Pre-Season Game Day 6: vs Mooseheads

FREDERICTON - Pre-season hockey makes its return tonight.

For the first time since Aug. 26, the Saint John Sea Dogs will take to the ice. The team will likely have some new - yet familiar - faces in the lineup with veteran players reporting this past week.

Veterans that were expected to join the club this week include Brady Burns, Marshall Lessard, Cam MacDonald, Peter Reynolds, Connor Trenholm, Charlie DesRoches and Nikolas Hurtubise.

There are quite a few players remaining at Sea Dogs training camp, meaning there are still some battles for roster spots. Saint John has three exhibition games remaining before the start of the regular season, including tonight's against the Halifax Mooseheads.

Game time at the Aitken Centre this evening is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/None/None

Pre-Season Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-3-0-0 this pre-season while the Mooseheads are 2-1-0-0.

2021-22 records: The Sea Dogs finished with a record of 47-17-1-3 for 98 points (second Maritimes/third Eastern/third QMJHL) while the Mooseheads went 38-28-1-1 for 78 points (fourth Maritimes/fifth Eastern/eighth QMJHL). Saint John was eliminated in the opening round of the QMJHL playoffs and went on to win the Memorial Cup as the host team. The Mooseheads were eliminated in the first round.

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Mooseheads met on Aug. 26 in Dartmouth where the homeside earned a 3-2 win. Mathieu Cataford, Reece Peitzsche and Logan Crosby had Halifax goals. Tomasz Szczerba and Salvatore Bucaro scored for Saint John. Jack Milner and Mathias Rousseau teamed up to allow two goals on 30 shots in the win. Olivier Brideau allowed three goals on 29 shots in the loss.

2022 pre-season head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads this pre-season while Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: See above.

2021-22 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 6-2-0-0 against the Mooseheads last season while Halifax went 2-5-1-0 against Saint John.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Mooseheads: None.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs have dropped three straight pre-season games after winning their first two.

Notes: Saint John's training camp roster can be found here... the Mooseheads have already locked in their roster for the regular season... Tomasz Szczerba leads Saint John in pre-season scoring with a goal and four points. Szczerba also has a team high three assists... Cole Burbidge and Danny Akkouche each have a Saint John high two goals... Logan Crosby and Evan Boucher each have a Mooseheads high three points this pre-season... following this game, the Sea Dogs and Mooseheads won't meet again until Nov. 6.

Out of town:

Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT

Baie-Comeau at Shawinigan - 6:00 PM EDT

Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EDT

Chicoutimi at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT

Blainville-Boisbriand at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT

Gatineau at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Aitken Centre.