Practice Schedule for Tuesday Announced

The Saint John Sea Dogs will be back on the ice tomorrow practicing in two groups. Both practices will be open to the public.

With 12 more players be reassigned this morning, the picture is becoming a little more clear as to what the teams 2015-16 roster will look like. The goaltending battle has been narrowed down to just three with Marc-Antoine Turcotte, Alex Bishop, and 10th overall pick Alex D'Orio all remaining in camp.

Here are the rosters for both groups and their schedules for tomorrow:

Saint John returns to action in pre-season play on the road Friday night at 7pm against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The team will then return home for a Saturday night tilt with the Moncton Wildcats.

12 Players Released from Training Camp Roster

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs announced another wave of cuts Monday morning as 12 players were reassigned to their respective teams.

The following players are no longer in camp:

G Matt Williams
G William Hardy-Murray
D Pierre-Luc Lurette
D Jonathan Mason
D Mitchell Rankin
D Vincent Martineau
D Matt O'Leary
F Cody Grant
F Ryan Kenny
F Benjamin Reade
F Thomas Morin
F Samuel Leblanc

Three goaltenders, ten defenseman, and 21 forwards remain in camp. Click HERE for an updated training camp roster.

Although no schedule was released, the team announced via social media this morning that week two of training camp is open to the public. The team practiced this morning at Harbour Station.

Upcoming Games

Friday, August 21st - Sea Dogs @ Titan

Saturday, August 22nd - Wildcats @ Sea Dogs

Van Boekel dealt to Val-d'Or

SAINT JOHN - On the final day of the QMJHL summer trading period Sea Dogs general manager Darrell Young was at work sending defenseman Jack Van Boekel to the Val-d'Or Foreurs.

In return, Saint John receives a third round pick in the 2017 QMJHL draft.

The 19-year-old played 48 games with Saint John this season picking up nine assists and 118 penalty minutes.

"We want to thank Jack for all his hard work with our organization," Young said in a team press release. "He is a first-class individual who defended his teammates on the ice and represented the team well off the ice and in the community."

Listed at six-foot-seven, 203 pounds Van Boekel signed with the team as a free agent before last season.

With a log jam on the blueline and several quality defenseman, it was imperative that someone would be dealt.

POST GAME: Sea Dogs drop 7-1 decision to Islanders in Pownal

POWNAL, PEI - The Sea Dogs continued their pre-season schedule Saturday afternoon against the Charlottetown Islanders at the Pownal Sports Centre. Strong performances by Keith Getson and Mitchell Balmas propelled the Islanders to a 7-1 blowout victory.


Recaps
Islanders Country -  Keith Getson scored a hat-trick to lead the Charlottetown Islanders to a 7-1 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs in pre-season action Saturday afternoon at the Pownal Sports Centre. Read full article HERE.

The Guardian - The game was tied 1-1 after one period before the Islanders tallied four times in the middle stanza. Read full article HERE.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com - Matt Green scored the only goal as the Saint John Sea Dogs fell 7-1 to the Charlottetown Islanders in preseason action at Pownal Sports Centre. Read full article HERE.


Other Notes

• Alex Bishop and Alex D'Orio were the goaltenders for Saint John again, they combined for 37 saves.
• 10th overall selection Cedric Pare was in the lineup and registered an assist.
• Isaac McGraw and Alex Kealey had a fight each in the game.

Next Game
Saint John returns to the ice Friday night as they take on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at the KC Irving Regional Center. Puck drops at 7pm.

RECAP: Sea Dogs prospects entertain fans in 5-0 triumph of Titan

SAINT JOHN - The Saint John Sea Dogs kicked off the 2015-16 pre-season schedule with a convincing 5-0 win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. It was an entertaining contest for the Sea Dogs fans as they got a glimpse into the future of the organization including there first taste of Joe Veleno, the teams 2015 first round pick.

Julien Tessier opened the scoring 13 minutes into the game beating Daniel Vautour with a quick wrist shot. 2015 draft picks Ian Smallwood and Matthew O'Leary had helpers.

Four minutes later Quispamsis native Will Kelly banged home a rebound to extend the lead to 2-0. Thomas Morin got on the scoresheet with an assist while Ian Smallwood added his second assist of the night.

The lead was pushed to 3-0 midway through the second frame when Peter Drohan tipped a Mitchell Rankin point shot past Tanner Somers. Ben Reid, a native of Quispamsis, was also given an assist on the goal.

Under two minutes into the third period, Joe Veleno struck the back of the net with a powerful wrist shot from the slot to make it a 4-0 advantage. Alex Kealey had the lone helper.

Ian Smallwood rounded out the scoring with six minutes to play on a feed from Veleno. Will Kelly grabbed the other assist.


Other Notes

• Alex Bishop and Alex D'Orio combined for a 34 save shutout.
• Will Kelly dropped the gloves against Mike Tropea while Kyle Ward and Duncan McKie also engaged in some fisticuffs. The two tilts were within 20 seconds of each other early in the third.
• The fans were buzzing every time Joe Veleno had the puck on his stick.
• Both local boys Will Kelly and Ben Reid got on the scoresheet in front of their family and friends.
• Returning players Julien Tessier and Matt Green were in the lineup.
• Tessier wore an A on his sweater along with Alex Kealey and Kyle Ward while Matt Green wore the C.

Next Game

Saint John returns to action Saturday in Pownal, PEI against the Charlottetown Islanders. Puck drops at 4pm atlantic time.

GAMEDAY: Pre-Season Game 1 vs Acadie-Bathurst

SAINT JOHN - The 2015 QMJHL pre-season gets underway tonight and your Saint John Sea Dogs are on the ice.

A roster that is comprised mostly of Sea Dogs prospects vying for a spot on the teams 2015-16 roster will go up against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan hopefuls in the first of two pre-season meetings between the two organizations.

According to the Sea Dogs official twitter account, here is tonight's lineup:

Roster Notes

• A few returning players will suit up for the Sea Dogs tonight including 2014 first round pick Julien Tessier and Bedford, NS native Matt Green. Alex Bishop will also be in the lineup, joining 2015 10th overall selection Alex D'Orio as tonight's goaltending duo.
• Joe Veleno will make his Sea Dogs pre-season debut tonight while two Saint John natives Ben Reid and Will Kelly will also suit up.
• Alex Kealey and Ryan Kenny, who both made appearances for Saint John in 2014-15, will be in the lineup.
• One of the final cuts from the teams 2014 training camp, Kyle Ward, will be on the ice tonight looking to crack the 2015 roster.

Coverage

We'll have live tweets of tonight's game on twitter, @SJSeaDogsLive, as well as a full recap of the game later tonight on the blog.


Next Game
The next pre-season game on the Sea Dogs schedule is Saturday, August 15th as they head to Pownal, PEI to take on the Charlottetown Islanders. Puck drop is set for 4pm.

Training Camp Roster Reduced; Other notes from Day 3

First Cuts Announced

We are now three days in the Sea Dogs 2015 Training Camp and the team has announced it's first round of cuts.

As per a team release, here is the full list:

G Christopher Smith
G Tommy Viboux
D Nick Phillips
D Ryan Murphy
D Mitchell Arseneau
F Kallum Muirhead
F Morgan Barron
F Sean Ginnell
F Joshua Stewart
F Randon MacKinnon
F Anthony Salemi
F William Aubry

Some players left camp voluntarily to maintain their eligibility for NCAA hockey.

Alexander Arab, who had been at camp on loan from the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, has been released from his tryout.

Goaltender Blade Mann-Dixon has been loaned to the Moncton Wildcats pending a trade.

The training camp roster now sits at 47: five goaltenders, 16 defencemen and 26 forwards.


A look at Day 3

Here some thoughts and notes from the third day of camp:

• 10th overall pick Alex D'Orio looked solid in net for Team White today, he had a shaky day yesterday.
• The line of Joe Veleno, Anthony Salemi, and Morgan Barron is still going strong.
• We got to see Ben Reid and Ben Reade playing together today, that could get confusing.
• Mike and Joe Veleno met on the faceoff dot on several occasions.
• Kyle Ward and Samuel Leblanc were really clicking today, they combined for two goals and a pair of assists.
• Alex Kealey skated with the returnees this morning, good to see him back on the ice.
• TVA Sports' Mikael Lalancette was in the house covering Sea Dogs camp, and probably Joseph Veleno.