NHL season begins for former Sea Dogs

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Will a former Saint John Sea Dog win the Stanley Cup this season?

Mathieu Joseph, formerly of the Tampa Bay Lightning, remains the only Sea Dogs alumnus to win the NHL's championship trophy. It's unlikely that Joseph, Thomas Chabot and the Ottawa Senators will be Cup contenders this season, but they're getting closer.

A lot of eyes will be focused out west where Jonathan Huberdeau and the transformed Calgary Flames will look to make some noise. Huberdeau didn't have much playoff luck during his time with the Florida Panthers, but maybe this move will see the former Dogs captain make a deep run.

Here's a look at all the former Sea Dogs who find themselves on NHL opening night rosters.

Anaheim Ducks - Nathan Beaulieu

Boston Bruins - Charlie Coyle and Jakub Zboril

Calgary Flames - Jonathan Huberdeau

Detroit Red Wings - Joe Veleno

Montreal Canadiens - Mike Hoffman

Ottawa Senators - Mathieu Joseph and Thomas Chabot

Others who will start the year in the AHL but could get called up to the big club include Julien Gauthier (New York Rangers), Matthew Highmore (St. Louis Blues) and Bokondji Imama (Arizona Coyotes).

A few members of last year's Sea Dogs team - like William Dufour (New York Islanders), Jeremie Poirier (Calgary Flames) and William Villeneuve (Toronto Maple Leafs) - likely have a chance of getting called up for a game or two this year but will need some things to go their way.

The NHL season begins Tuesday night.