The most notable move was the releasing of 20-year-old forward Matt Green. The 22nd overall pick in the 2014 QMJHL Entry Draft has spent the past four seasons with Saint John, recording 36 points in 168 games.
“We want to thank Matt for his contributions on and off the ice” said Sea Dogs president and general manager Trevor Georgie in a release. “He grew up as a Sea Dog from 16-years-old, was a model citizen, and won a President Cup with us in 2017. The overage rule is a tough one (QMJHL teams are only allowed three 20-year-olds on their roster) and we wish Matt the very best.”
The Hammonds Plains, NS native was selected in the second round after the Sea Dogs took his twin brother, defenceman Luke Green, with the first overall pick. Matt Green proved to be a decent defensive forward but was never able to add a lot of offence to his game - which hurt his chances of sticking around as one of the team's overage players.
The Sea Dogs also announced a couple trades. The first had already been reported, which saw forward Kevin Gursoy traded to the Charlottetown Islanders in exchange for a 2020 sixth-round pick. The pick could become a fourth-round selection depending on Gursoy's performance.
The second trade saw Saint John trade 19-year-old defenceman Alexis Girard and a 2020 eighth-round pick to the Gatineau Olympiques in exchange for 17-year-old defenceman Carson Gallant.
Girard was acquired from the Rimouski Oceanic last season. The d-man went on to record six goals and 19 assists in 62 games with the Sea Dogs.
Gallant, a Sackville, NS native, was a second round pick of the Olympiques in 2017. Last season, Gallant registered an assist in 24 games. He was the fifth overall pick in this year's MHL Draft by the Campbellton Tigers, which is where he is expected to start the season.
"We will be patient with Carson," said Georgie. "He will be a long-term project for us and fits nicely into our age group.”
Lastly, the Sea Dogs announced the following players have been cut from the team's training camp roster: forwards Josh MacDonald (2001), Anthony Provost (2002), Alexandre O’Neill (2002), Connor Richard (2002), William Gagnon (2002) and Ben Reid (1999); and defenceman Nicolas Kakouras (2002).
Saint John returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 8, hosting Gursoy's Islanders at Harbour Station.
tough to see green go but understandable given whats expected out of those valuable overage spots. Love the column Jamie !! sea dogs or TJ should hire your already as coverage from both of them is quite poor.
ReplyDeleteCould you do an update of whose left standing right now in training camp :) ?
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