The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's regular season is just a couple days away. The schedule opens on Thursday night with the President Cup champion and William Dufour owned Shawinigan Cataractes hosting the Gatineau Olympiques.
The schedule picks up on Friday with seven games that evening. The Saturday slate includes the Saint John Sea Dogs and Acadie-Bathurst Titan opening up their seasons at TD Station. Game time is 7 p.m.
The Sea Dogs and Titan meet again on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the KC Irving Regional Centre.
Saint John travels to Charlottetown the following Friday, Sept. 30. The Dogs then play three straight games on home ice before making their first of four three-game road trips to Quebec.
MEDIA GUIDE RELEASED
The QMJHL's media guide was released on Tuesday. Here are a few things worth noting (and perhaps subject to change):
- The league's holiday trading period will take place Sunday, Dec. 18 to Friday, Jan. 6. The World Junior Hockey Championship ends on Jan. 5.
- The CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will take place Jan. 25 in Vancouver.
- The 2023 Memorial Cup, held in Kelowna, will take place Friday, May 26 to Monday, June 5.
- The final Central Scouting list for the 2023 QMJHL Entry Draft will be released May 8.
- Capacity at TD Station is listed at 5,990 this season with total capacity listed at 6,190.
ROSZELL NO LONGER WITH WILDCATS
Tim Roszell is no longer the voice of the Moncton Wildcats.The Wildcats quietly announced late Saturday that Marty Kingston will return as the Wildcats' play-by-play announcer, taking over from Roszell who had held the position for the last four seasons.
Kingston was previously the PA announcer at the Moncton Coliseum and was the team's play-by-play voice for three seasons.
“Thrilled to be returning as the Wildcats radio broadcaster and I look forward to an exciting season of Moncton Wildcats hockey on CITA 105.1 Harvesters FM, ” Kingston said in a news release.
“The Wildcats will be challenging for top honours in the Maritimes Division, so tune in to follow your Wildcats at home and on the road.”
The release added that "the Wildcats would like to thank Tim Roszell for his work and dedication to the team over the past four years. We wish him the best in his future endeavours."
"I think Calgary is a great city, I love the city so far," Poirier told the Flames website. "To play in front of Flames fans, too, it's gonna be great. And it's gonna be great for them to see the Wranglers play this year. I think for us it will be special."
Roszell was the radio voice of the Sea Dogs from 2006-07 to 2017-18.
SHIRT
These are quite the t-shirts.
NEW HOME
Jeremie Poirier is looking forward to playing at the Scotiabank Saddledome this season.
The Calgary Flames moved their AHL affiliate from Stockton, California to Calgary this summer where they will be known as the Wranglers. Poirier, who is eligible for another season of junior hockey, will very likely be with the Wranglers this season.
PRE-SEASON TOP-10
The CHL released its pre-season top-10 rankings on Tuesday.
The @WHLWpgICE sit atop the preseason @KiaCanada CHL Top 🔟 rankings❗️
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) September 20, 2022
The Owen Sound Attack, Halifax Mooseheads and Portland Winterhawks were honourable mentions.
Here's a look at last year's pre-season top-10 which... turned out to be decent.
Former Sea Dogs forward Alex Drover played in the Medicine Hat Tigers' final two pre-season games, recording a combined nine shots and a +2 rating.
The Tigers lead Swift Current 1-0 through two periods. Josh Van Mulligen’s goal is the lone offence so far.
— James Tubb (@ReporterTubb) September 18, 2022
The 2nd frame did feature a Michigan/lacrosse goal attempt from Alex Drover. First one from a Tabby I’ve seen on the #Tigers beat. #WHL #medhat
The Tigers, who feature Whitehorse native Gavin McKenna, the first overall pick in this year's WHL Prospects Draft, begin regular season play on Saturday, hosting the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
NEW JERSEYS
The Halifax Mooseheads have unveiled new jerseys to go along with their new logo.
#GoMooseGo pic.twitter.com/8UD8tmJVZp
— Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) September 19, 2022
OTHER THINGS
- The Athletic has a great story on William Dufour and his mother's fight with cancer.
- Jack O'Blenis and Reid Calder are both on the Saint John Vito's roster for the upcoming season.
- In The Athletic's rankings of the top-100 players in the NHL, former Sea Dogs Jonathan Huberdeau and Thomas Chabot were in the "Tier 3: All-Star Player" category.
- The CHL website highlights the prospect pipelines of the Tampa Bay Lightning, which includes Sea Dogs forward Cam MacDonald, and the Toronto Maple Leafs, which includes William Villeneuve.
- The list of first half CHL games that will be picked up by TSN.ca and the TSN app has been released. The Sea Dogs will not be featured.
- Four QMJHL games will be featured as the "CHL TV Game of the Week" in the first half. These games will be free to watch. The Sea Dogs will not be featured.
- The Gatineau Olympiques, who are expected to contend for a league title this season, have a QMJHL high 12 players attending NHL camps this year.
- The Olympiques will raise a banner in honour of former head coach Benoit Groulx on Feb. 8.
- The Acadie-Bathurst Titan will retire Thomas Beauregard's No. 28 on Nov. 19.
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