Former Sea Dogs performing well against current Sea Dogs

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

It's still early, but it could be a long season for the Saint John Sea Dogs when it comes to playing against former Saint John Sea Dogs.

Former Sea Dogs forward Cole Burbidge collected two goals and three assists in two games against his old club last weekend, helping the Cape Breton Eagles earn two come-from-behind victories at TD Station. Burbidge was named the QMJHL's player of the week for his efforts.

Also helping the Eagles last weekend was former Sea Dog Cam MacDonald, who collected two goals and two assists in the win.

Former Sea Dogs defenseman Jared Cosman, who joined the Acadie-Bathurst Titan after being released by his hometown team during training camp, had an assist in two games against the Dogs on opening weekend. Cosman and the Titan host the Sea Dogs again on Friday.

On Saturday, Saint John will host Connor Trenholm and the Moncton Wildcats for the first time this season. We'll see if this trend continues as more ex-Dogs take on the current Dogs.

Here's a quick look at how former Sea Dogs in the QMJHL are performing so far this season (before Thursday night's games).

Player	Team	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
Cole Burbidge	CAP	5	2	3	5
Cam MacDonald	CAP	3	2	2	4
Charles Savoie	QUE	4	0	4	4
Connor Trenholm	MON	4	1	1	2
Jared Cosman	BAT	5	1	1	2
Nathan Drapeau	VDO	3	0	1	1
Leighton Carruthers	ROU	5	0	1	1
Simon Hughes	CHA	4	0	0	0

Bobby Orr (Bathurst), Natan Grenier (Moncton) and Eliott Simard (Victoriaville) were originally Sea Dogs draft picks but never appeared in a game with the club.

A couple other notable names: Justin Poirier (Baie-Comeau), the brother of Jeremie Poirier, and Kristers Ansons (Blainville-Boisbriand), the brother of Raivis Ansons.

A few former Sea Dogs who we tracked last season have since departed from the league: Josh Lawrence (Switzerland), Joshua Roy (AHL - Laval), Marshall Lessard (unknown) and Thomas Couture (U Sports - Acadia).