Sea Dogs Notebook

CHEAP SEATS

The Sea Dogs host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies tomorrow night at 7pm at Harbour Station. Upper bowl tickets can be purchased for just $6.

Saint John is 11-1-0-0 on home this season and have won straight overall. They defeated the Huskies 9-4 in Rouyn-Noranda back on October 14.

MOVEMBER

Big time move by Scott McCain today as he issued this challenge to fans.

Sea Dogs players, staff and fans are participating in Movember – a moustache-growing, fundraising initiative that Canadian Hockey League teams take part in each season. McCain announced Tuesday that he will personally match donations to the Saint John Sea Dogs team, up to a maximum of $3,000. 

“This is a great cause that our players are proud to take part in,” McCain said. “The donations are rolling in little by little, and I want to do my part to help encourage more.” 

Fans can follow the progress of the Sea Dogs team and make donations at: http://mobro.co/SeaDogs. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men's faces in Canada and around the world.  The annual month-long moustache growing and appreciation charity event helps raise vital funds and awareness for men's health, specifically prostate cancer.

The Sea Dogs’ Movember page can be found here.

FIRST STAR

The Montreal Gazette named Sea Dogs defenseman Nathan Beaulieu the first star in their weekly three stars of Montreal Canadiens prospects.

“Beaulieu’s goal and four assists has him on the best points streak of his season, with a goal added on to his totals from the previous week he has two goals and four assists in a four game streak,” writes Mike Boon. “Beaulieu’s six goals and eleven assists have raised him to the leading defensive scorer on his team and 8th overall in the QMJHL amongst defencemen.”

Here’s Beaulieu’s snipe during Wednesday’s Subway Super Series shootout.

JERSEY TOUR

The Telegraph-Journal had some additional info on the Paul Henderson Jour Tour in today’s paper. The tour visits Harbour Station on November 26.

According to the T-J, “the exhibit will be open from 5 to 7 p.m, prior to the Saint John Sea Dogs game against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, and again from 9 to 10:30 p.m.”

Dennis Hull will be on hand to sign autographs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

HUBERDEAU SPEAKS

Mooseheads play-by-play John Moore spoke with Sea Dogs captain Jonathan Huberdea before Saturday’s game.

TSN RANKINGS

Seven members of the Sea Dogs cracked TSN’s QMJHL Player Rankings this week.

3. Zack Phillips – 90.47
5. Danick Gauthier – 88.75
8. Tomas Jurco – 85.73
11. Mathieu Corbeil – 84.87
20. Charles-Olivier Roussel – 79.46
21. Ryan Tesink – 79.30
35. Nathan Beaulieu – 75.48

Player rankings are based on statistical production and are intended to value the impact a player has on the game.

FIGHTS

Grant West has been unreal since joining the Sea Dogs. He had a couple of fights this past weekend, including a solid tilt with Halifax’s Sawyer Hannay.

West vs Hannay, courtesy of HockeyFights.com.

West vs Samuel Noreau.