Sunday, May 31, 2026

Notebook: Sea Dogs returning to St. Stephen

The Saint John Sea Dogs are returning to St. Stephen it appears.

St. Stephen's Garcelon Civic Center has shared on Facebook that the venue will host the Sea Dogs and Moncton Wildcats in a QMJHL pre-season game on Wednesday, Aug. 26.


The Sea Dogs and Wildcats faced off in St. Stephen last year as well. Moncton won the game 4-1.

The Sea Dogs are 1-2-0-0 in pre-season play at the Garcelon Civic Center.

TRADE PERIODS
From Jeremy Fraser of the Cape Breton Post, here's when you could see player movement this week.
LATVIA DONE IN QUARTERS
Olivers Murnieks and Team Latvia had their IIHF World Championship come to an end in the quarterfinals on Thursday, falling 2-0 to Norway.

Murnieks did not play in the game.

The Sea Dogs forward appeared in five of Latvia's eight games and was held pointless.

Finland will take on Switzerland in the gold medal game while Canada will play Norway for bronze.

VELENO'S SEASON OVER
There will not be any former Sea Dogs playing in this year's Stanley Cup Final.

Joe Veleno – the only remaining Sea Dogs alumnus in the playoffs – and the Montreal Canadiens had their season come to a close on Friday when they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Veleno played just 6:33 in the game and finished a -1 with no shots on goal.

The 26-year-old appeared in nine playoff games with the Habs, registering one assist and a -3 rating. This was the first time Veleno had played games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Stanley Cup Final between the Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights begins Tuesday.

EXPRESS SIGNINGS
The Fredericton Express of the Beausejour Senior Hockey League announced the signings of a couple former Sea Dogs recently.

The first to be announced was Dawson Stairs, who spent last season with the league champion Dalhousie Marauders and finished third in BSHL scoring with 51 points in 20 games.

Stairs, a Fredericton native, spent parts of two seasons with the Sea Dogs.

The Express have also re-signed former Dog Ryan Tesink, who finished second in league scoring with 53 points in 20 games. The Saint John native spent parts of three seasons with the Sea Dogs, helping the club win back-to-back QMJHL championships in 2011 and 2012.

The BSHL season typically begins in October.

USHL HAPPENINGS
The Sioux Falls Stampede are USHL Clark Cup champions, defeating the Muskegon Lumberjacks 4-3 in double overtime last Saturday to win the series 3-1. 

Forward JJ Monteiro, a 12th-round pick of Saint John in the 2022 QMJHL Entry Draft, led the Stampede in playoff scoring, posting eight goals and four assists in 14 games.

Monteiro, who turned 20 in January, is expected to play at Providence College in the fall.

Latvian goaltender and world junior star Linards Feldbergs was named USHL playoff MVP, finishing "the Clark Cup Playoffs with a 1.91 goals-against average, .939 save percentage, and two shutouts. He had a 1.66 goals-against average, .952 save percentage, and a shutout in the Clark Cup Final series."

Feldbergs spent the 2024-25 season with the Sherbrooke Phoenix. He is expected to play at Merrimack College in the fall.

REMPARTS/MEYER
It looks like the Quebec Remparts are close to adding American forward Carter Meyer, one of the top prospects for the 2027 NHL Draft. This would be a huge add for the Remparts and the QMJHL.
Meyer is a Boston University commit.

OTHER THINGS
  • In Daily Faceoff's May rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft, Sea Dogs forward Olivers Murnieks was ranked 81st overall. 
  • Le Nord-Côtier reports that the Sea Dogs have spoken with defenseman Hugo Vaillancourt ahead of next week's QMJHL Entry Draft. QMJHL Central Scouting has him ranked as a fifth-rounder.
  • More company for Joe Veleno, who played with the Sea Dogs at the 2017 Memorial Cup in Windsor.
  • CityNews Kitchener has a story on Rangers assistant coach Brad Flynn, who is the son of former Sea Dogs head coach Danny Flynn. The younger Flynn is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Rangers.
  • Sportsnet has an interview with CHL president Dan MacKenzie. A lot was discussed, but there's not a whole lot of news to come from it.
  • One of the top prospects for this year's QMJHL Entry Draft.
  • Brantford Bulldogs head coach Jay McKee, who coached against the Sea Dogs at the 2022 Memorial Cup in Saint John, has been named the head coach of the AHL's Hamilton Hammers. 
  • Riverview's Dylan McKinnon has signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract with the Providence Bruins.
  • The Cape Breton Post reports on the employee departures from the Eagles in recent seasons. "From hockey operations to the front office, more than 40 people have either left the organization or have been relieved of their duties since Simon purchased the team in November 2018, the Post has discovered."
  • Former Halifax Moosehead Brad Cuzner has been named the team's "Manager of Hockey Operations & Recruitment, a role created to strengthen the team’s player evaluation, scouting processes, and long‑term hockey strategy."
  • Former Mooseheads captain Ryan Falkenham has been named the new head coach of the MHL's Truro Bearcats. He was an assistant coach with the team the past two seasons.
  • Atlantic University Sport has unveiled its hockey schedules for the 2026-27 season. The regular season begins Oct. 7. The 2027 University Cup will take place March 25-28 and will be hosted by UQTR in Trois-Rivières. The AUS will receive two berths in the national championship.
  • The NAHL's Maine Nordiques will not play in 2026-27, it has been confirmed. The Nordiques played in Auburn last season after playing the previous few seasons at Lewiston's Colisee. 
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