The Saint John Sea Dogs are expected to acquire veteran forward Olivier Lemieux from the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.
Lemieux, who will turn 20 in November, is coming off a solid playoff run with the Armada that saw him post eight goals and four assists in 17 games. He finished third on the team in goals.
Armada general manager Olivier Picard confirmed the deal on Wednesday during the club's very transparent end-of-season press conference.
Olivier Picard vient de l’annoncer, Olivier Lemieux passera aux @SJSeaDogs au repêchage LHJMQ.
— Cédrik Blondin (@cedrikblondin) May 20, 2026
Un choix de 5e ronde passera à l’@ArmadaBLB.
The deal will likely be officially announced when the trade period opens ahead of the QMJHL Entry Draft in June.
The Sea Dogs made a number of moves with the Armada during the holiday trade period, sending depth forwards Elliot Dubé and Jacob Beaulieu to Blainville-Boisbriand while acquiring defenseman Bo Damphousse and goaltender Arseni Radkov.
Lemieux, who will turn 20 in November, is coming off a solid playoff run with the Armada that saw him post eight goals and four assists in 17 games. He finished third on the team in goals.
Originally a third-round pick of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the 2022 QMJHL Entry Draft, Lemieux spent parts of two seasons with the Drakkar before being moved to the Armada during the 2023-24 season. This past season he recorded career highs in goals (16), assists (22) and points (38).
On Radkov, if the netminder is not released by the Sea Dogs ahead of the CHL Import Draft, Saint John will send a second-round pick to Blainville-Boisbriand. It's unclear if that's a replacement for the 2027 third-round pick Saint John already sent to the Armada or in addition to.
Si Arseni Radkov revient dans la @LHJMQ avec les Sea Dogs ou par voie de transaction, l’@ArmadaBLB mettra la main sur un choix de deuxième tour.
— Cédrik Blondin (@cedrikblondin) May 20, 2026
S’il est remis au repêchage européen, la Flotte ne mettra pas la main sur cette sélection.#LHJMQ
With Saint John in the second-half, Radkov went 5-9 with a 4.04 goals against average and a .882 save percentage. He went 0-3 in the playoffs to go along with a 5.81 GAA and .856 SV% against the powerhouse Moncton Wildcats.
The Belarusian, who will turn 19 in August, is still officially committed to play at UMass next season, but that could obviously change.
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