The team announced on December 16th that team
president Wayne Long would be accepting applications up until today. It’s unconventional
for a junior team to search for a GM so publicly - but it seems to have worked.
Long told the Telegraph-Journal that “three or four
strong, NHL-calibre candidates have expressed interest” and that he would like
to have someone hired “at the very latest, by the end of February.” Go check out
that full article in the T-J so we don’t feel so guilty about putting those
quotes on here.
Once a GM is hired, he and team management will presumably
evaluate the hockey operations staff. The Sea Dogs coaching staff, led by Ross
Yates, has certainly turned things around in the past month. Heading into
action tonight, Saint John is 5-4-1-0 in their past 10 games and have been playing
some of their best hockey of the season.
The Dogs will likely have another long off-season and
plenty of time to prepare for the QMJHL Entry Draft in June. This year’s draft
should be fun.
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