GAMEDAY 8 - at Cape Breton

A preview of tonight’s game between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles…

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m., Centre 200

TV/Radio/Webcast: Eastlink TV/96.1 NewSong FM/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are first in the Maritimes Division and third overall in the QMJHL with a 4-1-0-2 record for 10 points. The Screaming Eagles sit third in the Maritimes and seventh overall with a 4-2-1-0 record for nine points.

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 shootout win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Wednesday at Harbour Station. Mark Tremaine, Adam Marsh, Mathieu Joseph, and Olivier LeBlanc scored for the Dogs while Sebastien Auger made 30 saves.  The Screaming Eagles are coming off a 5-4 overtime win in Shawinigan on Saturday. Clark Bishop had two goals while singles came from Jason Bell, Julien Pelletier, and Evgeny Svechnikov. Francois Brassard made 26 saves in the win.

2013-14 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs went 3-4-1-1 against the Screaming Eagles last season while Cape Breton went 6-3-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: March 12 in Sydney when the Screaming Eagles defeated the Sea Dogs 2-1. Kyle Farrell and Raphael Corriveau scored for the Eagles while the Dogs’ lone goal came from Oliver Cooper. Sebastien Auger made 44 saves in the loss while Zachary Fortin made 22 in the loss.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs and Screaming Eagles each have a league high three shorthanded goals.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Screaming Eagles: None

Galiev Goal Goes Viral

So this goal scored by former Sea Dogs forward Stanislav Galiev in AHL pre-season action last night has gone kind of viral.

• Puck Daddy has an article on the goal.
• Russian Machine Never Break gives their take.
• CBS Sports: WHAT!?
• Frozen Future’s take
• TSN’s BarDown: “Stan Galiev scored the craziest goal you might ever see. I mean, this is literally out of a video game!”

Nice goal, in my opinion. 

Green Named To Canadian U-17 Team

Luke Green has been named to one of the Canadian teams that will take part in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge next month.

Green, the first overall pick in the 2014 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs, has been living up the hype so far this season, registering four assists and 12 shots in seven games.

Green has been named to Canada White for the tournament. The yearly event has been revamped this year and will feature three Canadian national teams rather than regional teams. Also, the tournament will take place in November rather than over New Year’s.

Also on Canada White is Rouyn-Noranda's Samuel Harvey, Val-d’Or’s Gabriel Bilodeau, Bathurst’s Jordan Maher, Rimouski’s Hunter Moreau, Blainville-Boisbriand’s Alexander Katerinakis, and Cape Breton draft choice Michael O’Leary.

The 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge takes place November 2-8 in Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario.

Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation

Galiev Scores Ridiculous Pre-Season Goal

Stanislav Galiev - remember him? He scored a ridiculous goal in AHL pre-season action on Wednesday night.

Galiev-WSH highlight reel goal tonight. RT @PhillySports24: @coreypronman Quality isn't that great though: https://t.co/CkdsrL4A3T
— Corey Pronman (@coreypronman) October 2, 2014

Galiev’s Hershey Bears defeated the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-1 in the game.

A third-round pick of the Washington Capitals in 2010, the Russian forward had three goals and six points in 16 AHL games last season and five goals and 13 points in 14 ECHL games.

Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation

RECAP: Dogs Win 5-4 (SO)

FINAL: Charlottetown 4, Saint John 5 (SO)

SAINT JOHN – Nathan Noel scored the only goal of the shootout in a 5-4 Saint John Sea Dogs victory over the Charlottetown Islanders on Wednesday night at Harbour Station.

Mark Tremaine, Adam Marsh, Mathieu Joseph, and Olivier LeBlanc had regulation time goals for Saint John. Tremaine added two assists. Sebastien Auger got the start once again in the Dogs crease and made 30 stops in the win.

Charlottetown had a pair of goals from Alexandre Goulet while singles came from Kameron Kielly and Luc Deschenes. Mason McDonald made 30 saves in the loss.

Saint John opened the scoring at 5:27 of the first. Justice Dundas grabbed the puck behind the Islanders and quickly fed it out in front to Tremaine who scored to make it 1-0.

The Isles went to the power play at 5:44 and had a plethora of chances but could not connect. They held puck possession for much of the play after the penalty expired.

Saint John went to the man advantage at 13:02 and created a few chances of their own. Mitchell Dempsey was in front but was stopped by the pads of McDonald. Then, Luke Green walked in from the blue line and was left alone but was stopped by the Charlottetown netminder.

With 2:49 left, the Isles scored at the same time the net came off its pipes. It was called no goal, and after a brief review, officially declared no goal.

Shots in the first were 10-8 in favour of the Islanders.

GAMEDAY 7 - vs Islanders

A preview of tonight’s game between the Charlottetown Islanders and Saint John Sea Dogs…

When and where: Tonight at 7 p.m., Harbour Station

TV/Webcast/Radio: None/QMJHL Live/96.1 NewSong FM

Records: The Islanders sit second in the Maritimes Division and sixth overall in the QMJHL with a record of 4-2-1-0 for nine points. The Sea Dogs have a record of 3-1-0-2 for eight points and are fourth in the Maritimes and ninth overall.

Last games: Charlottetown is coming off a 5-3 loss to the Moncton Wildcats at Eastlink Centre on Sunday. Mitchell Balmas, Bradley Kennedy, and Julien Avon scored for the Isles. The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-4 shootout loss to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Sunday at Harbour Station. Mark Tremaine, Samuel Dove-McFalls, Nathan Noel, and Daniel Del Paggio scored for the Dogs.

2014-15 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-0-0-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: September 12 in Charlottetown when the Isles defeated the Dogs 3-2 in a shootout on opening night. Adam Bateman and Julien Tessier had Saint John goals while Kameron Kielly and Daniel Sprong scored for Charlottetown. Sebastien Auger made 14 saves in the loss while Daryl MacCallum made 29 in the win.

Random stat: Charlottetown has allowed 30 goals against this season, the second most in the league.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Oliver Cooper and Will Thompson