Game Day 42: at Blainville-Boisbriand

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

BOISBRIAND, QC - A three-game Quebec road trip comes to a close today for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

After splitting the first two games of the trip, Saint John will look to head home with a winning record. The team will play their third game in four days when they visit the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada for a 5 p.m. Atlantic puck drop.

The Armada are one of the favourites to contend for a league title this season – but they've been struggling over the past few weeks, going 4-4-1-1 in their last 10 games and sliding into third in the Western Conference.

The Armada feature former Sea Dogs forwards Jacob Beaulieu and Elliott Dubé, who were both dealt during the holiday trade period.

Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Audio Network

Records: The Sea Dogs are 16-21-4-0 for 36 points (ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Armada are 22-12-5-1 for 50 points (third Western/fifth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-3 loss in Val-d'Or on Thursday. Everett Baldwin, Dylan Rozzi and Olivers Murnieks all scored for Saint John. Arseni Radkov made 34 saves in the loss. The Armada are coming off a 6-1 home win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Wednesday. Justin Carbonneau and Vincent Desjardins both scored twice for the Armada while singles came from Olivier Lemieux and Mael Lavigne. William Lacelle made 25 saves in the win. 

Notebook: Mateiko done for season

Hershey Bears

Some brutal news for former Saint John Sea Dogs captain Eriks Mateiko.

Mateiko will miss the rest of his rookie American Hockey League season and the upcoming Winter Olympic Games after having surgery this week.

"Hershey Bears forward Eriks Mateiko underwent a surgical procedure to repair his right Achilles tendon yesterday afternoon following a skate blade laceration during Sunday’s game in Hershey," the team tweeted on Tuesday. "Based on the nature of the procedure, Mateiko will miss the remainder of the season."

You can the see incident below.

This is where Mateiko got injured. He turns a little awkwardly and goes down right away but note the officials scraping the ice a little at the blue line. pic.twitter.com/lUlayiV0fB

— Bears Hockey Nation (@HBHNationBlog) January 11, 2026

The 20-year-old has posted a goal and five assists in 27 AHL games. He was recently named to Latvia's Olympic roster.

TICKET DISCOUNT

This from the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation Facebook page:

The discount applies to Saint John's next home game: Saturday, Jan. 24 against the Sherbrooke Phoenix. Note that this is a 4 p.m. start.

Recap: Sea Dogs lose 6-3

FINAL: Saint John 3, Val-d'Or 6

Noemie Rondeau/Val-d'Or Foreurs

VAL-D'OR, QC - Philippe Veilleux showed why he's the leading scorer in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League on Thursday.

Veilleux netted a hat trick and added an assist to lead the Val-d'Or Foreurs to a 6-3 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs at the Agnico Eagle Centre.

The Sea Dogs erased a 2-0 deficit and headed into the third period with a 2-2 tie. But Saint John couldn't hold back one of the league's top offensive teams in the third period as the Foreurs scored four times – including an empty netter – to take it 6-3.

It wasn't a bad road performance by the Sea Dogs but it highlighted once again that they're just not quite there defensively to hang with some of these high powered teams.

Along with Veilleux, Josh Demers scored twice and Maxime Coursol added a single. Emile Beaunoyer made 29 saves in the win.

The Foreurs have now won six straight games.

Everett Baldwin, Dylan Rozzi and Olivers Murnieks scored for Saint John. Arseni Radkov made 34 stops in the loss.

A positive was Saint John's power play. After going 2/2 in Rouyn-Noranda on Wednesday, the Sea Dogs went 3/4 in this game (and allowed a shorthanded goal).

Game Day 41: at Val-d'Or

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

VAL-D'OR, QC - The northern part of this Quebec road trip continues tonight for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

After upsetting the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4-3 in overtime last night, the Sea Dogs will face another tough test tonight in Val-d'Or. The Foreurs are have won five straight and are one of the league's top offensive teams.

Game time tonight is 8 p.m. Atlantic.

Last night's win improved the Sea Dogs to 8-7-3-0 on the road this season. Half of their wins have come away from TD Station.

Stream/TV/Radio: FloHockey/None/Sea Dogs Audio Network

Records: The Sea Dogs are 16-20-4-0 for 36 points (ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Foreurs are 18-16-2-3 for 41 points (fifth Western/12th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime win in Rouyn-Noranda last night. Olivers Murnieks netted a pair of goals while Olivier Groulx and Zachary Morin added singles. Arseni Radkov made 28 saves in the win. The Foreurs are coming off a 6-1 win over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday. Maxime Coursol scored twice for Val-d'Or while singles came from Philippe Veilleux, Benjamin Olivier, Jeremy Leroux and Etienne Maheu. Vincent Moreau made 26 saves in the win.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 4-3 (OT)

FINAL: Saint John 4, Rouyn-Noranda 3 (OT)

Jean Lapointe/Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

ROUYN-NORANDA, QC - It was far from the prettiest win of the season, but the Saint John Sea Dogs got it done at Glencore Arena on Wednesday night.

Olivers Murnieks scored on a power play 1:22 into overtime to give the Sea Dogs a 4-3 upset win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. The Huskies entered the game with the fourth best record in the QMJHL.

It felt like separate games within one. The Sea Dogs – a bit unexpectedly – dominated the first period, leading 2-0 and outshooting the Huskies 11-3. But the script flipped halfway through the night with the Huskies scoring twice in the first 10 minutes of the second and carrying a lot of the play from there.

Credit to Saint John, though. The Sea Dogs never trailed in the game as Murnieks put Saint John up 3-2 late in the second. But, as has been a trend in recent weeks, the Sea Dogs quickly allowed the tying goal and couldn't maintain momentum.

Saint John was outshot 12-4 in the third period but managed to get the game into overtime.

Murnieks had a pair of goals for Saint John while Oliver Groulx and Zachary Morin added singles. Arseni Radkov made 28 saves in the win.

The Sea Dogs went 2/2 on the man advantage. The Huskies were 0/3.

Nathan Langlois, Samuel Beauchemin and Eliot Ogonowski scored for the Huskies, who have now lost three straight. Samuel Meloche made 20 saves in the loss.

This was Saint John's first win in Rouyn-Noranda since Oct. 14, 2016.

Game Day 40: at Rouyn-Noranda

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

ROUYN-NORANDA, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs are a long way from home.

The Sea Dogs begin a three-game Quebec road trip tonight in Rouyn-Noranda, facing a Huskies team that sits fourth overall in the QMJHL standings. Game time is 8 p.m. Atlantic.

Both of these teams have lost back-to-back games. The Sea Dogs had a difficult end to their five-game homestand over the weekend, losing a pair of one-goal games to the Newfoundland Regiment.

This will be Saint John's most challenging Quebec road trip of the season, facing Rouyn-Noranda (22-11-3-2), Val-d'Or (18-16-2-3) and Blainville-Boisbriand (21-12-5-1) over a four-day period.

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Records: The Sea Dogs are 15-20-4-0 for 34 points (ninth Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Huskies are 22-11-3-2 for 49 points (second Western/fourth QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss against the Newfoundland Regiment on Sunday. Everett Baldwin, William Yared and Angelo Fullerton all scored for Saint John. Arseni Radkov made 26 saves in the loss. The Huskies are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Sunday. Lars Steiner had a pair of goals for Rouyn-Noranda while William Vezina added a single. Alexandre Raymond allowed three goals on eight shots in the first period while Samuel Meloche allowed a goal on 13 shots in relief.