The Sea Dogs and Newfoundland Regiment meet for the first time this weekend in St. John's. Both Friday and Saturday games begin at 6:30 p.m. AT.
It's the first time the Sea Dogs have made the trip to St. John's since 2008. They didn't have much success on the road against the Fog Devils, so we'll see what this era of Newfoundland QMJHL hockey will do for the Sea Dogs.
The two squads are separated by just one point in the standings as both have struggled to find consistency of late. These two games could create some separation – or not – in the standings.
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Records: The Sea Dogs are 5-4-1-0 for 11 points (seventh Eastern/13th QMJHL) while the Regiment are 6-6-0-0 for 12 points (sixth Western/11th QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-3 home loss to the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Saturday. Dylan Rozzi, Olivier Groulx and Angelo Fullerton scored for Saint John. Justin Robinson was pulled after allowing four goals on 10 shots while Rafaël Courchesne allowed three goals on 16 shots in relief. The Regiment are coming off a 4-2 win in Halifax on Saturday. Benjamin Veitch, Louis-Francois Belanger, Liam Arsenault and Blake Pilgrim-Edwards all scored for Newfoundland. Mikus Vecvanags made 19 saves in the win.
2025-26 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Regiment.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 4-4-0-0 against the Titan last season while Bathurst went 4-3-0-1 against Saint John.
Last meeting: These two met Aug. 28 in pre-season play where the Regiment defeated the Sea Dogs 7-4 in Fredericton. Justin Larose had a hat trick for Newfoundland while Tyson Goguen scored twice and Dawson Sharkey and Maddex Marmulak added singles. Everett Baldwin had two goals for Saint John while Natan Éthier and Oskar Drabczynski added solo markers. Mikus Vecvanags and Chase Anderson earned the win in net. Justin Robinson and Rafaël Courchesne took the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Regiment: None.
Regiment to watch: Louis-Francois Belanger had four goals in seven games against the Sea Dogs last season.
Random stat: Olivier Groulx had eight points (one goal and seven assists) in eight games against the Titan last season.
Notes: Olivier Groulx leads Saint John in scoring with 12 points... Dylan Rozzi and Zachary Morin each have a team high five goals... Groulx leads the team in assists with nine... Justin Larose leads the Regiment in points with 20, goals with seven and assists with 13... Saint John is 2-1-1-0 on the road... Newfoundland is 4-4-0-0 at home... Larose sits second in QMJHL scoring... Marek Danicek is tied for the league lead in power play points with 11... Tyson Goguen and Louis-Francois Belanger are tied for the league lead in power play goals with five... Larose leads the league in shots with 66... the Regiment have scored first in just three games, tying them for the league low... the Regiment have the fourth best power play (25.9%) but the fourth worst penalty kill (70.5%)... the Regiment are averaging the second most goals against per game (3.98) while the Sea Dogs are averaging the third most against (3.89)... Newfoundland is averaging 27.17 shots against per game, the second fewest in the league... the Regiment have lost back-to-back home games.
Out of town:
Moncton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM ADT
Rimouski at Baie-Comeau - 7:00 PM EDT
Blainville-Boisbriand at Québec - 7:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EDT
Sherbrooke at Shawinigan - 7:00 PM EDT
Gatineau at Val-d'Or - 7:00 PM EDT
Next game: After these two games in Newfoundland, the Sea Dogs head to Cape Breton for back-to-back games against the Eagles Oct. 29-30.
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