Sea Dogs acquire Dow from Wildcats

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs made a depth move on Friday, acquiring defenseman Sam Dow from the Moncton Wildcats.

Dow, who will turn 18 in November, has played with the Wildcats and the MHL's Campbellton Tigers over the past two seasons. He has five assists in 27 career QMJHL games.

In exchange for the Fredericton native, the Sea Dogs sent a 2021 10th-round pick to to the Wildcats - which is pretty good for a d-man who could have started the season in the Moncton lineup.

The @SJSeaDogs have completed a trade with the @monctonwildcats receiving D-man Sam Dow (2002) in exchange for a 10th round pick in 2021.

Welcome Sam! pic.twitter.com/dFcEKHNXtk

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) September 4, 2020

Saint John is loaded on the backend with very few open spots. Charlie DesRoches, Christopher Inniss, Kale McCallum, Jeremie Poirier and William Villeneuve are all basically locks to make the team - and that doesn't include import Jan Hampl, who is currently not with the team. Brendan Sibley and/or Nathan Drapeau are likely to grab the final spot or two.

With all the uncertainty surrounding this season, depth is a good thing - especially given the challenges around bringing players into the Atlantic bubble. Players like Dow, Isaac Dixon and Hunter Gartley - all New Brunswickers - should be easy callups if needed.

The Sea Dogs continue pre-season play on Saturday afternoon, taking on the Halifax Mooseheads in Dartmouth.