Recap: Sea Dogs lose 4-1

FINAL: Rimouski 4, Saint John 1

WOODSTOCK, NB - The Saint John Sea Dogs couldn't find their finishing touch in a 4-1 pre-season loss to the Rimouski Oceanic on Sunday.

Saint John registered just 17 shots on goals – four shots in each of the final two periods – with their lone goal coming courtesy of Jamie Glance on a penalty shot. The Sea Dogs were able to generate some dangerous chances, but just not enough of them.

Jamie Glance gets his first of the pre-season on a penalty shot. pic.twitter.com/z0lMViWIaS

— Jamie Tozer (@station_nation) August 30, 2026

The Sea Dogs' power play entered the game 3/6 this pre-season. They went 0/3 in this game.

Saint John didn't dress several regulars, so the final result doesn't mean much. This was likely the final chance for a number of players to impress before another round of cuts come along.

Rafaël Courchesne got the start – his first appearance this pre-season – and allowed three goals on 10 shots. Sam Pitcher stopped all 12 shots he faced in the second half of the game.

Justin Gagnon, the eighth overall pick in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft, scored his third and fourth goals of the pre-season to lead the Oceanic to their fourth win of exhibition play. Mathys Dube and Matyas Cutta also scored.

Rimouski went 2/2 on the power play.

Tommy Saulnier played the first two periods in the Oceanic net, allowing a goal on 13 shots. Edouard Lord stopped all four shots he faced in the third.

Pre-Season Game Day 3: vs Oceanic

WOODSTOCK, NB - The Saint John Sea Dogs will play their third pre-season game of the week this afternoon at the AYR Motor Centre.

It's the second straight year the Sea Dogs have played a pre-season game in Woodstock. They fell 5-4 to the Moncton Wildcats last year.

This year they'll be facing a different opponent – one they've never faced in pre-season play. The Rimouski Oceanic will make the 3.5 hour drive to Woodstock. It's rare to see Quebec teams facing Atlantic teams in exhibition play, but the Oceanic and Acadie-Bathurst Titan did frequently partner up back in the day.

The Sea Dogs have 30 players remaining on their training camp roster following five reassignments on Saturday. This could be an important game for a number of players as the roster continues to trim down.

Game time today is 4 p.m.

Radio/TV/Stream: None/None/Sea Dogs YouTube

Pre-Season Records: Saint John is 2-0-0-0 for four points this pre-season while Rimouski is 3-0-0-0 for six points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 win over the Moncton Wildcats in Fredericton on Friday. Olivier Groulx, Alexis Joseph, Alexander Donovan, Brock Lyons and Dylan Rozzi all scored. Jase MacPherson made 33 stops. The Oceanic are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Quebec Remparts on Friday. Justin Gagnon scored twice while Max Brien added a single. Edouard Lord and Morgan Blackwood split the win in net.

Five more cut from camp

The Saint John Sea Dogs' training camp roster is now down to 30.

The team announced the reassignment of five players on Saturday. That leaves 15 forwards, 11 defensemen and four goaltenders remaining in camp. An updated roster is here.

The five players reassigned on Saturday were:

Forwards

Madison Bouchard

Nathan Riendeau

Kaidan Sahajpal

Defensemen

Brodie Anderson

Julien Lacroix

Riendeau and Anderson were both selected in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft while Bouchard was picked last year. Anderson played in both of Saint John's pre-season games as a seventh defensemen while Bouchard and Riendeau played in Wednesday's game.

Defenseman Lawrence Williams (first-round) and forward Brock Lyons (ninth-round) are the only 2026 picks remaining in camp.

Sahajpal, added as a free agent last year, also played in both of Saint John's pre-season games. Lacroix, a 2025 draft pick, played on Wednesday.

None of these reassignments come as big surprises. With 30 players left, now is when some tough cuts are coming.

The Sea Dogs play their third pre-season game of the week on Sunday when they host the Rimouski Oceanic at 4 p.m. in Woodstock.

Notebook: St. Stephen success

FREDERICTON - With Wednesday's victory over the Moncton Wildcats, the Saint John Sea Dogs improved to 3-2-0-0 all-time in pre-season play at St. Stephen's Garcelon Civic Center.

The Sea Dogs have hosted the Wildcats in three of the five meetings. Saint John has won two of those three games.

Here's a look at the Sea Dogs' all-time results in St. Stephen.

Aug. 26, 2018 - 3-2 win vs Moncton

Aug. 23, 2019 - 4-2 loss vs Halifax

Aug. 20, 2024 - 4-1 win vs Charlottetown

Aug. 20, 2025 - 4-1 loss vs Moncton

Aug. 26, 2026 - 4-1 win vs Moncton

The Sea Dogs continue pre-season play in another border town on Sunday when they host the Rimouski Oceanic at 4 p.m. in Woodstock.

It's the second time the Sea Dogs have held a pre-season game at the AYR Motor Centre. Last year, the Sea Dogs fell to the Wildcats 5-4 in Woodstock.

GLANCE'S FIRST SHIFT

Highly touted American forward Jamie Glance made his QMJHL pre-season debut on Friday. He finished the game with an assist, two shots, one hit and a -2 rating. He had a great scoring chance in the second period, skating through the Moncton defense only to be stopped.

Glance played on a line with Zachary Morin and Alexis Joseph. Here's a look at his first shift.

Recap: Sea Dogs win 5-4

FINAL: Saint John 5, Moncton 4

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

FREDERICTON - Olivier Groulx's power play goal was the difference as the Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Moncton Wildcats 5-4 in pre-season play on Friday night at the Aitken Centre.

Groulx finished off a nice passing play, ripping the puck up on high on Wildcats goaltender Jacoby Weiner to give Saint John a 5-4 advantage with 4:21 to play. Moncton pressed at times in the final minutes but Saint John was able to hang on.

Along with Groulx, Alexis Joseph, Alexander Donovan, Brock Lyons and Dylan Rozzi also scored in what was an entertaining pre-season tilt. Jase MacPherson made 33 stops in the win.

Moncton had goals from Niko Tournas, Charlie Benigno, Elliott Mullen and Jiko Laitinen. Yegor Rybkin played the first half of the game, allowing three goals on 23 shots. Weiner allowed two goals on 11 shots in the second half.

After playing to a 1-1 tie after 20 minutes, the two teams combined for six goals in the second period. Moncton grabbed a 2-1 lead early on only for Donovan and Lyons to score 50 seconds apart to give Saint John a 3-2 advantage.

After the Wildcats tied it up again, Rozzi scored at 15:42 to put Saint John ahead again – only for Laitinen to score the equalizer less than three minutes later.

In the third, Groulx netted the lone goal on a power play. Saint John went 2/3 on the man advantage while Moncton went 0/2.

Pre-Season Game Day 2: at Moncton

FREDERICTON - The Saint John Sea Dogs and Moncton Wildcats are set to meet again.

The two provincial rivals faced off in St. Stephen on Wednesday night with the Sea Dogs skating away with a 4-1 victory. Tonight, the two will meet in the provincial capital as the Wildcats host Saint John at UNB's Aitken Centre. Game time is 7 p.m.

The Sea Dogs played three regular season games at the Aitken Centre last season, losing two of them. Tonight they will be the road team.

Saint John had a pretty strong showing on Wednesday but we'll likely see several lineup changes from both teams. Both squads still have quite a few cuts to make before final rosters are set.

This will be the fourth game of the pre-season for the Wildcats but just the second for the Sea Dogs. These two won't meet again until Saint John's regular season home opener on Sept. 25 at TD Station.

Radio/TV/Stream: None/None/Wildcats YouTube (probably?)

Pre-Season Records: Saint John is 1-0-0-0 for two points this pre-season while Moncton is 1-2-0-0 for two points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Wildcats met on Wednesday night in St. Stephen where Saint John posted a 4-1 win.  Jabez Seymour, Madison Bouchard, Ryan Howard and Kaiden Sahajpal all scored for Saint John. Brody Leet scored Moncton's lone goal. Sam Pitcher made 17 stops in the win. For Moncton, Jacoby Weiner played the first two periods and allowed three goals on 13 shots while Nathan Chenier played the third and allowed a goal on eight shots.