Thursday, August 29, 2024

Notebook: Galiev broke arm playing soccer

It's been 13 years since Stanislav Galiev broke his arm, keeping him out of the Saint John Sea Dogs lineup for months and forcing him to miss the 2012 world juniors. And here we are, 13 years later, getting some new developments on what actually happened here.

It turns out Galiev broke his arm in a soccer game with Alex Ovechkin and a few others, which he recently revealed to Sport24. From Russian Machine Never Breaks:

The Washington Capitals’ third-round pick from the 2010 NHL Draft relayed the actual story to Erykalov after being asked to provide a story of any “out of the blue” or “annoying” injuries during his career. 

“I once broke my arm when I was playing [soccer] with Sasha Ovechkin and some mutual friends,” Galiev responded. “It turned out that I was out for five months and didn’t go to the World Junior Championship.

“I haven’t stood in goal since then. I’m not a professional goalkeeper, and the guys there shoot like God.”

Galiev appeared in just 20 regular season games with Saint John during the 2011-12 season because of the injury. He exploded in the playoffs, posting 10 goals and 17 assists in 19 games.

The 32-year-old has been playing in the KHL since the 2017-18 season. He will play for Avangard Omsk this coming season.

RICHARD BACK IN AMHERST
Jeremie Richard is returning to the Amherst Ramblers.

The 18-year-old defenseman – who was being used as a forward at Sea Dogs training camp – will join the Ramblers for the upcoming Maritime Hockey League season, the club announced Tuesday.
Richard appeared in 17 games with Amherst last season and 13 with Saint John.

A former Moncton Flyer, Richard was a third-round pick of Saint John in the 2022 QMJHL Entry Draft.

STAFF ADDITIONS

Tim Archambault, who is entering his fourth season as head coach of the Saint-Laurent Patriotes in the QCHL D1 league, has joined the organization as Scout/Prospect Development. According to the team's news release, "he will be helping the scouting staff prepare for the QMJHL Draft along with keeping close relationships with the team’s prospects."

Normand Poisson, meanwhile, will serve as a scout. He's worked in scouting for over 35 years – including 22 at the NHL level. Poisson "will be assisting in scouting for the QMJHL Draft along with special scouting assignments from the general manager."

MCCLUSKEY TO UPEI
It is now officially official: Carter McCluskey has joined the UPEI Panthers for the upcoming season.

“I’m excited to join this deep forward lineup and feel confident I’ll fit in comfortably while adding another offensive threat,” McCluskey said in a news release. “We’ve got a solid young group that is going to be extremely strong in the near future, and I think we’ll surprise some people again this season.”

McCluskey's commitment to UPEI was first reported in May. He's coming off a 106-point season in the Maritime Hockey League.

The Grand Bay-Westfield native and former Saint John Vito's forward spent parts of two seasons with the Sea Dogs, appearing in a total of 24 regular season games and two playoff matches.

OTHER THINGS
  • Attendance for the Sea Dogs pre-season game in St. Stephen was 1,239, which is the largest reported crowd for any pre-season game in the Maritimes so far this year. Not all pre-season games have attendance figures listed, it should be noted.
  • The Sunday, Sept. 8 pre-season game between the Sea Dogs and Charlottetown Islanders at TD Station will be free to watch on CHL TV.
  • A reminder that this happened in the playoffs this past season. Saint John games against Cape Breton could be interesting.
  • This is the final weekend without QMJHL hockey until the weekend just before Christmas.
  • The Sea Dogs were recently featured in the league's "Our 20s" series.
  • Flames Nation has ranked former Sea Dogs defenseman Jeremie Poirier as the seventh best defensemen in the Calgary Flames organization.
  • Inside the Rink has a story on former Sea Dogs forward Ryan Francis, who recently signed with the ECHL's Adirondack Thunder.
  • The OHL's Soo Greyhounds are charging fans $9.25 plus tax to watch the team's intrasquad game on Friday.
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  1. AnonymousAugust 30, 2024 at 8:58 AM

    so here's a story you should work on ....where is Egan Beveridge? Why is he not here in camp? Los of rumors' that he's not coming here this season.....

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