Notebook: Extra time has been extra kind

Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs

The Saint John Sea Dogs have really enjoyed playing beyond 60 minutes of hockey.

Five of Saint John's 18 games this season have required extra time – and the team has won all of them, taking three in overtime and two in a shootout. Saint John's three most recent wins have all come in overtime.

Only the Chicoutimi Sagueneens have needed extra time more this season. The Sags have gone to overtime or shootout an incredible eight times in 17 games.

The Sea Dogs went to extra time in 12 games last season. They were 2-5 in overtime and 1-4 in shootouts.

The franchise record for games that required overtime or shootout is 17, which was set during the 2008-09 season.

U17 UPDATE

Sea Dogs head coach Travis Crickard and Team Canada Red have secured a spot in the semifinals of the U17 World Challenge in Sarnia.

Team Canada Red finished the preliminary round 2-0, placing them atop Group A. They defeated Finland 3-1 on Sunday to open the tournament and then downed the United States 6-3 on Monday.

The semifinals take place on Friday with the bronze and gold medal games set for Saturday.

Red's roster includes 16-year-old defenseman Cameron Chartrand, who was a first-round pick of Saint John in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft. Chartrand, who is committed to Boston College, has an assist in two games at the tournament.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

The Sea Dogs hit the road for Quebec again this week.

Saint John will visit the Victorville Tigres on Thursday night at 8 p.m. to begin the three-game trip. On Friday the team will face the Quebec Remparts at 8 p.m. before ending the trip with a 5 p.m. contest against the Memorial Cup hosting Rimouski Oceanic on Saturday.

The Sea Dogs have yet to play the Remparts and Oceanic this season. The Tigres visited Saint John last month where the Sea Dogs recorded a 6-5 shootout win.

This is the second Quebec road trip of the year for the Sea Dogs. Last month they went 1-2-0-0 with stops in Sherbrooke, Drummondville and Gatineau.

DWYER REACHES MILESTONE

Former Sea Dogs head coach Gordie Dwyer reached a milestone on Saturday, coaching his 500th QMJHL game.

Congratulations to Gordie Dwyer who will coach his 500th career QMJHL game tonight when we take on Rimouski!

Dwyer becomes just the 30th coach in QMJHL history to coach 500 games pic.twitter.com/x1yY9pIpQN

— Titan Acadie-Bathurst (@ABTitan) November 2, 2024

Dwyer coached the Sea Dogs during the 2021-22 season but was fired following the club's first round playoff loss to the Rimouski Oceanic.

GOING DOWN

A sad scene in Gatineau this week as the Robert Guertin Arena, the long-time home of the Olympiques, began to be torn down. The Sea Dogs won the 2011 President Cup championship at "The Bob."

Toute une page d'histoire qui se tourne à Gatineau.

Adieu, vieux Bob!#CentreRobertGuertin

Crédit : Camera de nuit pic.twitter.com/9yiahTM495

— Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) November 5, 2024

OTHER STUFF

• Puck Preps has released their October update for the 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft.
• The Sea Dogs have played 18 games this season, tying them for the league high. Drummondville, Quebec and Gatineau have also played 18.
• Something that was pointed out to me: those ProcedureFlow logos that were on Saint John's helmets to start the season are no longer there. The Sea Dogs logo has returned.
• Slovakia and Germany are playing world junior exhibition games in the Maritimes in December. They'll play in Charlottetown on Dec. 12 and Moncton on Dec. 15. Adult tickets are, shockingly, $30 at both venues.
• Former Sea Dogs forward Peter Reynolds remains in a tie for the Atlantic University Sport goal scoring lead. Reynolds has scored nine goals in 10 games with the UNB Reds.
• Joshua Roy is off to a strong start with the AHL's Laval Rocket, posting seven goals and three assists in nine games. He sits third in AHL goal scoring.