QUICK CAP: Cape Breton 2, Saint John 7
By Lorne Webster & Jamie Tozer
SAINT JOHN - The Sea Dogs opened the 2014 QMJHL
exhibition season with an impressive 7-2 victory over the Cape Breton Screaming
Eagles. It was a fast paced, often hard-hitting match between a fine collection
of mostly rookies and free agents for both clubs. Nathan Noel and Juraj Siska
led the way with two goals each. Julien Tessier, Stefano Pezzetta and Sam
Dove-McFalls also chipped in with goals for the young Dogs. Jacob Smith and Lee
Dower replied with late power play goals for the Eagles
TURNING POINT/BIG MOMENT
Goals by Pezzetta and Siska less than three minutes apart
late in the first period set the tone for this contest.
Mitch Dempsey and Sam Dove-McFalls also showed that the
Sea Dogs will be much tougher this season with clear cut wins in fights during the
second period.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
1. Nathan Noel - two goals and great skating
2. Juraj Siska - two goals and solid overall play
3. Mathieu Joseph - two assists and excellent penalty
kill
Unsung Hero(s):
Blade Mann-Dixon and Bobby Dugan combined
for 39 saves.
TWEET OF THE GAME
@monctonwildcats
Moncton hasn't won a playoff series the past four seasons, the worst
stretch in the franchise's 19-year history.
— Neil
Hodge (@ttneilhodge) August
15, 2014
Very sad.
STATS
NOTES
Nathan Noel, Samuel Dove-McFalls, and Thomas Chabot all wore and ‘A’ on their sweaters… Jeff Cowan an Greg Leland ran the Sea Dogs bench… two of the people who applied to be the new game day host tried out during the game… the official attendance was 6,377. As expected, there were a lot of empty seats – but not a ton more than there are usually for regular season sellouts… Mathieu Joseph, Braydon Blight, and Sheehan Kirkwood each had two assists... there were some problems with the Q site so the Sea Dogs score sheet has some errors and has not yet been completed.
Nathan Noel, Samuel Dove-McFalls, and Thomas Chabot all wore and ‘A’ on their sweaters… Jeff Cowan an Greg Leland ran the Sea Dogs bench… two of the people who applied to be the new game day host tried out during the game… the official attendance was 6,377. As expected, there were a lot of empty seats – but not a ton more than there are usually for regular season sellouts… Mathieu Joseph, Braydon Blight, and Sheehan Kirkwood each had two assists... there were some problems with the Q site so the Sea Dogs score sheet has some errors and has not yet been completed.
NEXT GAME
The Sea Dogs travel to Dartmouth tomorrow (Aug. 16) to
face the Halifax Mooseheads at 7:00 p.m.
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