Sunday, June 6, 2021

Notebook: Gallant, Kelly win worlds gold

IIHF
It looked unlikely a week or so ago, but Gerard Gallant and Mike Kelly are now world champions.

The former Saint John Sea Dogs coaches helped Team Canada win gold at the IIHF World Championship in Latvia on Sunday afternoon, defeating Finland 3-2 in overtime.

Canada became the first country to ever win the tournament after an 0-3 start. The Canadians lost to Latvia, the United States and Germany before going on an improbable run to win gold.
Gallant and Kelly are likely on their way back to the NHL for the 2021-22 season. A number of teams have expressed interest in Gallant, according to multiple reports.

DEEP INTO THE 2018 DRAFT
The reported acquisition of forward William Dufour from the Drummondville Voltigeurs gives the Sea Dogs another high pick from the 2018 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Dufour will become the sixth first-round pick from the 2018 draft to skate for the Sea Dogs. Two of those six players - forward Alex Drover and defenseman Benjamin Roode - are no longer with the team.

Overall, Dufour will become the 19th player from the 2018 draft to play at least a game with the Sea Dogs. That list includes:

Round 1, 2nd overall - William Villenueve
Round 1, 6th overall - William Dufour (acquired from DRU)
Round 1, 8th overall - Jeremie Poirier
Round 1, 10th overall - Alex Drover (acquired from CAP)
Round 1, 14th overall - Benjamin Roode (acquired from BAT)
Round 1, 15th overall - Josh Lawrence
Round 2, 29th overall - Brady Burns
Round 2, 32nd overall - Charlie DesRoches
Round 3, 38th overall - Alexis Belisle (acquired from RIM)
Round 4, 62nd overall - Mathias Savoie
Round 5, 75th overall - Brandon Casey (acquired from RIM)
Round 5, 82nd overall - Alexandre O'Neill
Round 7, 109th overall - Dawson Stairs
Round 8, 127th overall - Nicolas Kakouras
Round 8, 132nd overall - Sam Dow (acquired from MON)
Round 8, 133rd overall - Kale McCallum
Round 10, 163rd overall - Connor Richard
Round 10, 172nd overall - Zachary Alchorn (FA signing)
Round 12, 199th overall - Riley Bezeau

DOW TRADED IN MHL
Speaking of Sam Dow, the 18-year-old had his Maritime Junior Hockey League rights traded last week.


Campbellton trades the rights to Sam Dow and future considerations to Summerside for 2nd round pick (Pictou County) in the 2021 draft, conditional 1st round pick in the 2022 draft, 3rd round pick in the 2022 draft and future considerations.

The Sea Dogs acquired the defenseman in a deal with the Moncton Wildcats last September. He appeared in seven regular season games with Saint John, recording an assist.

Summerside is presumably loading up for the upcoming season with the team hosting the Fred Page Cup in May.

BENT SCORES FIRST ECHL GOAL
Former Sea Dogs forward Kelly Bent scored his first professional goal on Saturday. Bent scored at 9:23 of the third period to give his Allen Americans a 4-0 lead over the Rapid City Rush on the final night of the ECHL's regular season.
Allen is the top seed in the ECHL's Western Conference and will play Cedric Pare and the Utah Grizzlies in the opening round of the Kelly Cup playoffs.

In 19 games split between Allen and the Kansas City Mavericks, Bent recorded a goal and 89 penalty minutes.

GREEN STARTS HOCKEY SCHOOL
Former Sea Dogs defenseman Luke Green will be hosting a hockey school in Dartmouth this summer.
The camp takes place Aug. 9-13 at the RBC Centre.
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