Sea Dogs Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed

The Saint John Sea Dogs confirmed their pre-season schedule today. There have been a couple changes to the original schedule that was posted on the league website last month.

First of all, Saint John’s first pre-season contest will be held on Friday, August 17 against the PEI Rocket. Instead of Harbour Station, this game will be played at the qplex in Quispamsis. It’s the second straight season that the Sea Dogs have played at the beautiful facitlity.

The other change is Saint John’s final game of exhibition action. According to the Sea Dogs release, that game will now be played on Sunday, September 16 at 4pm at Harbour Station. That change hasn’t been made on the league website, though.

From the team release:

Tickets for the pre-season game in Quispamsis will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 30.  Reserved seating and standing room tickets, priced at $10, will be available at the qplex administration office or by calling 848-5900.  Tickets for the Sea Dogs two pre-season games at Harbour Station will go on sale at the Harbour Station box office on Monday, August 7, beginning at 10 a.m.  These tickets will be $9 each. 

The Sea Dogs will play seven pre-season games this year. Here is the full schedule.

Aug. 17 - PEI @ Saint John - Qplex, Quispamsis - 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 18 - Saint John @ PEI - Pownal Sports Centre - 2 p.m.

Aug. 22 - Saint John @ Acadie-Bathurst - Arena S.A. Dionne, Tracadie - 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 - Saint John @ Moncton - Amherst Stadium - 7 p.m.

Sept. 8 - Moncton @ Saint John - Harbour Station - 7 p.m.            

Sept. 14 - Saint John @ Halifax - Halifax Forum - 7 p.m.

Sept.16 - Halifax @ Saint John - Harbour Station - 4 p.m.

The Sea Dogs begin the regular season on Thursday, September 20 against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at the Station.