncton outshoot Saint John 19-6. Leaver made 32 saves in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div>Body Fournier scored Saint John's lone goal on a power play with 8:47 remaining in the third period — but the game was already out of reach.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs now head to Cape Breton for two challenging road games against the Eagles. They'll be doing some scoreboard watching this weekend with the Quebec Remparts, who are currently tied with Saint John, facing the Gatineau Olympiques in back-to-back games.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>LINEUP</b></div><div>Mateiko - Elliott - Fournier</div><div>Simek - Miller - Beveridge</div><div>Reynolds - Groulx - Beaulieu</div><div>Laforge - Benoit</div><div><br /></div><div>Tivey - Ianniello</div><div>Bilodeau - Mann</div><div>MacLean - Amyot</div><div>Duhamel</div><div><br /></div><div>Leaver </div><div>Robinson</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCRATCHES:</b> The Sea Dogs were without forwards Tyler Peddle (injury or sickness), Reid Calder (injury or sickness) and Benjamin Beaudry (healthy) along with defenseman Jeremie Richard (healthy).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NOTES:</b> Forward Reid Calder was a late scratch for Saint John... forward Tyler Peddle, who scored in back-to-back games for Saint John last week, was out of the Saint John lineup with an injury or sickness... Eriks Mateiko returned to the Sea Dogs lineup from injury, playing in his first game since Feb. 24... this was Saint John's final trip of the season to the Avenir Centre... forward Jacob Beaulieu returned from a three-game suspension for Saint John while forward Yoan Loshing returned from a three-game suspension for Moncton... Matteo Mann and Gabe Smith dropped the gloves for a short fight in the third period... Mateiko and Drew Elliott each had four shots... faceoffs were 39-25 in favour of Moncton... the Wildcats went 2/7 on the power play... the Sea Dogs have now lost 10 straight road games... attendance was 4,865.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div><div><iframe width="460" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J9YQp2ye8x8?si=rK9ROfywHGXA186t" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NEXT GAME:</b> The Sea Dogs travel to Cape Breton for a pair of games on Friday and Saturday night.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-18077171985299191712024-03-06T12:46:00.001-04:002024-03-06T12:46:57.503-04:00Game Day 60: at Moncton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kXyFTIW0jz0S2sXvpZPJ32iXsvFYRit4HnqJNPDh0TFthYShnRUZY2VKbff23V5WU5-LcoSEXCQK6VHXrMvKEHNSqMbvsOF6PQbUMWTybZbkl2IvRjeAdltT6r8UQQkaI7RnNYkex4AjUar2QTnaVJIaidEA-qnhgnEx1XxMwQLEdBXkGxfnXnVm/s1340/at-MON.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1340" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kXyFTIW0jz0S2sXvpZPJ32iXsvFYRit4HnqJNPDh0TFthYShnRUZY2VKbff23V5WU5-LcoSEXCQK6VHXrMvKEHNSqMbvsOF6PQbUMWTybZbkl2IvRjeAdltT6r8UQQkaI7RnNYkex4AjUar2QTnaVJIaidEA-qnhgnEx1XxMwQLEdBXkGxfnXnVm/w400-h225/at-MON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>MONCTON</b> - The Saint John Sea Dogs make one last trip to Moncton tonight.<br /><br /><div>The Sea Dogs will face the Wildcats tonight at 7 p.m. at the Avenir Centre. Saint John is 1-3-0-0 in Moncton this season with their lone win coming back on Nov. 30.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs have been struggling of late as they try and cling to the QMJHL's final playoff spot. The team has lost five straight games overall and nine straight on the road.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Wildcats, meanwhile, have had an underwhelming second half of the season, falling way back of the Maritimes Division leading Halifax Mooseheads. Moncton is 5-4-1-0 in their last 10 games.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>TV/Radio/Stream:</b> None/None/<a href="https://watch.chl.ca/chl_persona" target="_blank">CHL TV</a><br /><br /><b>2023-24 regular season records:</b> The Sea Dogs are 17-34-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Wildcats are 33-19-4-3 for 73 points (second Maritimes/second Eastern/sixth QMJHL).<br /><br /><b>Last games:</b> The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-1 loss in Halifax on Saturday. Tyler Peddle scored Saint John's lone goal. Justin Robinson made 34 saves in the loss. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-2 win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Saturday. Natan Grenier, Julius Sumpf, Alex Mercier, Gabe Smith and Miles Mueller all scored for Moncton. Jacob Steinman made 28 stops in the win.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><b>2023-24 head-to-head: </b>The Sea Dogs are 1-6-0-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton is 6-1-0-0 against Saint John.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Last meeting:</b> Feb. 4 in Moncton where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 7-0. Julius Sumpf scored a pair of goals for Moncton while singles came from Ales Zielinski, Yoan Loshing, Riley Sampson, Olivier Boutin and Preston Lounsbury. Keegan Warren made 38 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 42 stops in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats:</b> Forward Connor Trenholm.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Wildcat to watch: </b>Julius Sumpf has moved into third in QMJHL rookie scoring with 50 points (19 goals and 31 assists).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Random stat:</b> The Wildcats have the best power play in the league (29.5%).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Notes:</b> Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 26... Yoan Loshing leads the Wildcats in scoring with 62 points and goals with 36... Preston Lounsbury leads the club in assists with 34... Saint John is 9-18-2-1 on the road... Moncton is 15-9-2-3 at home... Etienne Morin is sixth in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 41 points... the Wildcats are averaging the second fewest penalty minutes per game with an average of 8.15... the Wildcats are averaging the fourth most goals per game (4.09)... Moncton is averaging the third most shots per game (33.08)... Julius Sumpf has points in eight straight home games.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Out of town:</b></div>Charlottetown at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST </div><div>Drummondville at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EST </div><div>Sherbrooke at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EST </div><div>Victoriaville at Québec - 7:00 PM EST </div><div>Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST
<br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>Next game:</b> The Sea Dogs travel to Cape Breton to play a pair of games against the Eagles on Friday and Saturday night.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-10795815832345185552024-03-05T22:42:00.001-04:002024-03-05T22:42:10.727-04:00UNB takes AUS title again<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia70sKX3Ia3u8rEDi25-O8EyqLXc-tyn2NWpDY3fjCnMVN0Hs9WxJBWfrZLBYhxw1iaMNEWVzr12G2x0XDyWulpNiKu6l-sR6RYwkK3woBXm7Lw9xEVTgABm0qI-_lYiEEW3__C9ellvbpx9LCgfZO64rI32lhwbxHYXbA-iB96703F11-0UWcAoXF/s3670/IMG_6469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="3670" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia70sKX3Ia3u8rEDi25-O8EyqLXc-tyn2NWpDY3fjCnMVN0Hs9WxJBWfrZLBYhxw1iaMNEWVzr12G2x0XDyWulpNiKu6l-sR6RYwkK3woBXm7Lw9xEVTgABm0qI-_lYiEEW3__C9ellvbpx9LCgfZO64rI32lhwbxHYXbA-iB96703F11-0UWcAoXF/w400-h225/IMG_6469.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>MONCTON</b> — The UNB Reds are Atlantic University Sports champions once again.<div><br /></div><div>The Reds won their sixth straight AUS men's hockey title with a 3-0 victory over the Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleus on Tuesday night, taking the best-of-three championship series 2-0.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both the Reds and Aigles Bleus had already qualified for the University Cup in Toronto. UNB, who has not lost a game all season, will likely be the No. 1 seed.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Reds feature former Saint John Sea Dogs defenseman Kale McCallum and forward Nick Blagden. They are also coached by Gardiner MacDougall, who led the Sea Dogs to the 2022 Memorial Cup championship.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Low key celebration for the Reds as usual. Nationals or bust. <a href="https://t.co/VUsZiaoT3z">pic.twitter.com/VUsZiaoT3z</a></p>— Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) <a href="https://twitter.com/station_nation/status/1765187448999449069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2024</a></blockquote></div><div>UdeM finished second in the AUS regular season standings and signs continue to point towards this program having a resurgence. A once dominant hockey program, the Aigles Bleus have fallen on tough times over the past decacde.</div><div><br /></div><div>UdeM features former Sea Dogs forward Jeremie Jacob.</div><div><br /></div><div>The University Cup takes place March 14-17 in Toronto. Host TMU will be joined by UNB, UdeM, UBC, Calgary, McGill, UQTR and Brock.</div><div><br /></div><div>UNB will be looking to win a second straight national title.</div><div><br /></div><div>The UNB Reds women's team, meanwhile, <a href="https://twitter.com/UNBAthletics/status/1765192600741462213" target="_blank">also won an AUS title on Tuesday</a>, defeating StFX in double overtime to sweep the series.</div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-57226289335437898682024-03-04T23:14:00.006-04:002024-03-04T23:14:54.928-04:00Notebook: Reds a win away<div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO-CsYS8Xc5xHqUuv0MLeAsvHD6hfNVrNCuFHFpT1LZiXI9l-hBT8vIFvIColAmM6t6bnSa_LvRlM0Db5BZzrmnQ0M1DTPwB91X8BuwCIqGCGVm2Cy3lu1KxbdZ6XDqgNfqyBETO019w9STwTThlqNMbwaoHSID0xBcxsuG_yDf7_Z_Y-C1-X-t6d/s1856/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-04%20at%2011.03.05%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1856" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO-CsYS8Xc5xHqUuv0MLeAsvHD6hfNVrNCuFHFpT1LZiXI9l-hBT8vIFvIColAmM6t6bnSa_LvRlM0Db5BZzrmnQ0M1DTPwB91X8BuwCIqGCGVm2Cy3lu1KxbdZ6XDqgNfqyBETO019w9STwTThlqNMbwaoHSID0xBcxsuG_yDf7_Z_Y-C1-X-t6d/w400-h243/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-04%20at%2011.03.05%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><i>James West/UNB Reds</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b>MONCTON -</b> The UNB Reds are one win away.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Reds took a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-three Atlantic University Sport men's hockey championship series against the Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleus with a 3-1 win on Saturday in Fredericton. The series now shifts to Moncton for Game 2 on Tuesday.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Reds, who went 30-0 in the regular season and swept the Saint Mary's Huskies in their lone playoff series, feature former Saint John Sea Dogs Kale McCallum and Nick Blagden. The Reds are, of course, coached by Gardiner MacDougall, who led the Sea Dogs to the 2022 Memorial Cup championship. </div><div><br /></div><div>UdeM finished second in the AUS standings but were 25 points back of UNB with a 16-11-3-0 record. They swept StFX in their lone playoff series. The Aigles Bleus feature former Sea Dogs forward Jeremie Jacob.</div><div><br /></div><div>A Game 3, if needed, would be Thursday back at the Aitken Centre. Both teams have already qualified for the University Cup tournament in Toronto.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>RISING TIDE</b></div><div>The latest episode of the Sea Dogs' season long docu-series, Rising Tide, has been released. This episode focuses on goaltending.</div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1rZRAFrjOTA?si=WzQEM15famsMxLKe" title="YouTube video player" width="460"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><b>COMING UP</b></div><div>Despite losing five straight, the Sea Dogs are still very much alive in the playoff race. Saint John still holds the 16th and final playoff spot with 42 points — but the Quebec Remparts also have 42 points. Both teams have nine games remaining.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's Saint John's schedule for the week:</div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday, March 6 at Moncton</div><div>Friday, March 8 at Cape Breton</div><div>Saturday, March 9 at Cape Breton</div><div><br /></div><div>And here's Quebec's. The back-to-back against Gatineau (23-30-4-4) is a big opportunity for the Remparts to pick up some points.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday, March 6 vs Victoriaville</div><div>Friday, March 8 vs Gatineau</div><div>Saturday, March 9 vs Gatineau</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>COURNOYER COMMITS</b></div><div>Former Sea Dogs forward Alexis Cournoyer has committed to the Brock University Badgers for the 2024-25 season.</div><div><br /></div><div>“I am very excited to join the Badgers family next year. It is a great opportunity to play with an excellent program,” said Cournoyer <a href="https://www.sprucekings.bc.ca/cournoyer-heading-to-brock-university-for-2024-2025-season" target="_blank">in a news release</a>. “I want to thank all the friends, family, and coaches that helped me get to this point in my career.”</div><div><br /></div><div>The 20-year-old has appeared in 44 games with the BCHL's Prince George Spruce Kings this season, recording 11 goals and 15 assists.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cournoyer spent the 2022-23 season with the Sea Dogs where he posted 13 goals and 15 assists in 67 games.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Badgers roster currently includes former Sea Dogs defenseman Olivier Desroches.</div><div><br /></div><b> OTHER THINGS</b><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://calgarywranglers.com/get-my-swagger-back/" target="_blank">The Calgary Wranglers website has an update</a> on former Sea Dogs defenseman Jeremie Poirier, who recently returned to the ice. There is still no set timeline for his return to game action.</li><li>As previously mentioned, former Sea Dogs defenseman <a href="https://www.themhl.ca/bearcats-welsh-commits-to-dalhousie-university" target="_blank">Zach Welsh has committed to the Dalhousie Tigers</a> for next season. The 20-year-old has posted 37 points in 49 games with the MHL's Truro Bearcats this season.</li><li>Former Sea Dogs forward Carter McCluskey became the first (and likely only) player in the MHL to surpass the 100-point mark this season. McCluskey has 45 goals and 57 assists in 50 games split between the Fredericton Red Wings and Truro Bearcats.</li><li>There's definitely some valid frustration about the current state of the Sea Dogs amongst fans. The early stages of a rebuild are a grind. <a href="https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/sports/local-sports/jeremy-fraser-twenty-years-since-cape-breton-eagles-clinched-only-division-title-in-franchise-history-100943884/" target="_blank">But here's an article from the Cape Breton Post</a> on the lack of success the Eagles have had in their franchise history — an organization that has repeatedly refused to tear their roster down and patiently build it back up.</li></ul></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-76229947969384168472024-03-02T21:56:00.002-04:002024-03-02T23:19:06.072-04:00Recap: Sea Dogs lose 7-1<b>FINAL: Saint John 1, Halifax 7<br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgQ6oMUsQh3UaZ-TTYHJLGr1_w0nIcXl2vEayvNejwepuId9o3yN0aTpFVwp6AkWA_fEmxl4wJR38kNJlgrw1_o8RmzXov5zjlKa8ET2dANK_OpEJdJUK6RYZ3fjJpedBjzFSR40CWD8o7CbIC77OZjfZ2gqUylqg6NofI_xbMieReAJ8mti8yyMf/s3959/IMG_6428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2226" data-original-width="3959" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgQ6oMUsQh3UaZ-TTYHJLGr1_w0nIcXl2vEayvNejwepuId9o3yN0aTpFVwp6AkWA_fEmxl4wJR38kNJlgrw1_o8RmzXov5zjlKa8ET2dANK_OpEJdJUK6RYZ3fjJpedBjzFSR40CWD8o7CbIC77OZjfZ2gqUylqg6NofI_xbMieReAJ8mti8yyMf/w400-h225/IMG_6428.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>HALIFAX</b> - The Saint John Sea Dogs lost a fifth straight game on Saturday night, falling 7-1 to the Halifax Mooseheads at Scotiabank Centre.<div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs managed to stay in the game through 20 minutes, trailing just 2-1 despite being outshot 21-7. Halifax added another goal in the second period but exploded for four goals in the third to cruise to a win.<div><br /></div><div>Jan Sprynar scored a pair of goals while Markus Vidicek, Luke McPhee, Jack Martin, Mathieu Cataford and Logan Crosby added singles for Halifax. Mathis Rousseau made 29 saves in the win.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tyler Peddle scored Saint John's lone goal, which came on a breakaway in the first period just after he stepped out of the penalty box. Justin Robinson, who had a few bounces not go his way, made 34 saves in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div>Along with dropping five straight overall, Saint John's road woes continue. The team has now lost nine consecutive games away from TD Station.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><b>LINEUP</b></div><div>Simek - Elliott - Fournier</div><div>Peddle - Miller - Beveridge</div><div>Reynolds - Groulx - Benoit</div><div>Calder - Laforge</div><div><br /></div><div>Tivey - Ianniello</div><div>Bilodeau - Amyot</div><div>MacLean - Duhamel</div><div>Richard</div><div><br /></div><div>Robinson</div><div>Leaver</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SCRATCHES:</b> The Sea Dogs were without forwards Eriks Mateiko (injury), Jacob Beaulieu (serving the third game of a three-game suspension), Benjamin Beaudry (healthy) along with defenseman Matteo Mann (injury).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NOTES:</b> The Sea Dogs went with the same lineup as Friday night against Baie-Comeau... this was Saint John's final visit of the season to Halifax... Markus Vidicek's first period goal was his 40th of the season... Tyler Peddle scored for a second straight game... Halifax recorded 21 shots in the first period after firing a total of 25 in a 2-0 loss to Bathurst on Thursday... goaltender Justin Robinson recorded his second assist of the season on Peddle's goal... Egan Beveridge had an eventful game, firing a team high six shots and seemed to be in the middle of a lot of scrums... faceoffs were 41-26 in favour of Saint John... former Sea Dogs forward Peter Reynolds had an assist and four shots... both teams went 0/3 on the power play... big crowd of 9,763 at Scotiabank Centre.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div><div><iframe width="460" height="295" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4v9zIz_Pe0s?si=PeK2ZlK3WhHdlVDE" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NEXT GAME:</b> The Sea Dogs visit the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427325716038649299.post-19028008505046848082024-03-02T10:49:00.002-04:002024-03-02T18:01:13.752-04:00Game Day 59: at Halifax<b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQ6RSxdRrKakl2dUXpEZGyYjWPuySJ5UxN_yW5wR2vfJjVayB9Ztu_cK8Z_Ar59HjBsd2-Y4PzZKl24-FRQxrl9pe6NKjQv2Mwa3HjcBYeM5e_RxEx79d1cqSEGa0okZreANN_CM5GspzWktKUfiDQ0QzDIBk5WxGRraxi7ndt7V8v19wBm3SvZqA/s1340/at-HAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1340" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQ6RSxdRrKakl2dUXpEZGyYjWPuySJ5UxN_yW5wR2vfJjVayB9Ztu_cK8Z_Ar59HjBsd2-Y4PzZKl24-FRQxrl9pe6NKjQv2Mwa3HjcBYeM5e_RxEx79d1cqSEGa0okZreANN_CM5GspzWktKUfiDQ0QzDIBk5WxGRraxi7ndt7V8v19wBm3SvZqA/w400-h225/at-HAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>HALIFAX</b> - Coming off a respectable 5-2 loss to the league-leading Baie-Comeau Drakkar last night, the Saint John Sea Dogs will look to get back into the win column tonight at Scotiabank Centre.<div><br /></div><div>The Sea Dogs will face a Halifax Mooseheads team that, despite being 7-3 in their last 10 games, isn't quite clicking right now. The team is coming off a disappointing 2-0 home loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday.</div><div><br /></div><div>This will be Saint John's final visit to Halifax this season. Game time is 7 p.m.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>TV/Radio/Stream:</b> None/None/<a href="https://watch.chl.ca/chl_persona" target="_blank">CHL TV</a><br /><br /><b>2023-24 regular season records:</b> The Sea Dogs are 17-33-5-3 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Mooseheads are 38-15-7-1 for 84 points (first Maritimes/second Eastern/third QMJHL).<br /><br /><b>Last games:</b> The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-2 home loss to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar last night. Coen Miller and Tyler Peddle scored for Saint John. Patrick Leaver made 34 saves in the loss. The Mooseheads are coming off a 2-0 home loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Thursday. Mathis Rousseau made 32 saves in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><b>2023-24 head-to-head: </b>The Sea Dogs are 2-2-1-0 against the Mooseheads this season while Halifax is 3-1-1-0 against Saint John.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Last meeting:</b> Feb. 8 in Halifax where the Mooseheads edged the Sea Dogs 3-2. Jan Sprynar, Peter Reynolds and Jake Todd scored for the Mooseheads. Eriks Mateiko and Olivier Groulx scored for Saint John. Mathis Rousseau made 25 saves in the win. Patrick Leaver made 31 stops in the loss.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads:</b> Forward Peter Reynolds.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Moosehead to watch: </b>Brady Schultz is third in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 52 points (eight goals and 44 assists).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Random stat:</b> Saint John is 9-17-2-1 on the road this season and have lost eight straight road games.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Notes:</b> Eriks Mateiko leads Saint John in points with 42 and goals with 22... Joseph Ianniello leads the club in assists with 26... Matthew Cataford leads Halifax in points with 80... Markus Vidicek leads the Moose in goals with 39... Brady Schultz leads Halifax in assists with 44... Halifax is 17-7-5-1 at home... the Moose are averaging a league low 7.31 penalty minutes per game... Saint John has lost four straight games.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Out of town:</b></div>Baie-Comeau at Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00 PM AST </div><div>Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST </div><div>Québec at Rimouski - 4:00 PM EST </div><div>Charlottetown at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EST</div><div>Cape Breton at Moncton - 7:00 PM AST </div><div>Chicoutimi at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST</div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>Next game:</b> The Sea Dogs visit the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday at 7 p.m.</div></div>Jamie Tozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602898789293947650noreply@blogger.com2