GAMEDAY
Chicoutimi Sagueneens vs Saint John Sea Dogs
Tonight, October 29, 2011 at 7pm
Harbour Station
PREVIEW
SAINT JOHN – Tonight’s the night.
After a long wait, the Saint John Sea Dogs will finally
raise their President’s Cup and Memorial Cup championship banners to the
rafters of Harbour Station. Players, coaches, ownership, and staff will also receive
their championship rings in a pre-game ceremony.
“As a lifelong Saint Johner, I know the people of this
city are proud of their champions. To be the only Maritime team in the 93-year
history of the Memorial Cup to bring home this national championship trophy
means a tremendous amount to the organization, and the city as a whole,” Sea
Dogs president Wayne Long said in a release earlier this week. “This is an
accomplishment for everyone in the Greater Saint John area to celebrate.”
Fans attending tonight’s match – which is close to a sell-out
– are asked to be in their seats early for the ceremony. The official game time
is 7pm.
Several special guests will be on hand for the historic
night. Canadian Hockey League President David Branch and Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League Commissioner Gilles Courteau will be among the special guests
participating in the ring ceremony. Other confirmed guests include Saint John
Mayor Ivan Court, Rothesay Mayor Bill Bishop, Quispamsis Mayor Murray Driscoll,
Grand Bay - Westfield Mayor Grace Losier and area MLAs Dorothy Shephard and
Glen Tait.
The Sea Dogs also announced yesterday that goaltender
Jacob DeSerres, who was Saint John’s No. 1 goaltender in their march to the
national championship, will in the building for the festivities.
Along with all the special ceremonies, there is also a
game to play. The Chicoutimi Sagueneens are in town as they face the Sea Dogs
for the first time this season.
The Sags have a record of 9-5-1-4 and sit fourth in the
tough Telus East Division and sixth overall in the league with 23 points. They
are 6-2-1-1 in their last 10 games and have not lost in regulation over their
past four games.
Saint John has a record of 13-5-0-0 and sit first in the
Maritimes Division and second overall in the league. They are winners of six
straight and are 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 games.
IN NET: Christopher Gibson will likely get the start in
net for Chicoutimi. He has a record of 7-3-1-1 with a goals against average of
2.72 and a save percentage 0.904.
EX-DOGS: The unique part about tonight’s special events
is that there are three former Sea Dogs on the Sagueneens and two of them
helped Saint John capture the Memorial Cup.
Guillaume Cloutier was traded to the Sags during last
year’s holiday trading period in the transaction that saw Eric Gelinas come to
the Sea Dogs. The defenseman has a goal and an assist in 14 games with
Chicoutimi this season.
Gabriel Bourret was sent to the Sags at the draft. He has
two goals and 12 assists and sits third in team scoring with 14 points.
Lastly, Alexandre Beauregard, who scored the overtime
goal in Game Six of the QMJHL final to give Saint John their first President’s
Cup victory, was traded a few weeks ago to open an overage spot. In 13 games
with the Sagueneens he has two goals and three assists in 13 games.
LAST GAME: Chicoutimi is coming off a 2-1 win in
Charlottetown on Thursday night. Jeremy Gregoire and Cole MacMillan each had
goals in the win. Christopher Gibson made 23 stops in the win.
Best Sagueneens Video We Could Find On YouTube: Christopher
Gibson got drafted.
IN NET: Mathieu Corbeil will likely get the call between
the pipes this evening. He is 10-2-0-0 with a 2.18 GAA and a 0.916 save
percentage.
STREAK: Tomas Jurco is on a nine-game point scoring
streak. Over that span he has recorded five goals and seven assists for 12
points.
LAST GAME: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-3 win over the
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles last night. Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice while
Stephen MacAulay, Ryan Tesink, Zack Phillips and Danick Gauthier had solo
mrkers. Mathieu Corbeil made 34 saves.
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THE RINK
Venue: Harbour Station
Capacity: 6,297
Average Attendance: 3,680
MEDIA GUIDE
Radio (Sea Dogs): News 88.9 FM
Live Web Feed: Telus
Television: None
Post-Game Coverage: Station Nation, Telegraph-Journal
Live Coverage: Follow Station Nation on Twitter
(www.twitter.com/station_nation) for live in game coverage. All tweets will
also appear in the SN Live Blog that is posted on this site.
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Rimouski to play the Oceanic on
Wednesday at 8:30pm.
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