Sea Dogs make picks in 2023 QMJHL draft

Saint John Sea Dogs

SHERBROOKE, QC - The Saint John Sea Dogs made some noise with their first pick in this year's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft on Saturday.

The Sea Dogs went to the United States with their first choice, taking New Hampshire native and Chicago Mission forward Egan Beveridge in the second round, 30th overall. Beveridge was in attendance in Sherbrooke and sported his Sea Dogs jersey after the selection was made.

Beveridge was one of the few forwards selected by Saint John. The team went heavy on defense, taking seven defensemen along with two forwards and two goaltenders. Saint John also picked a forward and a defenseman in the two-round American Draft.

Saint John made just a couple of minor deals on Saturday. The team traded their sixth-round, 98th overall pick to the Gatineau Olympiques for a pair of seventh round picks (117th and 127th overall). Later, Saint John traded their 10th-round pick, 170th overall to Gatineau in exchange for 11th-round (199th overall) and 13th-round (235th overall) selections.

Here's the full list of Saint John's 2023 draft choices:

R	#	Player	P	H	W	Team (Prov)
2	30	Egan Beveridge	F	5'6	157	Chicago (NH)
2	33	Olivier Duhamel	D	5'10	157	Charles-Lemoyne (QC)
2	40	Benjamin Amyot	D	5'9	144	Châteauguay (QC)
4	72	Kyan Labbe	G	5'7	148	Magog (QC)
7	117	Alexis Beaudoin	F	5'07	167	Trois-Rivieres (QC)
7	127	Julien Bonnet	D	6'2	178	Saint-Hyacinthe (QC)
11	188	Matthew MacLean	D	6'1	165	Summerside (PE)
11	199	Arnaud Tardif	D	6'1	202	Marie-Rivier (QC)
13	224	Tomas Lulic	D	6'5	178	Bourget College (QC)
13	235	Giuliano Caputo	D	5'10	212	Esther-Blondin CollEge (QC)
14	242	Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz	G	6'0	174	Mount St. Charles (QC)
A1	4	Jeremy Poirier	D	5'10	150	New Hampshire (NH)
A2	22	Daniel Daley	F	5'11	160	Franklin High (MA)

More on this year's draft class to come.