Ryan Francis is joining the Saint John Sea Dogs from the Cape Breton Eagles. (Image: Submitted/Saint John Sea Dogs)
The Saint John Sea Dogs have added a Calgary Flames prospect to their lineup.
Ryan Francis joins the team following a trade with the Cape Breton Eagles this week.
Francis tallied 24 goals and 72 points in 61 games during the 2019-20 season with the Eagles.
Trevor Georgie, president and general manager of the Sea Dogs, described Francis as an “offensive threat and a game-breaker.”
“We have seen that first-hand playing against him in the same division and it will be nice to now have him in our lineup,” Georgie said in a news release.
“We anticipate that Ryan will be a two-year player for us and one of the most impactful 20-year-old players in the league next season, which we value greatly.”
Francis was selected by the Flames in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Draft, 143rd overall. His draft eligibility was pushed a year due to his late birthday.
As part of the trade, which also sees the Sea Dogs acquire a sixth-round draft pick from Quebec in 2021, the Eagles will receive forward Dawson Stairs, Saint John’s first and second-round draft picks in 2023, and Sherbrooke’s sixth-round draft pick in 2022.
Stairs was drafted to the Sea Dogs in the 7th round of the 2018 QMJHL Entry Draft. He had 20 goals and 38 points in 87 games with the Sea Dogs.
🚨TRADE ALERT🚨 The Sea Dogs have acquired @NHLFlames prospect Ryan Francis in a trade with the Cape Breton Eagles.
Details: https://t.co/Wl9gATtVzq pic.twitter.com/FiaFJCIc62
— Saint John Sea Dogs (@SJSeaDogs) January 18, 2021
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