Defenseman Luke Green was the highest
ranked Sea Dog, given a ‘B’ rating, indicating a second to third round candidate.
Defensemen Bailey Webster and Oliver
Felixson and forward Nathan Noel were all given ‘C’ ratings, meaning
fourth/fifth/sixth round candidates.
Saint John and Charlottetown were the
only QMJHL teams with four players ranked.
Former Sea Dogs defenseman Jack
vanBoekel, now with the Val-d’Or Foreurs, was given a ‘C’ ranking as well.
CHANGE OF PLANS
According to a news release issued by
the Sea Dogs yesterday, the team will reintroduce its roster before Friday’s home
match against the Gatineau Olympiques.
All of the Sea Dogs who were at NHL
camps have returned, which will allow the team to dress a full lineup for the first time this season.
Because of this, the annual ‘Pink
in the Rink’ has been moved to Saturday when the Sea Dogs take on the
Shawinigan Cataractes Saturday, Oct. 10 when the Sea Dogs take on the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada at Harbour Station. According to the team, “all Sea Dogs
players will be wearing special, limited-edition pink jerseys during the game.
Fans can win a jersey by purchasing raffle tickets throughout Harbour Station,
and at specially-marked tables on the concourse, until the end of the second
period.”
DOMINIE SENT DOWN
With the return of Jakub Zboril and
Thomas Chabot, the Sea Dogs have reassigned defenseman Shayne Dominie to the
MHL’s South Shore Lumberjacks.
The Sea Dogs signed Dominie a few weeks
ago to help fill some of the holes on the backend. In two games with Saint
John, the 18-year-old recorded one assist.
Dominie has spent the past two seasons
with the Central Ice Pak midget AAA squad.
McKEEN’S ON GREEN
McKeen’s Hockey had an article on 10
QMJHL players to keep an eye out for with regards to this year’s NHL Draft. Sea Dogs
defenseman Luke Green was one of those players and was labelled a potential riser.
“Probably the closest to rising into
that core group, Green is an offensively gifted offensive defensemen who can
shoot as well as he can pass and carry the puck,” writes Scott Wheeler. “A
gifted handler, Green can manage the game and a powerplay from the backend. The
former QMJHL first overall selection (2014) isn’t a physical defender, but he’s
efficient at closing gaps with his skating and an active stick defensively.”
Green is off to a good start this
season, recording one goal and two assists in six games.
HP RANKINGS
HockeyProspect.com recently unveiled
their top 50 September rankings for the 2016 NHL Draft. It won’t be a
spectacular draft for the QMJHL this year; they had just four players ranked in
the top 30 of HP’s rankings.
Green was the only Sea Dogs player
ranked, coming in at No. 36.
The top 30 can be viewed for free.
HF ON VELENO
Hockey’s Future had a brief mention of
Joe Veleno’s QMJHL debut in an article last week.
ONE TO WATCH
Speaking of Veleno, the Chronicle Herald’s Willy Palov listed him as one of the 10 QMJHL players to watch in a
column a couple weeks ago.
MORE VELENO
And here’s a John Moore video on Veleno.
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