Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Pre-Season Game Day 2: at Charlottetown

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Saint John Sea Dogs continue pre-season play tonight in Pownal, PEI.

The Sea Dogs opened the pre-season with a come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Charlottetown Islanders last night at TD Station. The Sea Dogs were looking out of sync in the first period — understandable in the first pre-season game of the year — but really turned things around in a second period that saw them outshoot the Islanders 20-3.

Tonight's matchup with the Islanders will likely feature different looking rosters for both clubs. Both teams dressed young lineups on Tuesday with a few veterans sprinkled in.

Game time tonight at the Pownal Sports Centre is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/None

2023 pre-season records: The Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 for two points while the Islanders are 0-1-0-0 for no points.

2022-23 regular season records: The Sea Dogs finished 24-38-5-1 for 54 points (fifth Maritimes/ninth Eastern/15th QMJHL) while the Islanders were 26-33-6-3 for 61 points (fourth Maritimes/eighth Eastern/14th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs defeated the Islanders 5-4 last night at TD Station. Chad Bellemare scored a pair of goals for Saint John while singles came from Benjamin Beaudry, Kency Pierre-Noel and Egan Beveridge. Kian Bell, Alexis Michaud, Anthony Flanagan and Owen Conrad scored for Charlottetown. For the Sea Dogs, Olivier Brideau allowed three goals on 10 shots in the first half of the game while Justin Robinson allowed a goal on 14 shots in the second half. Niko Boudreau played the entire game for the Islanders, allowing five goals on 40 shots.

2022-23 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 5-3-1-0 against the Islanders last season while Charlottetown went 4-2-1-2 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Last night. See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forward Simon Hughes.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs haven't played in Pownal since 2015, which was a 7-1 loss to the Islanders.

Notes: Saint John's full training camp roster can be found here... Charlottetown's full training camp roster can be found here... Owen Conrad, Charlottetown's top pick in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft, and Egan Beveridge, Saint John's top pick, both scored in Tuesday's game... you have to think we'll see Saint John's other two goalies tonight: Charles-Antoine Girard (2022 draft pick) and Sebastian Monaco (Ontario free agent)... this is the second of four pre-season games between the Sea Dogs and Islanders.

Out of town:
Moncton at Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00 PM ADT 
Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT 
Blainville-Boisbriand at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT 
Québec at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT 
Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EDT 
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT 
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT 
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Friday night at 7 p.m. at TD Station.

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