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2013 President’s Cup Playoffs – Round 1, Game 1
Saint John Sea Dogs vs Halifax Mooseheads
Tonight at 7:00pm
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Halifax Metro Centre – Halifax, NS
HALIFAX – The Saint John Sea Dogs have been here before.
This is the third season the league has used this playoff
format and in each of the past two, the Sea Dogs have been the No. 1 seed and took
on the No. 16 seed. Saint John will play in that series once again this year,
only this time they will be underdog.
Saint John finished the regular season with a 23-44-1-0
record for 47 points, placing them fifth in the Telus Maritimes Division and 16th
overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
As the 16th seed, the Sea Dogs will play the
No. 1 seeded Halifax Mooseheads in a first-round, best-of-seven series that
begins tonight at 7pm at the Metro Centre. The Mooseheads had one of the
greatest regular seasons ever, finishing the year with a 58-6-3-1 record for
120 points. Their 58 wins tied a league
record.
Obviously, the Mooseheads are huge favourites to win this
series. If the Sea Dogs manage to move on to the next round it would be one of
the greatest playoff upsets in the history of sports.
If the Sea Dogs have a chance in this series it probably
comes down to the play of goaltender Sebastien Auger. Saint John’s offense isn’t
going to score a lot of goals, so if they are going to stay in these games,
they can’t give up many.
If anything, this young Sea Dogs team will get some playoff
experience out of this.
THE NUMBERS| Halifax | Saint John | |
| Record | 58-6-3-1 (1st Maritimes) | 23-44-1-0 (5th Maritimes) |
| Home Record | 31-2-1-0 | 13-21-0-0 |
| Road Record | 27-4-2-1 | 10-23-1-0 |
| Goals For/Game | 5.06 (1st) | 2.53 (16th) |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.57 (1st) | 3.96 (14th) |
| Shots For/Game | 35.47 (3rd) | 27.46 (14th) |
| Shots Against/Game | 25.80 (3rd) | 36.37 (18th) |
| Overall PP | 27.7% (2nd) | 20.3% (12th) |
| Home PP | 30.7% (3rd) | 18.7% (13th) |
| Road PP | 24.3% (2nd) | 21.9% (9th) |
| Overall PK | 81.5% (4th) | 75.3% (15th) |
| Home PK | 83.2% (5th) | 78.8% (13th) |
| Road PK | 79.8% (5th) | 72.0% (17th) |
| PIM/GAME | 12.8 | 15.9 |
| Attendance | 8,686 (2nd) | 3,992 (4th) |
LEADING SCORERS
Halifax
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jonathan Drouin | 49 | 41 | 64 | 105 |
| Martin Frk | 56 | 35 | 49 | 84 |
| Darcy Ashley | 66 | 26 | 52 | 78 |
Saint John
| Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jakub Izacky | 63 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| Pierre Durepos | 43 | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| Stephen Anderson | 63 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
GOALTENDERS
Halifax
Halifax
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Zach Fucale | 45-5-2-1 | 2.35 | 0.909 |
| Chris Clarke | 13-1-1-0 | 3.10 | 0.880 |
Saint John
| Goaltender | Record | GAA | SV% |
| Sebastien Auger | 22-31-1-0 | 3.33 | 0.907 |
| Alex Fournier | 1-13-0-0 | 5.52 | 0.856 |
SERIES SCHEDULE
Fri.Mar 22 Game 1 @Halifax Metro Centre 7pm
Sat.Mar 23 Game 2 @Halifax Metro Centre 7pm
Tues.Mar 26 Game 3 @Harbour Station 7pm
Weds.Mar 27 Game 4 @Harbour Station 7pm
Fri.Mar 29 Game 5 @Halifax Metro Centre 7pm *
Sun.Mar 31 Game 6 @Harbour Station 3pm *
Tues.Apr 2 Game 7 @Halifax Metro Centre 7pm *
*If Necessary
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Halifax went 7-0-1-0 against Saint John this season while
the Sea Dogs went 1-7-0-0 against the Mooseheads.
October 5 – Halifax 4, Saint John 3
October 6 – Saint John 2, Halifax 11
December 9 – Halifax 4, Saint John 2
December 21 – Halifax 5, Saint John 1
January 4 – Saint John 3, Halifax 2 (OT)
February 20 – Halifax 8, Saint John 3
February 22 – Saint John 1, Halifax 6
March 15 – Saint John 1, Halifax 3
COURTEAU
From the Mooseheads website:
The Commissioner, Mr.Gilles Courteau, is in town tonight to present the Mooseheads and their fans with the Jean Rougeau Trophy for finishing 1st overall in the regular season. This is the first time the Franchise and their fans have accomplished this feat.
NOTES
- This is the first playoff series ever between these franchises.
- Still some tickets left for Games 1 and 2 in Halifax. Tickets to Games 3 and 4 in Saint John went on sale today.
- The Mooseheads are a real good team.
- Halifax has players who can score other than MacKinnon and Drouin.
- The Mooseheads are huge favourites.
OUT OF TOWN
Victoriaville at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT
Val-d'Or at P.E.I. - 7:00 PM ADT
Chicoutimi at Quebec - 7:00 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Baie-Comeau - 7:30 PM EDT
Acadie-Bathurst at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:30 PM EDT
Gatineau at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EDT
Drummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:30 PM EDT
NEXT GAME
Game 2 of this best-of-seven series is tomorrow night in
Halifax at 7pm.
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