Maxime Clermont made 21 saves in net as the Olympiques shutout the Quebec Remparts 4-0 in Game Six of their semifinal series on Sunday night at Robert Guertin Arena. The best-of-seven final is now tied at 3-3 heading into Tuesday’s Game Seven at Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City.
The Olympiques led 2-0 after one period and 4-0 after two.
In the opening frame, Philip-Michael Devos scored at 6:25 on a power play followed by Christian Ouellet at the 17:30 mark to make it 2-0 ‘Piques after 20 minutes. Shots in the first stanza were 11-6 Gatineau.
Things didn’t get much better for the Remparts in the second period. Nicolas Deslauriers made it a 3-0 game at 2:31 and then Ouellet scored his second of the night at 4:27 on a man advantage. Shots in the middle frame were 12-6 in favour of the home side.
Quebec would outshoot Gatineau in the third period, 9-5, but couldn’t find the scoreboard.
The Olympiques went 2/5 on the power play while the Remparts went 0/4.
The Remparts led this series 3-1 entering Game Five on Friday but have failed to advance on two occasions. They nearly blew a 3-1 series lead in their quarter-finals series against the Shawinigan Cataractes but managed to win Game Seven.
The winner of this series won’t have much time to rest for the President’s Cup final. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final begins Thursday night in Saint John. Game Seven of this series will be on Tuesday.
STYLIN’ Via Sea Dogs equipment manager David Kelly’s Twitter, the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup crests that will be on the team’s jerseys during the President’s Cup final.
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT? The Sea Dogs could know their opponent for the President’s Cup final this evening. The Quebec Remparts currently hold a 3-2 series lead over the Gatineau Olympiques entering Game Six this evening at the Robert Guertin Arena.
If the Olympiques win tonight, Game Seven will be Tuesday at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City.
The finals begin Thursday night at Harbour Station.
THOMAS ON INSIDE THE Q Sea Dogs captain Mike Thomas was a guest on the QMJHL radio program ‘Inside the Q’ this week. You can listen to it HERE.
Thomas, in his last QMJHL season would like to finish his career holding the President Cup and will tell us what were the differences between last year's Sea Dogs that went to the final compared to this year's squad.
Also on the program is D.J. Abisilah, the play-by-play man for the Lewiston MAINEiacs.
GETTING TO KNOW HUBERDEAU Open Ice Hockey’s interview with Jonathan Huberdeau at the Top Prospects Game.
BEAULIEU MOVING ON? Rumors continue to swirl about the future of former Sea Dogs head coach and general manager Jacques Beaulieu. The London Free Press speculates that the current London Knights assistant coach could end up with the Sarnia Sting this off-season.
"His contract is done either the end of July or end of June," Knights general manager Mark Hunter said to the Free Press. "But we will allow him (to talk to teams) right after (the draft is over)."
FIGHT The Danick Gauthier – Samuel Finn fight from Game Three of the semifinals against Lewiston. Finn got the better of Gauthier but both got some good shots in.
GALLANT IN QUEBEC CITY Le Journals de Quebec reports that Sea Dogs head coach Gerard Gallant was in Quebec City on Friday to watch Game Five of the semifinals between the Remparts and Gatineau Olympiques.
Gallant discusses the semifinal series with Lewiston, the styles of the Remparts and Olympiques game, and the distraction of the NHL draft.
The Remparts currently lead the Olympiques 3-2 in their semifinal series. Game Six is tomorrow night in Gatineau.
It’s a bit of an odd schedule compared to most series. Here are the dates for the best-of-seven final:
President Cup final schedule Game 1 - Thursday, May 5 – Gatineau or Quebec at Saint John Game 2 - Saturday, May 7 – Gatineau or Quebec at Saint John Game 3 - Monday, May 9 – Saint John at Gatineau or Quebec Game 4 - Wednesday, May 11 – Saint John at Gatineau or Quebec Game 5 - Friday, May 13 – Gatineau or Quebec at Saint John Game 6 - Sunday, May 15 – Saint John at Gatineau or Quebec Game 7 - Monday, May 16 – Gatineau or Quebec at Saint John
The winner of the series will advance to the MasterCard Memorial Cup which is being held in Mississauga, Ont. The QMJHL championship team will face the host Majors in the opening game of the tournament on Friday, May 20, at 8:00 pm.
Tickets for the first two games of the 2011 President’s Cup final go on sale at noon today. Tickets can be purchased at the Harbour Station box office, online, or by phone.
Games One and Two will be hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs who advanced to the final on Wednesday following a sweep of the Lewiston Maineiacs in the semifinals.
The Sea Dogs’ opponent has yet to be determined. The Quebec Remparts could have advanced with a victory last night but the Gatineau Olympiques won the match, 5-3, to force a Game Six on Sunday.
According to the Telegraph-Journal, “the President's Cup final will begin Wednesday in Saint John if the Remparts wrap up their semifinal Sunday. If a Game 7 is required Tuesday in Quebec City, the final will start Thursday in Saint John.”
Tickets to both games should sell quickly, but probably not as fast as last year’s insanity.
Game Six, if necessary, would be Sunday in Gatineau. Game Seven would be Tuesday back in Quebec City.
The winner of the series will play the Saint John Sea Dogs in the President’s Cup final which will begin sometime next week at Harbour Station. The Sea Dogs advanced to the league final after sweeping the Lewiston Maineiacs is their semifinal matchup.
Quebec advanced to the semifinal after defeating the Val-d’Or Foreurs in four straight games in the first round. Then in the quarter-finals, the Remparts and Shawinigan Cataractes needed seven games before the winner could be decided.
Gatineau eliminated the Rimouski Oceanic in five games in round one and then downed the Drummondville Voltigeurs in six games in the second round.
Saint John and Quebec have never faced each other in the playoffs. The Sea Dogs are 2-0 against them this season with a 6-0 win a home and a 4-2 win on the road.
The Dogs and Olympiques have met once previously in the post-season. That came in last year’s quarter-finals where Saint John swept them in four games. The Sea Dogs won both games in the season series by scores of 5-2 and 4-3.
Tickets to Game One of the President’s Cup final will go on sale Saturday at noon at the Harbour Station box office, online, or by phone.
According to a Sea Dogs release, “Game 1 will be on Wednesday or Thursday at Harbour Station, pending the results of the other semifinal between the Gatineau Olympiques and Quebec Remparts.”
The Sea Dogs advanced to the final after completing a sweep of the Lewiston Maineiacs on Wednesday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. It is the second straight year that the team has made the league final.
"Hopefully it's going to be real good, and we'd like the result to be different this time," Sea Dogs head coach Gerard Gallant said to the Lewiston Sun Journal after last night’s win. "We're going to have to work for it, and we're going to have to play a good team no matter who we play."
Saint John will play either the Remparts or the Olympiques. Entering Friday’s Game Five, Quebec leads the best-of-seven series 3-1.
The Quebec Remparts will face the Gatineau Olympiques in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s other semifinal.
The Remparts advanced to the third round following a 9-2 blowout victory over the Shawinigan Cataractes in Game Seven of their quarter-final series tonight. Vincent Barnard and Mikael Tam scored twice for the winners while singles came courtesy of Mirko Hoefflin, Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, Joel Champagne, Frederick Roy, and Matthew Brown. Louis Domingue made 27 saves in net for the win.
Quebec had 2-0 and 3-1 series leads but the Cataractes hung around and managed to take it to a Game Seven.
The Remaprts, the No. 3 seeded team and the highest seed remaining behind the top-ranked Saint John Sea Dogs, will now face the No. 5 seeded Olympiques. Gatineau advanced to the semifinals with a 4-2 series win over the Drummondville Voltigeurs.
Quebec finished the regular season with a record of 48-16-1-3 while Gatineau went 43-17-3-5.
Saint John will host the eighth-seeded Lewiston MAINEiacs in the other semi-final.
Only two of the top four seeds remain in the playoff race.
SEA DOGS – REMPARTS GAME AT A GLANCE Final Score: Saint John 4, Quebec 2 Saint John Goals: Stanislav Galiev (30), Michael Kirkpatrick (19), Zack Phillips (28), and Alexandre Beauregard (6) Quebec Goals: Axel Rioux (7) and Ryan Bourque (23) Winning Goaltender: Jacob DeSerres Losing Goaltenders: Louis Domingue News 88.9 Top Dog: Simon Despres
THE NUMBERS Power Play: Remparts: 0/4, Sea Dogs: 1/2 Shots on Goal: Remparts: 13+5+5=23, Sea Dogs: 11+8+15=34 Length: 2:19 Attendance: 12,571
SAINT JOHN SCRATCHES Forwards Jason Cameron and Aidan Kelly along with defenseman Jason Seed were all healthy scratches as Saint John iced a more traditional lineup for the first time on the road trip. Previously, Nathan Beaulieu, Jonathan Huberdeau, Tomas Jurco all got the night off Friday while Steven Anthony, Scott Oke, and Ryan Tesink did not dress Saturday in Chicoutimi.
BRING OUT THE BROOMS. DOGS WIN. The Saint John Sea Dogs produced three wins in as many days as the No. 1 ranked team in Canada closed out their weekend road trip with a 4-2 win in Quebec City against the Remparts.
In what was expected to be an intense game Quebec Major Junior Hockey League titans, the Sunday afternoon match did not disappoint. Both teams had their chances in the back-and-forth affair that saw Zack Phillips score the game winning goal in the dying seconds of the second period.
"We were really happy with our game,'' Sea Dogs head coach Gerard Gallant said to the Telegraph-Journal. "For the most part we played a full 60-minute game. Our third period was probably our best, which is really positive since it was the end of a three-in-three (third game in three days).''
Saint John scored the all important first goal of the match just 55 seconds in as Stanislav Galiev capitalized on a scoring chance to give the Dogs a 1-0 lead. The Remparts would tie the match at 6:32 as Alex Wall showed some patience and walked around goaltender Jacob DeSerres and then dishing a perfect feed to Axel Rioux who had a yawning cage.
Saint John retook the lead at 15:58 as Michael Kirkpatrick let a backhand shot on goal that snuck past Remparts netminder Louis Domingue to give the Sea Dogs a 2-1 lead after 20-minutes.
50 seconds into the second period, Ryan Bourque sprung loose on a breakaway and beat DeSerres with a move to his backhand. Neither team had great opportunities to score in the middle frame as the two teams combined to fire just 13 shots on net. Finally, with seven seconds remaining in the period and Saint John a power play, Phillips flipped the puck over Domingue to give the visitors a 3-2 advantage.
In the third, Alexandre Beauregard scored an insurance marker at 14:30 to insure a Saint John victory. The Sea Dogs showed no signs of fatigue in the final frame as they were able to outshoot the Remparts 15-5.
PERFECT ROAD TRIP For the second time this season, the Saint John Sea Dogs swept a three-in-three Quebec road trip. The trek started on Friday with a 3-2 win in Baie-Comeau and continued Saturday evening with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens.
Yesterday was probably the Sea Dogs’ best game of the three as they were finally able to – for the most part - play a complete game. Saint John also showed no signs of fatigue in yesterday’s game as they were able to outshoot the Remparts 15-5 in the third period.
Saint John’s final three-in-three Quebec road swing goes down in the final weekend of February when the team visits Gatineau, Victoriaville, and Shawinigan.
SURGING SEA DOGS Saint John currently finds themselves on one of their hottest stretches of the season. The Sea Dogs are 9-0-1-0 in their last 10 games, picking up at least a point over their past 10 outings.
The head-to-head matchup with the Remparts was also key as the win pulled Saint John farther ahead in the overall standings. Saint John is now six-points up on the second-place Montreal Juniors and eight points up on the third-place Remparts. The Dogs have a game-in-hand over both of those clubs.
HUBERDEAU GOES DOWN Sea Dogs leading scorer Jonathan Huberdeau took a stick in the face in the third period and left the ice bleeding. After some quick repairs, Huberdeau returned to the game with a full cage on. There was no penalty on the play.
RED HOT RUSSIAN How about Stanislav Galiev? The Russian sophomore failed to score in five straight games between New Years Eve and January 11. But the Washington Capitals prospect has since been on a tear – and having Jonathan Huberdeau and Zack Phillips as his linemates likely has been a big boost for him.
In his last five games, Galiev has six goals and failed to score in just one of those games. In the month of January, the winger has six goals and four assists in 10 games.
REALITY SHOW JUNK A big ole hockey reality show was filmed at the Pepsi Colisee a few hours after the end of this game. As a result, there were some light fixtures hanging from the rafters that are not usually present and, as Le Soleil reports, the Sea Dogs were unable to use their usual dressing room as visitors.
The Sea Dogs had to deal with a reality show in Montreal last season as well. There was a delay to start the game because the regular arena lights would not turn on.
The series that features a team from Montreal taking on a team from Quebec City saw the visitors take a 2-1 win. The crew at Hockey Station have a recap.
SOLID DeSERRES Saint John goaltender Jacob DeSerres deserves some credit for the win. Although he only faced 23 shots, DeSerres made some big stops to keep momentum going for the Sea Dogs in the close affair.
Aside from the quality penalty killing, Gallant credited DeSerres for his focus during Quebec's two-man advantage in the first.
"Sometimes your best penalty killer is your goaltender,'' the bench boss said. "He made some key saves at a key point in the game.”
DeSerres is now 18-2-0-0 since joining the Sea Dogs.
QUICK HITS Zack Phillips now owns the team lead in goals as he notched his 28th of the year yesterday. He was the lone Sea Dog who played in Wednesday’s Top Prospects Game to play in all three games on the road trip… yesterday’s game was the seventh time this season that the Remparts had over 12,000 fans at a game… Quebec Winter Carnival mascot Bonhomme participated in the ceremonial puck drop. What a beast… Frederick Roy was suspended for this game which forced Axel Rioux to the top line, reports Le Soleil… Quebec has now lost two straight… the Sea Dogs won the season series against the Remparts, winning the two games and outscoring Quebec 10-2… Jonathan Huberdeau was booed at times by the Remparts faithfull… Quebec, who has the top power play in the league, went 0-for-4 on the man advantage… Alexandre Beauregard of all people led the Sea Dogs in shots with five… Tomas Filippi led the way in shots for the Remparts with seven… the lines were mixed up a bit at times but stayed generally the same as they were last weekend… to relive the game, check out the SN Live Blog.
The Saint John Sea Dogs and the Saint John YM-YWCA invite you to a fun night of ball hockey Tuesday at the Forest Glen Community Centre.
Sea Dogs players will join local youth from 6 to 8 p.m. at the centre, located at 651 Westmorland Road. Players ages five to nine will play from 6 to 7 p.m., while players 10 to 15 go from 7 to 8 p.m. Admission is free but donations will be accepted for the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. All players must bring a helmet and plastic blade stick.
For more information, please contact Heather Oldfield at 658-2816 or forestglen@saintjohny.com
NEXT GAME The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton on Thursday for another installment of the 2010-11 Brunswick News Rivalry Cup. Game time is 7:00 pm.
Photo Credits: Le Soleil, some broom website, Quebec Hebdo
QUEBEC CITY, Que. – What a way to end a road trip.
After playing two games in two nights, the Saint John Sea Dogs were forced to play in one of toughest buildings in the league this afternoon in Quebec City. With over 12,000 fans in attendance, the Sea Dogs were able to shutdown the Quebec Remparts and earn a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
It was by far the team’s best game of the three-in-three road swing that saw the team beat Baie-Comeau 3-2 on Friday and win 4-3 last night in Chicoutimi. The battle tested Sea Dogs played a near perfect road game, never falling behind at any point in the match.
Stanislav Galiev, Michael Kirkpatrick, Zack Phillips, and Alexandre Beauregard all had goals for the winners. Phillips’ goal in the final seven seconds of the second period proved to be the winner and gave Saint John a nice boost going into the third period.
Goaltender Jacob DeSerres played a great game in the Sea Dogs crease, making 21 saves in the win. He made some very key stops that could have could hurt Saint John’s momentum moving forward if they had gone in. The 20-year old was named third star.
The Remparts had goals from Axel Rioux and Ryan Bourque. Louis Domingue made some big saves as well, making 30 stops in the loss.
The win certainly sends a statement as the Sea Dogs were able to beat the No. 3 ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League and second best team in the QMJHL on a tail end of a three-in-three. In the season series against Quebec, Saint John outscored them 10-2.
FIRST PERIOD Just 55 seconds in, Stanislav Galiev opened the scoring. Galiev had the puck down low and simply worked himself around Remparts goaltender Louis Domingue to make it a 1-0 Sea Dogs lead.
Saint John kept the pressure going as Zack Phillips stood on the icing line and centered the disc for a streaking Kevin Gagne but just couldn’t get wood on it. Quebec started to surge a few minutes later as Joel Champagne picked up a rebound in the slot and fired it just wide of the cage.
The Remparts tied the tilt at 6:32. Alex Wall had the puck in front and patiently waited for Saint John goaltender Jacob DeSerres to make his move. Wall walked around the fallen DeSerres and threw the disc in the crease where Axel Rioux deposited the disc to make it a 1-1 affair.
The Sea Dogs got into penalty trouble as Galiev and Gagne sat in the box at 7:51. The league’s best power play went to work as Vincent Barnard had two good opportunities just inside the line but fired the one-timers both high and wide. Moments later, Alexandre Grenier tried to jam the disc past the pad of DeSerres but the Dogs netminder made a great stop. The officials would review the play but the call stood.
With the penalties over, DeSerres kept rolling as he robbed Ryan Bourque with a huge pad save.
The Sea Dogs retook the lead at 15:58 as Michael Kirkpatrick circled the net with the puck. The overage centre walked out in front and simply fired a backhand shot on goal, beating Domingue to make it a 2-1 game.
Shortly after Domingue robbed Kirkpatrick at the side of the goal, Galiev went back to the box at 18:18. But on the ensuing faceoff in the Sea Dogs zone, Bourque tripped up Stephen MacAulay to force some four-on-four play.
Shots in the first period were 13-11 Quebec.
SECOND PERIOD 50 seconds into the period, Bourque found the puck in the neutral zone and skated in alone. The Team USA forward went forehand-to-backhand and slid the disc past a stretched out DeSerres to tie the match at 2-2.
The Remparts kept the pressure going for a few minutes as the goal seemed to give the squad a bit of a spark. The team’s leading scorer, Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, had some great chances but just couldn’t connect.
Play slowed down a bit after that. Huberdeau made a slick little pass to Phillips who fired high. Then, Kirkpatrick let a shot go that was stopped by Domingue with Tomas Jurco sending the rebound wide. Quebec’s Tomas Filippi then let a one-time shot go from the circle that was kept out by DeSerres.
The Remparts went back to the power play at 12:11 as Huberdeau was called for roughing. But Quebec had a surprisingly quiet power play, not really getting any good pressure on during the span.
With the penalty over, Phillips and Jurco broke in on a two-on-one but the Sea Dogs import forward lost the puck before a shot could hit the net.
Saint John had their second man advantage of the match at 18:06 as Wall headed off. On the ensuing power play, a point shot was stopped by Domingue and then Galiev was denied as well. The puck found its way to Phillips down low who roofed it up-and-over Domingue at 19:53 to give the Sea Dogs a boost heading into the intermission.
Shots in the middle frame were minimal as Saint John bested Quebec 8-5.
THIRD PERIOD The Sea Dogs had the best chance early in the third as a rebound in the crease area was scopped up by Jurco but stopped again by Domingue.
Quebec started to turn it on a few minutes into the stanza. Audy-Marchessault looked like he was going to score three goals during the span of pressure. Mirko Hoefflin had a great chance at the side of the net but the puck jumped up-and-over the blade of his stick as he tried to shoot. Joe Dube then closed out the frame of sustained pressure as he was denied by DeSerres.
Saint John then started to bounce back. Huberdeau had two good chances as he walked out front with the puck but couldn’t get a shot off. Then Huberdeau was robbed by the pad of Domingue as the Sea Dogs put the pedal down and were dominating the Remparts for several minutes.
Then at 12:12, a great passing play was finished off by Alexandre Beauregard. Danick Gauthier fed Beauregard down low and managed to beat Domingue and stun the Remparts, giving the Sea Dogs a 4-2 lead.
Barnard had a good opportunity to make it a one-goal game again for Quebec but he fired the disc high and may have gotten a piece of the crossbar. The Remparts pulled Domingue with over a minute left but couldn’t get anything going as the Sea Dogs went on to a 4-2 victory.
Saint John outshot Quebec 15-5 in the final stanza.
The Sea Dogs went 1/2 on the power play while the Remparts went a disappointing 0/4.
NOTES: See Sea Dogs Postscript tomorrow.
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs travel to Moncton on Thursday for a 7:00 pm date with the Wildcats.
GAME DAY WHO: Saint John Sea Dogs vs Quebec Remparts WHEN: Today, 4:00 pm WHERE: Pepsi Colisee
VISITING TEAM: Saint John Sea Dogs Record: 37-5-1-2 (1st in Atlantic Division) Last Game: 4-3 overtime win at Chicoutimi yesterday Leading Scorer: Jonathan Huberdeau (44GP-27G-41A-68Pts) Notes: The Saint John Sea Dogs enter Quebec City today with a record of 37-5-1-2 which is good for top spot on the Maritimes Division and first overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Sea Dogs hold the division lead with comfort as they have a 12-point lead over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. After winning last night, Saint John is six points up on the Quebec Remparts for the overall lead in the QMJHL with one game in hand… in the latest edition of the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings, the Sea Dogs were ranked first… Saint John is coming off a 4-3 overtime victory in Chicoutimi last night against the Sagueneens. Michael Kirkpatrick, Stanislav Galiev, and Stephen MacAulay all scored to give a Saint John a 3-0 lead. But in just over nine minutes in the third period, the Sags would carry the play and the tie the match, sending it into overtime. Eric Gelinas saved the Sea Dogs from embarrassment, scoring the game winner in extra time. Mathieu Corbeil made 23 saves in net. It was another case of the Dogs sitting back on a lead, something they can’t afford to do today… this is the third and final game of a three-in-three Quebec road swing for the Dogs. They are 2-0 so far after defeating Baie-Comeau Friday and Chicoutimi last night… 8-1-1-0 in their last 10 games and have picked up at least a point in their last nine outings. They are 8-0-1-0 over that stretch… the Sea Dogs are 16-5-0-1 away from home this season with all of their regulation loses coming while being on the road. The Dogs have outscored their opposition 97-66 on the road this season… Saint John is three goals away from the 100 goal mark on the. They would be the first team to reach the mark on the road this season… the Sea Dogs have the eighth best power play in the league with a rating of 23.7%. On the road, they are operating at 27.6%, which is the second best road power play in the league… on the penalty kill, Saint John is ranked seventh with a rating of 79.8%. On the road, they are running at 74.4%... Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Sea Dogs in points this season with 68 in 44 games… Zack Phillips and Huberdeau sit tied for the team high in goals with 27 on the year… Huberdeau leads the club in assists with 41 while Phillips is second with 38 and Michael Kirkpatrick is third with 33… Phillips is second in the league in power play goals with 12… Mike Thomas is fourth in the league in shorthanded goals with three… Phillips is third in the QMJHL in game winning goals with six… Steven Anthony is tied for top spot in the league in terms of insurance goals with five… Huberdeau is a league best +39… Kirkpatrick has taken the second most dangerous shots of any player in the league with 128… Jacob DeSerres will likely get the start in goal this afternoon. The 20-year old goaltender has a record of 17-2-0-0, a goals against average of 2.31, and a save percentage of 0.918. His GAA and save percentage are both good for second overall in the league… the Sea Dogs are 1-0-0-0 against the Remparts this season having beat them 6-0 earlier this year at Harbour Station… Saint John is averaging a league high 4.69 goals per game. They are also averaging a league low 2.58 goals against per game… Steven Anthony, who was a healthy scratch last night, is on a four game road goal scoring streak… Zack Phillips has an assist in five-straight road matches. Jonathan Huberdeau is on a four-game stretch.
HOME TEAM: Quebec Remparts Record: 34-9-1-2 (1st on Telus East Division) Last Game: 4-3 loss at Rimouski Friday Leading Scorer: Jonathan Audy-Marchessault (46GP-27G-40A-67Pts) Notes: The Quebec Remparts enter action today with a record of 34-9-1-2 which is good for first place in the Telus East Division and second overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League standings. The Remparts hold a nine-point lead over the Lewiston MAINEiacs for the division lead and sit six points back of the Saint John Sea Dogs for tops in the QMJHL… in this week’s edition of the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings, Quebec was ranked third. They are the second highest QMJHL team to be ranked behind the top squad Sea Dogs… the Remparts are coming off a 4-3 loss in Rimouski on Friday night. After Rimouski took a 3-0 lead into the early parts of the second period, Mikael Tam, Mirko Hoefflin, and Ryan Bourque all scored to tie the match up at 3-3. The Oceanic would score at 9:25 of the third to secure the win. Former Wildcat Louis Domingue made eight saves on 11 shots while Jimmy Appleby allowed a goal on 14 shots… Quebec is 7-2-1-0 in their last 10 games and are coming off a loss… the Remparts have the second best home record in the QMJHL with a record of 20-2-0-0. They have outscored their opposition 110-49 in 22 games at the Pepsi Colisee. Their impressive home record is second only to the Sea Dogs’ 21-0-1-1 record… Quebec is dangerous on the power play with a rating of 29.7% which is good for tops in the league. At home, the team is running at 31.1%... on the penalty kill side of things, Quebec has a rating of 79.4 which is eighth in the league. At Pepsi Colisee, they are operating at 85.2% which is the second best home penalty kill in the league… the Remparts are very disciplined as they take the fewest amount of penalty minutes per game of any team with an average of 9.5… Jonathan Audy-Marchessault leads the team in scoring with 67 points in 46 games played this year… Audy-Marchessault also leads the club in goals with 27 and assists with 40… Joel Champagne is a close second in assists with 39… Vincent Barnard has scored the third most power play goals in the league this season with 11… Martin Lefebvre is tied for fourth in QMJHL power play assists with 18… Audy-Marchessault has scored the most game winning goals in the league with 10… Ryan Bourque is tied with Saint John’s Zach Phillips in first goals scored with seven… Bourque is tied with Saint John’s Steven Anthony for most insurance goals scored this season with five… Alex Wall is second in the league with a +38 rating… Tomas Filippi sits second in rookie scoring with 40 points in 41 games… Louis Domingue has played the most minutes in net for Quebec this season. He has a record of 28-7-1-1, a goals against average of 2.65, and a save percentage of 0.890… Champagne and Audy-Marchessault are both on a four-game assist scoring streak… Bourque is on a nine-game point scoring streak… the Remparts allow the fewest shots per game with an average of 24.3 against.
"This is the first time we saw a team that moved the puck so fast,'' Remparts head coach Patrick Roy said when comparing Sunday's outcome to his team's previous two tilts to the Telegraph-Journal. "Their intensity was something we had a hard time adjusting to. Normally, we are the ones who impose the tempo of the game. But today they did and we just couldn't follow that pace.''
Tomas Jurco, Stanislav Galiev, Pierre Durepos, Jonathan Huberdeau, Mike Thomas, and Stephen MacAulay all scored for the Sea Dogs. Jacob DeSerres made 22 saves for Saint John.
BIG CROWD A huge crowd is expected today at Pepsi Colisee as two of the best junior hockey clubs in the country do battle. Currently, the Remparts are averaging a league high 11,018 fans per game. According to ESPN’s NHL attendance numbers, that average is higher than the New York Islanders’ and Phoenix Coyotes’.
Sea Dogs equipment manager David Kelly tweeted yesterday (if you are not following him on Twiter, you should probably get on that) that they are filming some hockey reality show after the game.
Team Canada defenseman Simon Despres and Team USA forward Ryan Bourque will face each other for the first time since the world junior semi-final in Buffalo.
ARENA INFO Venue: Pepsi Colisee Seating Capacity: 11,018 Average Attendance: 15,176 Year Built: 1949 QMJHL Arena Guide
GOAL HORN This video says this is the Remparts' goal horn:
MEDIA GUIDE Radio (Sea Dogs): News 88.9 FM Live Web Feed: Telus Television: None Live Blog: Station Nation Post-Game Coverage: Station Nation, Telegraph-Journal, le Journal de Quebec
TWITTER Follow Station Nation on Twitter at www.twitter.com/station_nation for in-game updates, scores, stats, and live coverage during tonight’s game.
AFTER THE BUZZER For some reason the QMJHL has scheduled the Sea Dogs to play a Thursday night game in Moncton. Game time is 7:00 pm.
Photo Credits: le Journal de Quebec, Marc Henwood/Station Nation, Marc Henwood/Station Nation
The Quebec Remparts will be without one of their top forwards when they host the Saint John Sea Dogs this afternoon at Pepsi Colisee. Game time is 4:00 pm AST.
The play, which saw Roy toss Alex MacDonald into the boards, happened at 11:32 of the first period in the Remparts’ 4-3 loss against the Oceanic Friday.
The decision was rendered after reviewing the videotape of the incident, gathering the testimonies from the players and the organizations involved, reading the officials’ report and consulting the independent committee in the matter of disciplinary sanctions.
The Disciplinary Prefect will not be available for further comment.
Roy, the son of Remparts head coach Patrick Roy, is fourth in team scoring with 16 goals and 26 assists in 46 games. He is also a +19 on the year and has served 40 penalty minutes.
SEA DOGS – REMPARTS GAME AT A GLANCE Final Score: Quebec 0, Saint John 6 Saint John Goals: Tomas Jurco (12), Stanislav Galiev (10), Pierre Durepos (1), Jonathan Huberdeau (15), Mike Thomas (4), and Stephen MacAulay (6) Quebec Goals: None Winning Goaltender: Jacob DeSerres Losing Goaltenders: Louis Domingue and Jimmy Appleby News 88.9 Top Dog: Danick Gauthier
THE NUMBERS Power Play: Remparts: 0/5, Sea Dogs 1/6 Shots on Goal: Remparts: 6+9+7=22, Sea Dogs: 15+12+8=35 Length: 2:12 Attendance: 4,315
SAINT JOHN SCRATCHES Kevin Gagne missed his second straight game with what News 88.9 reported as an “upper body injury.” Today’s Telegraph-Journal had more:
Sea Dogs defenceman Kevin Gagne missed both weekend games with a concussion. The 18-year-old Edmundston native hopes to return to the lineup for Saturday's road game against Acadie-Bathurst.
Aidan Kelly sat out as the extra forward.
DOMINATION. SEA DOGS WIN 6-0. A surprisingly dominate performance by the Saint John Sea Dogs sent a message to the Quebec Remparts. Going into yesterday’s match, the two teams were tied for the highest winning percentage in the league.
Saint John scored four goals in the first period and added two more in the second to cruise by Quebec 6-0 yesterday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play at Harbour Station.
"We competed and everything went well for us early,” said Sea Dogs head coach Gerard Gallant to the Telegraph-Journal. “We knew it was going to be a challenge, but we did everything we wanted to do.''
Tomas Jurco made it 1-0 Saint John 10:36 on the power play when he fired a low shot through traffic that found the back-of-the-net. The Sea Dogs doubled their lead at 13:07. Steven Anthony fed Stanislav Galiev with a nice pass, allowing the Russian to record his 10th of the season.
Saint John made it 3-0 at 15:02 when Pierre Durepos let a shot go from just above the hash marks and beat Remparts goaltender Louis Domingue high glove side. The Sea Dogs wouldn’t stop there as they scored their fourth goal at 16:05. The Remparts defense looked a but confused on the play, allowing Jurco and Jonathan Huberdeau to have a long two-on-none opportunity. Huberdeau embarrassed Domingue with an unreal deke to make it 4-0 after one.
Captain Mike Thomas got in on the action at 6:35 of the second period when he beat Jimmy Appleby – who replaced Domingue in the Remparts goal after the fourth marker – in close to give Saint John a 5-0 lead and officially make it blowout city.
The third line kept rolling when Stephen MacAulay scored at 15:31, a goal that would end up being the final marker of the hockey game.
In the third, neither team looked to ambitious about scoring goals. The game would end with the Sea Dogs being victorious by score of 6-0.
ROAD TRIPPIN’ Sure, it was the Remparts third game in as many days, but nobody expected the two teams to battle in such a lopsided affair. Quebec destroyed the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Friday night, defeating the northern New Brunswick team 5-2 while outshooting them 49-15. On Saturday, the Remparts beat the PEI Rocket 4-3 in overtime.
"This is the first time we saw a team that moved the puck so fast,'' Renparts head coach Patrick Roy said when comparing Sunday's outcome to his team's previous two tilts to the T-J. "Their intensity was something we had a hard time adjusting to. Normally, we are the ones who impose the tempo of the game. But today they did and we just couldn't follow that pace.''
Quebec finishes their tough Maritime road trip with a respectable 2-1-0-0 record.
THE BOURRET SHOW Gabriel Bourret put on a clinic this weekend. After recording two assists and earning first star honours on Saturday night, Bourret beat that accomplishment by dishing out four assists en route to another first star naming.
The second-year Sea Dog has seen an increase in his playing time as well as his offensive numbers. But along with that, Bourret has looked much more comfortable on the ice. His production this weekend helped fill the whole that was left with Kevin Gagne out of the lineup.
BACK IN FIRST With the win and a Drummondville Voltigeurs loss, the Sea Dogs find themselves in a familiar place – first overall in the QMJHL. Saint John now has a record of 18-3-0-2 which is good for 38 points. Their point total is one ahead of Drummondville, two ahead of Quebec, and three ahead of the Montreal Juniors.
Much like last season as well, the Sea Dogs lead the league in goals scored with 106 and are the only team with over 100 goals. Their 59 goals against also puts them in a three way tie with Quebec and the Shawinigan Cataractes for the least goals allowed this season.
Furthermore, Saint John’s 18 wins and 38 points are the most in the Canadian Hockey League.
TURK BELIEVES IN QUEBEC CITY Sea Dogs head coach Gerard Gallant told the Journal de Quebec that he believes Quebec City could once again host a National Hockey League team someday. Gallant told that the paper a strong Canadian dollar and several US teams struggling to attract fans could bode well for the city.
FLIPPIN’ After Mike Thomas’ goal in the second period, Matthew Brown smashed his stick over the Quebec nets crossbar.
Nov. 14, 2001 - Patrick Roy became the first goalie in #NHL history to win 200 games with 2 teams #habs and #avs .
THE BIG LINES The Sea Dogs third line continues to impress. The trio of Mike Thomas, Danick Gauthier, and Stephen MacAulay has showed a nice offensive side to their defenseive duties. The three combined for two goals and two assists in the game.
Along with the third line dominating, the Sea Dogs’ penalty killing unit was solid, keeping the league’s best power play scoreless on five opportunities.
The Sea Dogs’ second line of Jonathan Huberdeau, Zach Phillips, and Tomas Jurco registered two assists and two goals as well. The line, which gives NHL scouts the shivers, as been dubbed “the bachelor line” by Sea Dogs play-by-play man Tim Roszell. Excellent.
Patrick Roy told Journal de Quebec that Saint John has some of the best lines in the league.
THE DOUBLE DOWN EFFECT Some sad news to pass along today as KFC will no longer be offering the Double Down in Canada. The era was nice to the Sea Dogs though, as the team went 8-1-0-1 during the stretch.
QUICK HITS Stanislav Galiev joined Jonathan Huberdeau, Zach Phillips, and Tomas Jurco in the double-digit goal club… there are no reports of any Roy family member going on a toilet smashing rampage at Harbour Station this year… this was Louis Domingue’s first start in over a year at Harbour Station. The former Moncton Wildcat last started an October 17, 2009 game against the Sea Dogs in the SJ, a 3-2 overtime win for Saint John… the Sea Dogs are now 2-0 all-time on Multicultural Day at Harbour Station… Sea Dogs goaltender Jacob DeSerres played in his first game since suffering a groin injury last Friday against Cape Breton. He played well, but wasn’t tested too much… DeSerres used his newly painted mask for the first time… the Remparts will look to get revenge on Saint John on January 23at Pepsi Colisee when the Sea Dogs will be on the tail end of a three-in-three road trip… Marc Henwood’s pictures from the game can been seen over at Isurus Photography’s Facebook page… to relive the match, check out the SN Live Blog Replay.
SEADOGSTV HIGHLIGHTS Audio is down again. We blame Ted Rogers.
Elsewhere in the QMJHL it was: Montreal 5 Drummondville 1; Chicoutimi 6 Victoriaville 4; Moncton 4 Gatineau 3 (OT); Lewiston 3 Baie-Comeau 2 (OT) and Shawinigan 3 Val-d'Or 1.
The surprising Lewiston Maineiacs have now won eight-in-a-row while the dreadful Baie-Comeau Drakkar have now lost 23 straight games. The QMJHL record for consecutive loses is 27, set by the Shawinigan Dynamos in 1975-76. The Canadian Hockey League record is owned by the Victoria Cougars, who lost 32 straight matches in 1989-90.
There are a number of other feats the Drakkar could meet this season. Mikael Lalancette has a run down HERE.
NEXT GAME Saint John travels to Bathurst Saturday to face the Titan for the third time this season.
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SAINT JOHN – The most anticipated match of the young season ended in an unexpected way.
Four first period goals propelled the Saint John Sea Dogs to a rather easy 6-0 victory over the Quebec Remparts on Sunday afternoon afternoon at Harbour Station in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
The Sea Dogs jumped out to an early lead and never looked book, dominating the Remparts who were the #3 team in the country in this week’s BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings.
Tomas Jurco, Stanislav Galiev, Pierre Durepos, Jonathan Huberdeau, Mike Thomas, and Stephen MacAulay all scored for the winners. Defenseman Gabriel Bourret picked up his second straight first star honor with four assists.
Goaltender Jacob DeSerres, returning from a groin injury, was not tested too much. He made 22 saves to earn his second Sea Dogs shutout.
The Remparts looked a bit gassed as the game grew older. The team was playing their third game in three days. Louis Domingue was pulled after allowing six goals on 13 shots. Jimmy Appleby made 20 saves in relief.
FIRST PERIOD Tomas Jurco had a good chance early when he one-timed the puck in front but Louis Domingue was there to make the save.
The Remparts would put their league best power play to work at 2:16 when Michael Kirkpatrick was called for tripping. Martin Lefebvre had the best chance when he tried to release a backhand shot in close, but Sea Dogs goaltender Jacob DeSerres made a unique play by coming out of his crease a bit to deny a shot.
Now back at even strength, the Sea Dogs offense went back to work. Zach Phillips sent a pass to a streaking Jurco but couldn’t get a shot off. Then, a Kirkpatrick point shot produced a rebound but Jonathan Huberdeau was stoned in front by the Remparts netminder.
With Tomas Filippi in the box for Quebec, Saint John opened the scoring. Gabriel Bourret sent a pass to Jurco who was a sitting at the dot. Jurco fired a low wrist shot that went through a Huberdeau screen and past Domingue to make it 1-0 at 10:36.
Saint John doubled their lead at 13:07 when Steven Anthony skated down the wing and then passed back to Stanislav Galiev. The Russian made quick work of the pass, wristing a shot blocker side that went by Domingue to make it a 2-0 game.
The Dogs weren’t done there. At 15:02, Kirkpatrick dropped the puck for Pierre Durepos who let a blast go from inside the line that went top shelf to give the home team a 3-0 lead.
It became unreal at 16:05 as Saint John made it 4-0. Some miscommunication by the Remparts defense allowed the Dogs to have a two-on-none opportunity. Jurco picked it up along the boards and centered for Huberdeau. The 18-year old made a sick move around Domingue and unleashed a backhand shot to give the Dogs four goals in the opening frame.
With Jimmy Appleby now in the Quebec crease, Saint John would have a late power play and would put on some good pressure but could not extend their lead.
Shots in the opening period were 15-6 Saint John.
SECOND PERIOD Joel Champagne had a good opportunity early on when a relased a shot in close but DeSerres was there to put a pad on it.
Saint John made it a 5-0 game at 6:35 when Mike Thomas did some work in the crease and roofed a shot past Appleby to extend his teams lead.
Saint John would go to the penalty kill at 9:22 when Ryan Tesink was called for tripping. But the league's best power play didn’t look all that hot and couldn’t get anything going.
A little while later and the penalty long over, the third line went back to work. Thomas let a strong point shot go that just went wide of the crease. Then MacAulay had his shot stopped through traffic.
The line would finally be rewarded at 15:31 when MacAulay performed a wraparound and finished it off beautifully with a forehand shot to make it half-a-dozen goals for Saint John.
The Remparts had about 10 seconds of pressure late when Ryan Bourque let a shot go that fooled DeSerres a bit. The puck hit the goaltenders arm and trickled through the blue paint and out.
After the buzzer sounded, Remparts captain Mikael Tam started throwing the fists at Simon Despres. The Sea Dogs defenseman looked ready to go but two of the officials would have none of it and got between the two. Tam would pick up the extra penalty on the play.
Shots in the middle frame were 12-9 Sea Dogs.
THIRD PERIOD Just 39 seconds in, MacAulay was called for high sticking making for some four-on-four action. The best scoring chance came when a pass from the corner came in front for Bourret but he couldn’t connect.
Call-up Girard Mathieu made his presence known moments later when he rocked Phillips with a hard hit along the side boards. The Remparts started to gain some stem when Mirko Hoefflin centered for Olivier Hinse but he had his stick lifted.
With Nathan Beaulieu in the box at 9:01, DeSerres made his best stop of the game on Hinse when he had an open cage but was robbed by the arm of the Saint John goaltender.
With the penalty over, Danick Gauthier tried to feed Huberdeau on a partial two-on-one play but was stopped. Then on yet another Saint John power play, Durepos let a laser go from the blue line but hit the bottom of the post.
On another power play for the Dogs at 16:39, a shot from the circle was beautifully tipped by Guillaume Cloutier in front but was denied by Appleby. The power play ended short as Beaulieu was called for tripping at 17:39. Quebec’s best chance came when Bourque missed a pass in front on the doorstep.
With 18 seconds to go, Matthew Brown showed some frustrations when he nailed MacAulay in the corner from behind. But Saint John would stay away from the rough stuff and go on to win 6-0.
Shots in the third were 8-7 Saint John.
The Sea Dogs went 1/6 of the power play while the Remparts went 0/5.
NOTES: See Sea Dogs Postscript tomorrow.
NEXT GAME: The Sea Dogs travel to Bathurst on Saturday to face the Titan for the second time in a week.
GAME DAY WHO: Quebec Remparts vs Saint John Sea Dogs WHEN: Today, 4:00 pm WHERE: Harbour Station
NOTE: The new QMJHL website continues to suck. Apparently there was a problem with their server or something causing yesterday’s Remparts – Rocket game to not have the final stats recorded at the time of this posting. VISITING TEAM: Quebec Remparts Record: 17-3-0-2 (1st in Telus East Division) Last Game: 4-3 overtime win at PEI yesterday Leading Scorer: Jonathan Audy-Marchessault (22GP-12G-28A-40Pts) Notes: The Quebec Remparts enter today’s game with a record of 17-3-0-2 which is good for first in the Telus East Division and a tie with the Saint John Sea Dogs for second overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They sit one point behind the Drummondville Voltigeurs who have played four more games… ranked third in the Canadian Hockey League this week in the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings… the Remparts are coming off a 4-3 overtime victory in Charlottetown last night against the PEI Rocket. Ryan Bourque scored two goals including the game winner. Singles came courtesy of Frederick Roy and import sensation Mirko Hoefflin. Jimmy Appleby allowed three goals on 19 shots through two periods before giving way to Louis Domingue to start the third. “We were challenged tonight,” said Quebec head coach Patrick Roy to PEIRocket.com after the game… the Remparts are 8-2-0-2 away from home this season and have outscored their opposition 47-35 along the way. Their eight road wins ties them with the Voltigeurs and the Moncton Wildcats for the league high… 6-3-0-1 in their last 10 games. They have won two straight… as they have been known for over the past few years, Quebec likes to score goals. They are second only to the Sea Dogs in goals scored with 97... the Remparts have the best power play in the league with a rating of 0.351%... their power play may be the best in the league but their penalty kill isn’t by any means. They are currently ranked 10th in the league with an efficiency of 0.787%... Jonathan Audy-Marchessault leads Quebec in scoring with 40 points in just 22 games which places him second in league scoring. His 28 assists also leads the team and places him second in the QMJHL among assist leaders… Joel Champagne and Tomas Filippi lead the team in goals with 13 each… Alex Wall leads the club in plus/minus with a +23 rating… Domingue will likely get the start in goal toady for the Remparts. He has a record of 13-2-0-1, a goals against average of 2.18 and a save percentage of 0.901%... this is the final game of a three game road trip through the Maritimes for Quebec. They wrecked the Titan on Friday night in Bathurst, winning 5-2 and outshot them 49-15. They defeated PEI in overtime last night and will now face their toughest test this afternoon in Saint John.
HOME TEAM: Saint John Sea Dogs Record: 17-3-0-2 (1st in Atlantic Division) Last Game: 5-3 win vs Bathurst yesterday Leading Scorer: Michael Kirkpatrick (22GP-8G-21A-29Pts) Notes: The Saint John Sea Dogs come into this afternoon’s contest with a record of 17-3-0-1 which places them first in the Maritime Division and in a tie for second overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Quebec Remparts. They sit one point behind the Drummondville Voltigeurs who have played four more games… ranked fourth in the Canadian Hockey League this week in the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings… Saint John is coming off a 5-3 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan last night at Harbour Station. Simon Despres, Steven Anthony, Michael Kirkpatrick, Scott Oke, and Tomas Jurco all scored for the winners who outshot Bathurst 39-33. Frederic Piche played all 60 minutes and allowed three goals on 33 shots. Mike Thomas also had his first fight of the season. Defenseman Gabriel Bourret was the first star with two assists… 8-1-0-1 in their last 10 games and are coming off a win. The Sea Dogs have picked up at least a point in their last eight games… 10-0-0-1 at home this season and are the only QMJHL team remaining that does not have a regulation loss on home ice… Michael Kirkpatrick has taken over the team point scoring lead with 29 points in 22 games. His 21 assists lead the team as well… Jonathan Huberdeau leads the team in goals with 14 in 22 matches. He also has a team best +25 rating… this is the final game of a four game homestand for Saint John. So far, they are 2-0-0-1. They hit the road for two games next weekend… it isn’t clear who will start in goal tonight but it was suggested on last night's News 88.9 broadcast that Jacob DeSerres may be ready to go. The 20-year has been suffering from a groin injury of late, forcing Frederic Piche to make a rare second straight start last night. DeSerres has a record of 4-1-0-0, a goals against average of 2.77, and a save percentage of 0.898%... Piche has a record of 9-1-0-2, a GAA of 2.33, and a SV% of 0.917%.
Saint John won both of their meetings with Quebec in 2009-10, with Stanislav Galiev (2GP-1G-2A-3P), Steven Anthony (2GP-1G-1A-2P), and Michael Kirkpatrick (2GP-0G-2A-2P) all having averaged a point-per-game or better in head-to-head matchups with the Remparts last season. Kirkpatrick has recorded 7GP-2G-5A-7P versus Quebec thus far in his career.
THE CULTURE Just like last year when the Remparts were in town, today is Multicultural Day at Harbour Station.
Fans in attendance set to be treated to an eclectic mix of music from throughout the world. Furthermore, several local cultural associations will be on hand to help cultivate a festive atmosphere, with several minority groups set to showcase their unique heritage. Sunday's game is being presented in partnership with the Saint John Multicultural and Resource Centre.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Last year’s home game against Quebec was easily one of the most exciting of the campaign.
Ryan Bourque is the son of Boston Bruin great Ray Bourque – who was in town just over a week ago on a Bruins Alumni tour.
The Remparts are off to a surprising start. Most pre-season analysts did not see Quebec being this good this year. Will it last?
Mikael Tam, the victim of the Patrice Cormier attack last season, still plays for Quebec.
ARENA INFO Venue: Harbour Station Seating Capacity: 6,297 Year Built: 1993 QMJHL Arena Guide
MEDIA GUIDE Radio (Sea Dogs): News 88.9 FM Live Web Feed: Telus Television: None Live Blog: Station Nation Post-Game Coverage: Station Nation, Telegraph-Journal, Le Journal de Quebec, Le Soleil
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AFTER THE BUZZER The Sea Dogs travel to Bathurst on Saturday to face the Titan.
