Former Dogs forward Stephen MacAulay and
goaltender Jacob DeSerres have each been listed on the Panthers rookie camp roster.
The camp begins on Thursday with medical and physical testing.
MacAulay played four-and-a-half seasons
with Saint John and played last season at Saint Mary’s University. DeSerres
played with the Dogs during the 2010-11 campaign and has spent the past three
seasons at the University of Calgary. Both were part of the 2011 Memorial Cup
championship team.
"Jacob is going down there for the
experience and to showcase himself for when he is done school," said
Calgary Dinos head coach Mark Howell in an article on the team’s website.
"He has been to a lot of pro camps but is still excited to show what he
can do. He is really deserving of this after the year he had."
The Panthers will take part in the
Nashville prospects camp tournament with the Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning,
and Boston Bruins.
THE OPENER
Saint John’s season opener is quickly
approaching. The Sea Dogs open the regular season on Friday at 7:00 p.m. in
Charlottetown against the Islanders. Saint John then has Saturday off before
travelling to Moncton on Sunday to face the Wildcats at 4:00 p.m.
The Sea Dogs begin the home portion of
their schedule on Friday, September 19 against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at
7:30 p.m.
Tickets to all 34 Sea Dogs home games go
on sale this Saturday at noon.
NEW NUMBERS
A couple of Sea Dogs have switched
numbers for the upcoming season. According to the roster the team released
yesterday, Nathan Noel will wear No. 10 while Mathieu Joseph will wear No. 21.
Noel wore No. 25 last season while
Marcus Cuomo wore No. 10. Meanwhile, Joseph sported No. 42 last year.
TESSIER
Parlons Junior has a good article on Sea
Dogs rookie forward Julien Tessier, discussing his training camp experience, the season ahead,
and his time at Hockey Canada's under-17 camp is Calgary.
Tessier looked good in pre-season
action, recording two goals and 12 shots in five games.
GALLANT
Speaking of the Panthers, The Score says Gallant’s hire as head coach is one of the team’s storylines to follow this season.
On the possibility of Gallant getting
Jonathan Huberdeau to produce like he did in Saint John:
Should Gallant succeed in galvanizing his former pupil (who failed to reach the double-digit mark in goals as a sophomore), his hire will earn an adjective greater than the english translation to his surname.
The Panthers begin exhibition play on
September 24 against the Dallas Stars. They open the regular season on October
9 in Tampa Bay.
GELINAS
It’s sounding like former Sea Dogs
defenseman Eric Gelinas could miss the start of New Jersey Devils training
camp. The restricted free agent has yet to re-sign with the Devils and missing
the start of camp is, according to his agent, a real possibility.
“He’s prepared, for sure,” said agent
Gilles Lupien to NorthJersey.com. “We’ve got some ideas how to do it and that’s
the way of doing it – just sit and wait. We haven’t said anything since the
start (of negotiations). It’s tough. It’s tough for everybody.”
Gelinas, who spent the second half of
the 2010-11 season with Saint John, played in 60 NHL games last season and
recorded seven goals and 22 assists.
MHL DEAL
A trade in the Maritime Junior A Hockey
League on Sunday had a couple of Sea Dogs connections. The Dieppe Commandos
traded Gareth Nicholson and future considerations to the Yarmouth Mariners
for Joey Richard, Alex Mann, and a third-round pick in 2016 MHL Draft.
Saint John owns the QMJHL rights to
Nicholson following a trade with the Moncton Wildcats a few weeks ago. Richard
spent last season with the Sea Dogs and was traded to Gatineau this off-season.
DANCING
It is with deep regret that we post this
video taken from the Sea Dogs season ticket holder BBQ on Monday.
Video via Blair Cameron Jr.
SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL
Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
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