Join us for a Memorial Cup send off on Wednesday, May 17th at 11am in the Market Square Atrium. Cheer on the entire Saint John Sea Dogs team before they head to Windsor, ON for the 2017 Mastercard Memorial Cup. The President Cup will be front and center, as we hear from Mayor Don Darling, Coach Danny Flynn, Captain Spencer Smallman and more!
We can't wait to see the best fans in the CHL!
The Memorial Cup begins on Friday for the Sea Dogs when they face the host Windsor Spitfires at 8 p.m.
The Cape Breton Post has a story on Cole Reginato. This is an interesting note: "Reginato becomes the first Cape Breton player to win a President Cup title since 2011 when Michael Kirkpatrick of North Sydney won the league title, also with the Sea Dogs."
The Subway Super Series enters QMJHL
territory on Tuesday.
Team Russia will face Team QMJHL in game
five of the series on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the KC Irving Regional Centre in
Bathurst. The game can be seen on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.
Russia swept the WHL and won their first
game against the OHL before falling 5-1 last night in Kingston.
Defenseman Olivier LeBlanc will be the
only Sea Dog playing in the event.
The final game of the series, also
against the QMJHL, takes place on Thursday in Rimouski.
Here are a few links for you to enjoy on the final Sunday
of January.
The first comes from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review which has
a brief article on former Saint John Sea Dogs captain Alex Grant who has been
on fire in the American Hockey League of late. The defenseman has three goals
and 19 assists in 31 games with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins this year.
The second comes from the Wheeling newspaper “The Intelligencer”
which has a column on former Sea Dogs forward Nick Petersen and his hopes of
getting noticed by the Pittsburgh Penguins while playing in the East Coast
Hockey League. Petersen is making the most of his demotion to the ECHL.
''I've been injured a lot this year and I definitely want
to come down here and get my game back,'' Petersen told the newspaper. ''I want
to have fun playing hockey.”
Lastly, according to the Sea Dogs website, Sea Dogs
players will be at the new BMO branch at 45 Hubert Street Monday from 5 to 7
p.m. As part of the bank’s grand opening, and to showcase its new sponsorship
of the Canadian Hockey League, the branch is hosting an “Ultimate Fan”
competition.
The first 100 people to register on site will be entered
in a trivia contest to prove who knows their favourite junior hockey team the
best. The winner will be entered into a draw, along with winners from 40 other
communities, to win a grand prize of a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard
Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Que.
Saint John hosts the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada today at 3pm at Harbour Station. If you can't make, you can follow our live blog.
Now that the news of Jonathan Huberdeau returning to the
Saint John Sea Dogs has sunk in, it’s time to reflect on Monday’s big news.
The news spread across the internet like wildfire and
most of the response to the Florida Panthers roster decision was the same – he is
too small/not strong enough to play in the National Hockey League.
Here is look at what several newspapers and blogs had to
say about Huberdeau’s reassignment back to junior.
"He made that an extremely tough decision for us,
given his maturity as a person and his play," Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen
said of Huberdeau, before adding, "at this time, he still has some
physical maturing to do and that is better suited at the junior level."
Telegraph-Journal:
Huberdeau's return could put Sea Dogs over the top. This is basically the same thing being
said all over the net. Without Huberdeau, the Sea Dogs were a really good team.
With him… oh man.
Miami Herald: Florida Panthers send Jonathan Huberdeau back to his junior team. If the Panthers wanted to keep Huberdeau in Florida to
start the season, would his contract have been an issue? “We
would have gotten something done,” said Panthers general manager Dale Tallon.
ST. LAURENT OFF TO SOLID START
Former Sea Dogs netminder Karel St. Laurent is off to a solid start with the British Columbia Junior ‘A’ Hockey League’s Surrey Eagles.
St. Laurent made his debut on November 4th in Langley, an 8-4 Eagles win. Saint John’s backup goaltender in 2008-09 and 2009-10 made 37 saves in the victory. He then backstopped Surrey to a 5-4 overtime win over Langley the next night.
"He hadn't played for two or three weeks and he admits in the first game there were one or two goals he would like back," Eagles head coach Matt Erhart told Surrey Now last Tuesday. "He was better the next two nights; he made some big saves for us, especially in the third period and overtime Friday. He's been really solid for us."
"He played major junior hockey for the past three years," the coach said. "He's been on a really good team for the past two years as one of the two goalies playing for them. When he became available we thought he would be a good addition to the team."
THE POUTINE
SN reader Paul Leger has been telling us about his dream of having poutine sold at Harbour Station for quite awhile.
So, Paul has created a online petition to help support the movement. Apparently, Harbour Station doesn’t currently have the proper equipment to make the cheese and gravy goodness. We encourage everyone to sign, mainly because Harbour Station menu options are few and far between.
We still don’t know how you can have a QUEBEC Major Junior Hockey League team and not sell poutine.
ANTHONY MOVING ON DOWN Steven Anthony’s second half struggles have caught the attention of Hockey’s Future. Anthony was named to the “trailing the play” section in a recent article looking at succeeding and depleting prospects. Here is what they had to say:
Anthony emerged as one of the top forwards for St. John to start the season. The 19-year-old ranked second on the team through the first third of the season with 24 points in 24 games. Recently, the skilled winger hit a rough patch culminating in an 11-game scoreless drought in January and February with a -5 rating over that time. He may be bouncing back as he cracked the score sheet with two goals in his last three games, bringing his season total to 18 goals and 41 points in 58 games.
The talent-laden Sea Dogs line-up remains atop the league standings despite Anthony's offensive struggles. They will have a target on their back as the top team and will need all hands on deck heading into the playoffs.
NO RESPECT FROM PICTOU COUNTY The Pictou County newspaper The News (worst newspaper name ever?), produced a nominee for the Station Nation “worst article from a major media source” today. The article itself is well very well down, with some interviews from Mike Kelly and Gerard Gallant. Click HERE to view the article.
The title says all you need to know: “St. John’s Sea Dogs coaches share words of wisdom with local counterparts”
Luckily, “Russell” said it all in the comments section:
You're a Maritimer, right? If so, you should really know the difference between "St. John’s" and "Saint John." Two different cities, two different provinces. Only one of them has a QMJHL team called the Sea Dogs.
APRIL FOOLS PRESS RELEASE Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Wolf Pack have signed forward Mike Hoffman to an American Hockey League contract.
The news broke on Twitter last night that the Sea Dogs’ forward Mike Hoffman had signed with the Wolf Pack. Ahhh... wrong Mike Hoffman.
Last time we checked, the Saint John Hoffman is not a 29-year old journeyman.
AWARDS STUFF PRESS RELEASE Saint John Sea Dogs Director of Hockey Operations Mike Kelly announced on Wednesday a partial list of nominees for the club’s 2009-10 Team Awards. A list of award nominees can be found below:
Other awards that will be handed out on Monday include the Coca-Cola Top Scorer Award, the Children’s Wish Foundation Fan Choice Award, and the Alpine Three Stars Award. The Sea Dogs’ Bell Aliant Most Valuable Player, Investors Group Top Defenseman, and Rookie of the Year will be named upon the conclusion of the 2010 President’s Cup Playoffs.
LOTS OF TIME TO STUDY PRESS RELEASE After compiling the latest school results, team academic consultants from around the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League today released the names of the Scholastic Players of the Month for February. This initiative’s goal, which was developed by the QMJHL and its member clubs, is to recognize student athletes’ performances both on the ice and in the classroom.
The Saint John Sea Dogs' award winner is captain Mike Thomas, who is currently serving a six-game suspension. Thomas is taking classes at the University of New Brunswick Saint John Campus.
“Michael has excellent marks in all his assignments and exams,” read a report issued by the league. “His instructors believe he is consistent and hard-working.”
THOMAS NOT SUSPENDED; PETITION STARTED Sea Dogs captain Mike Thomas has not been suspended yet for his hit on Alex Wall of the Moncton Wildcats Friday at Harbour Station. A suspension is still possible but is becoming more and more unlikely with time passing by.
Thomas hit Wall behind the Sea Dogs goal. It appeared that the Sea Dogs’ tough guy may have left his feet as he laid a shoulder into the head of Wall, who reportedly suffered a concussion after the hit. It was one of the hardest hits seen this year from a Saint John stand point.
Thomas picked up a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct after the hit. He was suspended by the league for Sunday’s 5-2 win over Halifax. Wall was a scratch from the Wildcats lineup yesterday as they defeated the Montreal Junior.
A petition was started following Friday’s game calling for the QMJHL to “Review poor officiating and suspension of Mike Thomas.”
27 have signed the letter as of the time of this publication. To view the information on the petition click HERE.
Shout out to Twitter follower Stacie Smith for sending this to us.
ROCKET READY FOR THE DOGS If there is any team that can beat the Saint John Sea Dogs, it is the PEI Rocket. The Sea Dogs are 4-3-0-0 against the Rocket this year with one game remaining against each other. That tilt goes on Friday night at the Charlottetown Civic Centre.
"We want to go into the playoffs with momentum,” said Samson Mahbod to The Guardian, who scored twice including the third-period game-winner against Saint John in their 3-1 victory Wednesday. “Every game until the end of the season is playoff hockey.”
Mahbod, 20, said things like “we talked before the game and we thought we could beat them, we could compete with them,” and, “we followed the game plan, we said it’s a playoff game.”
The Rocket and Sea Dogs will likely meet in the opening round of this year’s playoffs which begin March 19 at Harbour Station.
Peter McGuire took a look at the upcoming playoffs in his column today. Click HERE to view the article.
POLL RESULTS The question this past week was: will any former Sea Dogs participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics?
The results can be seen below: Yes- 8 No- 16 Olympics- 3
Thanks to everyone who voted, even those clever three who picked “Olympics?”
This week’s question is “how far will the Sea Dogs go in the playoffs.” The poll closes on Monday.
THE SHOOTOUT Many Sea Dogs fans had difficulty sleeping on Friday night after their team lost their first shootout in almost a year at the hands of the Moncton Wildcats.
Our friend Nathan White (at least I think we are friends) took a look at the shootout on his website “Keep Your Stick On The Ice.” Is the shootout the right way to declare a winner? Voice your thoughts HERE.
The only problem we have with the shootout is the stupid Zamboni scrap they have following overtime. It does nothing but kill the entire atmosphere in the building following five minutes of four-on-four.
LIVE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA… PRESS RELEASE As teams wrangle for playoff positions, U.S. fans will get a taste of Canadian Hockey League (CHL) action in the month leading up to the league’s pinnacle tournament -- the MasterCard Memorial Cup. The NHL Network U.S. in association with the CHL today announced it will carry three regular-season CHL games during the month of March -- highlighted by a Windsor-London clash on March 12. Windsor’s roster includes two of the top three rated prospects for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, LW Taylor Hall and D Cam Fowler.
NHL Network U.S. takes viewers to the east coast and the QMJHL on March 14, when the top-ranked Saint John Sea Dogs, led by C Mike Hoffman (drafted 130th overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2009), visit the Moncton Wildcats with top-ranked QMJHL prospect D Brandon Gormley at 8:00 p.m. AST.
The game will be available in Canada on Rogers Sportsnet and RDS.
SOME PHOTOS Our Twitter buddy/enemy Marc Grandmaison took his show on the road last week when he visited Harbour Station on Friday. The photographer took some great shots from the game and can be seen by checking out his Flickr account and TwitPic page.
NEXT UP The Sea Dogs travel to Sydney to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Wednesday night at 7:00 pm. Station Nation will have a full pre-game report for the game.
ANTHONY ON HIGHLIGHT REEL Steven Anthony’s breakaway goal on Sunday against the Halifax Mooseheads made this week’s QMJHL “plays of the week.” To check out the highlights click HERE.
For the first time in League hitory, the QMJHL offers its fans a video compilation of the MAZDA Plays of the Week. As of today, QMJHL followers will get to see the most spectacular plays on the official website, curtesy of TELUS and PQM.net.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY UPDATE Reader j4m13m (if that is your real name) explains to us what happened in the third period of Sunday’s game at Harbour Station. Paramedics spent much of the frame in the lower bowl.
The medical emergency was from a puck to the side of the head. Simon Despres rang it around the boards, and it caught the poor lady square above the ear. Sadly, I was in perfect position to see it happen. She was paying attention to the play, but the puck just came too fast for her to move.
RANDOM FLEABURN VIDEO Really good tune right here...
A very interesting, and somewhat revealing article, appeared in The Globe and Mail newspaper today. Written by Toronto Raptors reporter Michael Grange, it talks about the business side of the Saint John Sea Dogs organization.
More interesting though, is the fact that the Sea Dogs almost went bankrupt in year two after some missed projections in regards to attendance.
Still, the economic rationale for owning a junior-league hockey team continues to elude Scott McCain. The team came perilously close to bankruptcy early on, and as wealthy and hockey-mad as McCain is, he's not interested in losing money forever. “I didn't get into the goddamn thing with a view to writing a cheque for a couple of hundred thousand every year,” he says. Even now, with the Sea Dogs playing like championship contenders, the franchise is lucky to fill half of its 6,300-seat arena. As McCain's operations team struggles to raise attendance and eke out a profit, the corporate titan who has spent his entire career working behind the scenes of the family-owned food conglomerate is getting a schooling in just how hard it can be to run a small business.
For the Sea Dogs, things hit bottom after the second season when the franchise technically ran out of money. (The team's expansion cousin, the St. John's Fog Devils, did go under.) Facing the second of five $200,000 expansion payments to the league, the Sea Dogs' partners had a decision to make: Pump in more cash or shut down. At such difficult moments, (Scott) McCain's steadying presence and business experience have come into play. “He kept everyone calm and focused,” says Wayne Long – and he wrote the majority of the cheques that were needed to keep the players lacing up their skates.
The Sea Dogs are on the brink of cracking the 4,000 fan per game average this season for only the second time in their history. Team president Wayne Long says that he understands that selling-out every game is virtually impossible in this market.
For the first two seasons, the Sea Dogs bled red ink. Long, who as president is responsible for the club's day-to-day operations, admits the partners were simply too enamoured of their product. “We thought everyone would love it as much as we did.” And while Saint John, with a regional population of about 130,000, is one of the bigger markets in the QMJHL, it's not a particularly wealthy one. McCain likes to say that Saint John is a sports town where “if a guy has $50 in his jeans, he'll spend it on hockey.” But with unemployment and poverty rates above the national average, the region may simply not be wealthy enough to fill a 6,300-seat arena for nearly 40 home dates. “An $18 ticket price in Saint John means taking your family to a game is $100 to $120, and that's a lot here,” says Long.
Grange also talks to QMJHL commissioner Gilles Corteau about the (riduculus) pricing about the Telus Webcasts.
As the economy improves, however, and the Sea Dogs' talent matures, more fans are likely to find their way into the arena. And league insiders see junior hockey getting richer over time. The Q generates about $1-million a year in broadcast and webcast rights. A decade from now? “That's going to grow,” says QMJHL Commissioner Gilles Corteau. “Big time.”
It is a must read and can be found by clicking HERE.
H.F. PODCAST PART TWO PRESS RELEASE The Saint John Sea Dogs just keep on winning, with their streak now at 22 games. While few have taken notice of this feat, we at Hockey's Future are doing what we can to shine the light on this talented hockey club. Listen to part 2 of this HF Podcast with Kevin Forbes for more insight into the current success of the Sea Dogs.
THESE DOGS ARE BARKING The CHL newsletter had a story on the Saint John Sea Dogs' (at the time) 20 game winning streak last week. That article is now updated and on CHL.ca and can viewed by clicking HERE.
It’s worth checking out but all the quotes are from the Telegraph-Journal.
SERVING SOME GOOD EATS The #1 team in the QMJHL recently made a special appearance at St. John the Baptist King Edward School, as the Saint John Sea Dogs visited the south-end-based educational facility as part of the 8th Annual Irving Oil Hot Holiday Breakfast.
To view the full story and see some incredible photos click HERE.
ALLEN EXPECTED TO LEAD TO CANADA Since Jake Allen is all but a Sea Dog now apparently, Station Nation will be reporting on him at the World Junior selection camp.
Allen, of the Montreal Juniors, is the front-runner because of his greater national and international experience, but none of the other three can be counted out.
It would be a surprise if Allen doesn't make it. The six-foot-two St. Louis Blues prospect has a history with Hockey Canada, having won gold at the 2008 world under-18 championship in Russia, where he was named tournament MVP.
He is the only one of the four who was invited to last year's world juniors camp and he was close to making that team.
"I feel a little more ready this time," said Allen, also a scratch golfer who played on the New Brunswick provincial team in 2004 and 2005. "It's a short and sweet camp.
"You don't have time to make any mistakes, so you have to be ready each time you're on the ice."
To view the full Canadian Press article on Sportsnet.ca click HERE.
WE MISSED IT Station Nation missed a juicy article in the Times & Transcript on Saturday about the Rivalry Cup.
“In recent years as our community of Metro Moncton has finally taken its rightful place at this province's largest, most economically powerful and fastest-growing city our citizens occasionally pause for an indulgent glance westward to our neighbours in dear old Foggy Bottom, otherwise known as the City of Saint John,” said the newspaper.
“We in Moncton are happy to encourage our long-time friendly rival with a rousing cheer of ‘Hey, Saint John: you're Number Two.’”
That cheer never happened and really makes no sense considering Moncton is ranked sixteenth in Station Nation’s CHL rankings.
“By all means bring a rolled-up newspaper (to the game); we deem the Times & Transcript an appropriate choice.”
NEW WEBSITE Harbour Station’s website got an upgrade. Glancing through the site, it looks quite different and offers some new information on the facility. It also finally updated some of its information. Be sure to check it out.
My favourite is the building comparisons (pictured above), saying “Harbour Station is the lower bowl of any major arena.” Very clever idea.
THAT DODN’T TAKE LONG Just like that, the Sea Dogs’ two month run as the hottest team in the QMJHL is over. Who takes over in their place? Who else other than the Moncton Wildcats.
“The Wildcats usurped the Saint John Sea Dogs as the league's new hottest team after handing Saint John its first loss in 23 games,” wrote Patrick King. “Moncton is starting to play with the promise that was expected of them now that they're icing a healthy roster. The Wildcats' winning-streak is now six games while they remain tied for second in the Atlantic Division standings.”
DON’T LOOK NOW The Sea Dogs’ fourth place position for consecutive wins is in the CHL record book is already in jeopardy. The Barrie Colts of the OHL are riding a 19-game streak and were this week’s hot team in the OHL as listed by Rogers Sportsnet.
Do the Saint John Sea Dogs have the team to beat in the QMJHL? Well, that is the question that Willy Palov of the Halifax Chronicle Herald takes a look at in his weekly "Inside the Q" column this week.
Many Saint John Sea Dogs fans will remember Troy Passingham as the guy who always walked around Harbour Station in a suit. That would be correct for the most part with the exception of only two games.
In those two games he was anything but fabulous especially when considering the opponents in both games were the last place Moncton Wildcats. He allowed six goals and had a record of 1-1. His only action came when Robert Mayer was playing for Switzerland at the world juniors.
After leaving the team at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, he joined the Vaughan Vipers of the Ontario Junior A League. This season, he has been put into a much bigger spotlight.
After a terrific training camp with the Windsor Spitfires as a free agent invite, Passingham was given an opportunity with Windsor's number one goal Josh Unice side lined with a knee injury.
"It would have been scary," Spitfires head coach Bob Boughner told the Windsor Star about the idea of not having Passingham or Unice in the line-up.
Two weeks ago, Passingham was named OHL goalie of the week as he boasted the league's top goals-against average at 1.91, shared the league lead with three wins and was fifth in save percentage at .932.
"If it wasn't for Pass, we'd be in a lot of trouble," Boughner said.
"That was a great signing by (Spits general manager) Warren (Rychel)."
As fate would have it, the Ontario native earned his first career shutout over the London Knights. The Knights assistant coach is none other than former Sea Dogs coach and general manager Jacques Beaulieu.
For all the great moves by the former general manager, this one is hard to swallow for Sea Dogs fans after watching ten games of "average" goaltending. Passingham has a record of 5-1-1 with a GAA of 2.09 and a save percentage of 0.928.
In comparison, Sea Dogs goalie Marc-Antoine Gelinas has a record of 3-2, a 3.57 GAA, and a save percentage of 0.891. Karel St. Laurent has a record of 3-1-1 with a 3.80 GAA and a 0.884 save percentage.
How far will Passingham take the Spitfires? Who knows. But it appears it will be farther than Saint John.
HERE is story in the Windsor Star about Passingham.
HERE is the Canadian Press story about his first shutout.
Stanislav Galiev was featured in an article on NHL.com calling him a prime prospect for the 2010 National Hockey League draft.
The article talks about the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rebounding after the 2008 NHL draft, a draft that saw no QMJHL players taken in the opening round. The publication also names the top prospects from the QMJHL for the upcoming entry draft.
Here is what they had to say about Saint John Sea Dogs forward Stanislav Galiev:
The Russian-born forward left Russia a year ago, spending last season in the USHL, where was the seventh-leading scorer in the league with 29 goals and 64 points. The Saint John Sea Dogs traded with Halifax to grab him with the first pick of the 2009 CHL Import Draft in July, and so far the move seems to have worked.
The 6-foot, 177-pound left wing has 7 points and a plus-5 rating in his first 10 games with the Sea Dogs.
"He's got some skills," NHL Central Scouting's Chris Bordeleau told NHL.com. "Good skater, he's got good size, he's involved. Good offensive skills. ... I think he's going to be a pretty good kid."
The signing of Simon Despres yesterday was seen as good news for Pittsburgh Penguins fans. Most comments about the signing across the world wide web have been positive. The positivity over the signing could also have to do with the Penguins being shutout to the woeful "don't call me Hamilton" Phoenix Coyotes.
Here is what the Pittsburgh Penguins blog PensBurgh had to say about the signing:
If you had a chance to catch preseason play than you likely saw Despres in action. I think signing him to an entry-level deal is a no-brainer. The kid showed some poise out there for a rookie. He threw his body down to block a shot or two and showed some decent chemistry with Kris Letang as his defensive partner. There's no question that the Pens are hoping this guy can step in as a big blue liner for the Pens in the future. Right after he got drafted up in Montreal I asked him what he most needed to work on and improve if he wanted to make the NHL. He said he had to start shooting more and gaining more confidence in his shot. No complaints here.
Not that he could've really done much to help the Penguins' scoring issues against the Coyotes last night. No one can get it going when it feels the PK is getting more ice time than your top line.
BOUCHERVILLE, Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - The P.E.I. Rocket have announced that they have relieved Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations, Guy Chouinard, from his duties with the team.
"We felt the organization needed a change behind the bench. This is a very difficult decision to remove a gentleman like Guy Chouinard. The 25 players all have a share in the blame, but unfortunately, only one person takes the fall in this difficult situation," said President & Governor Serge Savard Jr. "We just felt the team was not responding the way they should be," he added.
The Rocket indicated that a further announcement will be made shortly as to the replacement for Chouinard. Corrado Micalef remains with the team as Assistant Coach.
REPORT: LAVIGNE TO REPLACE CHOUINARD
According the RDS.ca, Eric Lavigne will replace Guy Chouinard behind the bench for the PEI Rocket. Lavigne last coached the Quebec Remparts and the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the QMJHL.
BOUCHERVILLE, Tuesday, October 6, 2009 – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League today announced the winners of the offensive, defensive and rookie player of the month awards for September. The players were chosen by a committee mandated by the League.
Marc-Olivier Vachon of the Drummondville Voltigeurs had an exceptional month, tallying seven goals, including two game-winners, and adding three helpers. He also scored a shootout goal. Furthermore, the forward won 58.9% of his face-offs and posted a +8 rating. The Voltigeurs were undefeated in September, going a perfect 6-0.
Nicholas Champion is the award-winner on defence. In six games, the Titan goaltender posted a 3-3 record while registering an impressive 1.95 goals-against-average and .940 save percentage. He didn’t allow more than three goals in any of his starts even though he faced an average of 33 shots per game. Finally, Acadie-Bathurst was solid in shorthanded situations, posting an 86.5% success rate.
Former Saint John Sea Dogs back-up goaltender Troy Passingham has made the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.
Passingham, who played for the Sea Dogs in 2007-08 and the start of the 2008-09, was the third string goalie. The Ontario native was expected to be the back-up last season but was beat out by Karell St-Laurent.
Passingham told the Windsor Star that he went to Sarnia Sting rookie camp but opted to join the Spits after Sarnia did not offer a contract.
"They told me to be ready," Passingham told the Windsor Star about the possibility of playing in net when the Spits raise the Memorial Cup banner. The Spitfires number one goalie Josh Unice is at pro-camp. Windsor opens the OHL season Thursday against Plymouth.
To view the article in the Windsor Star click HERE.
In two games played with Saint John, he is 1-1 with a 3.02 goals against average. Both starts came against the Moncton Wildcats.
Last Season, Passingham played for the Vaughan Vipers of the OJHL. He had an 18-8 record with a 3.08 goals against average.
