RECAP: Chipped

HALIFAX - It was a dirty game in Halifax this evening with the bad guys getting the best of a young Mooseheads team. In a game that was full of chirps, fights and penalties the Mooseheads had a crap load of chances to get the win but Mason McDonald stoned them at pretty much every turn. For the first time this season Charlottetown has beaten the Herd. The Islanders victory also ends a 10 game win streak by Halifax. Hatred certainly seemed like the theme tonight with about 5 scuffles at both nets during the game as well as a fight that Timo Meier handily won after David Henley checked Nikolaj Ehlers. Meier got a fighting major and two 10 minute misconducts along with an instigator penalty.

FINAL: Islanders 4 at Mooseheads 1
Stars: 3. Gadoury HAL | 2. Kielly CHA | 1. McDonald CHA
Attendance: 6,339
MC's Top Herd: Timo Meier

GAME LOG
First period
10:29 CHA Guilaume Rioux-Legault (2) | A: Chlapik

Shots: Halifax led shots 13-10 in the first 20 minutes

Second period
6:41 HAL Philippe Gadoury (6), PP | A: Meier & Ehlers
7:52 CHA Chris Chaddock (1) | A: Sprong & Chlapik

Shots: The Mooseheads once again were ahead in shots 11 to 10

Third period
10:52 CHA Luc Deschenes (2), PP | A: Cooper & Weber
19:54 CHA Spenser Cobbold (1) | A: Kielly & Rioux-Legault

Shots: Charlottetown only able to get 5 to Halifax's 13, the Herd led shots 37-25 overall

POWERPLAY
Islanders: 1-for-4
Mooseheads: 1-for-9

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Mason McDonald CHA 36 saves
Losing goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 21 saves

GAMEDAY #17: vs Charlottetown

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS

October 29, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Welcome to the middle of the week. Your Halifax Mooseheads play their first mid-week game of this season and it's against division rival, the Charlottetown Islanders. It's also Halloween night at the Scotiabank Centre so don't forget to dress up. The boys will be looking to get back on track this evening after going 1-2-0-0 on their three game road trip in Quebec. Charlottetown might be the team that they needed to play right now considering the Mooseheads record against the Islanders. Halifax fans are just itching for the team to keep up with their good home record, with 8 of the Herd's twelve points coming on Scotiabank Centre ice. 

This is the third game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 2-0-0-0 against the Isles with the last game being on October 10th. The Moose were able to spread the offense around in a low scoring game with 7 different players collecting one point each. 

Overall Records

Islanders: 7-7-1-1 = 16 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 13th overall)

Mooseheads: 5-9-1-1 = 12 points (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)

Leading Scorers

HFX: Timo Meier 17pts (7G & 10A), Philippe Gadoury 12pts (5G & 7A), Morgan Nauss 10pts (2G & 8A)

CHA: Filip Chlapik 16pts (6G & 10A), Kameron Kielly 15pts (7G & 8A), Daniel Sprong 15pts (7G * 8A)

Last Games

Charlottetown is coming off a 2-1 win on home ice versus the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Sunday. Daniel Sprong had a goal and an assist to lead the Islanders while Mason McDonald made 33 saves for the victory. 

Halifax is coming off a devastating 9-0 loss on Sunday evening in Victoriaville against the Tigres. Kevin Resop made 26 saves on 35 shots to take the loss.

Season Series

Saturday Sept 13  Halifax 6 at Charlottetown 5 OT

Friday Oct 10  Charlottetown 2 at Halifax 3

Wednesday Oct 29  Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm

Sunday Nov 2  Halifax at Charlottetown - 4pm

Friday Dec 5  Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm

Thursday Dec 18  Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm

Wednesday Dec 31  Charlottetown at Halifax - 3pm

Saturday Feb 21  Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm

Friday Mar 6  Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town

Tigres vs Titan 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will welcome the Moncton Wildcats to the Scotiabank Centre on Saturday night. Puck drops at 7pm. 

GAMEDAY #16: at Victoriaville

GAMEDAY

VICTORIAVILLE TIGRES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

October 26, 2014 at 5:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Colisee Desjardins (3,420) ~ Victoriaville, QC 

Will the Mooseheads come home with a winning record on this Quebec road trip? Today will be Halifax's third game in three days and it'll be a tough road to get a second win on the trip. After an explosive offense on Friday night, it was a battle of goaltending and defense last night. Brandon Vuic seems to be looking to show the team that he is still valuable to the team recording his first 3 points in his last 2 games after a team suspension. We're going to have to wait and see what kind of team we will see this evening. 

This is the first game between the Herd and the Victoriaville Tigres this season. Recent history is on Halifax's side as they have won both games last season. 

Overall Records

Mooseheads: 5-8-1-1 = 12 points (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)

Tigres: 7-5-0-2 = 16 points (5th in East division, 10th overall)

Leading Scorers

VIC: Angelo Miceli 23pts (9G & 14A), Yan Pavel Laplante 13pts (8G & 5A), Samuel Blais 13pts (7G & 6A)

HFX: Timo Meier 17pts (7G & 10A), Philippe Gadoury 12pts (5G & 7A), Morgan Nauss 10pts (2G & 8A)

Last Games

The Mooseheads are coming off a 2-1 loss in Blainville on Saturday night. Brandon Vuic had the lone goal for Halifax against the Armada while Zach Fucale made 18 saves for the loss.

Victoriaville is also coming off a loss in Chicoutimi last night. Filip Pyrochta had the lone goal in the 5-1 loss against the Sagueneens while Chase Marchand and Brandon Whitney split the duties.

Season Series

Sunday Oct 26  Halifax at Victoriaville - 5pm

Thursday Feb 19  Victoriaville at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town

Titan vs Drakkar 3:00pm
Islanders vs Screaming Eagles 3:00pm
Sea Dogs vs Remparts 3:00pm
Olympiques vs Phoenix 5:00pm
Oceanic vs Foreurs 5:00pm
Cataractes vs Wildcats 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will be home on Wednesday night to take on the Charlottetown Islanders at the Scotiabank Centre. Puck drops at 7pm.

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 1, Armada 2

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 2-1 loss to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

My recap: It was another close game between the Halifax Mooseheads and the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and yet again your Mooseheads were on the wrong side of it. 

The Q News' recap: (french) De solides performances de Philippe Sanche et de Samuel Montembeault ont permis a l'Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand de remporter une sixieme victoire consecutive, samedi, au Centre d'excellence Sports Rousseau.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: One night after playing in a scoring free-for-all, the Halifax Mooseheads found themselves in a defensive struggle against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. 

Metro Halifax's recap: Forward Brandon Vuic is making his return to the Halifax Mooseheads line-up count.

Le Courrier's recap: (french) L'Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand a tenu bon en troisieme periode et s'est sauve avec une victoire de 2-1 contre les Mooseheads d'Halifax samedi soir au Centre d'excellence Sports Rousseau. 

The Canadian Press' recap: Tyler Hylland scored 1:25 into the second period and it proved to be the winner as the Armada beat Halifax.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Jesse Lussier (broken wrist), Sam LeBlanc (lower body), Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella) and Jordan King (healthy)

SCORES
Gatineau 3 - 4 Shawinigan
Victoriaville 1 - 5 Chicoutimi
Baie-Comeau 2 - 6 Saint John
Quebec 4 - 3 Charlottetown
Moncton 3 - 5 Drummondville

NEXT GAME: The Mooseheads travel to Victoriaville this evening to take on the Tigres. Puck drops at 5pm.

RECAP: Another Close Game

BLAINVILLE - It was another close game between the Halifax Mooseheads and the Blainville-Boisbriand and yet again your Mooseheads were on the wrong side of it. Halifax had lots of chances to win the game but it was a goaltending duel that only one team came out on top of. Brandon Vuic was the only Herd player to score on Saturday evening. Halifax is still looking for the first 2 game win streak,

FINAL: Mooseheads 1 at Armada 2
Stars: 3. Nauss HAL | 2. Montembeault BLB | 1. Sanche BLB
Attendance: 2,383
MC's Top Herd: n/a

GAME LOG
First period
16:00 HAL Brandon Vuic (1) | A: Hardie & C. Moynihan
19:57 BLB Philippe Sanche (5), PP | A: Martel & Jevpalovs

Shots: Blainville led first period pucks to the net 7 to 4

Second period
1:25 BLB Tyler Hylland (4) | A: Sanche

Shots: Middle frame shots were close being 9-8 in Halifax's favour

Third period
None

Shots: The Mooseheads led 3rd period shots 13-5, and 26 to 20 overall

POWERPLAY
Halifax: 0-for-8
Blainville-Boisbriand: 1-for-3

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Samuel Montembeault BLB 25 saves
Losing goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 18 saves

GAMEDAY #15: at Blainville-Boisbriand

GAMEDAY

BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND ARAMADA vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

October 25, 2014 at 5:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau (3,100) ~ Boisbriand, QC

Halifax's first road trip to Quebec has started off well but the Mooseheads will need to continue the confidence that they had last night if they want to get a passing grade on the trip. They'll be up against a team that has a ton of confidence as the Armada are on a 5 game win streak after a bad start to the season. 

This is the first game of the season between these two teams. Blainville-Boisbriand beat the Herd in both games last season but the games were really close, both ending in a 4-3 score. 

Overall Records

Mooseheads: 5-7-1-1 = 12 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Armada: 7-6-0-2 = 16 points (4th in West division, 10th overall)

Leading Scorers

BLB: Danick Martel 17pts (10G & 7A), Nikita Jevpalovs 16pts (11G & 5A), Emil Aronsson 9pts (1G & 8A)

HFX: Timo Meier 17pts (7G & 10A), Philippe Gadoury 12pts (5G & 7A), Morgan Nauss 10pts (2G & 8A)

Last Games

Halifax is coming off a big 9-6 victory over the Olympiques in Gatineau on Friday night. Philippe Gadoury scored twice and recorded 3 assists to lead the Mooseheads to the win while Zach Fucale made 20 saves.

Blainville hosted Val-d'Or last night and skated off with a 5-3 win over the Foreurs. Nikita Jevpalovs had 2 goals to lead the Armada and Samuel Montembeault had 23 saves on 26 shots.

Season Series

Saturday Oct 25  Halifax at Blainville - 5pm

Saturday Jan 10  Blainville at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town

Cataractes vs Olympiques 5:00pm
Sagueneens vs Tigres 5:00pm
Sea Dogs vs Drakkar 7:00pm
Islanders vs Remparts 7:30pm
Voltigeurs vs Wildcats 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads play the last game of their 3 in 3 tomorrow evening in Victoriaville against the Tigres. Puck drops at 5pm. 

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 9, Olympiques 6

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 9-6 win over the Gatineau Olympiques

The Q News' recap: The Halifax Mooseheads scored a flurry of goals defeating the Gatineau Olympiques 9-6 at the Robert Guertin Centre on Friday night.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads scored early and often in a wide open 9-6 win over the Gatineau Olympiques in Gatineau on Friday.

Metro Halifax's recap: Forward Philippe Gadoury put five points on the game sheet to help the Halifax Mooseheads find its offensive confidence in a 9-6 win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Friday night.

The Canadian Press' recap: Philippe Gadoury had two goals and three assists for Halifax in their win over the Olympiques.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The offense came fast and furious on Friday night for the Mooseheads as they opened up a huge lead in the opening period en route to their biggest output of the season and cruised to a relatively comfortable 9-6 victory in Gatineau.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella), Sam LeBlanc (lower body), Jordan King (healthy) and Jesse Lussier (broken wrist)

SCORES
Quebec 5 - 4 Acadie-Bathurst OT
Moncton 5 - 6 Sherbrooke
Val-d'Or 3 - 5 Blainville-Boisbrian
Drummondville 4 - 1 Chicoutimi
Rouyn-Noranda 2 - 4 Rimouski

NEXT GAME: Halifax continues their Quebec trip tonight against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Puck drops at 5pm.

Drouin scores first NHL goal

It hasn't taken long for former Halifax Mooseheads player Jonathan Drouin to score his first NHL goal. Drouin has been producing at a point per game, after scoring a goal and recording an assist on Friday night. Here's a look at Jonathan's first goal in the National Hockey League for the Tampa Bay Lightning;

Congratulations to Jonathan. Here's to many more to come.

GAMEDAY #14: at Gatineau

GAMEDAY

GATINEAU OLYMPIQUES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

October 24, 2014 at 8:30pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Robert Guertin Centre (3,196) ~ Gatineau, QC 

Today is Friday which begins another week of Halifax mosoeheads hockey. This weekend, your Mooseheads have their first Quebec road trip of the 2014-15 season and it starts in Gatineau. Tonight's game against the Olympiques is also the first of a 3 in 3 weekend for Halifax. There was considerable improvement last weekend when the boys took on Cape Breton in back to back games, but for some reason on Sunday the Herd couldn't put together a full 60 minute game again. However, it's looking up as more injured players are close to coming back, we may even see one or two this weekend. As the Moose are trying to get out of their slump, the "Piques are as well. Gatienau will try to break a 3 game losing streak tonight on thier home ice.

This is the first game between the Olympiques and Mooseheads this season. The two teams split last season's series, each team winning on home ice.

Overall Records

Mooseheads: 4-7-1-1 = 10 points (5th in Maritimes division, 7th overall)

Olympiques: 7-6-0-3 = 17 points (3rd in West division, 6th overall)

Leading Scorers

GAT: Louick Marcotte 20pts (9G & 11A), Yakov Trenin 20ts (5G & 15A), Alexandre Carrier 14pts (1G & 13A)

HFX: Timo Meier 14pts (5G & 9A), Ryan Falkenham 8pts (5G & 3A), Morgan Nauss 8pts (1G & 7A)

Last Games

Halifax is coming off a shocking loss to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Sunday afternoon. Just when it looked like the Moose would pull of 2 straight wins (for the 1st time this season), the Eagles rallied for 4 goals in the last five minutes to win 4-1. Zach Fucale made 33 saves on 36 shots for the loss.

The Olympiques are coming off a 6-4 loss in Rimouski on Tuesday. Yakov Trenin led Gatineau with a goal and 2 assists against the Oceanic while Anthony Broudeur made 30 saves on 32 shots in relief of Nicolas Lachance to take the loss.

Season Series

Friday Oct 24  Halifax at Gatineau - 8:30pm

Friday Jan 9  Gatineau at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town

Titan vs Remparts 7:30pm

Phoenix vs Wildcats 8:00pm
Aramda  vs Foreurs 8:00pm
Sagueneens vs Voltigeurs 8:00pm
Oceanic vs Huskies 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax continues their Quebec roadtrip tomorrow evening in Blainville for a game against the Aramda. Puck drops at 5pm.

UPDATE: QMJHL Names Subway Series Roster

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has released its Subway Series roster that will play in Bathurst, NB on November 18 and Rimouski, QC on November 20.

In the past few years, the Halifax Mooseheads have had a couple of players on Team QMJHL. This season only one Herd player was named to the team. Congratulations to Halifax's favourite goaltender; Zach Fucale being named as one of the goalies for the Q. The Mooseheads broke the news earlier today on their site.

I'm not sure why there are no other Halifax Mooseheads players listed on the roster but we shouldn't take away from the achievement Zach has made yet again.

The Rimouski Oceanic have the most players listed on the roster at 4, while both the Charlottetown Islanders and Moncton Wildcats do not have any players listed. Congrats to all players. You can watch the whole series (6 games) on Sportsnet.

Here is the full roster
G Philippe Desrosiers RIM
G Zachary Fucale HAL
D Olivier Leblanc SNB
D Alexandre Carrier GAT
D Ryan Graves QUE
D Nicolas Meloche BAC
D Guillaume Brisebois BAT
D Dylan Labbe SHA
D Samuel Morin RIM
D Jeremy Roy SHE
F Alexandre Alain GAT
F Yan Pavel Laplante VIC
F Jeremy Gregoire BAC
F Joey Ratelle DRU
F Francis Perron ROU
F Anthony Deluca RIM
F Nicolas Aube-Kubel VDO
F Frederik Gauthier RIM
F Clark Bishop CAP
F Laurent Dauphin CHI
F Daniel Audette SHE
F Nicolas Roy CHI
F Julien Pelletier CAP
F Anthony Beauvillier SHA

GAMEDAY #13: at Cape Breton

GAMEDAY

CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

October 19, 2014 at 4:00pm

TV: QMJHL Live | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Centre 200 (5,000) ~ Sydney, NS  

Now it's Cape Breton's turn to wear pink jerseys. This will be the second Pink in the Rink game that your Halifax Mooseheads will be a part of as the visit the Screaming Eagles this afternoon. These two teams met on Friday evening which turned out to be a much better game for Halifax. Now the Mooseheads will look to win two games in a row for the first time this season. The Herd have yet to win back to back games and a home and home series against their provincial rivals is a great time to do it. 

The Screaming Eagles visited the Scotiabank Centre two days ago for the first competition between the two teams. Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice in a 5-2 win for the Moose while Zach Fucale made 29 saves for the victory. 

Overall Records

Screaming Eagles: 6-7-1-0 = 13 points (4th in Maritimes division, 11th overall)

Mooseheads: 4-6-1-1 = 10 points (5th in Maritime division, 16th overall)

Leading Scorers

HFX: Timo Meier 13pts (5G & 8A), Ryan Falkenham 8pts (5G & 3A0, Morgan Nauss 8pts (1G & 7A)

CAP: Kyle Farrell 23pts (13G & 10A), Evgeny Svechnikov 18pts (5G & 13A), Maxim Lazarev 16pts (8G & 8A)

Last Games

See above

Season Series

Friday Oct 17  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 5
Sunday Oct 19  Halifax at Cape Breton - 4pm
Friday Nov 14  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pm
Saturday Nov 15  Halifax at Cape Breton - 7pm
Sunday Dec 28  Halifax at Cape Breton - 7pm
Sunday Jan 18  Halifax at Cape Breton - 4pm
Friday Jan 30  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pn
Saturday Feb 14  Cape Breton at Halifax - 7pm
Sunday Mar 8  Halifax at Cape Breton - 2pm

Out of Town

Titan vs Islanders 3:00pm
Remparts vs Sagueneens 4:00pm
Phoenix vs Voltigeurs 4:00pm
Aramda vs Olympiques 5:00pm
Oceanic vs Drakkar 5:00pm
Cataractes vs Tigres 5:00pm
Foreurs vs Huskies 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel to Gatineau to take on the Olympiques on Friday night for the first game of a 3 in 3 trip to the province of Quebec. Puck drops at 8:30pm. 

POSTGAME: Screaming Eagles 2, Mooseheads 5

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 5-2 win over provincial rivals Cape Breton

My recap: Battle of Nova Scotia always brings an exciting game.

The Q News' recap: Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and an assist guiding the Halifax Mooseheads to a 5-2 victory over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday night at Scotiabank Centre.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: As they almost always do, the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Halifax Mooseheads gave people their money's worth Friday night at the Scotiabank Centre.

Metro Halifax's recap: Forward Maxime Fortier certainly isn't afraid of a little celebration when he scores.

Cape Breton Post's recap: Round one of the Battle of Nova Scotia went to the Halifax Mooseheads after their 5-2 victory over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday in Halifax.

The Canadian Press' recap: Winnipeg Jets draft pick Nikolaj Ehlers struck twice and added an assist in the Mooseheads victory over Cape Breton. 

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The Mooseheads and Screaming Eagles renewed their rivalry on Friday night in Halifax and it proved to be as intense a game as fans of the provincial foes had hoped for as the Herd skated to an exciting 5-2 victory to begin the home-and-home series.

capebretoneagles.com's recap: Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and added an assist as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 5-2 at Scotiabank Centre on Friday.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Sam Leblanc (lower body), Brandon Vuic (team suspension) and Jesse Lussier (wrist)

SCORES
Acadie-Bathurst 1 - 4 Charlottetown
Saint John 0 - 7 Moncton
Quebec 2 - 3 Chicoutimi
Rimouski 0 - 3 Baie-Comeau
Sherbrooke 3 - 2 Drummondville SO
Blainville-Boisbriand 5 - 2 Gatineau
Val-d'Or 1 - 4 Rouyn-Noranda
SHawinigan 2 - 4 Victoriaville

NEXT GAME: Halifax travels to Sydney to take on the Screaming Eagles in a rematch on Sunday afternoon. Puck drops at 4pm.

Drouin Produces in Pro Debut

Former Halifax Mooseheads player Jonathan Drouin finally made his professional debut this evening. Drouin was reassigned to the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch by the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier this week for a conditioning stint to heal his broken thumb. The former team scoring leader for your Herd was in the lineup as the Crunch took on the Springfield Falcons. Jonathan scored at 7:18 in the third period to give Syracuse a 3-2 lead and it would end up being the game winner. He was also a plus-3 with 2 shots and received first star honors.

Congratulations to Jonathan on scoring his first pro goal.

Big Jo was interviewed this afternoon, click below to listen to what he had to say:

RECAP: Rebounded

HALIFAX - Battle of Nova Scotia always brings an exciting game. It's rivalry week in the QMJHL and your Halifax Mooseheads are playing a home and home series against provincial rivals Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. After two bad losses this past weekend, the Moose seemed to have a better jump tonight in front of their home crowd en route to a commanding 5-2 win. Halifax was still effected by injuries on the blue line and called up Nicholas Gibson to try to sow up that hole a little bit. JS Taillefer got a high stick in the first period, which created a 4 minute powerplay for the Herd, and did not return to the game so veteran defensemen Matt Murphy and Austyn Hardie carried the brunt of the work.

FINAL: Screaming Eagles 2 at Mooseheads 5
Stars: 3. Fucale HAL | 2. Brunelle CAP | 1. Ehlers HAL
Attendance: 8,066
MC's Top Herd: Nikolaj Ehlers

GAME LOG
First period
1:55 CAP Francis Brunelle (1) | A: Bishop
7:13 HAL Jean-Sebastien Taillefer (1) | A: Ehlers & Meier
15:31 HAL Vincent Watt (5), PP | A: Falkenham & D. Moynihan

Shots: The Mooseheads led shots in the beginning 20 minutes 14 to 12

Second period
2:17 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (2) | A: Gadoury
18:55 HAL Maxime Fortier (2) | A: Gibson & Meier

Shots: Cape Breton led shots 9-8 in the middle frame

Third period
11:38 CAP Francis Brunelle (2) | A: Tower & Smith
16:15 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (3) | A: Nauss

Shots: Another close shot number as Halifax led 11-10 in the final frame and won final shots 33 to 31

POWERPLAY
Cape Breton: 0-for-0
Halifax: 1-for-0

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 29 saves
Losing goaltender: Francois Brassard CAP 28 saves

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 0, Titan 2

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from Sunday's afternoon 2-0 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Titan Nation's recap: Jacob Brennan shined in a 30-save performance to pick up his first shoutout of the season as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan blanked the Halifax Mooseheads 2-0 on Sunday. 

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The offense dried up once again for the Halifax Mooseheads on Sunday.

Metro Halifax's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads have lost two games in as many days. 

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads wrapped up a busy weekend that featured three games in three days with a 2-nothing loss in Acadie-Bathurst on Sunday.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Brandon Vuic (team suspension), Sam Leblanc (lower body), Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella) and Jesse Lussier (broken wrist)

SCORES
Charlottetown 1 - 4 Saint John
Rimouski 2 - 5 Quebec
Blainville-Boisbriand 5 - 1 Sherbrooke
Gatineau 5 - 2 Chicoutimi
Shawinigan 1 - 4 Drummondville

NEXT GAME: The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles will be welcomed to the Scotiabank Centre on Friday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

GAMEDAY #11: at Acadie-Bathurst

GAMEDAY

ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

October 12, 2014 at 3:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @TitanNationCA
K.C. Irving Regional Centre (3,162) ~ Bathurst, NB

Well that didn't last long. The Halifax Mooseheads have yet to win two games in a row this season. They will look to not begin another losing streak tonight when they visit the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the last game of a three in three weekend. It's the first 3 game weekend for your Mooseheads so they'll be plenty empty for Thanksgiving dinner with family on Monday. It will be a battle of teams who are battling at the bottom of the standings but the season is only 10 games young.

This will be the second game of the season between these teams. The Titan skated away with the first game in the season opener for both teams. Ryan Falkenham scored the first goal of the season for Halifax while Christophe Boiven led Acadie-Bathurst with two goals. Kevin Resop made 24 saves in his first career start.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 3-5-1-1 = 8 points (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)
Titan: 3-7-0-0 = 6 points (6th in Maritimes division, 18th overall)

Leading Scorers
BAT: Mark Simpson 11pts (7G & 4A), Egor Popov 11pts (0G & 11A), Christophe Boivin 8pts (4G & 4A)
HFX: Timo Meier 11pts (5G & 6A), Ryan Falkenham 7pts (5G & 2A), Morgan Nauss 7pts (1G & 6A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a 5-2 loss to the Saint John Sea Dogs on Saturday night. Nik Ehlers scored his 50th career goal in his 65th game for the Mooseheads while Kevin Resop made 32 saves to take the loss.

Acadie-Bathurst is coming off a come from behind win on Friday night against the Shawinigan Cataractes. Alexandre Gosselin and Bronson Beaton led the Titan with 2 goals each while Jacob Brennan made 26 saves.

Season Series

Friday Sept 12  Halifax 1 at Bathurst 4

Sunday Oct 12  Halifax at Bathurst - 3pm

Wednesday Nov 12  Bathurst at Halifax - 7pm

Wednesday Dec 10  Bathurst at Halifax - 7pm

Saturday Dec 13  Halifax at Bathurst - 7pm

Sunday Jan 4  Bathurst at Halifax - 2pm

Saturday Feb 7  Bathurst at Halifax - 7pm

Wednesday Mar 4  Bathurst at Halifax - 7pm

Friday Mar 13  Halifax at Bathurst - 7:30pm

Out of Town
Sea Dogs vs Islanders 3:00pm
Remparts vs Oceanic 4:00pm
Phoenix vs Armada 4:00pm
Sagueneens vs Olympiques 5:00pm
Voltigeurs vs Cataractes 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will come back home for a Friday evening game against provincial rivals, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Puck drops at 7pm. 

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 2, Sea Dogs 5

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 5-2 loss against the Saint John Sea Dogs

Other team blog's recap: The Saint John Sea Dogs (6-2-0-2) returned to Harbour Station Saturday evening and came away with a 5-2 win over the Halifax Mooseheads (3-5-1-1).

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads' stay in the win column was short lived.

Metro Halifax's recap: Kevin Resop turned away 32 pucks Saturday night, but it wasn't enough for the Halifax Mooseheads, who fell 5-2 to the Saint John Sea Dogs on the road.

saintjohnseadogs.com's recap: Mathieu Joseph scored the eventual game-winner and Spencer Smallman added two goals in the third period as the Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Halifax Mooseheads, 5-2, in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Saturday at Harbour Station.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Sam Leblanc (lower body), Brandon Vuic (healthy scratch), Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella) and Jesse Lussier (broken wrist)

SCORES
Gatineau 2 - 5 Baie-Comeau
Moncton 2 - 5 Val-d'Or
Blainville-Boisbriand 4 - 1 Drummondville
Cape Breton 1 - 2 Rouyn-Noranda

NEXT GAME: Halifax travels to Bathurst for an afternoon tilt against the Titan today. Puck drops at 3pm.

Moose Alumni Update

There have been quite a few Halifax Mooseheads over the last 20 years and most are still playing hockey this season. I have compiled a list of a lot of the former players as well as the current ones in the Players page (it will be posted soon).

Here are just a few of the Herd boys who were on the Mooseheads team the past few seasons.

Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Travis Randell, Brendan Duke, Chris Clarke and Trey Lewis will be playing university hockey this year.

Brendan Duke will be studying locally, joining the Dalhousie Tigers team while getting an Arts degree. The Tigers also boast another former Mooseheads player in Ben MacAskill who is in his last year with the team, majoring in Kinesiology. Duke, MacAskill and the Tigers will host the Acadia Axemen in the home opener at the Halifax Forum tonight. The Axemen have third year forward Randell on their team. The Newfoundland native has 11 points over his previous two seasons with Acadia while also getting a Bachelor in Kinesiology.

Goaltender Chris Clarke is going to Queen's University and majoring in Commerce while playing for the Gaels hockey team. The 2014-15 season will be Clarke's second year with the team. He had a 1.92 goals against average last season in 8 games played.

After playing the rest of last season with the Miramichi Timberwolves in the MHL, former captain Trey Lewis has joined the St. Francis Xavier X-Men hockey team for this season. Lewis and the X-Men don't open their regular season until Tuesday when they host former Herd players Stephen MacAulay and Stephen Gillard and the Saint Mary's Huskies. St. FX also has Brad Cuzner on their team. Cuzner played for Halifax during the 2011-12 season.

National Hockey League
The Calder trophy winner for the 2013-14 NHL season was our very own former player, Nathan MacKinnon. He has started his sophomore season and will look to not be a part of the sophomore jinx. MacKinnon was a minus-2 in Colorado's Thursday night 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The two teams will play again tonight in Denver. He had some fun earlier this month with Canadian Olympian Charles Hamlin testing out the new Tacks skates. Check out the video below:

Jonathan Drouin was listed on the Tampa Bay Lightning's opening night roster but has yet to play because of a thumb injury. Drouin received the injury at the beginning of training camp and will be out for about a month. Tampa Bay will not rush him into the lineup but he will have the chance to play the normal nine game rookie tryout before the Lightning make a final decision. All reports suggest he will make the team for the full season and is the odd on favourite to win the Calder trophy.

American Hockey League
A few former players who have been unable to crack NHL rosters have made their respective team's AHL affiliate rosters.

MacKenzie Weegar, who led the Mooseheads in plus/minus in 2012-13, was one of the last members to be cut from the Florida Panthers main camp. Weegar will wear #2 this season for the San Antonio Rampage. He had 3 shots in the Rampage's 3-2 win over the Iowa Wild last night. Mack and San Antonio will play the Oklahoma City Barons tonight in SA. Weegar signed an entry level contract with the Panthers at the end of May which made the Mooseheads overage situation a little clearer.

6'5" defenseman Konrad Abeltshauser will play for the Worcester Sharks for the second straight season. The 22 year old was drafted by the Sharks NHL affiliate San Jose back in 2010 in the 6th round and will possibly play his entire professional career with the junior Sharks. Worcester begins their 2014-15 season this evening, visiting the Binghamton Senators. Abeltshauser had six goals and 21 points last season with the team.

Martin Frk has made the Grand Rapids Griffins team once again. The Griffs started their AHL season on Friday night with a 4-0 loss to the Lake Erie Monsters at home. Frk was a minus-1 with one shot recorded during the game. Marty and the team will visit Lake Erie tonight for a rematch against the Monsters. The Czech Republic player will wear #27 this season.

GAMEDAY #10: at Saint John

GAMEDAY

SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

October 11, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: QMJHL Live | Radio: News 95.7, 96.1 NewSong | Live: @station_nation

Harbour Station (6,200) ~ Saint John, NB

After the excitement of Pink in the Rink and the return of Nik Ehlers which led to the Mooseheads first win in four games, Halifax will be looking to continue improving and getting wins. Domination has been the theme between these two teams the last few years but this season it seems to have shift to the Saint John Sea Dogs. Feisty is also a theme in this year's series between your Halifax Mooseheads and the Dogs, which is probably because of  the 3 pre-season competitions as well as the Herd picking up Kelly Bent of waivers from Saint John. 

This is the third game between the Moose and the Sea Dogs. Saint John has won the previous two games this season including a big 7-0 blow out exactly two weeks ago in the New Brunswick city. Thomas Chabot and Justice Dundas scored 2 goals each while Sebatien Auger made 30 saves for the shutout. 

Overall Records

Mooseheads: 3-4-1-1 = 8 points (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)

Sea Dogs: 5-2-0-2 = 12 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 7th overall)

Leading Scorers

SNB: Nathan Noel 9pts (6G & 3A), Adam Marsh 8pts (5G & 3A), Thomas Chabot 8pts (2G & 6A)

HFX: Timo Meier 10pts (5G & 5A), Ryan Falkenham 7pts (5G & 2A), Maxime Fortier 6pts (1G & 5A)

Last Games

Halifax is coming off a 3-2 win over the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday night in Moose Country. Zach Fucale made 24 saves to get the win while Danny Moynihan, Vince Watt and Timo Meier all had singles to lead the Mooseheads to their third win this season.

Saint John is coming of a weekend split, losing to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Saturday night 4-2. Samuel Dove-McFalls and Spencer Smallman assisted on each other's goal to lead the Sea Dogs with 2 points each.

Season Series

Saturday Sept 20  Saint John 6 at Halifax 5   OT

Saturday Sept 27  Halifax 0 at Saint John 7

Saturday Oct 11  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Friday Nov 7  Saint John at Halifax - 7pm

Saturday Dec 6  Saint John at Halifax - 7pm

Saturday Jan 3  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Saturday Mar 14  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Saturday Mar 21  Saint John at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town

Drakkar vs Olympiques 5:00pm
Foreurs vs Wildcats 5:00pm
Voltigeurs vs Armada 8:00pm
Huskies vs Screaming Eagles 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will continue their 3 in 3 weekend tomorrow afternoon when they travel to Bathurst to take on the Titan. Puck drop at 3pm.

POSTGAME: Islanders 2, Mooseheads 3

MC POST-GAME

Here are some post game stories about last night's win over the Charlottetown Islanders

My recap: In Nikolaj Ehlers return, your Halifax Mooseheads held on for a very close win against the visiting Charlottetown Islanders during Pink in the Rink night.

Islanders Country's recap: Vincent Watt's third period stood as the game winner as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Charlottetown Islanders 3-2 Friday night at Scotiabank Centre.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads looked like a new team Friday night at the Scotiabank Centre.

Metro Halifax's recap: They may wear pink jerseys now and then, but that doesn't stop the Halifax Mooseheads from dropping their gloves and sticking up for each other.

The Gaurdian's recap: Vincent Watt's third-period goal was the winner as the host Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Charlottetown Islanders 3-2 Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. 

The Canadian Press' recap: The Halifax Mooseheads held off a third period rally by the Charlottetown Islanders en route to a 3-2 win in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Friday night. 

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads, fans and Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Atlantic Region all walked away winners on Friday night after yet another successful Pink in the Rink event at Scotiabank Centre.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Jesse Lussier (wrist), Cavan Fitzgerald (patella), Brandon Vuic (healthy) and Sam Leblanc (lower body)

SCORES
Shawinigan 5 - 6 Acadie-Bathurst
Victoriaville 2 - 5 Quebec
Chicoutimi 4 - 9 Baie-Comeau
Blainville-Boisbriand 5 - 6 Rimouski SO
Moncton 2 - 3 Rouyn-Noranda
Cape Breton 2 - 5 Val-d'Or

NEXT GAME: The Mooseheads visit the Sea Dogs in Saint John this evening for a third competition this season. Puck drops at 7pm.

RECAP: Boosted

HALIFAX - In Nikolaj Ehlers return, your Halifax Mooseheads held on for a very close win against the visiting Charlottetown Islanders during Pink in the Rink night. It was another successful PITR game with raffle tickets being sold out completely and the home team skating off with a win. The Herd broke one streak and were able to continue another one. Halifax has now won 10 straight games against the Islanders, with the team's most recent loss being in Charlottetown's home opener of the 2013-14 season. The Mooseheads were able to break their losing streak, ending it at three games.

It looks like Halifax will have two teams that don't like them as there were many scrums during the 60 minutes. Both Euros got beat up a few times and drew penalties but where able to recover and not miss any time. The return of Ehlers did prove to be an asset as he made space and the defense seemed better holding the Isles to three shots in the middle frame. It was the first time in 6 games that Halifax has held an opponent to less then 30 shots as well as out-shot the other team.

FINAL: Islanders 2 at Mooseheads 3
Stars: 3. Murphy HAL | 2. McDonald CHA | 1. Fucale HAL
Attendance: 8,149
MC's Top Herd: Zach Fucale

GAME LOG
First period
16:49 HAL Timo Meier (5) | A: Taillefer & Hardie
19:26 HAL Danny Moynihan (3) | A: Gadoury & Nauss

Shots: Charlottetown led first period pucks to the net 12 to 8

Second period
None

Shots: Halifax led in shots 14-3 in the middle frame

Third period
6:31 HAL Vincent Watt (3) | A: None
9:42 CHA Oliver Cooper (1) | A: Goulet & Kielly
19:42 CHA Filip Chlapik (6) | A: Cobbold

Shots: The Islanders shot 11 pucks to the net to the Mooseheads 9, but Halifax led overall shots 31 to 26

POWERPLAY
Charlottetown: 0-for-1
Halifax: 0-for-5

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 24 saves
Losing goaltender: Mason McDonald CHA 27 saves

GAMEDAY #9: vs Charlottetown

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS

October 10, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry, @IslesLive

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS 

Nikolaj Ehlers has returned just in time for the annual Pink in the Rink game. He was a healthy scratch in the Winnipeg Jet's last preseason game last Saturday and was released by the team officially on Sunday. The return of Ehlers should provide some offense and speed to your Halifax Mooseheads who have been inconsistent in both areas so far this season. Don't loose hope Halifax fans, as Nik pointed out; “Last year, when we had to start the season, we were missing a lot of players and we had the same amount of points as we do now, in the first eight games."

The Herd were able to snap their shutout streak last weekend but still could not snap their losing streak, which has reached three games. Halifax will look to finally break it and recent history is on their side. Pink in the Rink night has been a success on the ice as well as off it in the last two events, with your Moose winning 4-3 and 5-3 in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

This is the second game of the season between these two teams. Halifax's first win of the new season was against the Islanders which left the Charlottetown faithful going home with disappointment. Maxime Fortier scored his first career goal in overtime to seal the win for the Herd while Kevin Resop made 17 saves in his second career start.

Overall Records

Islanders: 5-3-1-1 = 12 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 8th overall)

Mooseheads: 2-4-1-1 = 6 points (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)

Leading Scorers

HFX: Timo Meier 9pts (4G & 5A), Ryan Falkenham 7pts (5G & 2A), Maxime Fortier 6pts (1G & 5A)

CHA: Kameron Kielly 12pts (6G & 6A), Filip Chlapik 10pts (5G & 5A), Daniel Sprong 9pts (4G & 5A)

Last Games

Charlottetown is coming off a big loss to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Saturday night on the island. Mason MacDonald made 19 saves on 23 shots to take the loss in the Islanders 7-0 shutout.

Halifax is coming off a shocking 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Sunday evening. Vincent Watt scored with less then 1 minute left in the first period to end the Mooseheads shutout streak while Zach Fucale made 33 saves for the loss.

Season Series

Saturday Sept 13  Halifax 6 at Charlottetown 5 OT

Friday Oct 10  Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm

Wednesday Oct 29  Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm

Sunday Nov 2  Halifax at Charlottetown - 4pm

Friday Dec 5  Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm

Thursday Dec 18  Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm

Wednesday Dec 31  Charlottetown at Halifax - 3pm

Saturday Feb 21  Halifax at Charlottetown - 7pm

Friday Mar 6  Charlottetown at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town

Titan vs Cataractes 7:30pm
Remparts vs Tigres 8:00pm
Drakkar vs Sagueneens 8:30pm
Oceanic vs Armada 8:30pm
Huskies vs Wildcats 8:30pm
Foreurs vs Screaming Eagles 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel to Saint John tomorrow to take on the Sea Dogs on Saturday evening. Puck drops at 7pm. 

POSTGAME: Foreurs 4, Mooseheads 3 SO

MC POST-GAME

My recap: Your Halifax Mooseheads are 0-for-1 in the shootout in this young season.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: At least the Halifax Mooseheads made progress on Sunday.

Metro Halifax's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads may have broken their scoring drought Sunday, but it still wasn't enough. 

The Canadian Press' recap: Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored once in the shootout and regulation as Val-d'Or edged the Mooseheads.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: On a day where fans were buzzing about the announced return of Nikolaj Ehlers, Danny Moynihan provided the spark the Mooseheads were looking for on offense and the Sunday afternoon crowd at Scotiabank Centre was treated to a back-and-forth battle with the Val-d'Or Foreurs. 

The Q News' recap: Anthony Beauregard fooled Zachary Fucale in the shootout ending a seven-game losing streak for the Val-d'Or Foreurs as they defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 in extra time.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Jean-Sebastien Taillefer (upper-body), Nicolaj Ehlers (Jets camp), Jessie Lussier (broken wrist), Cavan Fitzgerald (fractured patella) and Sam Leblanc (lower-body)

SCORES
Chicoutimi 4 - 5 Quebec OT
Rimnouski 6 - 4 Sherbrooke
Baie-Comeau 4 - 5 Gatineau
Acadie-Bathurst 2 - 4 Shawinigan
Blainville-Boisbriand 2 - 3 Victoriaville

NEXT GAME: Halifax will host Maritime division rival Charlottetown Islanders on Friday night for Pink in the Rink. Puck drops at 7pm.

RECAP: Short-out

HALIFAX - Your Halifax Mooseheads are 0-for-1 in the shootout in this young season. It was a much better game then Thursday night but your Herd failed to get the full two points on Sunday evening. After a back and forth game that saw it tied three times, Zach Fucale was unable to close the door in the penalty shot portion. Despite being out shot once again, the boys had a lot more jump tonight.

FINAL: Foreurs 4 at Mooseheads 3  SO
Stars: 3. Watt HAL | 2. D. Moynihan HAL | 1. Aube-Kubel VDO
Attendance: 7,095
MC's Top Herd: Danny Moynihan

GAME LOG
First period
18:12 VDO Stephen Anderson (5), PP | A: Richard & Aube-Kubel
19:06 HAL Vincent Watt (2) | A: None

Shots: Val-d'Or led first period shots by a large margin of 16-9

Second period
4:07 VDO Nicolas Aube-Kubel (4) | A: Gauthier & Mandat

Shots: In the middle frame, shots were 8-7 for the Foreurs

Third period
0:44 HAL Danny Moynihan (1) | A: Ford & Fortier
5:59 HAL Danny Moynihan (2), PP | A: Murphy & Nauss
13:52 VDO Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant (1) | A: Mandat & Larouche

Shots: In the last 20 shots were again close with it being 11 to 10 for the visiting team

Overtime
None

Shots: Halifax led shots 2-1 in the 5 minute OT period

Shootout
Round 1 - VDO Anthony Richard (Save)    HAL Philippe Gadoury (Save)
Round 2 - VDO Nicolas Aube-Kubel (Goal)    HAL Danny Moynihan (Save)
Round 3 - VDO Anthony Beauregard (Goal)

POWERPLAY:
Val-d'Or: 1-for-2
Halifax: 1-for-4

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Etienne Montpetit VDO 25 saves
Losing goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 33 saves

GAMEDAY #8: vs Val-d'Or

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. VAL-D'OR FOREURS

October 5, 2014 at 4:00pm

TV: QMJHL Live | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS 

It's a rematch of the 2014 semi finals series. This is the first time since that Game 7 3-2 loss that your Halifax Mooseheads are playing the Val-d'Or Foreurs. The Mooseheads might end up having an advantage this evening, hosting a team that will be playing their third game in three nights. The Herd are looking to get back on track after being shutout in two straight games. The Foreurs have been going through the east coast this weekend, losing both games. 

Overall Records

Foreurs: 2-6-0-1 = 5 points (6th in West division, 17th overall)

Mooseheads: 2-4-1-0 = 5 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Leading Scorers

HFX: Timo Meier 9pts (4G & 5A), Ryan Falkenham 7pts (5G & 2A), Maxime Fortier 5pts (1G & 4A)

VDO: Anthony Beauregard 9pts (3G & 6A), Nicolas Aube-Kubel 6pts (3G & 3A), Julien Gauthier 6pts (3G & 3A)

Last Games

Val-d'Or is coming off a shootout loss on Saturday night in Moncton. Nicolas Aube-Kubel led the Foreurs with a goal and an assist while Keven Bouchard made 31 saves against the Wildcats.

Halifax is coming off a another shutout loss, being defeated by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-0 on Thursday night. Zach Fucale made 36 saves in the loss.

Season Series

Sunday Oct 5  Val-d'Or at Halifax - 4pm

Sunday Nov 30  Halifax at Val-d'Or - 5pm

Out of Town

Remparts vs Sagueneens 4:00pm
Phoenix vs Oceanic 4:00pm
Olympiques vs Drakkar 5:00pm
Cataractes vs Titan 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will host the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday night for Pink in the Rink night. Puck drops at 7pm.

PITR Q Games Start This Weekend

The Pink in the Rink games for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League start this weekend in Moncton. October has begun which means it's Breast Cancer Awareness month and the QMJHL supports the cause to raise awareness and find a cure for breast cancer. Each of the 18 Q teams dedicate at least one game in the month of October to be their Pink in the Rink game. There is normally some kind of fundraising during the game but each team does it a little different.

Here is the list of when each game will be played:
October 3 & 4  Moncton Wildcats
October 4  Charlottetown Islanders
October 10  Halifax Mooseheads
October 11  Val-d'Or Foreurs
October 17  Baie-Comeau Drakkar
October 17  Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
October 18  Saint John Sea Dogs
October 19  Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
October 23  Sherbrooke Phoenix
October 24 & 25  Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
October 25 & 26  Shawinigan Cataractes
October 25  Chicoutimi Sagueneens
October 25  Drummondville Voltigeurs
October 26  Acadie-Bathurst Titan
October 26  Gatineau Olympiques
October 26  Rimouski Oceanics
October 29  Victoriaville Tigres
October 31  Quebec Remparts

RECAP: Back to Back

HALIFAX - For the first time since early January 2010, your Halifax Mooseheads have been shutout in back to back games. After a big shutout loss on Saturday to Saint John, the Herd followed it up with a 5-0 loss to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Zach Fucale didn't play terrible however, making some pretty good saves trying to help his team get back in the game. Halifax had some chances in the 60 minutes but was unable to bury them.

FINAL: Huskies 5 at Mooseheads 0
Stars: 3. Waked ROU | 2. Fortin ROU | 1. Belanger ROU
Attendance: 6,148
MC's Top Herd: Zach Fucale

GAME LOG
First period
12:36 ROU Ryan Penny (5) | A: Nantel
17:14 ROU Alexandre Fortin (1) | A: None

Shots: The Huskies led 12-9 after 20 minutes of play

Second period
6:45 ROU Jeremy Auger (1) | A: Sills & Waked

Shots: Rouyn-Noranda had a big shot advantage in the middle frame, leading 19-4

Third period
2:21 ROU Francis Perron (4) | A: Fortin & Bois
12:15 ROU Antoine Waked (1) | A: Nantel

Shots: Rouyn-Noranda led 10 to 4 in the final period, overall shots were 41-17 in favour of the Huskies

POWERPLAY
Rouyn-Noranda: 1-for-3
Halifax: 0-for-1

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Alexandre Belanger ROU 17 saves
Losing goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 36 saves

GAMEDAY #7: vs Rouyn-Noranda

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. ROUYN-NORANDA HUSKIES

October 2, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: QMJHL Live | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

For the second straight game at the Scotiabank Centre, your Halifax Mooseheads are welcoming a Quebec team into their home. The Moose will look to make it two straight wins against a Quebec team when they host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies tonight. Last Friday, Halifax was able to hold on to a 6-4 win over Chicoutimi. The team will be looking to put a dismal performance against the Saint John Sea Dogs on the weekend behind them and come out strong against a mid league team. Can the Herd get back to being a .500 team for the third time this season? Well amke sure to watch as we wait and see what the outcome will be.

Overall records

Huskies: 3-4-0-0 = 6 points (4th in West division, T-12th overall)

Mooseheads: 2-3-1-0 = 5 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Leading Scorers

HFX: Timo Meier 9pts (4G & 5A), Ryan Falkenham 7pts (5G & 2A), Maxime Fortier 5pts (1G & 4A)

ROU: Mathieu Lemay 10pts (4G & 6A), Mathieu Boucher 8pts (3G & 5A), Ryan Penney 7pts (4G & 3A)

Last Games

Rouyn-Noranda is coming off a 3-2 shootout win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Saturday night. Francis Perron scored both goals for the Huskies while Alexandre Belanger made 21 saves to get the win.

Halifax last played Saturday night and lost 7-0 to the Sea Dogs in Saint John. Zach Fucale was pulled after allowing 6 goals on 37 shots to take the loss while Kevin Resop let one goal in on 9 shots in relief.

Season series
Thursday Oct 2  Rouyn-Noranda at Halifax - 7pm
Saturday Nov 29  Halifax at Rouyn-Noranda - 8pm
 

Out of Town

n/a
 

After the Buzzer
Your Mooseheads will welcome the Val-d'Or Foreurs to the Scotiabank Centre in the first afternoon game of the season. Puck drops at 4pm on Sunday.