Dogs make more camp roster moves

The Saint John Sea Dogs announced another round of reassignments on Thursday.

The following players are no longer at training camp:

Forwards

Alexis Beaudoin

Brayden Campbell

Matthew Ferdinand

Jonah Leard

Defenseman

Arnaud Tardif

On paper, none of these cuts/reassignments come as big surprise. Campbell, Ferdinand and Leard were all free agent invites without a lot of fanfare coming in while Beaudoin and Tardif were both picked in the later rounds of the 2023 QMJHL Entry Draft.

Having said all that, a number of these players have had their moments at camp, certainly proving they were worthy of invites. Ferdinand had a goal and an assist in Saint John's pre-season opener while Campbell and Leard both had points in exhibition play as well.

The moves mean there are now 16 forwards, 10 defensemen and five goaltenders remaining at camp. The team's updated roster can be found here.

There are still some questions to be answered as the first half of training camp comes to an end this weekend. The team still has four overagers; who Justin Robinson's partner will be in net is still anyone's guess; and can either forwards still on loan – Will Allen and Charles-Antoine Lavalleé – stick around?

Saint John hosts the Cape Breton Eagles in pre-season play on Saturday at 3 p.m. It will be their last game until Sept. 6.