Alumdate: McCluskey leads MHL in scoring

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Carter McCluskey is off to a hot start with his new team.

The former Saint John Sea Dogs forward has four goals and two assists in three games with the Fredericton Red Wings, who recently traded for the 20-year-old. McCluskey now leads the Maritime Hockey League in both goals (33) and points (67).

The Red Wings feature a few former Sea Dogs. Defensemen Nathan Casey and Jake Tracey have been with the club all season while recent moves brought in forward Francis Woods and defenseman Jared Cosman.

Woods got into three games this season with the Sea Dogs and had most recently been with the CCHL's Rockland Nationals. Cosman, meanwhile, spent the first half with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan after spending all of last season in Saint John.

Here's a quick look at how former Sea Dogs are performing in the MHL this season.

Player	Team	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
Carter McCluskey	FRW	45	11	33	44
Zach Welsh	TRU	34	4	21	25
Cole Foston	MIR	21	10	11	21
Cael MacDonald	VAL	33	10	11	21
Jake Tracey	FRW	31	4	12	16
Ian Dickie	TRU	23	2	9	11
Nathan Casey	FRW	19	5	5	10
Jared Cosman	FRW	3	1	1	2
Francis Woods	FRW	2	0	0	0

A few other notes...

• Between the Campbellton Tigers and West Kent Steamers, affiliate forward Kiefer Lyons has 18 goals and 22 assists in 27 games.
• Affiliate forward Jack O'Blenis has 11 goals and seven assists in 27 games with the Amherst Ramblers.
• Affiliate forward Colby Morin has two goals and five assists in 28 games with the Edmundston Blizzard.
• Between the Summerside Western Capitals and Miramichi Timberwolves, affiliate goaltender Adam Rouleau is 13-1 with a 3.06 GAA and .914 SV%.
• Former Sea Dogs defenseman Ian Dickie was traded from Summerside to Truro on Jan. 6 but has not appeared in any games with the Bearcats. The Bearcats will be Dickie's fourth MHL team.
• A reminder that Greg Leland is the head coach of the Grand Falls Rapids with assistants Jeff Cowan and Greg Gilbert. The Rapids sit last in the Eastlink North Division with a 9-22-0-3 record.
• The Western Capitals currently sit first in the MHL standings followed by the Steamers and Blizzard. Summerside moved over to the Nova Scotia side of the league following South Shore's relocation to West Kent (Bouctouche).