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.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 7-5

FINAL: Saint John 7, Drummondville 5

Ghyslain Bergeron/Drummondville Voltigeurs

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC - It wasn't simple, but the Saint John Sea Dogs ended their three-game road trip with a win on Sunday.

Alexander Donovan's natural hat trick lifted the Sea Dogs to a wild 7-5 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs at the Marcel Dionne Centre. Saint John trailed much of the game before scoring four unanswered goals to skate away with the victory.

This was Saint John's third game in three days. They fell 7-3 in Gatineau before rebounding with a 3-1 victory in Boisbriand on Saturday – a win that was also thanks to some third period goals.

Alexis Joseph, Jesse Dunlap, Thomas Charbonneau and Jamie Glance also scored for Saint John. It was a game of odd goals with a number of Saint John's markers going off skates or sticks of Voltigeurs players.

Samuel Meloche made 26 saves in the win.

It wasn't the prettiest of wins, but it got the job done – which is often the case when playing the final game of a three-in-three. Saint John's offense, which has struggled of late, also found a spark just in time.

William Dumont scored twice for Drummondville while Jayden Rousseau, Loic Brunet and Jacob Boucher added singles. Mathys Fortin was pulled after allowing two goals on seven shots in the first period. Jan Larys allowed four goals on 23 shots in relief.

Game Day 14: at Drummondville

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs will look to close out their three-game Quebec road trip with a win today.

The Sea Dogs visit the Drummondville Voltigeurs today in what will be the club's third game in three days. It's been a challenging road trip so far for Saint John, who fell 7-3 in Gatineau on Friday and trailed until the third period in a 3-1 win in Boisbriand yesterday.

Yesterday's victory ended a three-game losing streak for Saint John.

This will be the second and final meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Voltigeurs. Saint John edged Drummondville 4-3 in a shootout on Thanksgiving Monday. That game ended a stretch of nine straight road games to open the season for the Volts.

Today's game will be just the fourth on home ice for Drummondville. They are 2-1-0-0 so far.

Game time is 5 p.m. Atlantic.

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

2026-27 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 7-4-1-1 for 16 points (fifth Eastern/ninth QMJHL) while the Voltigeurs are 4-6-0-2 for 10 points (sixth Western/15th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 3-1 win in Boisbriand yesterday. Brandon Delarosbil, Olivier Lemieux and Alexis Joseph all scored for Saint John. Rafaël Courchesne made 20 stops in the win. The Voltigeurs are coming off a 3-1 win over the Moncton Wildcats yesterday. Yoan Tassé scored twice for Drummondville while Hugo Dufour added a single. Jan Larys made 17 stops in the win.