Dogs End Shawinigan Drought

The Saint John Sea Dogs ended a long losing streak last night in Shawinigan.

Before Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over the Cataractes, the Sea Dogs hadn’t won a game in Shawinigan since the round-robin portion of the 2012 Memorial Cup, which took place on May 23, 2012. Jonathan Huberdeau, Stanislav Galiev and Ryan Tesink scored in that game, so it’s been a while. Here are the highlights from one of the best games in Sea Dogs history.

Here’s a look at the meetings between the two over the past five seasons.

2011-12: 3-3-0-0 vs Shawinigan

Dec. 3, 2011 – Shawinigan 2, Saint John 3 (OT)

Jan. 12, 2012 – Shawinigan 4, Saint John 1

Feb. 4, 2012 – Saint John 2, Shawinigan 1

March 11, 2012 – Saint John 2, Shawinigan 6

May 23, 2012 – Shawinigan 1, Saint John 4 (M-Cup)

May 25, 2012 – Shawinigan 7, Saint John 4 (M-Cup)

2012-13: 0-2-1-0 vs Shawinigan

Nov. 4, 2012 – Shawinigan 3, Saint John 2

Feb. 2, 2013 – Saint John 2, Shawinigan 3 (OT)

Feb. 14, 2013 – Shawinigan 3, Saint John 2

2013-14: 0-2-0-0 vs Shawinigan

Jan. 29, 2014 – Saint John 2, Shawinigan 4

Feb. 20, 2014 – Shawinigan 3, Saint John 1

2014-15: 1-1-0-0 vs Shawinigan

Nov. 21, 2014 – Shawinigan 2, Saint John 4

Jan. 29, 2015 – Saint John 1, Shawinigan 7

2015-16: 2-0-0-0 vs Shawinigan

Oct. 3, 2015 – Shawinigan 2, Saint John 5

Feb. 17, 2016 – Saint John 3, Shawinigan 2

A playoff series between Saint John and Shawinigan, which we were all robbed of in 2012, would be a lot of fun this year.

The Sea Dogs took over second place in the QMJHL standings with last night’s victory. Saint John has a two-point lead over Shawinigan with a game in hand.