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Post by dogcatcher on Dec 1, 2007 8:20:15 GMT -4
SEA DOGS TO HOST MOOSEHEADS AT HARBOUR STATION ON SATURDAY NIGHT The Mooseheads have won both of their meetings with the Sea Dogs thus far this season, with the last game ending in controversy after a questionable third period goal by Halifax was allowed, sending the contest into overtime where the visitors prevailed by a score of 6-5 at Harbour Station on November 8. PLAYER TO WATCH: Halifax forward Jacub Voracek was a top ten pick at last summer’s NHL Entry Draft (Columbus Blue Jackets), and has put up some very impressive numbers since returning to the Q on October 5. SPECIAL NOTES: Saturday night’s game will feature a special ‘Teddy Bear Toss’, in which fans are encouraged to bring stuffed teddy bears to the game and throw them upon the ice surface after the Sea Dogs score their first goal of the game. The toys will then be collected and donated to various local charities. Fans purchasing a Sea Dogs Second-Half Season Ticket on or before December 1 will receive a complimentary ticket to this game, as well as the Saint John vs. P.E.I. match on Sunday, December 2. Prior to Saturday’s game, the first SEA DOGS SUPER HERO EXPERIENCE will take place at Harbour Station, with two local minor hockey teams, the Saint John Atom A Flames and the Fredericton Atom A Devon Lumber Kings, set to play an exhibition match in which the full-game experience of a Sea Dogs home game is replicated, including announcements, player entrance, music, etc. For more information on the Sea Dogs Super Hero Experience, call Sea Dogs Ticket Manager Shanna Aker at (506) 632-8159. Saturday’s game will also feature a LOTTO 649 HAPPY DANCE CONTEST during the second intermission. Two lucky fans will take part in a dance competition at centre ice, with the winner earning a brand new mp3 player courtesy of Atlantic Lotto. Any fans wishing to sign up for this contest in advance should contact Sea Dogs Game Day Coordinator Mark Gamble at (506) 632-8156. Fans can catch the action live by logging onto News 88.9 FM at www.news889.com/, the official QMJHL webcast at qmjhl.mytelus.com/, or by watching the game on Rogers Television Cable 10 in New Brunswick. Tickets are available by calling the Harbour Station Box Office at (506) 657-1234. Saint John Sea Dogs Record 17-7-1-2 Streak 4W NHL Draft Picks D Alex Grant (Pittsburgh Penguins), F Chris Di Domenico (Toronto Maple Leafs) Players to Watch D Simon Despres, F Ryan Sparling, F Di Domenico N.B. Players G Travis Fullerton (Riverview), F Mike Thomas (New Maryland) Did You Know? Sea Dogs forward Di Domenico is one goal away from tying the franchise record of most goals in a season with 25. The Woodbridge, Ont. product currently holds the record. Halifax Mooseheads Record 20-5-0-4 Streak 1L NHL Draft Picks D Andrew Bodnarchuk (Boston Bruins), F Logan MacMillan (Anaheim Ducks), F Bryce Swan (Anaheim Ducks), F Ryan Hillier (New York Rangers), Jakub Voracek (Columbus Blue Jackets) Players to Watch F Voracek, F MacMillan, F Hillier, D Bodnarchuk N.B. Players None Did You Know? The Mooseheads were the first Atlantic Canadian franchise added to the QMJHL. |
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Post by dogbert on Dec 1, 2007 9:12:43 GMT -4
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Post by canucklehead on Dec 1, 2007 9:21:44 GMT -4
This should be a good game hope Fullerton gets the start today and Mayer tomorrow I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this game will be won in a SO by the Dogs this time. 5-4 your final score! ;D PS The Sea Dog super hero experience? I wonder if the the Super Dogs will make an appearance??? Hmmmmmm!!!  |
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Post by freddy on Dec 1, 2007 10:57:36 GMT -4
I will be at the Pound today with about fifty more Boosters and we will be a noisey bunch too GO MOOSE GO!!!
Score will be 5 -2 for the Moose...Ryan Hillier ,Voracek,Swan,Corsi,and Bona scoring for us ...Sparlin,and someone else scoring for the Dogs who will be winning after one period but Moose come out and show everyone why they are in CHL top three...
Great Game really have to eat some crow here the Seadogs were outstanding ..Great efforts by many of their stars suchas Grant who was rushing all evening ..Wish he was a Moose...
I ran in a great group of fans at game and as many know we were in Section "N" and these fans were super people and really were great as they were so friendly to us and still yelled their hearts out for Seadogs...
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Post by habh8er on Dec 1, 2007 10:59:21 GMT -4
I will be at the Pound today with about fifty more Boosters and we will be a noisey bunch too GO MOOSE GO!!! Score will be 5 -2 for the Moose...Ryan Hillier ,Voracek,Swan,Corsi,and Bona scoring for us ...Sparlin,and someone else scoring for the Dogs who will be winning after one period but Moose come out and show everyone why they are in CHL top three... Where are you guys sitting Freddy? |
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Post by dogbert on Dec 1, 2007 12:28:53 GMT -4
I will be at the Pound today with about fifty more Boosters and we will be a noisey bunch too GO MOOSE GO!!! Score will be 5 -2 for the Moose...Ryan Hillier ,Voracek,Swan,Corsi,and Bona scoring for us ...Sparlin,and someone else scoring for the Dogs who will be winning after one period but Moose come out and show everyone why they are in CHL top three... See if you yahoos can at least stay off the ice tonight. |
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Post by batterydude on Dec 1, 2007 13:13:19 GMT -4
Hope you leave the sign lady in Halifax; Don't want her and little wolf getting "envolved"
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Post by Judas In My Mind on Dec 1, 2007 14:19:09 GMT -4
Hope you leave the sign lady in Halifax; Don't want her and little wolf getting "envolved" Screw that man! Those signs are usually funny as hell and I hope to see some. I think you just don't like her there because at your age the signs get harder and harder to read. |
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Post by briansjnb on Dec 1, 2007 20:40:49 GMT -4
What an awful second. They are really going to have to pick it up.
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Post by briansjnb on Dec 1, 2007 21:32:05 GMT -4
And, to top it off, one hell of a third. Definitely shouldn't have gotten that empty netter (Dido tripped), but the game was definitely over by that point.
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Post by canucklehead on Dec 1, 2007 21:35:06 GMT -4
AWESOME WIN!!!
Lewy's loss puts us back in 3rd and 3 pts behind CB with 5 games in hand.
Great game tonight although the second period was pretty rough!
5 wins in a row sets a new francise record!
....and to top it all off over 5000 fans this has gotta be a huge boost!
For what it's worth the Vancouver Giants are 18-7-1-2 and are ranked #8 in the CHL top 10 for those of you interested in the top 10 I know alot aren't into them but just a thought.
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Post by Gallant-Unit(14-0-3) on Dec 1, 2007 22:10:53 GMT -4
great game by the doggies. Fight night tomarrow? We like to fight the rocket. Going for 6 in a row, should be an interesting game.
Fullerton played good. Should of had the Shutout.
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Post by dogcatcher on Dec 1, 2007 22:14:41 GMT -4
SEA DOGS WIN THRILLER AT HARBOUR STATION
Saint John Defeats Halifax 4-2 In Front of Over Five Thousand Fans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Saturday, December 1, 2007
SAINT JOHN, NB --- The Saint John Sea Dogs earned arguably their biggest win of the season on Saturday night, defeating the top-ranked team in the QMJHL, the Halifax Mooseheads, by a score of 4-2 at Harbour Station.
In a back-and-forth affair that saw tremendous action at both ends of the ice throughout sixty minutes of highly entertaining hockey, Saint John was able to score a trio of third period tallies to emerge victorious in the elite divisional showdown, earning their first win over Halifax this season in the process.
Overage forward Scott Howes was named the game’s First Star on Saturday after scoring twice on four shots to pace the Sea Dogs attack.
“This was definitely a huge win for us,” said Howes following the impressive home win. “Halifax is one of the top teams in the country and it means a lot to be able to earn two points against a tough squad like that, especially in front of our home fans.”
Steven Anthony and Ryan Sparling also scored for Saint John on Saturday, while both of Halifax’s goals came courtesy of star forward Jakub Voracek.
Veteran goalie Travis Fullerton earned the win between the pipes for the Sea Dogs on Saturday night, turning aside 31 of the 33 shots he faced to improve his team’s record to 18-7-1-2 on the season.
After the match opened with several minutes of relatively tentative play from each squad, the Sea Dogs earned a series of solid scoring chances during a power play in the middle of the first period, getting of several shots from close range that starting Mooseheads net minder Mark Yetman was able to keep from crossing the Halifax goal line by way of some impressively acrobatic goaltending.
Near the nine minute mark of the game, the Mooseheads nearly got on the scoreboard first when Andrew White got off a hard shot that was labelled for the bottom corner of the Sea Dogs net. Fullerton was able to get his left toe on the puck however, keeping things tied 0-0 in doing so. On the ensuing down-ice rush, Steven Anthony set Keven Charland up for a glorious scoring opportunity in the form of a one-timer from six feet out; Yetman was again able to come up with the stop however, as the pace of play continued to escalate dramatically.
Saint John’s first goal of the night came in spectacular fashion, as Howes broke in on Yetman all alone after stealing the puck from a Mooseheads defenseman, making a series of impressive dekes prior to tucking a backhand past Halifax’s goalie to earn his 12th goal of the season.
Halifax tied then things up 7:05 into the second period, with Jakub Voracek tallying his 13th goal of the year on the power play by beating Fullerton with a wrist shot from the slot.
Voracek’s goal proved to be the lone marker of the middle frame, as some stellar work by Fullerton enabled Saint John to reach the forty minute mark all square despite being out-shot 15-3 during the second twenty minutes of play.
Shots on goal were distributed much more evenly in the opening minutes of the third period, with both teams registering prime scoring opportunities early in the frame. Saint John came incredibly close to producing the go-ahead goal near the eight minute mark of the third when Scott Howes and Francois Gauthier got off back-to-back shots from close range that Yetman was miraculously able to keep from crossing the line.
At the 11:45 mark of regulation’s final frame, the Sea Dogs went on their fourth power play of the match when Andrew White was assessed sentenced to two minutes in the penalty box by referee Tim Connors. Saint John made the most of their man-up opportunity, with Ryan Sparling feeding Howes with a nifty cross-ice pass that the 20-year old promptly deposited to the back of the Mooseheads’ net to give the home team a 2-1 lead.
With 5:10 remaining in regulation, the Mooseheads re-tied things at two apiece when Voracek again fooled Fullerton with a long distance wrist shot, earning his second power play goal of the night as the momentum pendulum continued to swing back-and-forth with tremendous rapidity.
Two minutes later Saint John again laid claim to a one-goal advantage when rookie forward Steven Anthony batted home a rebound to earn his fourth goal of the season at a highly opportune time.
A moment later, Ryan Sparling nearly added an insurance tally for the Sea Dogs, ringing a backhand off of Halifax’s goal post on a semi-breakaway.
With 33.6 seconds on the clock, Sparling was able to produce the deal-clinching goal, firing the puck into an open Halifax net to send the 5,019 fans in attendance into a frenzy as the Sea Dogs had clinched a huge victory over the third-ranked team in the country.
Up next for the Sea Dogs is a Sunday afternoon tilt with the P.E.I. Rocket, a team Saint John is 2-0 against so far in 2007-08. The action gets underway at Harbour Station at 4:00pm.
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Post by major on Dec 1, 2007 22:57:05 GMT -4
Huge win tonight keep it going against PEI tomorrow!!!
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Post by dogbert on Dec 1, 2007 23:00:44 GMT -4
AWESOME WIN!!! Lewy's loss puts us back in 3rd and 3 pts behind CB with 5 games in hand. Great game tonight although the second period was pretty rough! 5 wins in a row sets a new francise record! ....and to top it all off over 5000 fans this has gotta be a huge boost! For what it's worth the Vancouver Giants are 18-7-1-2 and are ranked #8 in the CHL top 10 for those of you interested in the top 10 I know alot aren't into them but just a thought. The Moose loss last night helps too. With two in hand we are five back, one screwed up review away from being within range of first. |
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