Francis, Guay score first pro goals

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

Two former Saint John Sea Dogs scored their first professional goals on Friday.

Forwards Ryan Francis and Nicolas Guay both scored in the Trois-Rivieres Lions' 6-3 loss to the Newfoundland Growlers in ECHL action.

Francis netted a shorthanded goal at 13:19 of the first period.

Quelle feinte de Francis pour marquer son premier but dans les rangs professionnels!🚨 #Lions3R pic.twitter.com/y0JcaSk61N

— Lions de Trois-Rivières (@Lions3r) October 28, 2022

Guay scored shortly after at 15:42.

Nicolas Guay donne les devants 3-2 aux Lions!👊 #Lions3R pic.twitter.com/9WHFlYzC99

— Lions de Trois-Rivières (@Lions3r) October 28, 2022

Francis is in his first full season of pro hockey. The 20-year-old appeared in four games with the AHL's Stockton Heat last season before being sent back to junior for his overage season.

Heading into Saturday's action, Francis has a goal and two assists in five games with the Lions.

Guay, who captained the Sea Dogs in the first half of the 2019-20 season, played in 16 games with the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks last year after leaving the UNB Reds mid-season. He did not score in any of those AHL games.

The 23-year-old has a goal and an assist in five games with the Lions this season.

Other Sea Dogs alumni to appear in ECHL games this season include Olivier LeBlanc (Kalamazoo Wings), Samuel Dove-McFalls (Fort Wayne Komets), Nathan Noel (Newfoundland Growlers), Oliver Cooper (Fort Wayne Komets), Chase Stewart (South Carolina Stingrays) and Benjamin Gagne (Fort Wayne Komets).