SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. “The Saint John Sea Dogs
welcomed Minnesota Wild first-round draft pick Zack Phillips back into the
lineup Saturday.”
Our recap. “It didn’t take long for the Saint John Sea
Dogs to become a .500 hockey team.”
SN Live Blog replay. (some technical difficulties last
night)
SCRATCHES: Stephen MacAulay, Jonathan Huberdeau, Tomas
Jurco, Ryan Tesink, Brock Morrison, Ian Saab, Nathan Beaulieu, and Rory
Craddock were announced as the scratches for the Sea Dogs.
MacAulay, Tesink, and Jurco had been cut from NHL
training camps before the game but were not able to suit up in time. Huberdeau
and Beaulieu are still at NHL camps.
PHILLIPS RETURNS: Zack Phillips played in his first game
of the season after being cut by the Minnesota Wild. After playing for the Wild
in a pre-season game the night before, Phillips had an eventful game for his
junior club. The Fredericton native had a goal, an assist, and a fight in his
return.
FIGHT: Phillips recorded his first career Gordie Howe hat
trick on Saturday night when he dropped the gloves with Jordan Murray.
According to HockeyFights.com, it was only the second fight of his QMJHL
career.
SPECIAL GUEST: Before the game, Nicholas Giroux received a
standing ovation from the Harbour Station faithful as he skated onto the ice.
Giroux lost part of his right leg in an accident in 2009 but has since returned
to playing hockey. He was featured in the Sackville stop of the 2011 TSN Kraft
Celebration Tour. The video was played prior to the game.
SOCK: Tyrone Sock had a big night offensively. The
defenseman assisted on all three third period goals to give him three points
and a +3 rating on the night.
HADE: Defenseman Benjamin Hade played in just his third
game of the year. He has not played since September 9 in Bathurst due to
injury. Hade was a -1, had one shot, and served two penalty minutes.
SCORING A PAIR: Danick Gauthier and Stanislav Galiev each
had a pair of goals in the game. Galiev has now scored three goals in the two
games he has played in since returning from Washington Capitals training camp.
Gauthier is off to a great start having netted five goals in four games.
BEAUTIFUL: A beautiful sight at the game last night (and
on Friday might as well, apparently) as a fan was sporting a Lewiston Maineiacs
jersey was in house. Former Maineiac Matthew Bissonnette, now with the Titan, tweeted about
it after the match.
“Maineiac jersey out in the crowd tonight in Saint John,”
he tweeted. “Almost cried a bit! Miss the boys!”
POWER PLAY: Saint John’s power play had a good game, going
2-for-4. They entered the game with the league’s 15th best man
advantage.
LONG WAIT: Last night’s game was the final Sea Dogs home
game that will be played in Saint John for some time. The Sea Dogs hit the road
this week and don’t return to Harbour Station until Saturday, October 8th
when they host the Rimouksi Oceanic.
HIGHLIGHTS: Courtesy of SeaDogsTV, here are the
highlights and post-game interviews.
OUT OF TOWN: Cape Breton 3 at Baie-Comeau 6; Halifax 2 at
Moncton 3; Val-d'Or 0 at P.E.I. 3; Drummondville 6 at Blainville-Boisbriand 0
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs travel to Boisbriand to face
their expansion cousins – the Armada – on Wednesday night. Game time is 8pm
AST.
Photo Credit: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
Photo Credit: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
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