Georgie, Joseph join "The Sheet"

SAINT JOHN - Jeff Marek brought his program, "The Sheet," to TD Station on Friday.

Marek was joined by Saint John Sea Dogs president Trevor Georgie and rookie forward Alexis Joseph.

Georgie touched on a few interesting topics. When asked to recall some trades that the Sea Dogs attempted but couldn't quite pull off, Georgie brought up Yakov Trenin (2017), Zachary Bolduc (2022) and Hendrix Lapierre (2022).

The NCAA rule change was discussed quite a bit (19:30 mark). Georgie said the Sea Dogs are taking a player first approach, and they'll support players no matter the path they choose. 

Georgie also mentioned something that isn't said out loud too often, explaining that he believes the Atlantic-based QMJHL teams – given that they are English speaking markets – will have a big advantage in attracting American players compared to most of the QMJHL's Quebec-based squads.

"I think the Maritimes Division is going to be the toughest division in the CHL over the next 10 years," Georgie added.

On the 2022 Memorial Cup coaching change, Georgie said there were "half a dozen" candidates the team looked closely at. Georgie said the team reached out to Bob Hartley, Dom Ducharme and Travis Green before ultimately landing on Gardiner MacDougall – the only candidate without NHL coaching experience. 

Joseph, meanwhile, discussed his road to the QMJHL, his size and showed off some juggling skills.