Notes: Seitz suspended for Friday's game

SAINT JOHN - Dylan Seitz will not be in the Moncton Wildcats lineup when his team faces the Saint John Sea Dogs on Friday night.

Seitz has been suspended one game by the QMJHL for a "late check to the head" in Sunday's contest at Harbour Station. The play saw Seitz get up high on Sea Dogs forward Maxim Cajkovic well after the puck had left his stick. Cajkovic was down on the ice for a few minutes and left the game for a couple shifts before returning.

Surprisingly, there was no penalty called on the play - especially rare in the QMJHL where a player's injury reaction typically has a significant impact on whether a call is made. Seitz was booed the rest of the game by the Sea Dogs faithful.

Seitz has two goals in two games with the Wildcats so far this season.

Some other news and notes...

• Sea Dogs forward Josh Lawrence is currently the league's leading goal scorer (four) and point getter (six). Not bad for a 16-year-old two games into his QMJHL career.
• Lawrence was named the QMJHL Player of the Week on Monday.
• Somewhat lost in the Lawrence hype this past weekend was the play of his linemates. Both William Poirier and Maxim Cajkovic ended the weekend with a goal and three assists each.
• Saint John returns to action tomorrow night, visiting the Charlottetown Islanders. Game time is 7 p.m. The Islanders hammered the Sea Dogs 7-0 in a pre-season game a couple weeks ago.
• Friday's Sea Dogs game at Moncton's new Avenir Centre is sold out. 8,800 people are expected, which will make this, presumably, the most attended hockey game in New Brunswick history.