GAMEDAY 34: vs Sagueneens

GAMEDAY

Chicoutimi Sagueneens vs Saint John Sea Dogs

Today, December 4, 2011 at 3pm

Harbour Station

PREVIEW

SAINT JOHN – A few former Sea Dogs are in town as the Chicoutimi Sagueneens take on Saint John this afternoon at 3pm.

Defensemen Gabriel Bourret and Guillaume Cloutier along with forward Alexadre Beauregard all played parts of last season with Saint John before being traded to the Sags. Cloutier was sent to Chicoutimi during last year’s holiday trading period while Bourret and Beauregard helped Saint John capture the Memorial Cup.

Bourret was later traded at the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft while Beauregard headed to Chicoutimi earlier this season to make room for Charles-Olivier Roussel.

Beauregard will always be remembered for his goal in double-overtime in Game Six of the President’s Cup Final that sent the Sea Dogs to the Memorial Cup in Mississauga. This afternoon’s match could be the last time he plays at Harbour Station.

Bourret has 18 points for the Sags this season while Beauregard has nine and Cloutier four.

Chicoutimi enters play today with a record 12-10-3-5 for 32 points. They sit fifth in incredibly tough Telus East Division that features Quebec, Shawinigan and Victoriaville. They sit ninth overall in the league.

The Sea Dogs sit first overall in the QMJHL with a record of 25-7-0-1 for 51 points. Saint John is 8-1-0-1 in their last 10 games and have won four straight.

Saint John and Chicoutimi have met once already this season. On October 29, Zack Phillips scored twice while Jonathan Huberdeau, Tomas Jurco, Grant West, and Ryan Tesink added singles in a 6-0 Sea Dogs win at Harbour Station. Mathieu Corbeil only had to make 14 saves for the shutout.

NOTES: Charles Hudon leads the Sagueneens in scoring with 14 goals and 20 assists for 34 points on the year. Guillaume Asselin is second with 29 points while Etienne Brodeur has 21… Hudon leads the team in goals with 14. Asselin is second with nine… Hudon and Asselin each have a team high 20 assists… Hudon is a Chicoutimi best +12… Andrew O’Brien is a Chicoutimi worst -12… Beauregard has served a team leading 81 penalty minutes… Beauregard has netted a team high four power play goals this season… Hudon has taken a team high 93 shots… Chicoutimi has the second worst power play in the league with a rating of 16.8%... their penalty kill is running at 75.4%, good for 12^th in the Q.

IN NET: Christopher Gibson will likely get the start in goal. He is 9-8-2-1 with a goals against average of 3.16 and a save percentage of 0.886.

LAST GAME: The Sagueneens are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss in Bathurst against the Titan last night. Steve Lebel and Lukus Sedlack scored for the Sags who, like the Cataractes in Saint John, blew a two-goal lead. Francis Desrosiers made 27 saves in the loss.

Best Sagueneens Video We Cound Find On YouTube: That ugly incident between the Sags and Remparts a few years ago involving Jonathan Roy.

NOTES: Zack Phillips leads the Sea Dogs in points with 17 goals and 32 assists for 49 points on the year. Danick Gauthier is second with 41 while Tomas Jurco has 37… Gauthier has scored a team high 26 goals this season. Jurco and Phillips both have 17… Phillips has registered a team high 32 assists. Jurco is second with 20… Phillips is a Sea Dogs best +31… Ian Saab has served a team high 87 penalty minutes… Gauthier and Jurco both have six power play goals… Phillips has taken a Saint John high 113 shots… the Sea Dogs have the ninth best power play in the league with a rating of 22.8%... their penalty kill is operating at 75.5% which is good for 11^th in the league.

IN NET: It wouldn’t be a huge shock to see either Sebastien Auger or Mathieu Corbeil get the start in goal today. Auger is 6-1-0-1 with a 3.59 goals against average and a 0.866 save percentage while Corbeil is 19-4-0-0 with a 2.13 GAA and a 0.920 SV%.

STREAK: Zack Phillips enters today’s game on a 21-game point scoring streak. He has 13 goals and 26 assists over that span.

LAST GAME: The Sea Dogs are coming off a thrilling 3-2 overtime win over the Shawinigan Cataractes last night at Harbour Station. Oliver Cooper, Zack Phillips, and Nathan Beaulieu all scored for Saint John in the comeback win. Mathieu Corbeil made 37 saves for the win.

OTHER GAMES

Gatineau at Cape Breton - 4:00 PM AST

Quebec at P.E.I. - 4:00 PM AST

Baie-Comeau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST

THE RINK

Venue: Harbour Station

Capacity: 6,297

Average Attendance: 3,993

QMJHL Arena Guide

MEDIA GUIDE

Radio (Sea Dogs): News 88.9 FM

Live Web Feed: Telus

Television: None

Post-Game Coverage: Station Nation, Telegraph-Journal

Live Coverage: Follow Station Nation on Twitter (www.twitter.com/station_nation) for live in game coverage. All tweets will also appear in the SN Live Blog that is posted on this site.

NEXT GAME

The Acadie-Bathurst Titan are in town next Friday to face the Sea Dogs at 7:30pm.