Sea Dogs Release Four More

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs announced this afternoon that four more players have been cut from the team’s Training Camp roster.

Forwards Mathieu Joseph, Brett Malone, and Riley Craft and defenseman Bailey Webster have all been reassigned by the club.

Joseph was a third-round pick of the Sea Dogs in June’s 2013 QMJHL Draft while Webster was a seventh-round pick. Both would have been 16-year olds this season which complicated things. It appears Saint John's final roster will include four 16-year olds: Nathan Noel, Will Thompson, Thomas Chabot, and Samuel Dove-McFalls.

Malone, 19, was acquired by Saint John last season from Shawinigan in exchange for a 2014 10^th-round pick. The forward had two goals and an assist in 22 games with the Sea Dogs in the second half.

Craft, an 18-year old Saint John native, was a free agent invite by the Sea Dogs. He looked decent in pre-season action, recording three assists and a +3 rating in three games.

There are now 25 players left in camp: 13 forwards, nine defencemen and three goalies. Below is a look at who is lift (positions as listed in the Sea Dogs website).

Right Wing

Noah Zilbert – Returnee

Stephen Anderson – Returnee

Mackenzie Brown – Returnee

Connor Donaghey – Returnee

Kelly Bent – Trade

Joey Richard – 2013 Draft

Left Wing

Oliver Cooper – Returnee

Marcus Cuomo – Returnee

Samuel Dove-McFalls – 2013 Draft

Centre

Matthew Highmore – Returnee

Jason Cameron – Returnee

Spencer Smallman – Returnee

Nathan Noel – 2013 Draft

Defense

Olivier LeBlanc – Returnee

David Weckworth – Returnee

Michael Abbott – Returnee

Jeremy Doucet – Returnee

Steven Duda – Returnee

Will Thompson – 2013 Draft

Thomas Chabot – 2013 Draft

Alexander McQuaid – 2013 Draft

Sheenan Kirkwood – Invitee

Goaltenders

Sebastien Auger – Returnee

Alex Fournier – Returnee

Antoine Landry – 2013 Draft

Players now have some time off before returning to Saint John after Labour Day. Their final pre-season games are on September 6^th and 8^th against the Moncton Wildcats.