GAMEDAY 28: vs Acadie-Bathurst

IT'S GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN

Puck drops at 7:00pm

Metro Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

PREVIEW - It's finally Friday and another Mooseheads hockey game night. The team has been off since Saturday but we haven't seen them on Metro Centre ice since the 14th of November. It's been too long. Big Jo, Mac and Zach have played this week though helping Team QMJHL sweep the two game series between them and the Russia Selects on Monday and Wednesday. I'm surprised Fucale hasn't burned out yet; considering he's played a lot of hockey since arriving in Halifax two years ago between our championship run last year, Montreal Canadians camps in the summer, Ivan Hlinka tournament in 2012 and now 21 games played this year, but if we are going to return to the playoffs we need him to continue the way he is and for Kevin Darveau to be great when he needs to step in. Darveau will need to step up come December because Zach will most likely get invited to World Junior camp.

But for now, they'll just have to concentrate on this weekend. Acadie will come out hard I'm sure to get revenge for the last meeting where Nik Ehlers and Brent Andrews scored 2 goals each to help the Moose beat the Titan. Fans can get into this one tonight more than usual as BMO will be in attendance looking for big Moose fans in the crowd to win a signed Halifax Mooseheads jersey and a chance to go see the 2014 Memorial Cup. It's our turn to do the BMO CHL Ultimate Fan Contest. So dress up in your best fan attire and get to know your favourite team even more.


This is the fifth meeting between these two teams. The Mooseheads have won all four so far this season and if they win tonight, the Herd will win the season series even though there are still four more games after this one.

THE NUMBERS

Leading scorers
BAT: Scott Oke 18pts (9G & 9A), Raphael Lafontaine 18pts (7G & 11A), Alexandros Soumakis 16pts (9G & 7A), Adam Stevens 16pts (8G & 8A)
HAL: Jonathan Drouin 39pts (13G & 26A), Nikolaj Ehlers 35pts (14G & 21A), Brent Andrews 31pts (14G & 17A)

LAST GAMES
Halifax had 2 goals by Nikolaj Ehlers and Brent Andrews and 4 points (1G&3A) by Jonathan Drouin to beat the Titan 6 days ago on enemy territory. Kevin Darveau made 29 saves as his team doubled up the home team 6-3.

Acadie-Bathurst is coming off a loss against this Halifax team last Saturday in Bathurst. Adam Stevens and Francois Godin had a goal and an assist a piece while Jacob Brennan made 28 saves in the 6-3 loss.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
This season    4-0-0-0   20GF   11GA
September 25   Titan 3 at Mooseheads 5
October 25   Mooseheads 5 at Titan 2
October 26   Titan 3 at Mooseheads 4
November 16   Mooseheads 6 at Titan 3
November 22 @ 7pm   Titan at Mooseheads
January 11 @ 7pm   Titan at Mooseheads
January 19 @ 3pm   Mooseheads at Titan
February 16 @ 3pm   Mooseheads at Titan
February 28 @ 7pm   Mooseheads at Titan
Last season    6-0-2-0   50GF      35GA

NOT PLAYING - Brian Lovell (knee) and Jesse Lussier (concussion) most likely

OUT OF TOWN
Cape Breton at Saint John - 7:30pm
Charlottetown at Chicoutimi - 8:00pm
Victoriaville at Quebec - 8:00pm
Moncton at Baie-Comeau - 8:30pm
Shawinigan at Drummondville - 8:30pm
Gatineau at Rimouski - 8:30pm
Sherbrooke at Rouyn-Noranda - 8:30pm
Blainville at Val-d'Or - 8:30pm

GAME COVERAGE
TV: Eastlink
Live: @MC_MooseCountry, @ABTitanLive
Webcast: TELUS
Radio: News 95.7, CKLE 92.9
Post-game: MooseCountry blog

AFTER THE GAME
Halifax will host the Saint John Sea Dogs on Saturday Night Hockey at the Metro Centre. Puck drops at 7pm.