STATS SUNDAY: November

Games played: 12

Record: 8-3-1-0, 17pts

Goals for/against: 52/39

Powerplay*: 18.1%

Penalty kill*: 73.4%

Shutouts: one

Top 5 leading scorers

Points: Nikolaj Ehlers 34, Timo Meier 20, Daniel Moynihan 13, Philippe Gadoury 11, Matt Murphy 9

Goals: Nikolaj Ehlers 12, Timo Meier 11, Daniel Moynihan 6, Philippe Gadoury 4, Samuel Leblanc 4

Assists: Nikolaj Ehlers 22, Timo Meier 9, Daniel Moynihan 7, Philippe Gadoury 7, Maxime Fortier 7

Penalty minutes: Kelly Bent 27, Connor Moynihan 23, Brandon Vuic 23, Austyn Hardie 18, Nikolaj Ehlers 17

Plus/minus: Nikolaj Ehlers +15, Jesse Lussier +12, Daniel Moynihan +12, Timo Meier +12, Taylor Ford +11

Rookie scoring: Maxime Fortier 8pts, Taylor Ford 4pts, Morgan Nauss 3pts, Jean-Sebastien Taillefer 1pt

Goaltending stats*

Zach Fucale: 12-8-1-1    3.35 GAA    0.886 SAV%

Kevin Resop: 1-5-1-0    4.55 GAA    0.841 SAV%

* = overall

GAMEDAY #29: at Val-d'Or

GAMEDAY

VAL-D'OR FOREURS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

November 30, 2014 at 5:00pm

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

Centre Air Creebec (2,140) ~ Val-d'Or, QC

Just think, a little over a month ago the Mooseheads couldn't string two wins together. In the past month they've had 2 two game win streaks and are on a four game victory streak right now. Halifax will be looking to continue their strong play this evening when they visit the Foreurs in Val-d'Or. The Herd will be playing a team that is 3 points behind them this time but Zach Fucale will have to be excellent today if Halifax hopes to win. Val-d'Or is third in team scoring with 107 goals for, behind Rimouski and Moncton but they have the most goals against in the league. Can Halifax finish off the month of November strong with another victory? We will have to wait and see.

This is the second and last meeting between the Moose and Val-d'Or this season. The Foreurs won the last one on October 5 with a 4-3 shootout victory. Danny Moynihan had 2 goals to lead Halifax in the defeat while Zach Fucale made 33 saves to take the loss. 

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 13-12-2-1 = 29 points (4th in Maritimes division, 13th overall)
Foreurs: 11-14-1-3 = 26 points (6th in West division, 15th overall)

Leading Scorers
VDO: Anthony Richard 36pts (17G & 19A), Anthony Beauregard 33pts (10G & 23A), Julien Gauthier 31pts (17G & 14A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 41pts (15G & 26A), Timo Meier 36pts (17G & 19A), Philippe Gadoury 23pts (9G & 14A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a big 8-5 comeback victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies last night in Rouyn-Noranda. Nikolaj Ehlers had 4 goals and 2 assists to lead the comeback for the Mooseheads while Zach Fucale made 18 saves for the win.

Val-d'Or is coming off a huge 11-1 defeat at the hands of the Victoriaville Tigres on home ice last night. Stephen Anderson scored the only goal for the Foreurs while Etienne Montpetit and Keven Bouchard made 26 saves on 37 shots.

Season Series
Sunday Oct 5  Foreurs 4 at Mooseheads 3 SO
Sunday Nov 30  Mooseheads at Foreurs - 5pm

Out of Town
Wildcats vs Islanders - 2:00pm
Sea Dogs vs Titan - 3:00pm
Screaming Eagles vs Armada - 4:00pm
Voltigeurs vs Sagueneens - 5:00pm
Oceanic vs Remparts 5:00pm
Huskies vs Tigres 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will get back home for a matchup against the Charlottetown Islanders for some Friday night hockey. Puck drops at 7pm.

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 8, Huskies 5

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 8-5 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

My recap: Like normal, when the Halifax Mooseheads are down Nikolaj Ehlers scores at the right time to get them back in the game and sometimes leads the team to victory.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads got six more points from Nikolaj Ehlers on Saturday night to help them extend their winning streak to four games.

Metro Halifax's recap: Call it Nik's night.

The Canadian Press' recap: Winnipeg Jets prospect Nikolaj Ehlers scored four times and added two assists in Halifax's victory over the Huskies.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: Make it four wins in a row and counting for the red hot Halifax Mooseheads after the team scored an entertaining 8-5 victory over the Huskies on Saturday night in Rouyn-Noranda.

huskies.qc.ca's recap: Même si la meute a pris les devants 2-0 face aux Mooseheads ce soir, les visiteurs n’ont jamais abandonné et ont infligé un revers de 8 à 5 aux Huskies devant plus de 2000 spectateurs à l’aréna Iamgold.

theqmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary. 

MISSING IN ACTION: Connor Moynihan (suspension), Ryan Falkenham (lower-body), Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella), Brett Crossley (concussion), Morgan Nauss (upper-body), Tristan Tardif (healthy) and Josh Fitzgerald (concussion)

SCORES
Victoriaville 11 - 1 Val-d'Or
Shawinigan 2 - 4 Gatineau
Sherbrooke 5 - 0 Acadie-Bathurst
Baie-Comeau 1 - 2 Drummondville OT

NEXT GAME: Halifax will finish their three game Quebec road trip this evening against the Val-d'Or Foreurs. Puck drops at 5pm. 

RECAP: Ehlers Leads Moose Comeback

ROUYN-NORANDA - Like normal, when the Halifax Mooseheads are down Nikolaj Ehlers scores at the right time to get them back in the game and sometimes leads the team to victory. Your Moosheads were down 2-0 to the hometown Rouyn-Noranda Huskies after 20 minutes but surmounted an amazing comeback on the back of Ehlers' 6 points night to win 8-5. The win give Halifax 4 straight victories and for the first time all year they are above .500 with a 13-12-2-1 record now.

It was a back and forth game in the second period. Danny Moynihan's goal at 17:31 of the middle frame tied the game at 3 but Antoine Waked scored less than 2 minutes later to give the Huskies a 4-3 lead after 40 minutes. Nikolaj Ehlers scored his second of the night 7 seconds into the last period to tie it at 4 and than both teams had a goal disallowed. Andrew Shewfelt gave the Mooseheads their first lead with 7:23 to go and Nikolaj Ehlers would help the team never look back.

FINAL: Mooseheads 8 at Huskies 5
Stars: 3. Fortin ROU | 2. D. Moynihan HAL | 1. Ehlers HAL
Attendance: 2,071
MC's Top Herd: n/a

GAME LOG
First period
4:05 ROU Jeremy Lauzon (3) | A: Nantel & Caron
4:54 ROU Julien Nantel (12) | A: Guenette & Fortin

Shots: Halifax had a 13-5 shot advantage in the first 20 minutes

Second period
6:15 HAL Vincent Watt (7), PP | A: Lussier & Murphy
11:41 ROU Jean-Christophe Beaudin (3) | A: Lauzon & Auger
14:24 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (12), SH | A: Shewfelt
17:31 HAL Danny Moynihan (10) | A: Ehlers & Ford
19:28 ROU Antoine Waked (7), PP | A: Nantel & Boucher

Shots: The Mooseheads once again led shots in the period 13 to 6

Third period
0:07 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (13) | A: None
7:08 ROU Mathieu Lemay (19), PP | A: Perron & Fortin
11:51 HAL Danny Moynihan (11) | A: Murphy & Ehlers
12:37 HAL Andrew Shewfelt (1) | A: Bent
18:35 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (14) | A: D. Moynihan
19:50 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (15), EN/SH | A: None

Shots: Pucks to the net were a little closer this period with Halifax leading 13 to 12 and having an overall advantage of 39-23

POWERPLAY
Halifax: 1-for-6
Rouyn-Noranda: 2-for-6

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 18 saves
Losing goaltender: Samuel Harvey ROU 28 saves

GAMEDAY #28: at Rouyn-Noranda

GAMEDAY

ROUYN-NORANDA HUSKIES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

November 29, 2014 at 8:00pm

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

Arena Iamgold (2,150) ~ Rouyn-Noranda, QC

Can we officially say they have connected as a team? I would say yes we can. The Mooseheads may not be as dominate as they have been the past two seasons but they still got some power. Halifax welcomed the league's best last weekend and chased their starting goaltender on their way to a 8-2 victory over the Rimouski Oceanic. That explosive game started the Herd's first three game win streak of the season. They'll be looking to continue their strong play against a team that is only 3 points ahead of them. Rouyn-Noranda is on top of a group of four teams that has 30 points. 

This is the second and last match up between these two teams this season. The Huskies won the last meeting back at the beginning of October. Alexandre Fortin and Antoine Waked had a goal and an assist each to lead Rouyn-Noranda to a 5-0 win on the road. 

Overall Records

Mooseheads: 12-12-2-1 = 27 points (4th in Maritimes division, 13th overall)
Huskies: 14-11-2-0 = 30 points (3rd in West division, 8th overall)

Leading Scorers
ROU: Francis Perron 35pts (15G & 20A), Mathieu Lemay 31pts (18G & 13A), Ryan Penny 27pts (13G & 14A)
HFX: Timo Meier 36pts (17G & 19A), Nikolaj Ehlers 35pts (11G & 24A), Philippe Gadoury 23pts (9G & 14A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a 6-3 victory over the Shawinigan Cataractes on Thursday night in the first game of this Quebec road trip. Timo Meier led the team in goals scoring 4 during the game while Nikolaj Ehlers had 5 assists for the Mooseheads.

Rouyn-Noranda is coming off a 5-3 defeat on home ice against the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Wednesday night. Antoine Waked led the Huskies with a goal and an assist while Samuel Harvey made 12 saves on 13 shots after taking over for Alexandre Belanger.

Season Series
Thursday Oct 2  Huskies 5 at Mooseheads 0
Saturday Nov 29  Mooseheads at Huskies - 8pm

Out of Town
Foreurs vs Tigres 5:00pm
Olympiques vs Cataractes 5:00pm
Titan vs Phoenix 7:00pm
Voltigeurs vs Drakkar 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will travel to Val-d'Or tomorrow evening to take on the Foreurs to finish off this Quebec road trip. Puck drops at 5pm. 

Fucale Closing On Record

Not only was it a big night for import players Nikolaj Ehlers and Timo Meier in Halifax's 6-3 victory on Thursday night in Shawinigan but it was for 4th year goaltender Zachary Fucale as well. Fucale, who has helped lead the Mooseheads to a Memorial Cup championship and to two straight President's Cup finals appearances, is closing on to the record for most QMJHL career wins by a goaltender.

Zach is now in sole posession of second place on the list after recording his 124th victory last night against the Cataractes while making 32 saves in a 6-3 win. With it, he is now only 18 wins away from tying Jacques Cloutier for the record. Cloutier recorded 142 victories in 4 seasons with the Trois-Rivieres Draveurs between 1976 and 1980. Fucale and the Mooseheads have 41 more games this season so it is possible for him to acheive the record but some are saying that it won't happen. It is expected that Fucale will be a goaltender for Team Canada at the upcoming World Juniors so he will miss about 8 games because of that and of course a few here or there in the new year to let Kevin Resop get some more playing time.

Do you think Zach will reach the record this season? There's a slight possibilty of him returning for a fifth season next year but it's unlikely.

Congratulations on getting your 124th vitory Zach. Keep them coming!!

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 6, Cataractes 3

MC POST-GAME

Here's some stories from last night's 6-3 victory over the Shawinigan Cataractes

My recap: Timo Meier is proving to NHL scouts that he should be drafted in the upcoming draft and tonight was the biggest showing in this young-ish season. 

The Q News' recap: After a two-game road swing in the Maritimes, the Cataractes were back at home for a tilt against the Halifax Mooseheads Thursday night at the Centre Gervais Auto.

Metro Halifax's recap: Timo Meier was on fire Thursday night. 

The Chronicle Herald's recap: Timo Meier and Nikolaj Ehlers were too much for the Shawinigan Cataractes on Thursday.

The Canadian Press' recap: Timo Meier scored four goals - three of them on the power play - and Nikolaj Ehlers chipped in with five assists as Halifax doubled up the Cataractes. 

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The Mooseheads used a huge second period scoring outburst to defeat the hometown Shawinigan Cataractes 6-3 on Thursday night for the Herd's third consecutive victory. 

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary. 

MISSING IN ACTION: Josh Fitzgerald (concussion), Morgan Nauss (upper body), Connor Moynihan (suspension), Ryan Falkenham (lower body), Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella), Dominik Blain-Dupuis (call up, healthy) amd Brett Crossley (concussion)

SCORES
Saint John 5 - 6 Charlottetown
Blainville-Boisbriand 4 - 1 Acadie-Bathurst
Drummondville 0 - 6 Val-d'Or

NEXT GAME: Halifax now travels to Rouyn-Noranda to battle the Huskies on Saturday night. Puck drops at 8pm.

RECAP: Three!

SHAWINIGAN - Timo Meier is proving to NHL scouts that he should be drafted in the upcoming draft and tonight was the biggest showing in this young-ish season. Meier scored four goals in 60 minutes against the Shawinigan Cataractes to lead the Mooseheads to a 6-3 win in the Shawi. His fourth goal at 3:51 of the third period matched his goal total from the 2013-14 season of 17. The win gives Halifax its 3rd straight victory. The Moose now have a .500 record on the season and have scored 18 goals over the win streak. Halifax got out to a 3-0 lead less than 7 minutes into the second period. The team seems to be clicking now and they are playing confident hockey which is translating into success on the powerplay as well.

FINAL: Mooseheads 6 at Cataractes 3
Stars: 3. Gadoury HAL | 2. Ehlers HAL | 1. Meier HAL
Attendance: 2,120
MC's Top Herd: n/a

GAME LOG
First period
None

Shots: Shawinigan led the first in shots 11 to 9

Second period
1:07 HAL Philippe Gadoury (9) | A: Fortier & Lussier
5:05 HAL Timo Meier (14), PP | A: Ehlers
6:11 HAL Timo Meier (15), PP | A: Ehlers & Gadoury
11:51 SHA Gabriel Slight (8) | A: Aquin
17:57 HAL Timo Meier (16) | A: D. Moynihan & Ehlers
18:21 SHA Anthony Beauvillier (18) | A: Gignac & Sylvestre

Shots: middle frame pucks to the net were tied at 12 a piece

Third period
3:51 HAL Timo Meier (17), PP | A: D. Moynihan & Ehlers
4:54 HAL Jesse Lussier (2), PP | A: Gadoury & Ehlers
18:17 SHA Dennis Yan (16), PP | A: D'Aoust & Slight

Shots: Halifax and Shawinigan once again tied in shots at 12, but Shawinigan led overall shots 35-33

POWERPLAY
Haifax: 4-for-8
Shawinigan: 1-for-7

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 32 saves
Losing goaltender: Marvin Cupper SHA 20 saves

Moose Make Call Ups

The Halifax Mooseheads announced today that they have made 3 calls ups for this weekends Quebec road trip. With Connor Moynihan out for 2 games due to a suspension and the Mooseheads missing another five due to injuries, there is some open roster spots for a few games. Coach Dom Ducharme announced that defenceman Domenico Argento and forwards Tristin Tardif and Dominik Blain-Dupuis will be in the lineup for tonight's game. After tonight, the Mooseheads will have 11 players who have made their QMJHL debut this season.



(L-R) Argento, Blain-Dupuis & Tardif during the 2014 draft
Photo courtesy of: halifaxmooseheads.ca

Good luck to these three young men tonight and this weekend as they try to help the Moose collect some more wins. Halifax will take on the Shawinigan Catarates this evening at 8pm.

Press release.

My preview for tonight's game.

GAMEDAY #27: at Shawinigan

GAMEDAY

SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES vs HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

November 27, 2014 at 8:00pm

TV: None | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Centre Bionest de Shawinigan (5,195) ~ Shawinigan, QC

It might not be a happy Thanksgiving for Connor Moynihan who will be serving his first game of a 2 game suspension tonight when the Halifax Mooseheads take on the hometown Shawinigan Cataractes but it is for the Herd who are on a two game win streak. Halifax will be looking to keep it going but with injuries piling up and facing a team that has also won 6 of their last 10 games, the Mooseheads will be in tough this evening on the road. Shawinigan on the other hand will be hoping to pass division rival Victoriaville Tigres in the standings with a win and even get a bit more breathing room from the Moose. Don't expect this game to be as feisty as the last two. The Cataractes and Mooseheads are in the middle of the pack in penalty minutes and they also see each other only a couple of times a season.

This is the first of two meetings this season between the two teams. Shawinigan and Halifax met twice last year with the Herd coming out with both wins including a 7-1 victory at the Metro Centre back in late February.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 11-12-2-1 = 25 points (4th in Maritimes division,
Cataractes: 13-11-1-1 = 28 points (5th in East division,

Leading Scorers
SHA: Anthony Beauvillier 36pts (17G & 19A), Dennis Yan 29pts (15G & 14A), Alexis D'Aoust 27pts (12G & 15A)
HFX: Timo Meier 32pts (13G & 19A), Nikolaj Ehlers 30pts (11G & 19A), Philippe Gadoury 20pts (8G & 12A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a tight victory against one of their division rivals, the Moncton Wildcats, beating them 4-3 on Sunday evening. Matt Murphy and Nikolaj Ehlers led the Mooseheads with a goal and an assist each while Zach Fucale made 15 saves.

Shawinigan last game was also against the Wildcats. The Cataractes had a big road win on Saturday night, defeating Moncton 6 to 1. James Phelan led the Cats with a goal and 3 assists while Marvin Cupper made an asstonding 39 saves for the victory.

Season Series
Thursday Nov 27  Halifax at Shawinigan - 8pm
Friday Feb 13  Shawinigan at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town
Islanders vs Sea Dogs 7:00pm
Titan vs Armada 7:30pm
Foreurs vs Voltigeurs 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will continue their 3 game Quebec road trip on Saturday evening in Rouyn-Noranda to take on the Huskies. Puck drops at 8pm.

Ehlers named 2nd star

It's Monday which means another unveiling of the QMJHL stars of the week. A Halifax Mooseheads player was listed after the team collected two weekend wins against a couple of really good teams.

Nikolaj Ehlers, the Danish superstar that was drafted 9th overall in the 2014 NHL draft, was named 2nd star of the week for the week of November 17-23. Ehlers picked up a goal and 3 assists in the Mooseheads 8-2 win over the league's best Rimouski Oceanic on Saturday. He followed that performance with the game winner and an assist in Halifax's 4-3 victory over the Moncton Wildcats. He finished the week with a plus-4 rating. 

The QMJHL named Adam Erne of the Quebec Remparts the first star while Anthony Richard of the Val-d'Or Foreurs was named the third star. 

Congratulations to Nikolaj!

Full story here.

POSTGAME: Wildcats 3, Mooseheads 4

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 4-3 win over the Moncton Wildcats

My recap: For the second night in a row, your Halifax Mooseheads chased the visiting starting goaltender from the net but this time had a harder time holding on to get the victory.

The Q News' recap: A first-period offensive outburst was the deciding factor in the Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 defeat of the rival Moncton Wildcats on Sunday afternoon at Scotiabank Centre. 

The Canadian Press' recap: Nikolaj Ehler's goal at 12:04 of the first period proved to be the winner as the Mooseheads held off a Moncton comeback for the victory.

Metro Halifax's recap: Four straight goals in less than three minutes, including a goal and an assist from defenceman Matt Murphy, helped the Halifax Mooseheads to their second straight win at home Sunday.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: It took less than three minutes for the Halifax Mooseheads to create all the offence they would need for a second weekend win on Sunday. 

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads posted a second straight weekend victory on Sunday afternoon at Scotiabank Centre with a closely fought 4-3 decision over the Moncton Wildcats.

moncton-wildcats.com's recap: A four goal first period outburst with a three minute span powered the Halifax Mooseheads to a 4-3 win over the Moncton Wildcats in Halifax on Sunday.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Brett Crossley (concussion), Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella), Morgan Nauss (upper-body), Ryan Falkenham (lower-body)

SCORES
Rimouski 8 - 2 Charlottetown
Baie-Comeau 2 - 6 Quebec
Acadie-Bathurst 1 - 3 Blainville-Boisbriand
Val-d'Or 6 - 5 Chicoutimi OT
Rouyn-Noranda 3 - 2 Victoriaville

NEXT GAME: Halifax will travel to Shawinigan to take on the Cataractes on Thursday night. Puck drops at 8pm.

Winning November

My monthly stats post will be posted in 6 days but I thought I would let you know an interesting fact. It looks like things are turning up for your Halifax Mooseheads. The team got it's first two game win streak at the beginning of this month and are coming off another one this past weekend. We had them a lot the past two seasons but for the first time this season, the Mooseheads will have a winning record during a month. No matter what happens on the Quebec road trip on the weekend, Halifax will have more wins than regulation losses. The team is 6-2-1-0 record for the month of November with three games remaining. With the help of Saturday night's 8-2 win and a couple of 5-4 games, the Herd have scored 34 goals this month, the most they have in a month all season.

Check back on here for the gameday post on Thursday when your Halifax Mooseheads take on the Shawinigan Cataractes on the road.

RECAP: Holding On

HALIFAX - For the second night in a row, your Halifax Mooseheads chased the visiting starting goaltender from the net but this time had a harder time holding on to get the victory. The Mooseheads came out firing tonight scoring 4 goals on their first 5 shots in the first period against Moncton. The Wildcats scored the first goal but Halifax was able to score 2 minutes later and took a 4-1 lead into the second period. The four goal output chased goaltender Jason Rioux after 12 minutes of play. Alex Dubeau came in as a replacement and once again stoned the Mooseheads. Halifax has had a tricky time getting pucks past Dubeau the last two seasons when the two teams play each other. Despite Dubeau not letting in a goal by the home team, the boys in front of him couldn't solve Zach Fucale enough times to overcome the 4 goal first period only getting as close as 4-3.

It was another feisty game this evening with another 3 fights breaking out including a line brawl. Frustration was boiling over for both teams with a total of 25 infractions being handed out by the end of the game. Connor Moynihan received an aggressor penalty that started the line brawl and will get an automatic one game suspension. Surprisingly, the Wildcats were unable to tie the game up with the resulting 5 minute powerplay in the middle of the third period. Kelly Bent had a fight for the second game in a row as well, he actually had 2 this evening.

FINAL: Wildcats 3 at Mooseheads 4
Stars: 3. Gadoury HAL | 2. Garland MON | 1. Murphy HAL
Attendance: 7,549
MC's Top Herd: Kelly Bent

GAME LOG
First period
7:19 MON Stephen Johnson (16), PP | A: Garland & Barbashev
9:18 HAL Danny Moynihan (9) | A: Ehlers & Meier
10:21 HAL Kelly Bent (2) | A: Ford & Leblanc
11:36 HAL Matt Murphy (3), PP | A: Gadoury & Hardie
12:04 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (11) | A: Murphy & Meier

Shots: Halifax led shots in the first 8 to 5 over Moncton

Second period
2:44 MON Ivan Barbashev (18), PP | A: Garland & Talbot-Tassi

Shots: Halifax had 9 pucks to the net in the middle from versus Moncton's 7

Third period
6:20 MON Zachary Malatesta (4) | A: Jacob & Garland

Shots: Moncton led third period shot 6-5 but Halifax led overall shots 22-18

POWERPLAY
Moncton: 2-for-6
Halifax: 1-for-5

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 15 saves
Losing goaltender: Jason Rioux MON 1 save

GAMEDAY #26: vs Moncton

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. MONCTON WILDCATS

November 23, 2014 at 4:00pm

TV: None | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Your Halifax Mooseheads have another tough test this evening on home ice. They'll be going up against a team that is 2nd in the Maritimes division and playing pretty good hockey of late. After going up against the league's best last night and dominating the scoreboard how will the Herd respond today hosting the Moncton Wildcats. Some people will say the home team should kill the visiting team today too but a lot of fans will know that every game can have a different result than expected. The Wildcats will have their Russian duo back in the lineup and they'll be hungry to have a rebound game against Halifax.

This is the fourth game of the season between Moncton and the Mooseheads. Halifax is 1-1-1-0 against the Cats this season. The two teams played on November 8 last with Stephen Johnson scoring a hat trick for Moncton to give them a 5-4 overtime win. 

Overall Records
Wildcats: 15-9-0-1 = 31 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)
Mooseheads: 10-12-2-1 = 23 points (4th in Maritimes division, 14th overall)

Leading Scorers
HFX: Timo Meier 30pts (13G & 17A), Nikolaj Ehlers 28pts (10G & 18A), Philippe Gadoury 19pts (8G & 11A)
MON: Conor Garland 42pts (14G & 28A), Ivan Barbashev 36pts (17G & 19A), Christophe Lalonde 25pts (12G & 13A)

Last Games
Moncton is coming off a 6-1 loss against the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday night at home. Cameron Askew had the lone goal for the Wildcats while Alex Dubeau made 18 saves on 23 shots before being pulled.

Halifax is coming off a big 8-2 victory over the Rimouski Oceanic on home ice yesterday evening. Nikolaj Ehlers led the Mooseheads with a goal and 3 assists while Timo Meier and Samuel Leblanc each had 2 goals to help the Herd get the win.

Season Series

Friday Sept 19  Moncton 3 at Halifax 0

Saturday Nov 1  Moncton 2 at Halifax 3

Saturday Nov 8  Halifax 4 at Moncton 5 OT

Sunday Nov 23  Moncton at Halifax - 4pm

Tuesday Dec 30  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Tuesday Feb 3  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Tuesday Feb 17  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Wednesday Mar 18  Moncton at Halifax -7pm
Friday Mar 20  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Out of Town

Islanders vs Oceanic 3:00pm

Remparts vs Drakkar 4:00pm

Armada vs Titan 5:00pm

Sagueneens vs Foreurs 5:00pm

Tigres vs Huskies 5:00pm

After the Buzzer

Halifax will go on the road for three games next weekend starting with visiting Shawinigan on Thursday night. Puck drops at 8pm. 

POSTGAME: Ocenaic 2, Mooseheads 8

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 8-2 win over the league's best Rimouski Oceanic

My recap: Against the league leading, according to the Mooseheads, Rimouski Oceanic your Halifax Mooseheads blew up the scoreboard on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre.

The Q News' recap: Nikolaj Ehlers thrilled fans with his second-career "Gordie Howe hat trick" in the Halifax Mooseheads 8-2 thrashing of the first-place Rimouski Oceanic.

Metro Halifax's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads had all the right moves Saturday night.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads rose to the occasion Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: In a game where the Mooseheads could seemingly do no wrong, five players had multiple point efforts as Halifax skated to an 8-2 home ice romp over the previously first place Oceanic.

oceanic.qc.ca's recap: Le toit du Scotia Bank Centre est tombé sur la tête de l'Océanic en 2e période samedi soir, et les Mooseheads se sont sauvé avec un gain facile de 8 à 2 sur l'Océanic, devant 8,404 spectateurs ravis à Halifax.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Ryan Falkenham (lower-body), Josh Fitzgerald (healthy), Brett Crossley (concussion) and Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella)

SCORES
Val-d'Or 2 - 3 Chicoutimi
Charlottetown 3 - 2 Saint John OT
Shawinigan 6 - 1 Moncton
Cape Breton 1 - 4 Drummondville
Acadie-Bathurst 1 - 4 Gatineau
Rouyn-Noranda 6 - 4 Quebec

NEXT GAME: Halifax will welcome the Moncton Wildcats to the Scotiabank Centre this evening. Puck drops at 4pm.

RECAP: Score, Score, Score

HALIFAX - Against the league leading, according to the Mooseheads, Rimouski Oceanic your Halifax Mooseheads blew up the scoreboard on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre. Timo Meier and Sam Leblanc scored twice in a game that was supposed to end the other way around. The whole game you could not tell that these two teams only play each other two times a season. Each team showed a bit of fiestiness against the other and both were able to capitalize on the man advantage. There was at least 4 real fights and a few more scrums throughout the game including Olivier Tremblay punching Nikolaj Ehlers in the face with his blocker after they got tangled together. Ehlers was in a fight as well, getting kind of creamed by Anthony DeLuca toward the end of the second period which gave him a Gordie Howe hat trick.

FINAL: Oceanic 2 at Mooseheads 9
Stars: Leblanc HAL | 2. Meier HAL | 1. Ehlers HAL
Attendance: 8,404
MC's Top Herd: Sam Leblanc

GAME LOG
First period
13:26 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (10) | A: Meier & Gadoury
16:33 HAL Timo Meier (12), PP

Shots: Rimouski led shots in the first 9-6 over Halifax

Second period
4:27 HAL Jesse Lussier (1) | A: Ehlers & Ford
10:50 HAL Samuel Leblanc (3) | A: Hardie
14:45 HAL Danny Moynihan (8) | A: Ehlers & Murphy
15:18 RIM Anthony DeLuca (18) | A: Morin & Loisseau
19:55 HAL Kelly Bent (1) | A: None

Shots: Halifax led shots in the middle frame 12 to 9

Third period
2:49 HAL Timo Meier (13), PP | A: Nauss
5:44 RIM Frederik Gauthier (4) | A: Clapperton & Leberge
12:06 HAL Samuel Leblanc (4) | A: Fortier & Hardie

Shots: Halifax put 9 pucks to the net to Rimouski's 7 in the third and led 27-25 overall

POWERPLAY
Rimouski: 1-for-3
Halifax: 2-for-7

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 23 saves
Losing goaltender: Philippe Desrosiers RIM 9 saves

GAMEDAY #25: vs Rimouski

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. RIMOUSKI OCEANIC

November 22, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: None | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

It's been one week since most of your Halifax Mooseheads have played a hockey game. Zach Fucale played for Team QMJHL on Tuesday night picking up a big victory with 40 saves. Your Halifax Mooseheads will be hoping he can do that again tonight when they welcome the second overall team in points, the Rimouski Oceanic to the Scotiabank Centre. The Mooseheads will have to be disciplined and play a full 60 minutes if they want to pull away with the win. 

This is the first game of season between these two teams. Halifax was 1-0-0-1 last year against the Oceanic including a 8-1 victory in their first meeting back in January. 

Overall Records
Oceanic: 17-6-1-1 = 36 points (2nd in East division, 4th overall)
Mooseheads: 9-12-2-1 = 21 points (4th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Leading Scorers
HFX: Timo Meier 27pts (11G & 16A), Nikolaj Ehlers 24pts (9G & 15A), Philippe Gadoury 18pts (8G & 10A)
RIM: Alexis Loiseau 44pts (18G & 26A), Anthony DeLuca 36pts (17G & 19A), Christopher Clapperton 22pts (10G & 12A)

Last Games
Rimouski is coming off a 3-2 overtime victory on Sunday evening on home ice against the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand. Anthny DeLuca led the Oceanic with the overtime winner plus an assist while Philippe Desrosiers made 28 saves for the win.

Halifax is coming off a 3-2 defeat in Sydney on Saturday night against provincial rivals Cape Breton in the second game of their home and home series. Matt Murphy and Morgan Nauss scored for the Mooseheads in the loss while Kevin Resop made 19 saves.

Season Series
Saturday Nov 22  Rimouski at Halifax - 7pm
Sunday Mar 1  Halifax at Rimouski - 5pm

Out of Town
Sagueneens vs Foreurs 5:00pm
Sea Dogs vs Islanders 7:00pm
Wildcats vs Cataractes 7:30pm
Voltigeurs vs Screaming Eagles 8:00pm
Olympiques vs Titan 8:00pm
Remparts vs Huskies 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will play hosts to the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday evening at the Scotiabank Centre. Puck drops at 4pm.

Russia Wins 2014 Super Series

Two days after winning a pivotal game 5 to close the points gap, Team QMJHL was unable to win the 2014 Subway Super Series losing on Thursday night 3-2 to Team Russia. The victory gave Russia it's third Series title, winning 11-7 in points.

Subway Super Series logo
via theqnews.net

The Q made it a game scoring it's second goal of the third period at 12:31 but the damage had already been done earlier in the game with Russia taking a 3-0 lead going into the last 20 minutes. Igor Shestyorkin stood tall in the last few minutes of the game when the QMJHL were pressing hard to tie the game up and force overtime. Once again, Team QMJHL had a period where they only had one shot (second period) but the team led the shots category last night in Rimouski, with 27 shots to Russia's 21 overall.

Halifax Mooseheads goaltender did not play in this second QMJHL-Russia game. Instead, Philippe Desrosiers of the Game 6 hosts Rimouski Oceanic made the start.

For the game summary on CHL.ca, click here.

Click here for CHL's recap.

Congratulations to Russia on winning the Series. The next step for the young players who were apart of the 3 different Canadian Hockey League teams is waiting. All 60-plus players will be hoping to get that call that they ahve made the Canadian National Junior team that will play in Toronto and Montreal after Christmas during the 2015 World Juniors.

Moose on November's Player to Watch

The National Hockey League's Central Scouting Services announced their Players to Watch for November. The list includes draft eligible players from North American clubs and international teams. Two current Halifax Mooseheads players were ranked once again this month.

Each player is given a rating. 'A' players indicates a 1st round canditate, 'B' players are 2nd and 3rd round canditate while 'C' players indicate members who likely will go in the 4th, 5th or 6th round.

Timo Meier
Photo courtesy of: metronews.ca

Swiss forward Timo meier jumped to an 'A' ranking in Novemebr up from a 'B' ranking in October while American forward Connor Moynihan dropped from a 'B' rating last month to a 'C' rating. Mooseheads prospect John Marino was again ranked 'B' on the list.

Meier still leads the Herd in points with 11 goals and 16 assists in 24 games played this season. He's showing real charater and promise this year trying to show he deserves to be drafted in the NHL.

Moynihan has 3 points (2G & 1A) in 19 games played. Marino, a defenceman, has 2 goals and 11 points in 22 games played for the USPHL's South Shore Kings.

Saint John and Charlottetown have the most players ranked this month with 5 each. There is a total of 46 QMJHL players ranked with 7 listed with an 'A' ranking.

Fucale Makes 40 Saves in Win

It's not very often you need to make 22 saves in one period but that is what current Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Zachary Fucale had to do last night in Bathurst, NB. Fucale was in the New Brunswick town as part of Team QMJHL for the Subway Super Series between the Q and the Russian junior team. The Quebec team was able to get out to a 3-0 lead 25:33 into the game on Tuesday night. After 2 periods, it was 3-1 QMHJL over Russia with shots close at 19-17 in favour of Russia. QMJHL decided to sit back and protect their lead instead of attacking the Russian net and get a bigger lead. Because of the non-attack, and 4 penalties in the last period, Fucale made 22 saves while Igor Shestyorkin made his one and only save in the third at about 15 minutes into the period. Final shots were 41 for Russia and 18 for the QMJHL.

One of 40 saves by Mooseheads goaltender Zach Fucale
Photo courtesy of: CHL twitter account

The outstanding performance by Fucale and the early goals gave the Q the victory and closed the points gap between the CHL teams and the Russian team to 1. Russia now leads the Super Series in points 8-7. The two teams will meet again on Thursday evening in Rimouski, Quebec with the winner of the game in regulation taking the Series. Should game 6 be won by the Q in overtime or a shootout, I believe the Series will end in a tie.

Congrats to Zach and Team QMJHL on the victory. Keep it going tomorrow night in Rimouski.

For CHL.ca's recap of the game, click here.

For the game summary click here.

Check out Scott MacIntosh's recap here.

Tuesday Thoughts

Here are some news and thoughts to get your Tuesday night started.

INJURIES
Cavan Fitzgerald is still out with a broken patella (knee cap) but will likely be back either this weekend or next when the Mooseheads are on the road. Two injuries came from this past weekend's games. Rookie Brett Crossley sustained a concussion in Friday night's win over provincial rivals after getting elbowed in the head by Cape Breton's Pierre-Luc Dubois at Scotiabank Centre. Dubois has since been suspended until further notice. The next evening in Sydney, captain Ryan Falkenham suffered a lower body injury. Falkenham will be out 6-8 weeks.

Photo via halifaxmooseheads.ca

EHLERS
Danish forward Nikolaj Ehlers will be at the Joe Howe Superstore on Wednesday night to sign autographs. It was announced a couple weeks ago that he is among the 24 CHL players who have hockey cards in select boxes of Post Foods Canada cereals. Ehlers will be at the Superstore between 6:30 and 7:30 tomorrow night.


FUCALE
Mooseheads goaltender Zachary Fucale is among the 20 or so Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players that will be playing against the Russian juniors this week. The two teams will play a game tonight in Bathurst, New Brunswick and than again on Thursday night in Rimouski, Quebec. It was announced earlier today that Fucale will get the start for Team QMJHL. You can watch both games on Sportsnet beginning at 8pm Atlantic time.

CHRISTMOOSE SKATE
It hasn't been officially announced but if you check on the team website, Halifax has put up a new event; the Christmoose Skate. The event will take pl

Photo courtesy of:
Vincent Ethier on QMJHL's twitter

ace December 16th from 6:30 until 8pm and is only open to full and 15 game season ticket holders. It's a fun evening where fans can skate with the team and get pictures and autographs. Bring the family and have a great night.

UP NEXT
Your Halifax Mooseheads will play twice this weekend, both at home. Frederik Gauthier and the Rimouski Oceanic will be in town for their first trip to the Scotiabank Centre on Saturday. Puck drops will be 7pm at the Scotiabank Centre. While Ivan Barbashev, Vladimir Tkachev and the Moncton Wildcats makes another visit to Moose Country on Sunday evening. Puck drops at 4pm.

RECAP: Eagles Force Split

SYDNEY - The Halifax Mooseheads were looking for a weekend sweep against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles but another strong performance by Eagles goaltender Miguel Sullivan gave the Herd a split. Cape Breton's win gives them their second home and home series split against the Mooseheads this season. The home team has won all 4 games so far during the 2014-15 season. After a scoreless first period, Halifax scored the first goal of the game but they were unable to keep the 1-0 lead going into the third period being down 2-1 after 40 minutes. Matt Murphy closed the gap with just over 5 minutes left in regulation to make it a 3-2 game but despite pressing the Eagles late in the period, the Moose were unable to come up with it's third straight win.

FINAL: Mooseheads 2 at Screaming Eagles 3
Stars: 3. Meier HAL | 2. Sullivan CAP | 1. Lazarev CAP
Attendance: 2,878
MC's Top Herd: n/a

GAME LOG
First period
None

Shots: Pucks to the net in the 1st 20 minutes were tied at 7 a piece

Second period
3:36 HAL Morgan Nauss (3), PP | A: Ehlers & Lussier
5:38 CAP Jacob Smith (1) | A: Martineau & Simard
17:47 CAP Loik Leveille (4), PP | A: Farrell & Darcy

Shots: Cape Breton and Halifax were once again tied in shots this period at 7-7

Third period
5:21 CAP Maxim Lazarev | A: None
14:37 HAL Matt Murphy | A: None

Shots: The Mooseheads led final period shots 13 to 8

POWERPLAY
Halifax: 1-for-5
Cape Breton: 1-for-6

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Miguel Sullivan CAP 25 saves
Losing goaltender: Kevin Resop HAL 19 saves

GAMEDAY #24: at Cape Breton

GAMEDAY

CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

November 15, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: None | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @CoolenTQN

Centre 200 (5,000) ~ Sydney, NS

The series now shifts to Sydney. Today sees the second game of this home and home series between provincial rivals that will now be played at Centre 200 after the Halifax Mooseheads won on home ice last night. Cape Breton will be trying to get out of their slump, one that has seen them not win since the October 19th game between these two teams. Halifax on the other hand is starting to slowly rise and should it be similar to Friday night's game, the Moose will temeporily be in third place in the Maritimes division.

Now to the last game between these two. They met yesterday evening in Moose Country with the home team coming away with a 3-2 victory. Nikolaj Ehlers had 2 assists to lead the Mooseheads while Sam Leblanc scored Halifax's first shorthanded goal of the season. 

Overall Records

Mooseheads: 9-11-2-1 = 21 points (4th in Maritimes division, 13th overall)

Eagles: 7-12-2-2 = 18 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall) 

Leading Scorers

CAP: Kyle Farrell 34pts (20G & 14A), Evgeny Svechnikov 29pts (10G & 19A), Maxim Lazarev 25pts (9G & 16A)

HFX: Timo Meier 26pts (10G & 16A), Nikolaj Ehlers 23pts (9G & 14A), Philippe Gadoury 17pts (8G & 9A)

Last Games

See above

Season Series

Friday Oct 17  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 5
Sunday Oct 19  Halifax 1 at Cape Breton 4
Friday Nov 14  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 3
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

Drakkar vs Sea Dogs 5:00pm
Foreurs vs Cataractes 5:00pm
Islanders vs Tigres 7:00pm
Wildcats vs Voltigeurs 7:00pm
Huskies vs Remparts 8:00pm

After the Buzzer

Rimouski will come to town a week from today as the Mooseheads host the Oceanic in Halifax. Puck drops at 7pm.

POSTGAME: Screaming Eagles 2, Mooseheads 3

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 3-2 win over provincial rivals Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

My recap: The second home and home series between provincial rivals Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles was started by a win the Herd in the first game once again.

The Q News' recap: Two power play goals and a shorthanded goal were the difference in the Halifax Mooseheads' 3-2 defeat of the rival Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday night at Scotiabank. 

Metro Halifax's recap: Samuel Leblanc was all smiles Friday night.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: Special teams were a major factor for the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday night as the hockey club picked up its second consecutive victory by a score of 3-2 over the visiting Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.

capebretoneagles.com's recap: Ryan Falkenham's power play goal at 15:47 of the second period proved to be the game winner as the Halifax Mooseheads hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday. 

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella), Brandon Vuic (healthy), Danny Moynihan (suspension) and Josh Fitzgerald (healthy)

SCORES
Victoriaville 3 - 8 Moncton
Drummondville 3 - 5 Acadie-Bathurst
Saint John 2 - 1 Chicoutimi
Sherbrooke 1 - 2 Blainville-Boisbriand SO
Gatineau 4 - 7 Rimouski
Shawinigan 5 - 4 Rouyn-Noranda OT

NEXT GAME: Halifax will travel to Sydney for a rematch against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Puck drops at 7pm.

RECAP: Second

HALIFAX - The second home and home series between provincial rivals Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles was started by a win the Herd in the first game once again. This one however was a little closer in the scoring department despite the Eagles shooting a lot more pucks on the Halifax net than the Mooseheads did on the Cape Breton net. Halifax got out to a somewhat slow start but was able to get some lucky bounces and had a 2-0 lead half way through the second period. Cape Breton made it close to end the second period. Zach Fucale gave the Moose the chance to receive the victory making ten saves in the third period, which saw no scoring by either team. The win gives the Mooseheads it's second 2 game win streak of the season.

FINAL: Screaming Eagles 2 at Mooseheads 3
Stars: 3. Fucale HAL | 2. Farrell CAP | 1. Leblanc HAL
Attendance: 8,109
MC's Top Herd: Zach Fucale

GAME LOG
First period
16:03 HAL Timo Meier (11), PP | A: Nauss & Gadoury

Shots: Cape Breton led the shots 12-10 in the first 20 minutes

Second period
9:38 HAL Samuel Leblanc (2), SH | A: Ehlers
12:14 CAP Kyle Farrell (20) | A| Leveille & Svechnikov
15:47 HAL Ryan Falkenham (7), PP | A: Murphy & Ehlers
17:51 CAP Pierre-Luc Dubois (4) | A: Farrell & MacIntyre

Shots: Halifax had 9 shots to the Eagles 10

Third period
None

Shots: Cape Breton led the shots in last period 10 to 4

POWERPLAY
Cape Breton: 0-for-3
Halifax: 2-for-8

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 30 saves
Losing goaltender: Francois Brassard CAP 20 saves

GAMEDAY #23: vs Cape Breton

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. CAPE BRETON SCREAMING EAGLES

November 14, 2014 at 7:00pm

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

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

 

It's Friday night. It's a game against Cape Breton, our provincial rivals. It will be an exciting Friday night hockey matchup between the Mooseheads and the Screaming Eagles at the Scotiabank Centre this evening. Provincial rival games are always exciting but this weekend's series will be an important one for both teams. There is a point that seperates the two teams in the standings so a sweeo by either team will put some distance between the victor and last place in the Maritimes division. Halifax has been playing more confident lately while Cape Breton are coming into this game without a win since these two teams last met in October. Scoring for the Mooseheads is coming more appearent now and they'll need to be firing on all cylinders as they battle a team that is 6th in goals for despite the losing streak. How much hop will the Herd have after the thrilling game that was played on Wednesday night? We'll have to see but hopefully it is a lot. 

Halifax and Cape Breton met almost a month ago on October 19 in Sydney. The Screaming Eagles skated away with the win. Philippe Gadoury scored the lone goal for the Mooseheads in the 4-1 loss while Zach Fucale made 33 saves on 36 shots in the defeat.

Overall Records

Eagles: 7-11-2-2 = 18 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Mooseheads: 8-11-2-1 = 19 points (4th in Maritimes division, 14th overall)

Leading Scorers

HFX: Timo Meier 26pts (10G & 16A), Nikolaj Ehlers 21pts (9G & 12A), Philippe Gadoury 17pts (8G & 9A)

CAP: Kyle Farrell 33pts (19G & 14A), Evgeny Svechnikov 29pts (10G & 19A), Maxim Lazarev 25pts (9G & 16A)

Last Games

Cape Breton is coming off a 7-4 loss at home on Wednesday night against the Moncton Wildcats. Bradley Lalonde led the Eagles with 3 assists in the defeat which saw Cape Breton shoot 41 pucks towards the Moncton net to the Cats 25 shots.

Halifax is coming off a big 5-4 shootout win on Wednesday night at the Scotiabank Centre against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Nikolaj Ehlers had a hat trick and an assist as well as the shootout winner to lead the Mooseheads while Zach Fucale picked up the victory with 21 saves.

Season Series

Friday Oct 17  Cape Breton 2 at Halifax 5
Sunday Oct 19  Halifax 1 at Cape Breton 4
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

Wildcats vs Tigres 7:00pm
Titan vs Voltigeurs 7:30pm
Sagueneens vs Sea Dogs 8:00pm
Armada vs Phoenix 8:30pm
Oceanic vs Olympiques 8:30pm
Huskies vs Cataractes 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The two teams will travel to Sydney for a rematch game tomorrow evening. Puck drops at 7pm. 

POSTGAME: Titan 4, Mooseheads 5 SO

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 5-4 shootout win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan

My recap: Andrew Ryan returned to Halifax for the first time since the Mooseheads traded him in the summer to the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan. 

The Q News' recap: Nikolaj Ehlers scored a hat-trick before netting the shootout-winning goal guiding the Halifax Mooseheads to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday night. 

Titan Nation's recap: Despite a last-second goal in the third period, the Acadie-Bathrust Titan fell 5-4 in a shootout to the Halifax Mooseheads on Wednesday.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads and Bathurst Titan saved all the fireworks for the final few minutes of Wednesday's game at the Scotiabank Centre. 

Metro Halifax's recap: Nik lived up to his nickname Wednesday night.

The Canadian Press' recap: Nikolaj Ehlers was unstoppable on Wednesday night.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The Mooseheads and Titan engaged in what will be described as nothing less than an epic battle on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. 

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Kelly Bent (healthy), Daniel Moynihan (suspension), Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella) and Josh Fitzgerald (healthy)

SCORES
Moncton 7 - 4 Cape Breton
Saint John 0 - 3 Quebec

NEXT GAME: Cape Breton pays a visit to the Scotiabank Centre and your Mooseheads for Friday night hockey. Puck drops at 7pm.

RECAP: Ryan's Heroics Not Enough For Titan

HALIFAX - Andrew Ryan returned to Halifax for the first time since the Mooseheads traded him in the summer to the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan. His very late game heroics for his new team were for not as the Moose were able to pull through in the shootout. Ryan, who was an odd man out with Halifax in the overage category, led Bathurst being apart of all 4 goals recording two goals and two assists. His second goal of the game was scored with 0.3 seconds left which forced overtime after it looked like the Herd would skate to a regulation win. Former teammate Nikolaj Ehlers was the dominate player for the home team as he scored his first hat trick of the season and also assisted on the second Halifax goal. Ehlers also scored the lone goal in the shootout. Penalties were once again a subject of disgust in the Scotiabank Centre crowd. The time away seemed to affect Connor Moynihan who didn't keep his emotions in check getting 8 penalty minutes.

FINAL: Titan 4 at Mooseheads 5 SO
Stars: 3. Meier HAL | 2. Ryan BAT | 1. Ehlers HAL
Attendance: 5,919
MC's Top Herd: Nikolaj Ehlers

GAME LOG
First period
2:37 BAT Aaron Kerr (3) | A: Blanchard & Ryan
6:08 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (7) | A: Meier & Gadoury
12:10 HAL Timo Meier (10) | A: Hardie & Ehlers
13:54 BAT Raphael Corriveau (8), PP | A: Ryan & Boivin

Shots: Halifax led 1st period shots 11 to 8

Second period
4:18 BAT Andrew Ryan (6), PP | A: Corriveau & Brennan

Shots: The Mooseheads once again had 11 shots to Bathurst's 6

Third period
15:37 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (8) | A: Meier & Lussier
19:31 HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (9) | A: Lussier & Taillefer
19:59 BAT Andrew Ryan (7) | A: COrriveanu & Beaton

Shots: Halifax had 14 shots while the Titan had 9

Overtime
None

Shots: Bathurst led shots 2-1 during the overtime period

Shootout
Round 1 - HAL Philippe Gadoury (Save)    BAT Andrew Ryan (Save)
Round 2 - HAL Nikolaj Ehlers (Goal)    BAT Christophe Boivin (Save)
Round 3 - HAL Timo Meier (Save)    BAT Mark Simpson (Save)

POWERPLAY
Bathurst: 2-for-7
Halifax: 0-for-7

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 21 saves
Losing goaltender: Jacob Brennan BAT 33 saves

GAMEDAY #22: vs Acadie-Bathurst

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN

November 12, 2014 at 7:00pm

TV: None | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @TitanNationCA

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

One comes back in, the other goes out. The Moynihan brothers have not played together for about half a month and they'll have to wait two more games to once again. Connor is returning from an upper body injury just as his older sibling is out for tonight and Friday's games because of a suspension. That's one story heading into this evening's tilt against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in a mid week affair. It's a battle of the two worst teams in Maritimes division and both are coming off overtime games on the weekend. How will Halifax rebound after back to back losses this past weekend? We will have to see, it should be a good game with both teams trying to get some consistency. 

This is the third game between the Mooseheads and Titan. Bathurst is 2-0-0-0 against Halifax this season. The last meeting was exactly one month ago in Bathurst, with the Titan coming away with a 2-0 win. Zach Fucale made 30 saves for the loss. 

Overall Records

Titan: 6-15-1-0 = 13 points (6th in Maritimes division, 18th overall)

Mooseheads: 7-11-2-1 = 17 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Leading Scorers

HFX: Timo Meier 23pts (9G & 14A), Nikolaj Ehlers 17pts (6G & 11A), Philippe Gadoury 16pts (8G & 8A)

BAT: Mark Simpson 18pts (9G & 9A), Alexandrew Gosselin 17pts (3G & 14A), Nicholas Blanchard 14pts (7G & 7A)

Last Games

Bathurst is coming off a 4-3 overtime win at home against Cape Breton on Sunday. Former Mooseheads player Andrew Ryan and Raphael Corriveau each scored 2 goals for the Titan while Jacob Brennan made 26 saves for the victory over the Screaming Eagles.

Halifax was in Moncton on Saturday night and were defeated by the Wildcats 5-4 in overtime. Maxime Fortier and Timo Meier had a goal and an assist each to lead the Mooseheads while Zach Fucale made 33 saves for the loss.

Season Series

Friday Sept 12  Halifax 1 at Bathurst 4

Sunday Oct 12  Halifax 0 at Bathurst 2

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

Screaming Eagles vs Wildcats 7:00pm
Remparts vs Saint John 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will welcome Cape Breton to the Scotiabank Centre on Friday in the first of a home and home series this weekend. Puck drops at 7pm.

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 4, Wildcats 5 OT

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 5-4 overtime defeat to the Moncton WIldcats

The Q News' recap: The Moncton Wildcats completed a big third period comeback to down the Halifax Mooseheads 5-4 in overtime Saturday night in Moncton.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: Stephen Johnson singlehandedly spoiled a decent road effort by the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday.

Metro Halifax's recap: Stephen Johnson certainly strutted his natural talent for the Moncton Wildcats on Saturday night.

The Canadian Press' recap: Stephen Johnson capped off a solid night, scoring 1:02 into overtime on the powerplay for the hat trick as the Wildcats edged Halifax.

moncton-wildcats.com's recap: Stephen Johnson scored his second hat trick in five night to power the Moncton Wildcats to a 5-4 come from behind overtime win over the Halifax Mooseheads in front of 4641 fans at the Moncton Coliseum on Saturday Night.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Morgan Nauss (healthy), Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella), Andrew Shewfelt (healthy) and Connor Moynihan (upper body)

SCORES
Charlottetown 2 - 4 Blainville-Boisbriand
Cape Breton 1 - 5 Rimouski
Rouyn-Noranda 5 - 7 Sherbrooke
Val-d'Or 5 - 8 Victoriaville

NEXT GAME: Halifax will be hosting the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Wednesday night on home ice. Puck drops at 7pm. 

GAMEDAY #21: at Moncton

GAMEDAY

MONCTON WILDCATS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

November 8, 2014 at 7:00pm

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

Moncton Coliseum (6,554) ~ Moncton, NB

It's rebound day for the Halifax Mooseheads. The Herd will be taking on the Moncton Wildcats tonight in hopes of getting their third win in 4 games to start the month of November. It will be the second striaght game that Halifax will be apart of a game that honours our Canadian Forces after they held their own last night. Moncton will be hosting Support the Troops Night with a special Gordon Howe Hartford Whalers jersey to be auctioned off. I have to say that this is one of the best things that junior hockey teams can do in Canada with proceeds in the raffle and auction going to the veterans. 

This is the third game in the Moncton-Halifax season series. The two teams met exactly a week ago in Moose Country with the Mooseheads coming out on top in a 3-2 win which tied the series at 1 game a piece. Philippe Gadoury had 2 goals to lead his team to the victory while Zach Fucale made 23 saves.

Overall Records

Mooseheads: 7-11-1-1 = 16 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Wildcats: 12-8-0-0 = 24 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 8th overall)

Leading Scorers

MON: Conor Garland 28pts (9G & 19A), Christophe Lalonde 25pts (2G & 13A), Ivan Barbashev 23pts (13G & 10A)

HFX: Timo Meier 21pts (8G & 13A), Philippe Gadoury 15pts (8G & 7A), Nikolaj Ehlers 15pts (6G & 9A)

Last Games

Halifax is coming off a 4-2 loss against the 3rd nationally ranked Saint John Sea Dogs on Friday night. Nikolaj Ehlers and Sam Leblanc had the goals for the Mooseheads while Zach Fucale made 23 saves for the loss.

Moncton is coming off a commanding 4-1 win in Acadie-Bathurst last night. Lane Cormier and Conor Garland had 2 goals each to lead the Wildcats while Jason Rioux made 19 saves against the Titan in the victory.

Season Series

Friday Sept 19  Moncton 3 at Halifax 0

Saturday Nov 1  Moncton 2 at Halifax 3

Saturday Nov 8  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Sunday Nov 23  Moncton at Halifax - 4pm

Tuesday Dec 30  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Tuesday Feb 3  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Tuesday Feb 17  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Wednesday Mar 18  Moncton at Halifax -7pm
Friday Mar 20  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Out of Town

Armada vs Islanders 5:00pm
Oceanic vs Screaming Eagles 5:00pm
Phoenix vs Huskies 5:00pm
Tigres vs Foreurs 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will welcome the Acadie-Bathust Titan to the Scotiabank Centre on Wednesday evening. Puck drops at 7pm. 

POSTGAME: Sea Dogs 4, Mooseheads 2

MC POST-GAME

Here are some stories from last night's 4-2 loss to the Saint John Sea Dogs

My recap: DND Appreciation night started out really well; a nice ceremony honouring the Canadian Forces, a moment of silence and two quick goals. 

Station Nation's recap: In the second game of a five-game road stretch, the Saint John Sea Dogs (13-3-0-3) were in Halifax to face the Mooseheads (7-11-1-1).

The Chronicle Herald's recap: A good start wasn't nearly enough for the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday night.

Metro Halifax's recap: Five minutes in and it looked like the Halifax Mooseheads were on their way to an easy night against on of the powerhouses of the QMJHL.

The Canadian Press' recap: Justice Dundas had a pair of goals for Saint John to lead them past the Mooseheads.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: An impressive crowd turned out to cheer on the hometown Halifax Mooseheads on Friday night at Scotiabank Centre as the Herd welcomed the Maritimes Division leading Saint John Sea Dogs in the 11th Annual DND Appreciation Night.

saintjohnseadogs.com's recap: Justice Dundas scored twice, including the game-winner, as the Saint John Sea Dogs won their fourth straight game, 4-2, over the Halifax Mooseheads in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday at Scotiabank Centre.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella), Brandon Vuic (healthy), Josh Fitzgerald (healthy) and Connor Moynihan (upper body)

SCORES
Moncton 4 - 1 Acadie-Bathurst
Drummondville 2 - 6 Quebec
SHerbrooke 0 - 4 Victoriaville
Rouyn-Noranda 1 - 4 Blainville-Boisbriand
Charlottetown 4 - 1 Gatineau
Chicoutimi 1 - 8 Rimouski
Baie-Comeau 4 - 5 Shawinigan OT

NEXT GAME: Halifax travels to Moncton today to take on the Wildcats on Saturday evening. Puck drops at 7pm.