Recapping The Trading Period

As expected, the Saint John Sea Dogs were quite active during the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s trading period.

General Manager Mike Kelly did what rebuilding teams are supposed to do – trade away older players in exchange for assets that will help the team in the seasons to come.

Saint John's biggest deals saw them trade away long-time players Kevin Gagne, Ryan Tesink, and Stephen MacAulay. Their biggest acquisition was probably getting their first-round pick back for this year’s draft, a pick that could possibly be in the top five.

Here’s a recap of what the Sea Dogs did (not including the players who were released or the players who rejoined the club):

IN

Michael Abbott

Jeremy Doucet

Brett Malone

2013 1^st rounder (RIM)

2013 1st rounder (SNB)

2013 4th rounder (HAL)

2013 6^th rounder (RIM)

2014 2^nd rounder (HAL)

2014 4^th rounder (SHE)

2014 4th rounder (CAP)

OUT

Kevin Gagne

Ryan Tesink

Aidan Kelly

Stephen MacAulay

Benjamin Hade

2014 6^th rounder

2014 10^th rounder

2015 4^th rounder

So that’s what went down.

The team also brought back 20-year old players Ian Saab and Maxime Villemaire which should make for an interesting second half.

A full list of every QMJHL transaction can be found here.