Week 1 Camp Schedule Released

SAINT JOHN - The Sea Dogs have released the schedule for the first week of the team’s 2013 Training Camp.

As usual, all practices and scrimmages at Harbour Station will be open to the public. The schedule is as follows:

Thursday, August 15th

10:00 - 10:45am	Group A Practice	Group B Off Ice Workout
11:00 - 11:45am	Scrimmage
12:00 - 12:45am	Group B Practice	Group A Off Ice Workout

Friday, August 16th

10:00 - 10:45am	Group A Practice	Group B Off Ice Workout
11:00 - 11:45am	Scrimmage
12:00 - 12:45am	Group B Practice	Group A Off Ice Workout

The team has not yet released their camp roster.

Saint John will play two pre-season games next weekend as well. They host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at the qplex next Saturday night before travelling to Bathurst to take on the Titan next Sunday afternoon.

Tickets to the game at the qplex as well as all other Sea Dogs pre-season games are now on sale.

Training Camp Preview Tonight On 3LG

SAINT JOHN – Sea Dogs training camp begins in a few days. We don’t know the schedule or complete roster yet, but we’re going to talk about it anyway! Yeah!

Rob is away, so Station Nation’s Kevin Chambers will co-host tonight's episode of 3rd Line Grind.

Here’s what else is coming up on today’s show:

• Sea Dogs roster talk
• QMJHL news and stuff
• A-Rod suspension
• Devils are broke, yo
• Other stuff

Tune in tonight from 6-7pm on Local 107.3 FM in the Saint John area, listen live online at localfm.ca, or check us out on Rogers channel 949 and Aliant 824.

Also, follow us on Twitter @3rdlinegrnd and like us on Facebook to keep up to date on show happenings.

Dogs Will Be On Eastlink Four Times

Good news if you have Eastlink cable: the Sea Dogs will appear four times on Eastlink Friday Night Hockey this season.

The schedule was released on their website today. Here is when the Sea Dogs will be televised:

Friday, Sept. 27th - 7:00pm: Saint John @ Charlottetown

Friday, Oct. 4th - 7:00pm: Saint John @ Cape Breton

Friday, Dec. 20th - 7:00pm: Saint John @ Cape Breton

Friday, Mar. 14th - 7:00pm: Saint John @ Halifax

Of note, the December 20^th game in Cape Breton will be Saint John’s second-to-last game before the holiday break. The March 14^th game in Halifax is Saint John’s second-to-last game of the regular season.

Sea Dogs Notebook

ALUMNI GAME

A reminder that, if you haven’t already, you should pick up some tickets to the Wallace McCain Memorial Alumni Game. There are only 2,500 tickets available for the game and they’ve been on sale for a few weeks, so…

The game will take place on Saturday, August 24^th at 1:30pm at Harbour Station and will feature the Sea Dogs Alumni taking on the UNB Varsity Reds Alumni. There will be a fun fair and BBQ in the parking lot from 3-6:30pm that day as well.

Full details on the weekend long event can be found on the Sea Dogs Foundation’s website. Follow @SeaDogsAlumni on Twitter to stay up to date.

HUBERDEAU

Jonathan Huberdeau returned to the ice yesterday for the first time since having hip surgery in May.

“First time on the ice today since the surgery ,” Huberdeau tweeted yesterday.

“Felt great on the ice yesterday,” he tweeted today. “Can't wait to start again this year.”

Playing with Florida Panthers in the lockout shortened campaign, the former Sea Dogs captain registered 14 goals and 17 assists in 48 games. He hopes to be ready for Panthers training camp next month.

"[You have to] take it slowly. It's a process and I think I am just following it," the Calder Trophy winner told NHL.com.

"It doesn't matter that I have the Calder Trophy," Huberdeau added. "My surgery threw me down a little bit and I am just trying to train harder and harder."

MOORE

As STUTommies.com noted a couple weeks ago, former Sea Dogs defenseman Jordan Moore has committed to St. Thomas University where he’ll play AUS hockey with the Tommies.

Moore played in two regular season games and four playoff games with Saint John in 2011-12, recording no points. He also played with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and PEI Rocket in his QMJHL career.

Moore registered 13 goals and 36 assists in 52 games with the Pictou County Weeks Crushers of the MHL last year.

3rd Line Grind Radio Airs Tonight

SAINT JOHN - It’s another rainy Friday, meaning it’s time for another new episode of Saint John’s favourite* sports talk show.

Here’s what’s happening on tonight’s edition of the 3^rd Line Grind radio program:

• Sea Dogs and QMJHL news
• NHL expansion talk
• The best and worst team names in sports
• America’s top cereal
• The most expensive jerseys in ECHL history

Tune in tonight from 6-7pm on Local 107.3 FM in the Saint John area, listen live online at localfm.ca, or check us out on Rogers channel 949 and Aliant 824.

Also, follow us on Twitter @3rdlinegrnd and like us on Facebook to keep up to date on show happenings.

*unconfirmed

Welcome To August

Today is the first day of August and in less than two weeks Saint John Sea Dogs players will arrive at Harbour Station for the team’s 2013 training camp.

Pre-season tickets are now on sale for season ticket holders. Saint John will play three exhibition home games at home this year – August 17^th vs Bathurst (qplex), August 24^th vs Bathurst, and September 8^th vs Moncton.

Some other stuff is also taking place this month. Here is a rundown of what’s to come:

Aug. 1^st - Pre-season tickets on sale for season ticket holders

Aug. 9^th - Pre-season tickets on sale to general public

Aug. 14^th – Training Camp begins

Aug. 17^th at 7pm – Pre-season game vs Bathurst at qplex

Aug. 18^th at 3pm – Pre-season game at Bathurst

Aug. 24^th at 1:30pm – 2013 Wallace McCain Memorial Alumni Game

Aug 24^th at 7pm – Pre-season game vs Bathurst at Harbour Station

Aug. 25^th at 3pm – Pre-season game at Bathurst

Tickets to the game at the qplex and the Alumni Game are on sale now to everyone.

Saint John’s regular season begins on September 13^th in Moncton. Their home opener is on September 21^{st vs Bathurst.}