Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Sea Dogs announce free agent camp invites

The Saint John Sea Dogs announced Tuesday that seven free agents have been invited to the team's training camp in August.

The group is made up of five forwards, one defenseman and one goaltender — an unsurprising split given how many defensemen the Sea Dogs have returning and drafted at this year's QMJHL Entry Draft.

The Sea Dogs are still a young and rebuilding team, meaning many of these players have a legit shot of making the club with a strong showing at training camp. Given Saint John's limited amount of high draft picks the last couple years, finding some hidden gems is a must.

Here's a quick look at the seven invites.

Cameron Lowe - Forward - 6'1" and 174 lbs
The 19-year appeared in 47 games with the OHL's Erie Otters in 2021-22, recording four goals and two assists. He appeared in four games with the Otters this past season along with 23 games with the GOJHL's St. Catherines Falcons where he posted 14 goals and 20 assists. Lowe, a Niagara Falls native, added two goals and an assist in five playoff games.

Samuel Assinewai - Forward - 5'10" and 154 lbs
Assinewai played in 40 games with the OHL's Flint Firebirds in 2021-22, posting five goals and nine assists. He appeared in six games with the Firebirds last season, registering a goal and an assist. Assinewai spent most of last year with the NOJHL's Greater Sudbury Cubs where he had 16 goals and 45 points. He added five goals and 11 points in 10 playoff games. Notably, Cameron Lowe appeared in one playoff game with the Cubs as well. Assinewai also played with Team Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge.

Colby Morin - Forward - 5'11" and 168 lbs
The 17-year-old Grand Falls native had two goals and five assists in 28 Maritime Hockey League games with the Edmundston Blizzard last season. Morin is a graduate of the Fredericton Caps program. He was a sixth-round pick of the Cape Breton Eagles in the 2021 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Darien Reynolds - Forward - 6'3" and 190 lbs
The 17-year-old had 17 goals and 18 assists in 32 games with the under-18 Sydney Rush last season. He also appeared in one MHL game with the Amherst Ramblers. 

Kency Pierre-Noel - Forward - 5'10" and 190 lbs
Pierre-Noel had a strong season with the QJHL's Montreal-Est Rangers where he recorded 29 goals and 55 points in 46 games. An 11th-round pick of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in 2020, Pierre-Noel played in eight QMJHL games with Bathurst during the 2021-22 season.

Jordan Vidicek - Defenseman - 5'11" and 146 lbs
The younger brother of Halifax Mooseheads forward Markus Vidicek, Jordan had two goals and three assists in 30 games with the Lac St-Louis Lions under-17 squad last season. The 16-year-old also appeared in two playoff games.

Sebastian Monaco - Goaltender - 6'0" and 165 lbs
The 18-year-old had a 10-12-1 record to go along with a 3.77 goals against average and a .899 save percentage in 27 games with the OJHL's North York Rangers last season. He also appeared in four playoff games. The Caledon, ON native was a seventh-round pick of the Kitchener Rangers in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection. 

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