Season records versus each team

Below you will find the records of your Halifax Mooseheads versus each of the other seventeen teams in the Q plus the monthly records for the team this season. (note: Halifax's score is listed first)

West division
Blainville-Boisbriand 2 games 1-1-0-0 {7-5, 3-6}
Gatineau 2 games 1-0-0-1 {4-3OT, 5-6SO}
Rouyn-Noranda 2 games 0-1-1-0 {4-5OT, 2-4}
Val-d'Or 2 games 0-2-0-0 {4-6, 2-5}

Central division
Drummondville 2 games 0-1-1-0 {2-3OT, 4-7}
Shawinigan 2 games 1-1-0-0 {1-3, 2-1SO}
Sherbrooke 2 games 2-0-0-0 {6-3, 4-2}
Victoriaville 2 games 1-1-0-0 {4-2, 2-3}

East division
Baie-Comeau 2 games 2-0-0-0 {4-1, 5-4}
Chicoutimi 2 games 0-1-1-0 {3-9, 4-5OT}
Quebec 2 games 2-0-0-0 {3-2SO, 5-4OT}
Rimouski 2 games 2-0-0-0 {5-4, 7-1}

Maritimes division
Cape Breton 8 games 5-3-0-0 {5-3, 1-5, 5-2, 1-5, 5-2, 2-5, 3-2SO, 3-2OT}
Charlottetown 8 games 3-5-0-0 {1-4, 5-4SO, 4-2, 1-2, 5-2, 1-5, 3-5, 3-6}
Moncton 8 games 2-4-0-2 {2-1OT, 4-5, 5-2, 3-4SO, 1-5, 2-3SO, 1-11, 5-7}
Newfoundland 8 games 2-6-0-0 {3-0, 2-4, 8-5, 0-7, 2-5, 4-7, 1-6, 4-6}
Saint John 8 games 5-3-0-0 {4-3, 2-5, 4-3, 4-3OT, 2-5, 2-5, 5-4, 4-2}

Monthly records
September 4 games ~ 2-2-0-0 record overall, 2-1-0-0 home, 0-1-0-0 away
October 11 games ~ 8-2-1-0 record overall, 5-2-0-0 home, 3-0-1-0 away
November 9 games ~ 4-4-0-1 record overall, 0-1-0-1 home, 4-3-0-0 away
December 10 games ~ 4-6-0-0 record overall, 2-4-0-0 home, 2-2-0-0 away
January 11 games ~ 2-6-2-1 record overall, 2-1-2-1 home, 0-4-0-0 away
February 11 games ~ 4-6-0-1 record overall, 1-4-0-0 home, 3-2-0-1 away
March 8 games ~ 5-3-0-0 record overall, 2-1-0-0 home, 3-2-0-0 away

Overtime/shootout records
OT ~ five overtime win, three overtime loss
SO ~ four shootout win, three shootout loss

Stats Sunday: March

Games played: 8
Record: 5-3-0-0, 10pts
Goals for/against: 28/32
Powerplay*: 22.4%
Penalty kill*: 77.0%
Shutouts: None

Top 5 leading scorers
Points: Quinn Kennedy 13, Oleg Kulebiakin 11, Samuel Rousseau 8, Shawn Carrier 8, Liam Kilfoil 8
Goals: Quinn Kennedy 7, Samuel Rousseau 6, Shawn Carrier 4, Liam Kilfoil 3, Oleg Kulebiakin 2
Assists: Oleg Kulebiakin 9, Quinn Kennedy 6, Liam Kilfoil 5, Malik L'Italian 5, Shawn Carrier 4
Penalty minutes: Daniel Walters 12, Shawn Carrier 11, Carlos Handel 8, Caylen Blake 8, Lincoln Waugh 7
Plus/minus: Shawn Carrier +3, Liam Kilfoil +2, Oleg Kulebiakin +1, Quinn Kennedy +1, Lincoln Waugh E
Rookie scoring: Oleg Kulebiakin 11pts, Malik L'Italien 5pts, Cameron Minella 1pt, Brenden Espenell 1pt, Jasu Mensonen 1pt

Goaltender stats*
Owen Bresson     18-17-2-2    3.66 GAA     0.887 SAV%
Nicolas Cirka     11-12-1-1     4.00 GAA     0.873 SAV%

*overall

Round 1 battle against Chicoutimi

Photo - Herd website

The playoffs are set to begin next week and on the last day of the regular season, our Halifax Mooseheads finally know who they will play in Round 1. Being the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference, the Herd will battle against the 2nd seed Chicoutimi Sagueneens. 

Halifax lost their last two games this weekend against Newfoundland on the road to finish with a 29-29-3-3 record. The Mooseheads went 0-1-1-0 against the Sagueneens in during the regular season but as we know anything can happen in the playoffs. Chicoutimi battled it out with Moncton for the last couple of months for the top spot in the QMJHL but they didn't get any help and finished with a 49-10-3-2 record, good enough for 103 points, just behind the Wildcats. The Sags have the top scorer in both points and goals in Maxim Masse who recorded 51 goals and 102 points. 

Full schedule below. With the distance between teams, this series will be 2-3-2 instead of the normal 2-2-1-1-1 format. 

Game 1    Friday March 27 @ 8:00pm at Centre Georges-Vezina
Game 2    Saturday March 28 @ 8:00pm at Centre Georges-Vezina
Game 3    Tuesday March 31 @ 7:00pm at Scotiabank Centre
Game 4    Wednesday April 1 @ 7:00pm at Scotiabank Centre
*Game 5  Friday April 3 @ 7:00pm at Scotiabank Centre
*Game 6  Monday April 6 @ 8:00pm at Centre Georges-Vezina
*Game 7  Tuesday April 7 @ 8:00pm at Centre Georges-Vezina

*if necessary

Single game tickets for Games 3 and 4 are on sale now, you can purchase them at ticketmaster.ca or by phone 902-451-1221. 

Game Day 68: at Regiment

PREVIEW - After 6 months of playing tough hockey and battling it out, we have come to the final regular season game of 2025-26 and our Halifax Mooseheads are visiting the Newfoundland Regiment. The two teams met last night with the home Regiment winning quite handedly 6-1. Quinn Kennedy picked up his 31st goal of the season in the loss, which also locked up 7th place in the standings for the Mooseheads. Halifax's playoff opponent is still to be determined but it would be nice for the boys to go in to it with a victory. They're in a tough spot though as number 1 goaltender Owen Bresson is serving the 3rd of his 5 game suspension this afternoon, meaning that Nicolas Cirka will be in net. Newfoundland is led by overage forward Justin Larose who has 88 points this season which is good enough for 4th in the league. Meanwhile, rookie Oleg Kulebiakin still has the most points for the Herd with 73. 

Game coverage
TV: FloHockey | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Overall records
Mooseheads: 29-28-3-3 = 64 points (5th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Regiment: 37-22-3-1 = 78 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)

Leading scorers
NFL: Justin Larose 88pts (32G & 56A), Marek Danicek 72pts (33G & 39A), Dawson Sharkey 60pts (31G & 29A)
HAL: Oleg Kulebiakin 73pts (29G & 44A), Shawn Carrier 61pts (36G & 25A), Quinn Kennedy 54pts (31G & 23A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 2-5-0-0 against the Regiment this season while Newfoundland has a 5-2-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. For their previous meeting, see above. 

Out of town
Eagles vs. Sea Dogs - 3:00 p.m.
Wildcats vs. Islanders - 4:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Remparts - 5:00 p.m.
Drakkar vs. Oceanic - 5:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Voltigeurs - 5:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Tigres - 5:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Huskies - 5:00 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Armada - 5:00 p.m.

After the buzzer 
Halifax will continue on the road with the first two games of the post-season but opponent and time to be determined. 

Lots to be determined in final weekend

Photo - Herd website

The regular season is nearing its completion with the final two games for all eighteen teams this weekend. The 16 playoff spots have been clinched but our Halifax Mooseheads don't know yet who their first round opponent will be. 

Halifax could still technically move up to 6th place in the Eastern Conference, however the club needs to win both their games and have the Cape Breton Eagles lose theirs. So assuming the Mooseheads finish the season in the No. 7 seed, they will take on the second place team which could either be the Chicoutimi Sagueneens or Moncton Wildcats. 

The Wildcats will play the Charlottetown Islanders in a home-and-home series, while the Sagueneens take on the Quebec Remparts. 

Over in the Western Conference; Drummondville, Rouyn-Noranda and Blainville-Boisbriand are in the mix to win the #1 spot. Meanwhile, at the other end positions 6-8 are locked up. The Shawinigan Cataractes and Sherbrooke Phoenix are the lone playoff series officially determined, however the team with home advantage is still up in the air as the two teams are separated by one point and are the 4th and 5th seeds respectively. 

A few other notes...

• Every team in the league will be on the ice on both Friday and Saturday. Once again, Saturday matches will be afternoon starts. 
• Our Mooseheads, who have won four straight for the first time this season, are set to visit the Newfoundland Regiment this weekend for two road games. 
• At the bottom of the standings are the Baie-Comeau Drakkar (34 points) and Rimouski Oceanic (37 points) who will play each other twice to end the regular season. Both will miss the playoffs. 
• For the draft, scheduled to take place in Halifax, the Mooseheads will have a chance to win the lottery despite being 12th in the league right now. This is because Cam Russell and co. hold Rimouski's first round pick. 

QMJHL Names Scholastic POM

Every month, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announces a Scholastic Player of the Month which recognizes a player on each team with his performance on ice and in the classroom. The player is selected based on their school results, their implication, the school-hockey conciliation, their team spirit and their on-ice performances. 

For your Halifax Mooseheads, Owen Phillips was named the Scholastic Player of the Month for February. 

The QMJHL changed how they share the players in the article they post, so here's the picture of them. This is also the latest I believe the league have announced the student-athletes. 

Photo - QMJHL website

Bresson suspended for goalie fight

Photo - L'Express de Drummondville

Friday's road match against the Saint John Sea Dogs was an interesting game as the fans at TD Station got to see a goaltending fight midway through. Halifax Mooseheads netminder Owen Bresson took on Montreal Canadiens' prospect Arseni Radkov at the 12:07 mark of the second period after the latter challenged the former. The fight was a result of Bresson punching Sea Dogs forward Alexis Gauthier with his blocker after Gauthier gave an extra slap at the puck. 

Both Bresson and Radkov were given 5 minute major penalties for fighting along with two game misconducts each, meaning that they did not suit up for the rematch on Saturday afternoon between the two teams. Sophomore Nicolas Gilham-Cirka took over the crease on Friday after the fight and allowed one goal on 11 shots in relief, picking up the 5-4 victory. 

The QMJHL announced this morning that the goaltenders have been suspended five games as a result, which means that Owen, 19, will miss the rest of the regular season and the first two playoff games. 

Halifax will end the regular season with a couple of games in St. John's against the Newfoundland Regiment on March 21 & 22.