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.