Weekend Roundup

Well it's almost the end of the weekend so I thought I would break down what has happened in the last 48 hours for current and former Mooseheads, as well as some other news.

MACKINNON
Former star Moose player Nathan MacKinnon has been just as much of a star on the Colorado Avalanche as he was here in Halifax. In two games earlier in the week in San Jose, Nathan was held pointless in two Avalanche losses that made their playoff series with the Sharks tied 2-2. Back home on Saturday night, like the Moose were, MacKinnon had an assist on Colorado's second goal and its third which tied the game with less than 2 minutes left. He than scored the overtime winner to give the Avs a 3-2 series lead. He leads the NHL in points with 10 now after his three point night.

ALUM IN AHL
There are a few former Mooseheads playing in the American Hockey League. Alexandre Grenier of the Utica Comets and Konrad Abeltshauser of the Worcester Sharks had a good season for their respective teams but they couldn't help them get into the playoffs. Konrad finished the season with 6 goals and 21 points in 57 games. He was also named the Sharks "Man of the Year". In 68 games, Grenier was 4th in team scoring with 17 goals and 39 points. Andrew Bodnarchuk and the Manchester Monarchs have played two games in the playoffs against the Norfolk Admirals. Andrew is a -1 and has 3 shot on goal through 2 games. He finished the regular season with 8 goals and 32 points in 73 games.

SATURDAY'S MOOSE GAME
When everybody thought they were out, they have come storming back and now lead the series thanks to a 4-3 overtime win last night. Maxime Fortier scored his first ever QMJHL goal to win the game for Halifax. The Mooseheads got out to a 2-0 lead after Andrew Ryan scored 25 seconds into the second period but with the help of Anthony Mantha's two goals and former Moosehead Randy Gazzola's two helpers, Val-d'Or was up 3-2 with 18 minutes left in the game. Austyn Hardie tied it and the goalies took over after that making good saves. With the win, Halifax leads the semi final series 3-2 and Game 6 is Monday night in Val-d'Or.

FORMER HERD VISIT MOOSE COUNTRY
Abeltshauser, Chris Clarke, Trey Lewis and Stephen MacAulay were all in attendance at the electric Metro Centre for Saturday's game. Fans were quite happy and the boys even took pictures with some of them.

QMJHL NEWS
So the Blainville/Baie-Comeau series is getting interesting. The Drakkar were able to tie the game up at 2 with less than 3 minutes left to force overtime and took the game 3-2 with Valentin Zykov scoring the game winner for Baie-Comeau at 8:16 of the first OT. That series is now tied at 3 games a piece. Game 7 goes on Tuesday.

CHL NEWS
The other two leagues' cup finals are set now. The Ontario Hockey League final was determined on Friday after Guelph won Game 5 against the Erie Otters 5-0 to win their series 4-1. The Storm will face the North Bay Battalion for the OHL championship. With the Edmonton Oil Kings defeating the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-3 last night, they will now face the Portland Winterhawks for the WHL championship. This is the third straight year the Hawks and Oil Kings have met in the final series.