Both the lower and upper bowls were mostly filled with players, family and fans. The crowd thinned as the day went on, but there was a solid atmosphere for the first round. As the crowd thinned and the draft went on, the cheers from player's families got a lot louder, which was cool.
Other than Sea Dogs fans, there were plenty of Moncton fans in attendance. Every time Moncton took the stage in the opening round there was a mix of cheers and boos.
Reviews of Saturday's draft from fans and media have been overwhelmingly positive.
Here's hoping Saint John's first time hosting the draft is not the last.
MARITIME CONNECTIONS
This wasn't the greatest of first rounds for Atlantic Canadian talent.
Newfoundland's Dawson Mercer was the first non-Quebec born player selected, going eighth overall to the Drummondville Voltigeurs.
Other Atlantic players taken in the first 19 selections were Bailey Peach (11th - Sherbrooke), Justin Barron (13th - Halifax), Noah Laaouan (14th - Cape Breton) and Jaxom Bellamy (16th - Moncton).
FIRST OVERALL
To the surprise of nobody, Alexis Lafreniere was taken first overall by the Oceanic. Here he is heading to the stage:
FAMILY CONNECTIONSAlexis Lafreniere heads to the stage after being taken first overall by @oceanicrimouski at #QDraftSNB! pic.twitter.com/ydVMBzh8cG— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) June 3, 2017
It was no surprise to see the Phoenix select Samuel Poulin with the second overall pick - especially given these family connections.
GOALIE TALKPoulin will join his older brother Nicolas in Sherbrooke, Phoenix GM Jocelyn Thibault is Poulin godfather's. https://t.co/nMKqzAV0dm— Jérôme Bérubé (@Jerome_Berube) June 3, 2017
Tommy DaSilva was the first goaltender taken in this year's draft, going 36th overall to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
Saint John drafted just one goaltender - Stewart Bagnell from the Dartmouth Steele Subaru Major Midgets - in eighth round.
Last year, the Sea Dogs selected just one goaltender as well, taking Bangor's Derek Fournier in the 13th round.
BY POSITION
Saint John selected 15 players on Saturday, opting to pass on their final two selections. The Dogs took 12 forwards, two defencemen and one goaltender.
Saint John used their first pick to select a defenceman, which they have done plenty of times before. Brendan Sibley joins Alex Grant (2005), Yann Sauve (2006), Simon Despres (2007), Kevin Gagne (2008), Pierre Durepos (2009), and Luke Green (2014) as d-men who the Sea Dogs used their first pick of the draft to select.
DARTMOUTH CONNECTIONS
The Sea Dogs seem to like the Dartmouth Steele Subaru Major Midgets. Saint John drafted four players - Sibley, Stewart Bagnell, Luke Wilson, and Daniel Surette - from Dartmouth.
Saint John also picked two players from the Moncton Flyers - Aiden MacIntosh and Jeremie Jacob.
YOUNG SIGHTING
UPDATE: We are now told Young was not at the Wildcats table, but was in the building. He is believed to be working with the Wildcats in some capacity.
Photo: Vincent Either/QMJHL
Once you've taken in the unique décor at this place, the hardest part is to decide whether to go upstairs or downstairs. With a large open floor plan, you'll find bars on both levels of the event venues, and someone will always come by to serve you matter where you decide to hang out.
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