Pre-Season Game Day 1 - vs Screaming Eagles

A preview of tonight’s pre-season game between the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Tonight at 7:00 p.m., Harbour Station

TV/Radio: None

Records: The Screaming Eagles finished second in the Maritimes Division last season with a record of 37-27-1-3 for 78 points. The Sea Dogs finished last in the Maritimes Division with a 19-44-2-3 record for 43 points.

Last games: The Screaming Eagles last played on March 27, a 7-1 home loss to the Gatineau Olympiques. The Sea Dogs last played on March 15, a 6-2 loss in Charlottetown.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs went 3-4-1-1 against the Screaming Eagles last season while Cape Breton went 6-3-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: March 12 in Sydney when the Screaming Eagles defeated the Sea Dogs 2-1. Oliver Cooper had Saint John’s only goal while Raphael Corriveau and Kyle Farrell scored for Cape Breton. Sebastien Auger made 44 saves in the loss while Zachary Fortin made 22 in the win.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Screaming Eagles: None

CAP notes: This is a big game for the Screaming Eagles as they prepare their roster for the Junior Club World Cup in Ufa, Russia… “We’re going to have a lot of 16 and 17 year olds in our lineup, but we want to see them compete,” Screaming Eagles head coach and general manager Marc-Andre Dumont told the Cape Breton Post. “We want to see how they do in different situations that will be presented to them. It’s a question of competition. They have to step on the ice and compete”… Evgeny Svechnikov will not play due to injury… the Eagles selected forward Pierre-Luc Dubois with the fifth overall pick in this year’s draft… Michael O’Leary, who the Eagles selected 14^th overall, did not report.

SJ notes: Some are calling Sea Dogs training camp the most competitive camp they’ve seen. Hopefully that carries over into pre-season games… this is the first of six exhibition games for Saint John… tickets for tonight’s game are free and a big crowd is expected… 43 players remain at Sea Dogs camp.

Out of Town

Charlottetown at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EDT
Victoriaville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT
Québec at Rimouski - 7:30 PM EDT
Drummondville at Shawinigan - 7:30 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 7:30 PM EDT

Next Game: The Sea Dogs travel to Dartmouth tomorrow to take on the Halifax Mooseheads at 7:00 p.m.