Saint John Sea Dogs The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , entering the league as an expansion team in 2005 . The Sea Dogs play at Harbour Station , Saint John , New Brunswick , with a capacity of 6 , 488 . On May 29 , 2011 , the Sea Dogs became the first team from Atlantic Canada to win the Memorial Cup . History . The Sea Dogs filled the void left in Saint John by the departure of the AHL ' s Saint John Flames when the city was granted a team for the 2005 – 06 QMJHL season , paying a $ 3 million expansion fee . The Sea Dogs ' expansion twins were the St . John ' s Fog Devils . The Sea Dogs ' very first head coach was Christian La Rue under general manager Bob " Tipper " LeBlanc , and the captaincy was split between Charles Bergeron and Vincent Lambert . The Sea Dogs were also given the first overall pick at the 2005 QMJHL Draft , selecting defenceman Alex Grant . The Sea Dogs had a weak first season and missed the playoffs . During the offseason , Christian La Rue was fired and quickly replaced with former London Knights assistant coach Jacques Beaulieu . Beaulieu served as the head coach for the entire second season . Tipper Leblanc resigned mid - season , and Beaulieu stepped into the dual role of coach - GM . The Sea Dogs ' poor performance in their first season granted them another first overall pick at the 2006 QMJHL Draft , where they selected another defenceman , Yann Sauve . The team missed the playoffs again . The 2007 QMJHL Draft saw the Sea Dogs land the first pick yet again , with which they selected defenceman Simon Despres . In the same draft round they selected Steven Anthony 10th overall . The team also selected goaltender Robert Mayer 3rd overall at the 2007 CHL Import Draft . The Sea Dogs did not make a first round selection in the 2008 QMJHL Entry Draft . In the second round , the Sea Dogs used their first pick to select defenceman Kevin Gagne . Another interesting story was the addition of Jacques Beaulieu ' s son Nathan to the roster . Before the 2008 – 09 season The Hockey News ranked the Sea Dogs the second - best team in the QMJHL , and 5th overall in the entire CHL . The team underperformed , traded stars such as Alex Grant and Chris DiDomenico at Christmas , and fired Jacques Beaulieu after a first - round playoff sweep at the hands of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles . In the 2009 QMJHL Draft , they chose defensemen Pierre Durepos 10th overall and forward Jonathan Huberdeau 18th overall , in the same draft round . In the 2009 CHL Import Draft , the Sea Dogs chose Russian forward Stanislav Galiev first overall and Slovak forward Tomas Jurco fourth overall . In the 2010 QMJHL Draft , they chose Saint Johner , Ryan Tesink 18th overall in the first round . As of February 15 , 2011 , Yann Sauve became the first player from the Saint John Sea Dogs organization to play an NHL game with his NHL draft team , the Vancouver Canucks . In the 2011 QMJHL Draft , their first pick didn ' t come until the second round , where they traded up from 36th to 19th with Rouyn - Noranda Huskies and selected New Brunswick native Oliver Cooper . The Sea Dogs tied a QMJHL record for most wins in a season with 58 in 2011 The Sea Dogs won their first ever QMJHL presidents cup on May 15 , 2011 The Sea Dogs Became the First team from Atlantic Canada to win A Mastercard Memorial Cup On May 29 , 2011 400th Game . The Saint John Sea Dogs played their 400th Regular Season Game in the QMJHL on Sunday , February 13 , 2011 VS the Moncton Wildcats . The Sea Dogs won the contest 3 - 2 in a shootout . One Millionth Fan . On Friday , May 13 , 2011 , in a playoff series against the Gatineau Olympique , the Sea Dogs welcomed their one millionth fan in team history . The fan received a signed team jersey . The Sea Dogs lost the game 3 - 2 , forcing a sixth game in the series on May 15 in Gatineau , QC . Sea Dogs TV . In April 2008 , the Sea Dogs created Sea Dogs TV , an official YouTube channel which houses various team highlights , interviews , features , and basically anything related to the Sea Dogs . 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge co - host . On November 19 , 2008 , the Sea Dogs hosted game 2 of the Canada Russia Challenge , before a sell - out crowd at Harbour Station . The Russians defeated Team QMJHL by a score of 4 - 3 . The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge in Saint John included four Sea Dogs players . They were Chris DiDomenico , Alex Grant , Yann Sauvé , and Simon Despres . DiDomenico was not able to play for Team QMJHL due to an injury and was replaced by 17 - year - old Steven Anthony . 22 Game winning streak . In the 2009 - 2010 season , the Saint John Sea Dogs , playing in a very strong Atlantic Division , were successful in winning 22 consecutive games . During their streak , which extended from October 17 until December 12 , Saint John scored 107 goals while allowing a mere 44 . The offense was led mainly by Mike Hoffman ( 45 points and 8 game - winning goals ) , Nicholas Petersen ( 49 ) , Michael Kirkpatrick ( 44 ) and rookie Stanislav Galiev ( 40 points ) . The strong defensive brigade saw its veteran , Yann Sauvé , register a solid + 24 differential in addition to gathering 16 points . In nets , veteran Marc - Antoine Gélinas won 15 games , allowing a meager 1 . 83 goals per game along with a . 933 save percentage . Karel St - Laurent posted the other seven wins . Following their incredible run , the Sea Dogs have taken hold of the top spot in the QMJHL overall standings , 9 points ahead of Drummondville . Their recent string of success places the franchise amongst the best in QMJHL history . 2010 Subway Super Series co - host . Canada and Russia faced off against each other on November 8 . Championship titles . 2010 Atlantic Division Champions 2010 League Champions 2011 Maritime Division Champions 2011 League Champions 2011 President ' s Cup Champions 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup Champions 2012 Maritime Division Champions 2012 League Champions Season - by - season results . Regular season . " Legend " : OL = Overtime loss , SL = Shootout loss O = Out of playoffs X = Clinched playoff berth Standings Team records . ~ Record is still active < br > NHL Entry Draft history . Below is a list of players that have played for the Sea Dogs organization that have been drafted into the NHL , whether on the Sea Dogs roster at the time or not .