Sea Dogs Start New Year with 5-2 Win over Halifax
Published on January 4, 2026 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Saint John Sea Dogs News Release
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Rafaël Courchesne stopped 31 of 33 shots Sunday afternoon as the Saint John Sea Dogs took down the Halifax Mooseheads 5-2 at TD Station.
Rookie defenceman Oskar Drabczynski scored on the Sea Dogs' first shot of the game at 5:07. Angelo Fullerton made it 2-0 at 16:59, burying Olivier Duhamel's rebound. Courchesne turned aside all 13 shots he faced in the opening frame.
Neither team scored in the second despite each getting a power play opportunity.
Liam Kilfoil got the Mooseheads on the board 1:09 into the third, but Everett Baldwin answered quickly. Baldwin walked in and fired a wrist shot that was stopped by Nicolas Gillham-Cirka, but collected his own rebound and put it upstairs to make it 3-1. At 5:59, William Yared set up Duhamel on the power play to extend the lead to 4-1.
Forty seconds later, William Bent scored on a breakaway to pull Halifax within two. With 39 seconds to play, Dylan Rozzi sealed it 5-2 with an empty-net goal.
STATISTICS
SOG: SNB - 23 | HAL - 33
PP: SNB - 1/3 | HAL - 0/3
Faceoffs: SNB - 37 | HAL - 30
3 STARS
1st: SNB - Angelo Fullerton - 1G
2nd: SNB - Olivier Duhamel - 1G, 1A
3rd: SNB - Oskar Drabczynski - 1G
NEXT HOME GAME
Thursday, January 8 @ 7:00 p.m. - vs Gatineau Olympiques (Fredericton)
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Single-Game Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.ca. For Season Ticket Memberships and Flex Packs (32, 16, and 18 games), buy online HERE or call the Sea Dogs office at 506-657-3647 from noon to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
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