Sea Dogs Drop Foreurs 4-1

FINAL: Saint John 4, Val-d’Or 1

VAL-D’OR – The Saint John Sea Dogs ended their Quebec road trip on a winning note.

Zack Phillips scored twice and added an assist in the Sea Dogs’ 4-1 victory over the Val-d’Or Foreurs on Saturday night at the Air Creebec Centre in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Jason Cameron and Stephen MacAulay added the other two Saint John goals.

Goaltender Mathieu Corbeil wasn’t tested too much, facing only 15 shots in the win.

Neither team had many offensive chances in the opening frame. It wasn’t until the second period that the Sea Dogs got on the board, ending Val-d’Or’s lengthy shutout streak. Saint John led 2-0 entering the third period where they would add two more to take the contest 4-1.

Former Sea Dog Nicolas Marcoux scored the lone Foreurs goal. Francois Tremblay, last week’s Candian Hockey League Goaltender of the Week, allowed four goals on 28 shots in the loss.

The victory improved the Sea Dogs to 9-5-0-0 on the season and a 2-1 record on their road trip.

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GAMEDAY 14 - at Val-d'Or

GAMEDAY

Saint John Sea Dogs vs Val-d’Or Foreurs

Tonight, October 15, 2011 at 8pm

Air Creebec Centre

PREVIEW

VAL-D’OR – The Saint John Sea Dogs complete their three-game Quebec road trip tonight at 8pm in Val-d’Or.

The Sea Dogs are coming off a 9-4 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies last night, improving to 1-1 on their trip. They lost 5-1 to the Gatineau Olympiques on Wednesday at Robert Guertin Centre.

Last night, Danick Gauthier recorded a hat trick and Aidan Kelly had a pair of goals. Zack Phillips, Jonathan Huberdeau, Ryan Tesink and Oliver Cooper had the other markers. Huberdeau, Tesink, Stephen MacAulay and Pierre Durepos all had two assists each. Sebastien Auger made 16 saves in goal.

Although it wasn't perfect, it was a much better game than the one the Dogs played on Wednesday in Gatineau. Saint John will look to improve their play even more this evening against the Foreurs, a team they have already had success against this season.

On September 23, the Sea Dogs defeated the Foreurs 5-4 in a shootout at Harbour Station. Stephen Anderson, McKenzie Brown and Stanislav Galiev – all of whom are not currently with the team – along with Jason Cameron scored in regulation for Saint John. Aidan Kelly scored the shootout winner.

Val-d’Or had a pair of goals from Benjamin Casavant and singles from Artem Sergeev and Nicolas Larocque-Marcoux. The Foreurs trailed 4-2 entering the third period but made a comeback to tie the match. Larocque-Marcoux, a former Sea Dog, scored the equalizer with three seconds remaining.

The Foreurs enter play tonight with a record of 6-5-0-2 which is good for 14 points and a tie for top spot in the Telus West Division with the Olympiques. They have been outscored 42-36 by their opponents.

With their win last night, Saint John finally retook the Maritimes Division lead. They have a record of 8-5-0-0 for 16 points and sit a point up on the Moncton Wildcats.

A win tonight would even Saint John’s road record at 4-4. They have struggled away from Harbour Station at times this season having been outscored 35-23 over seven games.

POSTSCRIPT: Sea Dogs 9, Huskies 4

A collection of recaps from last night’s 9-4 Saint John Sea Dogs victory in Rouyn-Noranda…

Our recap. Danick Gauthier is having a great start to his season.

La Frontiere’s recap. The Sea Dogs spoiled the Huskies’ home opener.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com’s recap. Sea Dogs Head Coach Gerard Gallant challenged his team to be better after Wednesday’s 5-1 loss in Gatineau, and the team answered the call early and often.

Huskies.qc.ca’s recap. After waiting a month to play a home game, the Huskies had a difficult night.

SN Live Blog replay. Saint John put up nine goals for the first time this season.

HOME OPENER: It was the Huskies’ home opener on Friday night after starting the year with 12 straight home games due to arena renovations. The Huskies still can’t play at the Iamgold Arena because of the renovations, so the Jacques Lapperiere Arena will have to do for now.

The players were introduced and then there was a long ceremony at centre ice to honour former Huskies forward Sergeu Ostapchuk who was killed in the Lokomotiv plane crash last month.

Ostapchuk spent two seasons with Rouyn-Noranda.

THE RINK: According to News 88.9 there were plenty of problems throughout the day with the Jacques Laperriere Arena in preparation to hosting the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League contest.

There was a small delay just before the opening puck drop as there was a problem with the Rouyn-Noranda goal.

The official attendance was 1,578 which is the smallest crowd the Sea Dogs have played in front of this season.

Gauthier Nets Three In Win

FINAL: Saint John 9, Rouyn-Noranda 4

ROUYN-NORANDA – Danick Gauthier is having quite a first-quarter in his 20-year old season with the Saint John Sea Dogs.

Gauthier scored three goals for Saint John in their 9-4 win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Friday, giving him a total of 10 on the season. The forward only had 11 goals in 65 games last year and 29 total in his career entering this season.

Aidan Kelly had a pair of goals for the Sea Dogs on Friday night in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action while Zack Phillips, Jonathan Huberdeau, Ryan Tesink and Oliver Cooper added singles.

Goaltender Sebastien Auger made 22 saves on the net, picking up his second win in his third career start.

Saint John came out flat on Wednesday night in Gatineau, a performance that did not please Head Coach Gerard Gallant. On Friday, it was evident early in the game that the Sea Dogs received the message

The Sea Dogs played fairly well in the first period, heading into intermission with a 3-1 lead. In the second they blew it open, scoring four times to lead 7-1. Rouyn-Noranda tried to make a comeback in the final stanza, scoring three quick goals. But Saint John would add two more and extinguish any chances of a comeback, taking the contest 9-4.

With Iamgold Arena undergoing massive renovations, the Huskies were forced to host the Sea Dogs at the smaller Jacques Laperriere Arena. It was the Huskies’ home opener after starting the season with 12 straight games on the road.

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