Pre-Season Game Day 4: at Titan

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

SAINT-QUENTIN, NB - The Saint John Sea Dogs are back in action tonight, making their first ever visit to the Centre Culturel de Saint-Quentin where they will face the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in pre-season play.

This is the first contest of the "second half" of the pre-season for both clubs. Neither team has played since meeting on Aug. 25 at TD Station.

Both teams have their regular season rosters nearly set so we could see some noteworthy combinations and pairings tonight. For Saint John, defenseman Matteo Mann and goaltender Patrick Leaver could also be making their debuts.

On the Titan side, defenseman Jared Cosman could make his Bathurst debut against the team that recently released him.

Game time this evening is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/None/None? (not sure if Titan are streaming)

2023 pre-season records: The Sea Dogs are 2-1-0-0 for four points while the Titan are 2-2-0-0 for four 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 Titan were 20-40-5-3 for 48 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/18th QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs and Titan met on Aug. 25 at TD Station where Saint John earned a 5-2 victory. Chad Bellemare and Egan Beveridge each scored twice for Saint John while Danny Akkouche added a single. Ty Peddigrew and Dawson Sharkey scored for Bathurst. Olivier Brideau and Sebastian Monaco earned the win in net. Mathis Lacroix-Goulet and George Gallant took the loss.

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

Last meeting: See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: Defenseman Jared Cosman.

Random stat: Chad Bellemare's five goals place him in a tie for second in QMJHL pre-season goal scoring. His three power play markers are a league high.

Notes: Saint John's current training camp roster is believed to be the numbered players listed here... the Titan's roster appears to be in a similar state and can be found here... Chad Bellemare and Tristan Dassylva each have a Saint John high five points... Bellemare has a team high five goals... Dassylva leads the team in assists with five... Louis-Francois Belanger leads Bathurst in points with seven and assists with four... Belanger and Colby Huggan each have a team high three goals... Dassylva's five points leads all QMJHL defensemen in pre-season scoring... Saint John's power play is running at 35.3%.

Out of town:

Cape Breton at Moncton - 7:00 PM ADT

Val-d'Or at Blainville-Boisbriand - 7:00 PM EDT

Shawinigan at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT

Drummondville at Rimouski - 7:00 PM EDT

Gatineau at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT

Baie-Comeau at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT

Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi - 7:30 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs travel to Charlottetown on Sunday to face the Islanders at 3 p.m. at UPEI's Bell Aliant Centre.