English audio available for road trip

AMHERST, MA - Greetings from the other Amherst, where the UMass Minutemen will host the Maine Black Bears in a prime Hockey East matchup tonight.

The Saint John Sea Dogs, meanwhile, are in Rimouski to begin a three-game Quebec road trip. That game begins at 8 p.m. Atlantic – and there will be English play-by-play available.

The Sea Dogs announced Wednesday that PEI hockey broadcaster Luke Mutch will call 11 of the team's 12 Quebec road games this season.

From the Sea Dogs:

Mutch will call 11 Sea Dogs road games this season on the Sea Dogs Audio Network and FloHockey, beginning Thursday night against the Rimouski Oceanic. Bruce Smith will continue to handle play-by-play duties for all Sea Dogs home games with Joe Smith on colour commentary.

Mutch began his broadcasting career in 2021 with the Charlottetown Knights Major U18 team. He later became the play-by-play voice of the Summerside Western Capitals in 2023 and joined the Charlottetown Islanders’ broadcast crew in 2024, splitting time calling games with George Matthews and Cory Arsenault. Luke’s QMJHL broadcast debut came on February 10, 2023 as he filled in on the Sea Dogs broadcast alongside Bruce Smith.

Mutch is a very solid broadcaster and will make these road games much more enjoyable to watch/listen. His call will be available on the Sea Dogs Audio Network and FloHockey.

A few other news and notes...

• Saint John's submitted roster has forward William Yared back in the lineup from an injury and rookie Nolann Héroux in the lineup for a second straight game. Héroux made his QMJHL debut on Sunday and recorded two assists.
• Sea Dogs forward Alexis Joseph remains away from the team as he continues to captain Team Canada Red at the U17 World Challenge in Truro. Canada Red faces Sweden tonight at 7:30 p.m. in quarterfinal play. The semifinals will take place Friday and the finals on Saturday.
• At the end of preliminary play, Joseph led the tournament in points with nine and is tied for the lead in goals (four) and assists (five).
• Speaking of the Black Bears, Justin Poirier is off to a strong start in his first NCAA season. Poirier's Baie-Comeau Drakkar sit last overall in the QMJHL standings with a 2-11-2-2 record.