Sea Dogs claim Roop from Oceanic

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The Saint John Sea Dogs announced a roster move on Saturday, claiming forward Logan Roop off waivers from the Rimouski Oceanic.

A Brookfield, NS native, Roop has spent parts of the past three seasons with the Oceanic. In 62 games last season, Roop posted nine goals, seven assists and 56 penalty minutes.

The 19-year-old has appeared in 89 career QMJHL games, recording 10 goals and nine assists. He also appeared in five playoff games during Rimouski's 2025 run.

The #SJSeaDogs have claimed forward Logan Roop off waivers from the @oceanicrimouski.#GoDogsGo pic.twitter.com/8vbC57JDro

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) September 5, 2026

Roop adds some size to Saint John's lineup. He's listed at 6'4" and 201 lbs. He'll likely be a bottom six, depth forward for the Dogs, assuming he sticks around.

The move doesn't come as a huge surprise given that Saint John's latest round of cuts left the team with just 12 forwards. The Sea Dogs played all 12 of them in Friday's pre-season loss to the Halifax Mooseheads.

The Sea Dogs play their final game of the pre-season on Friday when they take on the Mooseheads in Dartmouth.

Saint John begins regular season play on Sept. 18 in St. John's.

Sea Dogs acquire Delarosbil; three more released

Sherbrooke Phoenix

The Saint John Sea Dogs defense core is starting to take shape.

The Sea Dogs acquired 18-year-old defenseman Brandon Delarosbil from the Sherbrooke Phoenix on Wednesday. In exchange, Saint John dealt defenseman Vincent Croteau, the team's 2027 first-round pick and Drummondville’s 2028 second-round pick.

Later in the day, the team released free agent defensemen Jayden Connors and Joe Mense from the training camp roster. Forward Felix Pronovost was also released.

The Sea Dogs now have 24 players on their camp roster, which includes 12 forwards, nine defensemen and three goaltenders.

The nine defensemen are Delarosbil, Thomas Charbonneau, Cameron Chartrand, Bo Damphousse, Oskar Drabczynski, Olivier Duhamel, Jesse Dunlap, Julien Lanthier and Lawrence Williams. Duhamel is expected to start the season on the injured list.

Delarosbil, a second-round pick of the Phoenix in the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft, posted eight goals and 14 assists in 60 games with Sherbrooke last season, his first full year in the league. He's committed to the NCAA's University of Nebraska-Omaha following his junior career.

“Brandon is a player that we have coveted for a while,” said Sea Dogs president and general manager Trevor Georgie in a news release. “He has offensive tools and instincts, and he competes. He fits with our age group and will grow with our core over the next two seasons.”

Mense, an overager, appeared in all three of Saint John's pre-season games. Pronovost also appeared in all three exhibition games. Connors, who was the Maritime Junior Hockey League's playoff MVP this past season, did not appear in any pre-season games but did play in intra-squad contests.

The Sea Dogs are back in action on Friday night when they host the Halifax Mooseheads in pre-season play at TD Station. Game time is 7 p.m.

Sea Dogs reassign three more

The Saint John Sea Dogs announced three more reassignments on Monday.

Forwards Brock Lyons and Eliot Tozer along with goaltender Sam Pitcher have all been cut from the team's training camp roster. The moves mean 27 players remain at Sea Dogs camp.

Lyons, selected in the ninth-round of this year's QMJHL Entry Draft after not being picked last year, leaves Sea Dogs camp tied for the team lead in pre-season scoring with a goal and two assists in three games.

The 17-year-old has spent the past two seasons with the Saint John Vito's. His Maritime Junior Hockey League rights are held by the Amherst Ramblers, where he appeared in three games last season.

Tozer, a 12th-round pick in 2025, played in all three of Saint John's pre-season games and was held pointless. Like Lyons, the 17-year-old has spent the past two seasons with the Vito's. His MHL rights were recently acquired by the Miramichi Timberwolves.

Pitcher, an 11th-round pick in 2025, played just over 90-minutes with the Sea Dogs during the pre-season, allowing one goal on a total of 30 shots. The 17-year-old Newfoundlander spent last season with Bourget Collège's under-18 team. His MHL rights are also held by the Steamers.

All three had strong camps and could certainly be called up at some during the regular season.

Saint John now has 13 forwards, 11 defensemen and three goaltenders remaining in camp. There's certainly a logjam on the backend, so we'll have to see how that plays out.

The Sea Dogs are back in pre-season action on Friday when they host the Halifax Mooseheads at 7 p.m. at TD Station.

Five more cut from camp

The Saint John Sea Dogs' training camp roster is now down to 30.

The team announced the reassignment of five players on Saturday. That leaves 15 forwards, 11 defensemen and four goaltenders remaining in camp. An updated roster is here.

The five players reassigned on Saturday were:

Forwards

Madison Bouchard

Nathan Riendeau

Kaidan Sahajpal

Defensemen

Brodie Anderson

Julien Lacroix

Riendeau and Anderson were both selected in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft while Bouchard was picked last year. Anderson played in both of Saint John's pre-season games as a seventh defensemen while Bouchard and Riendeau played in Wednesday's game.

Defenseman Lawrence Williams (first-round) and forward Brock Lyons (ninth-round) are the only 2026 picks remaining in camp.

Sahajpal, added as a free agent last year, also played in both of Saint John's pre-season games. Lacroix, a 2025 draft pick, played on Wednesday.

None of these reassignments come as big surprises. With 30 players left, now is when some tough cuts are coming.

The Sea Dogs play their third pre-season game of the week on Sunday when they host the Rimouski Oceanic at 4 p.m. in Woodstock.

Notebook: St. Stephen success

FREDERICTON - With Wednesday's victory over the Moncton Wildcats, the Saint John Sea Dogs improved to 3-2-0-0 all-time in pre-season play at St. Stephen's Garcelon Civic Center.

The Sea Dogs have hosted the Wildcats in three of the five meetings. Saint John has won two of those three games.

Here's a look at the Sea Dogs' all-time results in St. Stephen.

Aug. 26, 2018 - 3-2 win vs Moncton

Aug. 23, 2019 - 4-2 loss vs Halifax

Aug. 20, 2024 - 4-1 win vs Charlottetown

Aug. 20, 2025 - 4-1 loss vs Moncton

Aug. 26, 2026 - 4-1 win vs Moncton

The Sea Dogs continue pre-season play in another border town on Sunday when they host the Rimouski Oceanic at 4 p.m. in Woodstock.

It's the second time the Sea Dogs have held a pre-season game at the AYR Motor Centre. Last year, the Sea Dogs fell to the Wildcats 5-4 in Woodstock.

GLANCE'S FIRST SHIFT

Highly touted American forward Jamie Glance made his QMJHL pre-season debut on Friday. He finished the game with an assist, two shots, one hit and a -2 rating. He had a great scoring chance in the second period, skating through the Moncton defense only to be stopped.

Glance played on a line with Zachary Morin and Alexis Joseph. Here's a look at his first shift.

Some video from training camp

For those who haven't been able to catch some of Saint John Sea Dogs training camp or pre-season, here's some video of a few of the new players in action.

Defenseman Lawrence Williams, Saint John's top pick in June's QMJHL Entry Draft.

Mense added to camp roster; Hlacar staying in OHL

USHL

The Saint John Sea Dogs announced an addition to the club's training camp roster on Monday.

Joe Mense, an overage defenseman who played in the USHL last season, has been added. He joins forward Olivier Lemieux and defenseman Julien Lanthier as 20-year-olds currently on the camp roster.

A Port Jefferson, New York native, Mense has spent the past three seasons in the USHL, splitting time between the Sioux City Musketeers and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Last season in Cedar Rapids, the d-man posted five assists in 22 games.

In 115 USHL games split over three seasons, Mense has posted four goals and 27 assists.

He's listed at 6'2" and 214 lbs.

The Sea Dogs also announced Monday that overage forward Matthew Hlacar will not be joining the team's training camp, instead signing in the OHL. It was announced in late July that Hlacar would attend Sea Dogs camp as a free agent.

Former Kitchener Rangers F Matthew Hlacar isn't skating yet, but is at Brantford Bulldogs training camp.

— Josh Brown (@BrownRecord) August 24, 2026

Hlacar has spent the past two seasons in the OHL with the Kitchener Rangers, helping the team win a league title and Memorial Cup last year. He posted six goals and six assists in 51 regular season games last season and another goal in 15 playoff matches.

Hlacar was a seventh-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2025 NHL Draft.

With these announcements, Saint John's camp roster now sits at 35 players: 18 forwards, 13 defensemen and four goaltenders.

The Sea Dogs begin pre-season play on Wednesday night when they host the Moncton Wildcats in St. Stephen. Game time is 7 p.m.

21 players reassigned from training camp

QUISPAMSIS, NB - The Saint John Sea Dogs have wasted little time making a significant round of cuts from the team's training camp roster.

The Sea Dogs announced Sunday night that 21 players have been reassigned. The cuts come following the completion of phase one of training camp, which featured rookies and free agent invites.

There were no big surprises amongst the reassignments.

Forwards

Kareem Baig-Mirza (free agent)

Thomas Bond

Dylan-Alec Chery

Samuel Deschenes (free agent)

Carson Ferdinand (free agent)

Dylan Hug (free agent)

Wyatt Jinman (free agent)

Zack Labelle

Glenfall Lewis (free agent)

Carter Odell

Travis Tremblay (free agent)

Brayden Waterhouse (free agent)

Defensemen 

Xavier Ayotte (free agent)

Justin Hamel

Ben Loucks (free agent)

Louis Métivier

Goaltenders 

Daniel Blanchard (free agent)

Pierce Brackett (free agent)

Philippe Harvey 

Olivier Pépin (free agent)

Will Torres

Players that took part in phase one of camp and are advancing to the second phase include forwards Madison Bouchard, Matyas Cancik, Brock Lyons, Felix Pronovost, Nathan Riendeau, Kaidan Sahajpal and Elliot Tozer; defensemen Brodie Anderson, Jayden Connors (free agent), Jesse Dunlap, Julien Lacroix and Lawrence Williams; and goaltenders Jase MacPherson and Sam Pitcher.

The Sea Dogs have posted an updated training camp roster which now consists of 18 forwards, 12 defensemen and four goaltenders.

Phase two of training camp is set to begin on Monday. The Sea Dogs will play their first game of the pre-season on Wednesday when they host the Moncton Wildcats in St. Stephen.

Team Blue rebounds with 6-3 win

QUISPAMSIS, NB - After falling 9-2 to Team White on Saturday, Team Blue responded with a 6-3 victory in Saint John Sea Dogs intrasquad action on Sunday.

Brock Lyons netted a pair of goals for the winning side while Glenfall Lewis (or Dylan-Alec Chery – unsure who made the last touch), Matyas Cancik, Brodie Anderson and Felix Pronovost added singles.

Team White had a pair of goals from Travis Tremblay and a solo marker from Dylan Hug.

Unlike Saturday's action that saw the teams play two 25-minute periods, Sunday's play was split into three periods of 15-minutes each. All six goaltenders saw action.

For Team Blue, Pierce Brackett got the start followed by Olivier Pepin and Will Torres. Each netminder allowed one goal.

On the Team White side, Daniel Blanchard started and allowed two goals in the opening frame. Philippe Harvey allowed one goal in the second period and Sam Pitcher let in two in the third. Team Blue's sixth goal was an empty netter.

Like Saturday, there was a short fight. In the third period, Brayden Waterhouse and Julien Lacroix dropped the gloves.

This concluded the first phase of Sea Dogs training camp, which featured rookies and free agent invites. The second phase, which is set to begin Monday, will include returning players and newly acquired veterans.

Here are a few videos from Sunday's action.

Sea Dogs open training camp with intrasquad game

QUISPAMSIS, NB - Team White defeated Team Blue 9-2 on the opening day of on-ice sessions at Saint John Sea Dogs training camp.

Defenseman Jesse Dunlap and forward Kareem Baig-Mirza led Team White with a pair of goals each. Singles came from Madison Bouchard, Oliver Ozogany, Samuel Deschenes, Dylan Hug and Lawrence Williams.

Team Blue had goals from Wyatt Jinman and Matyas Cancik.

The game consisted of two 25-minute periods. Both teams played three goaltenders. On the Team White side, Philippe Harvey started the game and allowed two goals. Sam Pitcher and Daniel Blanchard did not allow any goals.

For Team Blue, Olivier Pepin started and allowed one goal. Will Torres then took over and allowed five goals. Pierce Brackett ended the game and allowed three goals.

The full rosters for the game are below. Glenfall Lewis also dressed for Team Blue.

Rosters are set for our first Blue vs White game of training camp.

Puck drops at 10:30 a.m. at the @Quispamsisqplex.#GoDogsGo | #SeaDogsCamp pic.twitter.com/yl7VGWLEvJ

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) August 22, 2026

The Sea Dogs will hold more on-ice sessions on Sunday at the qplex beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Here are a few videos from Saturday's action.

Training camp is here

QUISPAMSIS, NB – Here we go.

What has the makings of a fascinating season officially gets underway Saturday morning as the Saint John Sea Dogs open up training camp at the Quispamsis qplex.

The first phase of camp begins at 10:30 a.m. with an on-ice session which will be followed by a goaltending session at 12:30 p.m.. The team will do that all over again on Sunday before the second phase of camp – which will feature veterans and returning players – begins on Monday.

This weekend's sessions will give fans their first look at the team's 2026 draft class along with free agent invites. That includes defenseman Lawrence Williams, the team's first-round pick from June's QMJHL Entry Draft.

While there will be plenty of attention on the players, there will also be some eyes on the coaching staff. The Jim Hulton era of Sea Dogs hockey is set to begin – and it's no doubt going to bring a fresh style to Saint John.

Sea Dogs open camp this weekend

The Saint John Sea Dogs will open training camp this weekend at the Quispamsis qplex.

The team unveiled the schedule for the opening weekend of camp on Wednesday. Following player registration on Friday, the Sea Dogs will take to the ice for the first time on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m.

Here's a look at this weekend's camp schedule.

Saturday, Aug. 22

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - On-ice session

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Goalie session

Sunday, Aug. 23

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - On-ice session

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Goalie session

Like last year, the opening day of training camp will be open exclusively to season ticket members.

The Sea Dogs also released the team's training camp roster, which consists of 53 players. The roster features 28 forwards, 16 defensemen and nine goaltenders.

Rookies and free agents will take to the ice for phase one of camp this weekend. The roster includes 10 free agents.

One notable omission is overage forward Maxime Lafond, who will not attend camp due to personal reasons. It was previously announced that Lafond would attend camp on a loan from the Drummondville Voltiegurs.

20-year-old forward Matthew Hlacar, a free agent invite from the OHL, was also not included on the announced roster. He is still expected to attend camp.

Phase two of camp begins on Monday, which is when most returning and signed players will take to the ice.

The Sea Dogs play their first game of the pre-season on Wednesday in St. Stephen against the Moncton Wildcats.

Sea Dogs announce five camp invites

The Saint John Sea Dogs announced five invites to the team's training camp earlier this week.

Here's a quick look at each invite.

G Pierce Brackett

The son of Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager Judd Bracket, Pierce Bracket is a 17-year-old netminder from Hingham, Mass. Listed at 6'2" and 165 lbs, Bracket has spent the past couple seasons with the Cape Code Whalers program. Last year with the under-16 team, he went 5-4-1 with a 2.18 goals against average in 19 games, according to Elite Prospects.

D Xavier Ayotte

An overage defenseman, Ayotte has spent the past two seasons in the QJHL. Last season split between the Princeville Titan and Terrebonne Cobras, Ayotte recorded three goals and 13 assists in 46 games. He added a goal in two playoff contests. The 6'4", 185 lbs d-man is listed as a member of the QJHL's Montreal Phoenix for the 2026-27 season.

D Ben Loucks

A Lexington, Mass. native, Loucks spent most of last season playing US prep school hockey at Middlesex School where he recorded a goal and an assist in 21 games. The 17-year-old is big – Elite Prospects lists him at 6'5" and 194 lbs. 

F Carson Ferdinand

A New Maryland native, Ferdinand spent last season with the under-18 Fredericton Caps where he posted nine goals and 18 assists in 34 regular season. He added four goals and three assists in 11 playoff games. Ferdinand, who will turn 17 in November, is the younger brother of Mathew Ferdinand, who has attended Sea Dogs training camp in the past.

F Wyatt Jinman

A 14th-round pick of the Mississauga Steelheads in the 2023 OHL Priority Selection, Jinman has only appeared in five OHL games in his career. Jinman has spent most of his junior career in the OJHL, including last season with the Collingwood Blues where he posted seven goals and 22 assists in 48 games. Jinman, who will turn 19 in October, is listed at 6'3" and 165 lbs.

F Brayden Waterhouse

A Fredericton native, Waterhouse has spent the past two seasons with the Fredericton Caps. Last season, the 17-year-old recorded 18 goals and 32 assists in 37 regular season games and added six goals and six assists in 11 playoff contests. He also appeared in one game with the MHL's Edmundston Blizzard – who selected him 12th overall in the 2025 draft – last season.

Saint John's training camp will start later this month. The team's pre-season schedule begins on Wednesday, Aug. 26 when the Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats in St. Stephen.

Sea Dogs invite Hlacar, Connors to camp

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The Saint John Sea Dogs have announced a couple of intriguing training camp invites.

20-year-old forward Matthew Hlacar – a recent Memorial Cup champion with the Kitchener Rangers – and 19-year-old defenseman Jayden Connors – who was this year's Maritime Junior Hockey League playoff MVP – have both been invited to Saint John's training camp next month.

Hlacar was a seventh-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2025 NHL Draft. He's spent the past two seasons with the Rangers and is more known for his physicality than his offensive numbers.

In 94 career regular season OHL games, the Binbrook, ON native posted 13 goals and seven assists. He added two goals in 29 playoff games.

It'll be interesting to see how Hlacar performs at training camp. He'll need to have a strong camp to take one of the team's overage spots. It's interesting as well to see Saint John inviting a gritty forward from Ontario – something Jim Hulton did a lot of during his time with the Charlottetown Islanders.

Connors, meanwhile, also has OHL roots. The Toronto native has appeared in four career OHL games, including three last season with the Sudbury Wolves. Connors spent most of 2025-26 campaign with the MHL champion Truro Bearcats, posting seven goals and 19 assists in 32 regular season games and another two goals and seven helpers in 17 playoff contests. 

Connors, who was considered one of the MHL's top defensemen last season, also has BCHL and OJHL experience. He's committed to the NCAA's University of New Hampshire for the 2027-28 season.

Sea Dogs training camp will begin next month ahead of the team's pre-season schedule. Saint John's first exhibition game is set for Aug. 26 in St. Stephen where they'll host the Moncton Wildcats.

Four camp invites announced

The Saint John Sea Dogs have announced four free agent training camp invites.

Forwards Dylan Hug, Kareem Baig-Mirza, and Travis Tremblay along with goaltender Olivier Pépin have all received invites. The four will attend Saint John's training camp in August.

Hug, who will turn 17 on Boxing Day, recorded eight goals and eight assists in 42 regular season games with the Magog Cantonniers of the Quebec under-18 league last season. He added an assist in 16 playoff games.

A Sherbrooke native, Hug is listed at 6'1" and 179 lbs.

Baig-Mirza, 17, appeared in 42 games with the under-18 Châteauguay Grenadiers last season and recorded 11 goals and 10 assists. He also played in two playoff games.

Listed at 5'11" and 170 lbs, Baig-Mirza was a fourth-round pick of the Valleyfield Braves in the recent QJHL Draft.

Pépin was a teammate of Baig-Mirza on the Grenadiers last season. The 17-year-old posted a 13-10-0 record to go along with a 3.56 goals against average and a .898 save percentage. In the playoffs he went 2-2-0 with a 4.11 GAA and .929 SV%.

The netminder was a second-round pick of the Princeville Titan in last year's QJHL Draft. He's listed at 6'2" and 174 lbs.

Tremblay, a Cow Bay, NS native, spent last season with the Dartmouth Steele Subaru of the Nova Scotia under-18 circuit, registering 10 goals and 31 assists in 31 regular season contests. He added five goals and six assists in nine playoff games. He also appeared in three playoff games with the Cole Harbour Colts of the NSJHL.

Tremblay, who will turn 17 in November, was a second-round pick of the Yarmouth Mariners in last year's MHL Draft.

Notebook: Peddle commits to StFX

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Former Sea Dogs forward Tyler Peddle as committed to the StFX X-Men for the 2026-27 season.

Peddle was one of seven recruits announced by the X-Men last week. StFX's freshman class will also include forwards Riley Sampson and Jack Greenwell; defensemen Matteo Rotondi, Leyton Stewart and Cory MacGillivray; and goaltender Jack Flanagan.

The move doesn't come as a big surprise given that Peddle's father, Brad, is the long-time coach of the X-Men.

"We are very happy to add Tyler to the team," Brad Peddle said in a release. "He brings a wealth of experience in the QMJHL and at the pro level, attending three NHL camps and exhibition games. Tyler is a very competitive player who brings a heavy power game, plays with pace and will add valuable size and offence to our forward group. He has decided on STFX for the next stage in his development, and we are excited to see him come home and play for the White and Blue."

The 21-year-old spent parts of two seasons with the Sea Dogs. A seventh-round pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2023 NHL Draft, Peddle spent his overage season with the Charlottetown Islanders where he posted eight goals and seven assists in 48 regular season games under Jim Hulton. He added three goals in seven playoff games.

DONATELLI LOANED TO OCEANIC

American forward Max Donatelli, who is on Saint John's protected list, will attend Rimouski Oceanic training camp on a loan, the club announced last week.

Donatelli, who will turn 19 on Monday, just completed his fourth season of US prep school hockey at St. George's School where he posted 17 goals and 33 assists in 26 games. He also appeared in 27 games with the NV River Rats under-18 team where he recorded 10 goals and 15 assists.

The Rhode Island native attended Saint John's training camp last year. He'd be a long shot to make this year's Sea Dogs team and a loan to another QMJHL squad makes sense.

Notably, the Sea Dogs and Oceanic will meet in pre-season play on Aug. 30 in Woodstock.

Donatelli's brother, Jake, was an eighth-round pick of the Halifax Mooseheads in this year's QMJHL Entry Draft.

Lafond loaned to Sea Dogs camp

Ghyslain Bergeron/Drummondville Voltigeurs

The Saint John Sea Dogs have added another overager to their training camp roster.

The Sea Dogs announced Friday that forward Maxime Lafond will attend camp on a loan from the Drummondville Voltigeurs. l'Expess has confirmed that Saint John will send a draft pick to Drummondville if Lafond makes the team.

Lafond recorded 13 goals and 36 assists in 63 games with the Volts this past season. He has appeared in 215 career QMJHL games – all with Drummondville – and has posted 23 goals and 61 assists. 

Listed at 6'5" and 205 lbs, Lafond helped the Volts win the Gilles-Courteau Trophy in 2024, appearing in 19 playoff games.

Forward Maxime Lafond has been added to the #SJSeaDogs training camp roster on loan from the Drummondville Voltigeurs.

Lafond, 20, recorded 49 points (13 goals, 36 assists) in 63 games last season.#GoDogsGo pic.twitter.com/MvxFwngoX1

— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) June 12, 2026

Lafond committed to Northeastern University last October.

The Sea Dogs recently acquired overage forward Olivier Lemieux from the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada who, like Lafond, has quite a bit of playoff experience.

It looks like Lemieux and Lafond will be the only 20-year-olds reporting to Sea Dogs training camp at this time. Saint John does have American JJ Monteiro and Swede Carl-Otto Magnusson on their protected list, but it's unlikely either will come to camp in August.

Sea Dogs sign Wasmer

Chicoutimi Sagueneens

The Saint John Sea Dogs will start the regular season with a full set of overagers.

The Sea Dogs announced Tuesday the signing of 20-year-old defenseman Julien Wasmer, a Montreal native that appeared in 41 games with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens last season.

“We are happy to add Julien to our roster to begin the season. He should be able to step in right away and play solid minutes that will allow our younger defencemen on the left side to continue their development in a productive manner,” said Sea Dogs head coach and general manager Travis Crickard in a news release. “Julien brings a physical presence, defends hard and moves the puck efficiently, which will serve as a quality complement to our dynamic right side.”

Wasmer posted a goal and 13 assists in 41 regular season games with Chicoutimi last season. He also appeared in 11 playoff games.

Wasmer started the 2024-25 with the BCHL's Penticton Vees where he recorded a goal and two assists in 20 games. He spent the previous two seasons with the CCHL's Smiths Falls Bears.

College Hockey Inc. shows Wasmer as a 2026-27 University of Maine commit.

Wasmer takes the place of 20-year-old defenseman Alexis Daviault, who the Sea Dogs released a couple weeks ago after a short stint at the club's training camp.

Tuesday's signing means Saint John will start the year with Wasmer, Angelo Fullerton and Natan Éthier as their trio of overagers – all of whom will be playing their first seasons with the Sea Dogs. It's notable that Saint John didn't add an overage goaltender, which they have done plenty of times in recent years. It looks like the net will belong to Justin Robinson and Rafaël Courchesne for now.

The Sea Dogs begin regular season play this Friday at TD Station when they host the Cape Breton Eagles at 7 p.m.

Notebook: It's game week

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The time has come.

The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League regular season begins this week and it will feature the Saint John Sea Dogs playing two home games. The Sea Dogs will host the Cape Breton Eagles both Friday and Saturday night at TD Station.

The Sea Dogs were 12-20-0-0 on home ice last season, a record they'll look to improve this season.

The team has a number of events planned for inside and outside the arena this weekend.

The QMJHL's regular season will officially begin on Thursday when the defending league champion Moncton Wildcats visit the Newfoundland Regiment. It will be the first QMJHL game to be played in St. John's since 2008.

BALDWIN SCORES

Sea Dogs defenseman Everett Baldwin scored in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday at the Tampa-hosted Prospect Tournament.

Prep last year, NHL rookie tourney the next. Nice to see Everett Baldwin get on the board for Tampa in their game vs Carolina pic.twitter.com/ENnalfrdac

— Robert Chalmers (@IvanIvanlvan) September 15, 2025

The Lightning finished the three-game tournament with a 2-1 record, recording wins over the Hurricanes and Florida Panthers.

Sea Dogs release Daviault, Tatomir

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The Saint John Sea Dogs' overage situation has taken another turn.

The Sea Dogs announced Tuesday that 20-year-old defenseman Alexis Daviault – who signed with the club on Aug. 23 – has been released. It was also announced that 18-year-old free agent defenseman Ethan Tatomir has been released.

With Daviault gone, the Sea Dogs once again have an open overage spot. Veteran QMJHL forwards Angelo Fullerton and Natan Éthier have seemingly secured spots on the squad.

Daviault has spent his entire junior career in the OHL. In 259 career OHL games, he recorded 22 goals and 94 assists. Last season with the Erie Otters, the 6'0", 185 lbs d-man recorded five goals and 31 assists in 64 games.

Daviault appeared in Saint John's most recent pre-season game – his only one with Saint John. He recorded two shots, two penalty minutes and a -3 rating in the 7-4 loss to the Newfoundland Regiment.

With Daviault and Tatomir gone, the Sea Dogs have seven defensemen remaining on their training camp roster. That includes Swedish defenseman Max Vilén, who the Sea Dogs remain optimistic will join the club.

Saint John's final two pre-season games are this weekend when they take on the Moncton Wildcats on Friday in Woodstock and the Charlottetown Islanders on Saturday at UPEI.