When it comes to pre-season hockey, this weekend could have some of the best. The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles fly into to town for a home-and-home with the Saint John Sea Dogs. The first game is tomorrow at 7:00 pm at Harbour Station. Game two is Sunday in Sydney.
The Sea Dogs have gotten there roster down to the final few cuts. According to Willy Palov on his Inside the Q column in the Chronicle-Herald today, the Eagles have there roster almost complete as well.
This weekend will be telling for both teams. With key NHL drafted veterans for both teams still with there respective junior teams, the level of play should pick up a lot more than last weekend versus Acadie-Bathurst.
The Eagles had there way with the Sea Dogs last season. That included a four game sweep in the opening round of Presidents Cup playoffs. The Sea Dogs will definitely want to get last seasons ugly playoff run out of there heads. The Eagles went on to lose to the Remparts in the next round.
Station Nation Facts: This will be the first time the two teams meet in the pre-season... Sundays game at Centre 200 was originally scheduled to be played at the Port Hawksbury Civic Centre in Port Hawksbury, Nova Scotia. The game was pushed to Centre 200 because the Civic Centre has no ice yet. Ice has become essential in hockey for some time now... This weekends games could have scheduling issues with Hurrican Danny approching Atlantic Canada.
Next Game: After playing the Eagles this weekend, the Sea Dogs take on the Lewiston MAINEiacs at Harbour Station on Tuesday evening. Wednesday the two teams play each other at Willie O'Ree Place in Fredericton. The game is a Lewiston home game and features many neat side stories that Station Nation will have posted next week.
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