Sea Dogs sign Connors

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The Saint John Sea Dogs announced a signing on Friday night.

Defenseman Jayden Connors, who took part in some of Sea Dogs training camp, has been signed to a QMJHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.

The 19-year-old spent most of last season with the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Truro Bearcats, recording seven goals and 19 assists in 32 regular season games. He added two goals and seven assists in 17 playoff games, helping the Bearcats win the MHL championship and earning playoff MVP honours.

The 5'10", 183 lbs d-man does have some CHL experience. A fourth-round pick of the Sudbury Wolves in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection, Connors appeared in one OHL game in 2024-25 and three more in 2025-26.

Connors is committed to the University of New Hampshire.

According to Elite Prospects, Connors has not played games anywhere this season. The Sea Dogs released Connors from their camp roster on Sept. 2.

The signing comes at a time when the Sea Dogs could use some support on the backend. Lawrence Williams is away at the U17 World Challenge while Julien Lanthier has not played since Oct. 4 due to an injury. In addition, Olivier Duhamel has missed the start the of year recovering from an injury.

The Sea Dogs are back in action on Saturday when they host the Moncton Wildcats at 4 p.m.

Sea Dogs look to continue Halloween success

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The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to continue their Halloween success on Saturday at TD Station.

The Sea Dogs will host the Moncton Wildcats at 4 p.m. this Saturday. Saint John is 5-2-0-0 all-time in Halloween games, which includes winning the past three they've played.

2010-11: 7-0 win at Rouyn-Noranda

2012-13: 2-1 loss vs Blainville-Boisbriand

2015-16: 5-3 win vs Val-d'Or

2019-20: 6-1 loss vs Rimouski

2020-21: 5-3 win vs Cape Breton

2021-22: 4-3 win vs Halifax

2024-25: 3-2 win vs Moncton (OT)

In the most recent game two years ago, Matteo Mann scored at 1:51 of overtime to give Saint John a 3-2 victory.

Six of the seven games the Sea Dogs have played on Halloween have been at TD Station. Not many people witnessed those games, though. Here's a look at the attendance figures for Saint John's previous six home games played on Halloween.

2012-13 vs Blainville-Boisbriand: 2,694

2015-16 vs Val-d'Or: 2,266

2019-20 vs Rimouski: 2,309

2020-21 vs Cape Breton: 1,418

2021-22 vs Halifax: 2,027

2024-25 vs Moncton: 1,654

Saint John has never had a crowd larger than 2,694 for a Halloween game. The smallest crowd without COVID capacity restrictions was the 2024-25 number of 1,654, which was Saint John's least attended home game of the year.

Notebook: MacPherson joins MHL's Tigers

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Jase MacPherson has found a new home.

The Maritime Junior Hockey League's Campbellton Tigers announced the addition of MacPherson on the weekend. He was the team's backup on Sunday in Campbellton's 4-1 victory over the Grand Falls Rapids.

MacPherson has not seen any game action this season with the exception of pre-season play with the Saint John Sea Dogs. The 17-year-old was a second-round pick of Saint John in the 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft.

MacPherson spent last season with the under-18 Kensington Wild where he went 11-9 in the regular season with a 3.77 goals against average and a .885 save percentage. He had a great playoffs, going 4-1 with a 2.57 GAA and .936 SV%.

Along with his games with the Wild last season, MacPherson appeared in one game with both the Sea Dogs and MHL's Summerside Western Capitals.

Campbellton's next game is Friday against the Rapids.

DONOVAN'S HAT TRICK

Here's a look at the three goals Alexander Donovan scored in Saint John's 7-5 win in Drummondville on Sunday. It was his first career QMJHL hat trick.

Donovan, who hadn't scored since Oct. 12, continues to lead the Sea Dogs in goals with nine.

Joseph impresses in QMJHL Prospects Game

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Alexis Joseph made the most of his opportunity to impress NHL scouts on Wednesday.

The Saint John Sea Dogs forward delivered an impressive performance at the QMJHL Prospects Game, recording two goals, an assist and a game high six shots to lead Team Lafleur to a 7-2 victory over Team Crosby at Gatineau's Slush Puppie Centre.

Joseph opened the scoring with a power play goal at 2:28 of the first and added his second at 4:29 of the middle frame.

One more 👀 at Jo's goal in the first. #GoDogsGo | #ProspectsGame https://t.co/noshXup9Pp

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) October 29, 2026

Jo's ✌️ of the game deserves another look too. #GoDogsGo | #ProspectsGame https://t.co/L0TH4kDPkD

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) October 29, 2026

Joseph, who has been sliding down most draft rankings over the past few months, was named Team Lafleur's player of the game. There will still be questions about his consistency, but Joseph showed Wednesday that when he's on, he's on.

Cancik to miss QMJHL Prospects Game

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Saint John Sea Dogs forward Matyas Cancik has been ruled out of Wednesday's QMJHL Prospects Game.

The QMJHL announced Tuesday that Cancik has been replaced by Alexis Guévin of the Victoriaville Tigres. Canick missed Sunday's Sea Dogs game in Drummondville with an injury.

Cancik, in his first season in the league, has posted two goals and six assists in 13 games with the Sea Dogs.

The QMJHL Prospects Game takes place at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Gatineau's Slush Puppie Centre. The game can be seen on TVA Sports and FloHockey.

Day 1 in Gatineau. 🎥 Media interviews and first practices marked the start of the 2026 QMJHL #ProspectsGame experience for our four #SJSeaDogs! #GoDogsGo https://t.co/p1jhiOjqht

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) October 27, 2026

The Sea Dogs will still be well represented in the event, which features the 40 top QMJHL players eligible for the 2027 NHL Draft. Forwards Alexis Joseph, Jamie Glance and Oliver Ozogany along with defenseman Thomas Charbonneau will all participate.

Glance will play on Team Sidney Crosby while Joseph, Ozogany and Charbonneau will be part of Team Guy Lafleur.

This is the second year for the QMJHL Prospects Game. Last year, Team Lafleur defeated Team Crosby 6-5 in a shootout. Zachary Morin, William Yared, Dylan Rozzi, Cameron Chartrand, Olivers Murnieks and Rafaël Courchesne all represented Saint John last year.

Joseph, Glance get 'A' ratings in preliminary list

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Six Saint John Sea Dogs were listed in NHL Central Scouting's preliminary players to watch list for the 2027 NHL Draft.

Sea Dogs forwards Alexis Joseph and Jamie Glance were near the top of the list as both were given 'A' ratings, indicating a first-round candidate.

"At 6-foot-4, he uses his reach and strength effectively, but what stands out most is his hockey sense and ability to create scoring chances," Central Scouting associate director David Gregory said of Joseph in a story posted on NHL.com.

Joseph and Glance have spent most of the season playing together on Saint John's top line. Glance leads the team in scoring with 19 points in 14 games while Joseph is second with 14.

Sea Dogs forwards Matyas Cancik and Oliver Ozogany along with defenseman Thomas Charbonneau were all given 'W' ratings, indicating a sixth- or seventh-round candidate. Sea Dogs goaltender Rafaël Courchesne, meanwhile, was also given a 'W' rating.

Joseph, Glance, Cancik and Ozogany were all invited to play in this week's QMJHL Prospects Game, which will take place Wednesday night in Gatineau.

53 players from the QMJHL made NHL Central Scouting's preliminary list. Along with Joseph and Glance, Quebec forward Carter Meyer and Halifax defenseman Malik L'Italien were given 'A' ratings.

The 2027 NHL Draft class is expected to be a decent one for the QMJHL after a number of down years.