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| Michael Hawkins/Saint John Sea Dogs |
Tonight's match against the Moncton Wildcats at Avenir Centre will be the first of seven pre-season games for the Sea Dogs. Four of those games will be played this week.
Game time tonight in Moncton is 7 p.m.
There are a number of battles for open roster spots, making this Sea Dogs pre-season an interesting one. Particular areas of interest include forward depth, the defense core and the goaltending spots, all of which could be influenced by the next few games.
The Sea Dogs held a few scrimmages and an intrasquad game over the past couple days in preparation for the pre-season. Saint John has a large group of players at camp this year and, given the number of games in a short period of time, you have to assume a lot of them will be making appearances over the next few days.
Radio/TV/Stream: None/None/Unsure
Pre-Season Records: This is the first game of the pre-season for both clubs.
2024-25 records: The Sea Dogs finished 21-43-0-0 for 42 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/17th QMJHL) last season while the Wildcats were 53-9-2-0 for 108 points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/first QMJHL).
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 2-6-0-0 against the Wildcats last season while Moncton went 6-1-1-0.
Last meeting: March 15 at Avenir Centre where the Wildcats defeated the Sea Dogs 8-0. Alex Mercier had a hat trick for Moncton while singles came from Julius Sumpf, Maxime Cote, Juraj Pekarcik, Gabe Smith and Caleb Desnoyers. Mathis Rousseau stopped all 17 shots he faced in the win. Eric Young and Justin Robinson split the loss in net.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Wildcats: None.
Notes: Saint John's pre-season roster can be found here. They have yet to announce any cuts... this is the first of three straight pre-season games between the Sea Dogs and Wildcats, which will all take place between tonight and Friday... the Sea Dogs have two first-round picks from the 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft on their camp roster in Alexis Joseph and Nolann Héroux... the Wildcats didn't make a selection in this year's draft until the second round, picking Moncton Flyers forward Marc MacPhee 24th overall.
Out of town:
Halifax at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM ADT
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Quebec - 7:00 PM EDT
Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Rimouski at Victoriaville - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: The Sea Dogs and Wildcats meet again on Wednesday night in St. Stephen. Game time is 7 p.m.
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