GAMEDAY 17: vs Charlottetown

IT'S GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS

Puck drops at 7pm

Metro Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

PREVIEW - Well I was hoping to open this up as the Battle for first place in the division but Halifax was unable to get their firsth an a row on Saturday while Charlottetown did win this past weekend to spread the gap between the two teams to 3 points. This will be the first time that Halifax fans get to see the new Islanders uniforms live unless you went to the game in Charlottetown more than a month ago.

The renamed Prince Edward Island team has been the surprise this season. They were sold back in March after being defeated in the first round of the 2013 playoffs by Val-d'Or and were than renamed from the PEI Rocket to the Charlottetown Islanders. The awesome start this season has renewed hockey passion on the little island. They have had two games with over three thousand fans so far this season where last year they had none.


This is the second game between these two teams. They met in Charlottetown's home opener back on September 13 with the Islanders coming out on top. Alexandre Goulet scored two goals while Halifax's Kevin Darveau made 45 saves for his second career start in a 5-2 loss.

THE NUMBERS

Leading scorers
HAL: Andrew Ryan (9G, 8A, 17 PTS), Nikolaj Ehlers (8G, 9A, 17 PTS), Brent Andrews (5G, 10A, 15 PTS)
CHA: Jack Nevins (4G, 11A, 15 PTS), Daniel Sprong (8G, 6A, 14 PTS), Kameron Kielly (4G, 8A, 12 PTS)

LAST GAMES
Looking for their fourth straight win, Halifax was unable to defeat the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Saturday night. Darcy Ashley scored twice for the Moose who outshot the Huskies 38-21 and Kevin Darveau made 16 saves.

Charlottetown hosted the Victoriaville Tigres on Saturday and won 3 to 0 outshooting the Tigres 43-34. Matej Beran scored the game winner with less then 5 minutes left in the first while Eric Brassard made 34 saves to get the shutout.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
This season     0-1-0-0   2GF    5GA
September 13  Mooseheads 2 at Islanders 5
October 23 @ 7pm Islanders at Mooseheads
November 15 @ 7pm Mooseheads at Islanders
December 8 @ 3pm Mooseheads at Islanders
January 3 @ 7pm Islanders at Mooseheads
January 8 @ 7pm Mooseheads at Islanders
February 19 @ 7pm Islanders at Mooseheads
March 6 @ 7pm Islanders at Mooseheads
March 11 @ 7pm Mooseheads at Islanders
Last season 7-1-0-0 43GF 20GA

NOT PLAYING - Trey Lewis and possibly Jesse Lussier

OUT OF TOWN
Eagles at Wildcats - 7:00pm
Sea Dogs at Voltigeurs - 8:00pm
Cataractes at Foreurs - 8:30pm

GAME COVERAGE
TV: None
Live: @islandersgmday, @MC_MooseCountry
Webcast: TELUS
Radio: News 95.7
Post-game: MooseCountry blog

AFTER THE GAME
The boys will travel to New Brunswick now to take on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the first game of a home and home series between the two clubs which starts Friday. Puck drops at 7pm.