PLAYOFF GAMEDAY #3: vs Shawinigan

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES

Series tied 1-1

Puck drops at 7:00pm

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

Halifax Forum (5,600) ~ Halifax, NS

Storm the Forum. That's the moniker for this week as the series between your Halifax Mooseheads and the Shawinigan Cataractes shifts to the Halifax Forum for three games. The Herd's home games in this round have been moved to the 87 year old arena because of curling at the Scotiabank Centre. With about half the capicity as the Scotiabank Centre, the Forum should be quite packed. Who's going to have the advantage with a loud packed crowd, the home side or the road team? We will have to wait and find out but no matter what happens it should be a couple of good games in Moose Country.

PLAYOFF SERIES
Game 1 Mar 27 Mooseheads 3 at Cataractes 2
Game 2 Mar 28 Mooseheads 2 at Cataractes 4
Game 3 Mar 31 Cataractes at Mooseheads
Game 4 Apr 1 Cataractes at Mooseheads
Game 5 Apr 3 Cataractes at Mooseheads
*Game 6 Apr 5 Mooseheads at Cataractes
*Game 7 Apr 7 Mooseheads at Cataractes

NOT PLAYING - There will most likely be a few healthy scratches announced shortly before game time

NOTES - Halifax got the split in Shawinigan that they wanted to get

TONIGHT'S GAMES
Remparts at Screaming Eagles - 7:00pm
Drakkar at Sea Dogs - 7:00pm
Oceanic at Tigres - 8:00pm
Foreurs at Huskies - 8:00pm
Armada at Olympiques - 8:30pm

NEXT GAME
The two teams will meet again tomorrow night in Halifax at the Forum. Puck drops at 7pm.

Top Herd

The regular season is over, I will be awarding my overall Top herd player award. This season I asked you, my readers to vote who you thought should get the award and the poll has closed. Thanks for make this the most voted poll. 

And the winner is....

Philippe Gadoury

In his sophomore season, Philippe Gadoury had an awesome year. Gadoury was a little bit less than a point per game this season collecting 57 points in 59 games. He ended 4th in team scoring with 28 goals. 

Here is the list of my Top Herd that I have done this season. I didn't name one every game.

Sept 19    Moncton - Kevin Resop

Sept 20    Saint John - Timo Meier

Sept 26    Chicoutimi - Philippe Gadoury

Oct 2        Rouyn-Noranda - Zach Fucale

Oct 5        Val-d'Or - Danny Moynihan

Oct 10      Charlottetown - Zach Fucale

Oct 17      Cape Breton - Nikolaj Ehlers

Oct 29      Charlottetown - Timo Meier

Nov 1       Moncton - Philippe Gadoury

Nov 7       Saint John - Kelly Bent

Nov 12     Acadie-Bathurst - Nikolaj Ehlers

Nov 14     Cape Breton - Zach Fucale

Nov 22     Rimouski - Sam Leblanc

Nov 23     Moncton - Kelly Bent

Dec 5        Charlottetown - Brett Crossley

Dec 11      Quebec - Matt Murphy

Dec 31      Charlottetown - Danny Moynihan

Jan 9         Gatineau - Timo Meier

Jan 15       Drummondville - Nikolaj Ehlers

Jan 30       Cape Breton - Kevin Resop

Feb 5        Sherbrooke - Ryan Falkenham

Feb 13      Shawinigan - Taylor Ford

Feb 14      Cape Breton - Maxime Fortier

Mar 4        Acadie-Bathurst - Sam Hunter

Here are the final poll results
Danny Moynihan - 16%, Kevin Resop - 4%, Timo Meier - 7%, Nikolaj Ehlers - 0%, Kelly Bent - 1%, Phil Gadoury - 69%

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 3, Cataractes 2

MC POST-GAME

Here's some stories from last night's 3-2 victory over the Shawinigan Cataractes in game 1

The Canadian Press' recap: Danny Moynihan scored the go-ahead goal on the power play in the thir period as Halifax edged the Cataractes in Game 1 of first-round playoff action.

Metro News' recap: One down, three to go.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: Danny Moynihan made sure the Halifax Mooseheads got their 2015 playoff run off on the right foot. 

halifaxmooseheads.com's recap: The pace was quick from the drop of the puck as the President Cup Playoffs began for the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday night in Shawinigan.

theqmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Brandon Vuic and Jordan King were healthy scratches while Connor Moynihan was suspended

SCORES
Gatineau 4 - 1 Blainville-Boisbraind
Cape Breton 3 - 2 Quebec
Charlottetown 8 - 2 Sherbrooke
Victoriaville 3 - 4 Rimouski OT
Rouyn-Noranda 2 - 6 Val-d'Or
Saint John 1 - 3 Baie-Comeau

NEXT GAME: Halifax will stay in Shawinigan to take on the Cataractes for game 2 of the playoffs. Puck drops at 5pm.

PLAYOFF GAMEDAY #1: at Shawinigan

GAMEDAY

SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

March 27, 2015 at 8:30pm

Series tied 0-0

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

Centre Bionest de Shawinigan (4,125) ~ Shawinigan, QC

It's the best time of the year. Well probably the toughest and funnest part of a hockey season. The 2015 playoffs began last night across the Canadian Hockey League and it will begin tonight for your Halifax Mooseheads. It's a rebuilding season this year for the Herd but they've been good at times and can give hell to some of the best teams. Expect a bulk of the scoring to come from what was the top line for a couple weeks to end the season; Nikolaj Ehlers, Danny Moynihan and Timo Meier. If the Moose can get really good goaltending and defense during the series, it might go 6 or 7 games.

SEASON SERIES
Halifax and Shawinigan both won a game on the road in a 2 game regular season series this year

November 27, 2014 - Halifax def. Shawinigan 6-3
February 13, 2015 - Shawinigan def. Halifax 6-5

NOT PLAYING - Connor Moynihan (suspended), Jordan King (healthy scratch) and Brandon Vuic (healthy scratch)

NOTES

• Willy Palov of the Chronicle Herald makes his predictions
• Check out the QMJHL's preview of the series
• Don't forget that this series is 2-3-2 with three straight in Halifax next week

TONIGHT'S GAMES

Olympiques at Armada - 8:00pm

Screaming Eagles at Quebec - 8:00pm

Islanders at Phoenix - 8:00pm

Tigres at Oceanic - 8:30pm

Huskies at Foreurs - 8:30pm

Sea Dogs at Drakkar - 8:30pm

NEXT GAME

The two teams will meet again tomorrow night for game two in Shawinigan. Puck drops at 5pm. 

Golden Puck Nominees Announced

The quebec major Junior hockey league announced the nominees for their annual awards at the Golden Puck Gala. Nikolaj Ehlers and Timo Meier are the only current Moose to be nominated while a couple of former members are nominated as well.

Here are the nominees for the awards that will be passed out on April 8th.

*via the QMJHL
Michel Briere Trophy (Most Valuable Player)
Nikolaj Ehlers - Halifax Mooseheads
Conor Garland - Moncton Wildcats
Danick Martel - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

RDS Cup (Rookie of the Year)
Samuel Girard - Shawinigan Cataractes
Dmytro Timashov - Quebec Remparts

Emile "Butch" Bouchard Trophy (Best Defenseman)
Nikolas Brouillard - Quebec Remparts
Jan Kostalek - Rimouski Oceanic
Daniel Walcott - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Frank J. Selke Trophy (Sportsman of the Year)
Kyle Farrell - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Kay Schweri - Sherbrooke Phoenix
Dominic Talbot-Tassi - Moncton Wildcats

Michael Bossy Trophy (Top Professional Prospect)
Timo Meier - Halifax Mooseheads
Evgeny Svechnikov - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Jakub Zboril - Saint John Sea Dogs

Marcel Robert Trophy (TELUS Scholastic Player of a Year)
Redgie Bois - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Jeremy Gregoire - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Dominic Talbot-Tassi - Moncton Wildcats

Ron Lapointe Trophy (Coach of the Year)
Serge Beausoleil - Rimouski Oceanic
Joel Bouchard - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Darren Rumble - Moncton Wildcats

Maurice Filion Trophy (General Manager of the Year)
Serge Beausoleil - Rimouski Oceanic
Martin Mondou - Shawinigan Cataractes
Roger Shannon - Moncton Wildcats

Paul Dumont Trophy (Personality of the Year)
Nikolaj Ehlers - Halifax Mooseheads
Zachary Fucale - Quebec Remparts
Timo Meier - Halifax Mooseheads

Humanitarian and Community Involvement Trophy
Luca Ciampini - Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Danick Martel - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Tristan Pomerleau - Victoriaville Tigres

Please note that the following trophies will be awarded at special pre-game ceremonies held at the beginning of the playoffs: Raymond Lagace (Defensive Rookie of the Year), Michel Bergeron (Offensive Rookie of the Year), Guy Carbonneau (Best Defensive Forward), Kevin Lowe (Best Defensive Defenseman), Robert Lebel (Best goals against average - team), Jean Rougeau (Regular Season Champions) and Luc Robitaille (Best Offensive Team)

Raymond Lagace Trophy 

Samuel Girard - Shawinigan Cataractes

Luke Green - Saint John Sea Dogs

Jakub Zboril - Saint John Sea Dogs

Michel Bergeron Trophy 

Filip Chlapik - Charlottetown Islanders

Evgeny Svechnikov - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Dmytro Timashov - Quebec Remparts

Guy Carbonneau Trophy 

Frederik Gauthier - Rimouski Oceanic

Nikita Jevpalovs - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Alexis Loiseau - Rimouski Oceanic

Kevin Lowe Trophy

Simon Bourque - Rimouski Oceanic

Jan Kostalek - Rimouski Oceanic

Daniel Walcott - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

The nominees for the Adminstrator of the Year, Marketing Director of the Year and Academic Consultant of the Year trophies will revealed at a later date as the actual awards will be presented at the Entry Draft in Sherbrooke.

Schedule for Round 1 Released

PLAYOFFS

#5 Shawinigan Cataractes vs #12 Halifax Mooseheads

1st round

The Halifax Mooseheads announced their first round schedule for the playoffs which they are playing against the Shawinigan Cataractes.

HALIFAX - Well here we go. It's time for the biggest part of the season; the playoffs!! For the first time in 3 years, Halifax will not have home ice advantage during the playoffs. A rebuilding year has the Mooseheads at 12th overall in the Quebec league this season. They'll be playing against a team that has the third best goaltender in goals against average in Marvn Cupper, the Shawinigan Cataractes. Something else is different about this series then the previous few first round match-ups. The Herd will be playing a Quebec team which they haven't done in the 1st round since 2011. Because of that, it will be a 2-3-2 series.

HEAD-TO-HEAD ~ all-time: 72 games 31-32-8-1-0; this season: 2 games 1-1-0-0; playoffs: 9 games 5-4-0-0

LAST GAME - the Mooseheads are coming off a 5-2 victory over the Moncton Wildcats to end the season on a high note on Sunday evening while Shawinigan ended the year with a 4-1 loss to the Gatineau Olympiques on Saturday night.

A limited amount of tickets will be available for the general public starting on Thursday morning at 10am at the Ticket Atlantic Box Office, select Superstore Outlets, www.ticketatlantic.com, the Halifax Forum or by calling (902) 451-1221

Game #1
Friday March 27 @ 8:30pm at Centre Gervais Auto ~ Shawinigan, QC
Game #2 
Saturday March 28 @ 5:00pm at Centre Gervais Auto ~ Shawinigan, QC
Game #3
Tuesday March 31 @ 7:00pm at Halifax Forum ~ Halifax, NS
Game #4 
Wednesday April 1 @ 7:00pm at Halifax Forum ~ Halifax, NS
Game #5*
Friday April 3 @ 7:00pm at Halifax Forum ~ Halifax, NS
Game #6*
Sunday April 5 @ 5:00pm at Centre Gervais Auto ~ Shawinigan, QC
Game #7*
Tuesday April 7 @ 8:00pm at Centre Gervais Auto ~ Shawinigan, QC

*if necessary

Ducharme To Help Coach WJC

Hockey Canada announced today the coaches that will be on the bench for the Canadians at the 2016 U18 and U20 World Championships. The head coach for the World Juniors will be Dave Lowry of the Victoria Royals while the U18 team will be headed by Kelly McCrimmon of the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Halifax Mooseheads head coach Dominique Ducharme will assist Lowry on Team Canada's bench come December. This is the third time the 42 year old Joliette, Quebec native has been on the bench for Hockey Canada. Ducharme was an assistant coach for Team Quebec at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge back in 2011 and helped out on the bench with the Canadian Under-18 team at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament.

For the full press release click here.

Congratulations Dom, go out there and help bring Canada another gold medal!!

Halifax To Face Shawinigan

The Halifax Mooseheads ended their 2014-2015 QMJHL regular season last night with a victory against the visiting Moncton Wildcats. The win moved the Mooseheads back up to 12th overall after they had fallen to 14th on Saturday night following a loss to the Saint John Sea Dogs. So Halifax will face off against the Shawinigan Cataractes in the first round of the 2015 playoffs, which will be a 2-3-2 series.

The first game of the series will be on Friday night in Shawinigan. Game time will most likely be 8 or 8:30 Atlantic time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday morning at 10am. You can purchase them at select Superstore outlets, the Scotiabank Centre box office or by phone at (902) 451-1121.

Stay tuned to Moose Country for more playoff details and game previews.

POSTGAME: Wildcats 2, Mooseheads 5

MC POST-GAME

Here's some stories from last night's 5-2 victory over the Moncton Wildcats

The Q News' recap: Danny Moynihan scored a goal and added two assists in the Halifax Mooseheads 5-2 victory over the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday at Scotiabank Centre.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads now know who they will face in the first round of the QMJHL playoffs.

Metro News' recap: It's not every day a goalie gets three assists.

The Canadian Press' recap: Danny Moynihan had a goal and two assists as the Halifax Mooseheads closed out the regular season with a 5-2 win over the Moncton Wildcats on Sunday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

moncton-wildcats.com's recap: The 2014-2015 QMJHL regular season wrapped up on Sunday afternoon as the Halifax Mooseheads skated to a 5-2 win over the Moncton Wildcats at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: Rookie goaltender Kevin Resop did it all on Sunday afternoon, putting up stellar defence with 30 saves in a5-2 Mooseheads victory over the Moncton Wildcats while setting a team goaltending record with three assists in the win.

theqmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Cavan Fitzgerald (sick), Brandon Vuic (healthy) and Connor Moynihan (suspended) were did not play for your Mooseheads.

SCORES
None

NEXT GAME: Halifax will now travel to Shawinigan to visit the Cataractes on Friday in the playoffs.

POSTGAME: Sea Dogs 4, Mooseheads 1

MC POST-GAME

Here's some stories from last night's 4-1 loss to the Saint John Sea Dogs

The Q News' recap: The Saint John Sea Dogs punctuated their season with a 4-1 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S.,.

Station Nation's recap: After a rough ride down the stretch, the Saint John Sea Dogs will enter the playoffs on a winning note. 

The Chronicle Herald's recap: Before the weekend began the Halifax Mooseheads had a chance to move up and improve their seeding ahead of the playoffs. 

Metro News' recap: It's a good thing last week's severe winter weather postponed a game for the Halifax Mooseheads, otherwise they'd be capping off their regular season on a sour note.

The Canadian Press' recap: Mark Tremaine struck twice, including an empty-net goal with nine seconds left in regulation, as Saint John downed the Mooseheads. 

saintjohnseadogs.com's recap: Mark Tremaine scored twice and Alex Bishop made 27 saves to lead the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 4-1 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads in their final game of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League regular season Saturday at Scotiabank Centre.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: When the dust settles on a busy final day of the QMJHL regular season for most teams the Mooseheads will find themselves in 14th place in the overall standings following a 4-1 loss to visiting Saint John. 

theqmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary. 

MISSING IN ACTION: Jordan King and Morgan Nauss were healthy scratches.

SCORES
Acadie-Bathurst 2 - 3 Cape Breton OT
Charlottetown 7 - 6 Moncton
Chicoutimi 2 - 3 Baie-Comeau
Quebec 4 - 5 Rimouski
Sherbrooke 3 - 7 Rouyn-Noranda
Gatineau 4 - 1 Shawinigan
Blainville-Boisbriand 2 - 4 Val-d'Or
Drummondville 8 - 5 Victoriaville

NEXT GAME: The Mooseheads will hosts the Moncton Wildcats today in the last game of the season. Puck drops at 4pm.

GAMEDAY #66: at Moncton

GAMEDAY

MONCTON WILDCATS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

March 20, 2015 at 7pm

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

Moncton Coliseum (6,554) ~ Moncton, NB

Happy first day of Spring! Though it might not look like it, today is the official first day of Spring which means that playoffs are right around the corner. With the storm that went through Nova Scotia and PEI, tonight's game has turned into the 3rd last game of the regular season not the second. It is still the last road match-up your Halifax Mooseheads will be playing. The Moose will have a tough road to a victory against the Moncton Wildcats, who are first in the Maritimes division and about 25 points ahead of our Herd. But stranger things have happened.

This is the 8th game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 2-3-2-0 against the Wildcats this year while Moncton 5-2-0-0 against the Mooseheads. The teams last met on February 17 with Moncton getting the victory from a Ivan Barbashev powerplay goal in overtime to take the 3-2 win. Timo Meier had both goals for Halifax on the road.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 31-28-4-2 = 68 points (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Wildcats: 45-17-0-3 = 93 points (1st in Maritimes division, 2nd overall)

Leading Scorers
MON: Conor Garland 125pts (35G & 90A), Ivan Barbashev 91pts (43G & 48A), Dominic Talbot-Tassi 50pts (8G & 41A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 99pts (37G & 62A), Timo Meier 89pts (43G & 46A), Danny Moynihan 67pts (32G & 35A)

Last Games
Halifax coming off a big 7-4 victory in Saint John against the Sea Dogs on Saturday. Danny Moynihan, with a hat trick, and Nikolaj Ehlers, with 2 goals and 2 assists, led the Mooseheads to their first win against their divisional foes this season.

Moncton is coming of a 8-4 victory at home on Saturday evening against the Titan. Conor Garland had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Wildcats while goalie Alex Dubeau made 27 saves to the win versus Acadie-Bathurst.

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 3 at Halifax 4

Tuesday Dec 30  Halifax 3 at Moncton 4

Tuesday Feb 3  Halifax 3 at Moncton 8

Tuesday Feb 17  Halifax 2 at Moncton 3 OT

Wednesday Mar 18 22  Moncton at Halifax - 4pm
Friday Mar 20  Halifax at Moncton - 7pm

Out of Town
Screaming Eagles vs Titan 7:00pm
Islanders vs Sea Dogs 7:00pm
Sagueneens vs. Drakkar 8:00pm
Remparts vs Oceanic 8:00pm
Voltigeurs vs Olympiques 8:30pm
Huskies vs Armada 8:30pm
Foreurs vs Phoenix 8:30pm
Tigres vs Cataractes 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel back home to host the Saint John Sea Dogs for Fan Appreciation night. Puck drops at 4pm.

Cats/Moose Game Rescheduled

Photo via halifaxmooseheads.ca

The Halifax Mooseheads along with the QMJHL announced a new time and date for the Herd and Moncton Wildcats game. The game was originally supposed to be played on Wednesday evening at the Scotiabank Centre. It will now be played on Sunday evening at 4pm in Halifax. Tickets that were purchased for last night's game can be used for Sunday's matchup. No word if the fan appreciation stuff will be moved or stay on Saturday night.

That means it will be a busy few days for both teams to end the season. Halifax will travel to Moncton tomorrow night for the last road game of the season and then host the Saint John Sea Dogs on Saturday evening. 

Poll #9: Question

Well I said I would ask you guys to vote on the season's top herd. We have at least one more home game after today's match-up was cancelled, so I thought I would pose this question now. Last season, Nikolaj Ehlers was given the title because through out the season he was named it the most. This year I'm giving you the power. I have normally determined each game's top herd by their overall play not just how many points they had that game which is way you have seen some defense and goaltenders (even when we loose) on the list.

Who should be the 2014-15 MooseCountry's Top Herd of the season?

1. Danny Moynihan

2. Kevin Resop

3. Timo Meier

4. Nikolaj Ehlers

5. Kelly Bent

6. Phil Gadoury 

You have until the first game of the 2015 playoffs to cast your vote. I may add another depending on who I think deserves it during Saturday's game. 

Tonight's Game Cancelled

The Halifax Mooseheads and the QMJHL collectively announced mid-afternoon that tonight's game against the Moncton Wildcats has been cancelled because of the storm hitting most of Nova Scotia today. Despite the Wildcats arriving last night, the league decided to not have the game as a safety for the Moose players and fans. For those who have purchased tickets to tonight's match, they can use them for the rescheduled game or go to the box office and get a refund. There is no date announced yet for a new game between the two teams.

Halifax and Moncton play each other on Friday night in New Brunswick for the last road game of the season. The Mooseheads will have their home finale on Saturday night.

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 7, Sea Dogs 4

MC POST-GAME

Here's some stories from last night's 7-4 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs

The Q News' recap: After losing to the league worst Acadie-Bathurst Titan Friday night, the Halifax Mooseheads came out flying against the Saint John Sea Dogs Saturday night at Harbour Station.

Station Nation's recap: The struggles are very real for the Saint John Sea Dogs of late.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads snapped a three-game losing skid with a 7-4 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs Saturday night.

Metro News' recap: The Halifax Mooseheads sure know how to bounce back.

The Canadian Press' recap: Danny Moynihan had a hat trick as Halifax beat the Sea Dogs.

saintjohnseadogs.com's recap: Danny Moynihan netted a hat trick and Nikolaj Ehlers added two goals and two assists to lead the Halifax Mooseheads to a 7-4 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Saturday at Harbour Station.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: It took seven tries but the Halifax Mooseheads finally beat a Sea Dogs team that had given them fits all season.

theqmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Austyn Hardie and Philippe Gadoury were scratched because of injuries

SCORES
Rimouski 4 - 3 Baie-Comeau
Chicoutimi 1 - 4 Shawinigan
Cape Breton 1 - 3 Charlottetown
Acadie-Bathurst 4 - 8 Moncton
Val-d'Or 1 - 4 Quebec

NEXT GAME: The Mooseheads will travel back home to host the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

QMJHL Names Scholastic POM

Every month, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announces a Scholastic Player of the Month which recognizes a player on each team with his performance on ice and in the classroom. The player is selected based on their school results, their implication, the school-hockey conciliation, their team spirit and their on-ice performances.

For your Halifax Mooseheads, Vince Watt was named the Scholastic Player of the Month for February 2015. Watt had a goal and 2 assists in 8 games played in the month of February while also collecting 4 penalty minutes.

Here's the full list:

BAC	Samuel Thibault	Cégep de Baie-Comeau
BAT	Andrew Ryan	University of New Brunswick
BLB	Tyler Hilland	John Rennie High School
CAP	Kyle Farrell	Cape Breton University
CHA	Quinn O’Brien	Cégep à distance
CHI	Nicolas Roy	Cégep de Chicoutimi
DRU	Philippe Pelletier-Leblanc	Cégep de Drummondville
GAT	Marc Beckstead	Athabasca University
HAL	Vincent Watt	Prince Andrew High School
MON	Dominic Talbot-Tassi	Cégep à distance et Université de Moncton
QUE	Callum Booth	College St-Lawrence
RIM	Samuel Laberge	Cégep de Rimouski
ROU	Samuel Harvey	Académie les Estacades
SHA	Charles Taillon	École secondaire Val-Mauricie
SHE	Raphaël Lafontaine	Université de Moncton
SNB	Adam Bateman	UNBSJ
VDO	Keven Bouchard	Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue
VIC	Charles-Éric Légaré	Cégep à distance

POSTGAME: Mooseheads 2, Titan 3

MC POST-GAME

Here's some stories from last night's 3-2 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Titan Nation's recap: In front of the largest crowd this season at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre, 3,188 witnessed the Acadie-Bathurst Titan get out to an early lead and hang on to down the Halifax Mooseheads 3-2 Friday night. 

The Chronicle Herald's recap: A slow start cost the Halifax Mooseheads their third straight loss as they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan Friday night. 

Metro News' recap: Herd netminder Eric Brassard made his return to the crease Friday night.

The Canadian Press' recap: Christophe Boivin had the eventual winner in the second period as the Titan edged Halifax and snapped an eight-game skid. 

letitan.com's recap: For their final home game of the season, the Acadie-Bathurst Titan played host to the Halifax Mooseheads, and in front of an electric crowd of 3,188 fans, the Titan skated away with a three to two victory. 

halifaxmooseheads.com's recap: The 2014-2015 QMJHL regular season is winding down for the Halifax Mooseheads and points are precious as jockeying continues for playoff positioning. 

theqmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Taylor Ford and Philippe Gadoury were not in the lineup because of injuries

SCORES
Cape Breton 5 - 3 Charlottetown
Saint John 4 - 8 Moncton
Chicoutimi 2 - 0 Blainville-Boisbrian
Rouyn-Noranda 2 - 3 Quebec
Victoriaville 2 - 3 Sherbrooke
Rimouski 2 - 4 Baie-Comeau
Drummondville 2 - 5 Gatineau
Val-d'Or 5 - 6 Shawinigan

NEXT GAME: Halifax will now travel to Saint John to take on the Sea Dogs tonight. Puck drops at 7pm.

GAMEDAY #64: at Acadie-Bathurst

GAMEDAY

ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

March 13, 2015 at 7:30pm

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

K.C. Irving Regional Centre (3,162) ~ Bathurst, NB

How will the Mooseheads end their season? It's going to be quite tricky to finish the year with a big win streak but with a couple of victories this weekend, your Halifax Mooseheads can allow themselves to be in a better position come playoff time. They'll be looking to snap a 2 game losing streak and a team that is last in the league should be a perfect time to get their confidence back and break the streak. However, the Herd have had a hard time this season against divisional foes. The good news for the team is that they will be getting goaltender Eric Brassard back in the lineup tonight when they visit the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. He'll be returning from a lower-body injury that happened in late January. Another good thing is that the top line of Timo Meier, Danny Moynihan and Nikolaj Ehlers has been clicking but unfortunately has produced most of the team's offence the past month and a half. If the Herd want to move up the standings, they'll need to get some more production from their other lines especially the 3rd and 4th ones.

This is the 9th and last meeting between these two teams. Halifax has a record of 5-3-0-0 against the Titan while Bathurst has a 3-2-2-1 record against the Mooseheads this year. The Mooseheads exploded for a 7-4 victory on home ice in the last meeting which was 9 days ago. Nikolaj Ehlers led Halifax with a goal and 4 assists while former Moose Andrew Ryan led the Titan with a goal and 3 assists for Acadie-Bathurst.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 30-27-4-2 = 66 points (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Titan: 15-42-5-2 = 37 points (6th in Maritimes division, 18th overall)

Leading Scorers
BAT: Mark Simpson 39pts (14G & 25A), Andrew Ryan 38pts (17G & 21A), Raphael Corriveau 30pts (19G & 11A)
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 94pts (35G & 59A), Timo Meier 86pts (42G & 44A), Danny Moynihan 63pts (28G & 35A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a tough 5-4 loss to provincial rivals, Cape Breton on Sunday. The Moose were once again led by Nikolaj Ehlers who scored a hat trick and assisted on the other tallie while Kevin Resop made 29 saves against the Screaming Eagles to take the loss.

Bathurst is coming off a loss on home ice to Charlottetown in a makeup game that was played on Wednesday night. Christophe Boivin scored both goals for the Titan while Daniel Voutour stopped 31 of the Islanders 36 shots.

Season Series
Friday Sept 12  Halifax 1 at Bathurst 4

Sunday Oct 12  Halifax 0 at Bathurst 2

Wednesday Nov 12  Bathurst 4 at Halifax 5 SO

Saturday Dec 13  Halifax 5 at Bathurst 4 OT

Wednesday Dec 10 17  Bathurst 2 at Halifax 3 OT
Sunday Jan 4  Bathurst 3 at Halifax 1

Saturday Feb 7  Bathurst 0 at Halifax 3

Wednesday Mar 4  Bathurst 4 at Halifax 7

Friday Mar 13  Halifax at Bathurst - 7:30pm

Out of Town
Islanders vs Screaming Eagles 7:00pm
Wildcats vs Sea Dogs 7:00pm
Armada vs Sagueneens 8:00pm
Remparts vs Huskies 8:00pm
Phoenix vs Tigres 8:00pm
Drakkar vs Oceanic 8:30pm
Olympiques vs Voltigeurs 8:30pm
Cataractes vs Foreurs 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel to Saint John for a tilt against the Sea Dogs tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Herd Word

CHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Canadian Hockey League announced it's player of the week today. After being named the first star of the QMJHL for the week of March 2-8, Danish forward Nikolaj Ehlers was named the CHL Player of the Week. The 19 year old had 12 points and a plus/minus rating of plus-8. This is the second time Ehlers has been given the honour this season. Read the full press release here. Congrats once again Nikolaj.

UNIVERSITY CUP

CIS University Cup logo
via ticketatlantic.ca

The Canadian Interuniversity Sport's hockey championships are less than 48 hours away. This year they will be hosted at the Scotiabank Centre by the St. FX X-Men and will be held March 12-March 15. There are 7 former Mooseheads players in the tournament, all on Atlantic University Sport teams. The host X-Men will be joined by the Alberta Golden Bears, UNB Varsity Reds, Guelph Gryphons, Windsor Lancers, Acadia Axemen, Patriotes UQTR and Calgary Dinos. The quarterfinals will be held on Thursday and Friday with the winners playing in the semis on Saturday. The bronze medal and championship games will be on Sunday at 2pm and 6:30pm respectively. Click here for the University Cup website and a more in depth look at the tournament.

KID MACK HURT
Former Halifax Mooseheads player Nathan MacKinnon won't be playing hockey for awhile. The current Colorado Avalanche forward will be out for 6-8 weeks with a broken foot. The reigning NHL rookie of the year sustained the injury on Wednesday in the Avs 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Unless Colorado makes the playoffs, MacKinnon's season is done. The Avalanche are currently 7 points out of a playoff position with 16 games to go.

CROSSLEY
It's been almost a week since the scary moment that happened last Wednesday in a game versus the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Elijah Francis laid out a hit on rookie Brett Crossley near the boards and the 17 year old Mooseheads forward was stretchered off the ice after laying still for about 10 minutes. Luckily, Crossley is doing okay after the hit. His father Brad had this to say on Facebook on Thursday.

METRO NEWS 
Coach Domique Ducharme told the Metro News that the QMJHL reffing has 'been ridiculous in the last seven, eight games we've played in the Maritimes Division'. For the full article click here.

NEXT UP
Your Halifax Mooseheads will be on the road this weekend, travelling to Bathurst and Saint John. The Herd will visit the Titan on Friday night and than the Sea Dogs on Saturday night. Friday's match-up will be the last of the season series between the Moose and Titan. Halifax is 5-3-0-0 against Acadie-Bathurst this year. The Moose will be meeting Saint John again after this weekend, in the season finale for both teams. Halifax has yet to beat the Dogs this season, going 0-5-1-0 against them.

LIVE TWEETS
Talking about this weekend, I will be heading up to Saint John to watch the boys play and as such will be doing some live tweeting. Let's pray I don't forget my phone charger like I did last year! Though I will be going to the last two home games of the regular season, Saturday's away match-up will be my last live tweet until the playoffs.

1st Star for Nikolaj

Nikolaj Ehlers
Photo via metronews.ca

With a 12 point week, the QMJHL's first star of the week is Halifax Mooseheads alternate captain Nikolaj Ehlers. The 19 year old scored 5 goals and assisted on 7 others in three games played in the past week. He had a goal and 4 assists in a first star performance on Wednesday night, with the Herd winning 7-4. In a tough 5-4 loss to their provincial rivals, Nik scored his 7th career hat trick. The Danish forward is now 4th in league scoring with 94 points.

Ehlers is joined by Daniel Sprong of the Charlottetown Islanders and Chicoutimi Sagueneens' Julio Billia. Sprong was named the second star after recording a 11 point week. The sophomore had 6 goals and 5 assists in four games. Goaltender Billia was 2-0-0-0 this week for the Sags, receiving third star of the week honours, while recording a 1.49 goals against average.

Congratulations to Nikolaj!

POSTGAME: Titan 4, Mooseheads 7

MC POST-GAME

Here's some stories from last night's 7-4 win to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan

The Q News' recap: The already injury-riddled Halifax Mooseheads played the final two periods on Wednesday night with an absent teammate in mind. 

Metro News' recap: The theme quickly became apparent for the Halifax Mooseheads - win this one for Crossley. 

The Chronicle Herald's recap: It wasn't the way the Halifax Mooseheads wanted to start their first game at home in nearly two weeks. 

The Canadian Press' recap: Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and four assists and Danny Moynihan struck twice as the Mooseheads handed Acadie-Bathurst its fifth loss in a row.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads players used some raw emotion to their advantage in a rough and tumble 7-4 victory over Acadie-Bathurst on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Centre. 

theqmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Philippe Gadoury, Eric Brassard and Maxime Fortier were all asent because of injuries while Jordan King was a healthy scratch

SCORES
Charlottetown 3 - 2 Cape Breton
Val-d'Or 4 - 2 Gatineau
Sherbrooke 0 - 6 Rimouski

NEXT GAME: The Charlottetown Islanders will be visiting your Mooseheads on Friday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Gazzola wins AUS award

Randy Gazzola headshot
on VarsityReds.ca

Former Halifax Mooseheads player Randy Gazzola has been named the Atlantic University Sport rookie of the year for the 2014-15 AUS hockey season. The AUS announced the winners for both men's and women's hockey awards today. Gazzola, a native of Thornhold Ontario, played a season for the Moose during the year they won the championship before playing 2 seasons with the Val-d'Or Foreurs. This was his first season playing university hockey. The 6-foot-3 forward plays for the University of Mew Brunswick Varsity Reds and collected 29 points in his rookie season. He also has the conference's second best plus/minus rating at +21. His stars were good enough to also be named to the second and rookie all star teams.

Congratulations to Randy and good luck in the University Cup!

GAMEDAY #61: vs Acadie-Bathurst

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN

March 4, 2015 at 7:00pm

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

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

It's March. Can you believe it? Despite being officially eliminated from playoff contention on the weekend, the road team in this contest, the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, have been one of your Halifax Mooseheads hardest opponents this season. Four of the Titan's 15 wins have been against the Herd. This will be the last time that Halifax fans will see former player Andrew Ryan at the Scotiabank Centre as Ryan is in his last season. Halifax will once again be looking to close in to the second place spot in the division, which they are 5 points behind. With the Saint John Sea Dogs being idle tonight this could be a big boost should the Moose come out as victors tonight. A win could also secure the Herd a playoff spot.

This is the 8th meeting of 9 this season between these two teams. Halifax has a record of 4-3-0-0 against the Titan while Bathurst has a 3-1-2-1 record against the Mooseheads this year. The two teams last played about a month ago on February 7 in Moose Country with the home team coming out on top led by Nikolaj Ehlers' two goals. Kevin Resop made 20 saves for the 3-0 shutout, for his first career 0.00 GAA game.

Overall Records
Titan: 15-39-4-2 = 36 points (6th in Maritimes division, 18th overall)
Mooseheads: 29-25-4-2 = 64 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 10th overall)

Leading Scorers
HFX: Nikolaj Ehlers 82pts (30G & 52A), Timo Meier 80pts (40G & 40A), Philippe Gadoury 56pts (27G & 29A)
BAT: Mark Simpson 36pts (13G & 23A), Andrew Ryan 34pts (16G & 18A), Raphael Corriveau 28pts (17G & 11A)

Last Games
Acadie-Bathurst is coming off a 2-0 shutout on home ice this past Sunday against Gatineau. Reilly Pickard's 34 saves was not enough for the Titan against the 15th overall Olympiques.

Halifax is coming off a hard fought 5-4 loss against the Oceanic on Sunday. Timo Meier had a goal and an assist to lead the Mooseheads but 2 goals past Kevin Resop, who made 22 saves, in the first 10 minutes killed them in Rimouski.

Season Series

Friday Sept 12  Halifax 1 at Bathurst 4

Sunday Oct 12  Halifax 0 at Bathurst 2

Wednesday Nov 12  Bathurst 4 at Halifax 5 SO

Saturday Dec 13  Halifax 5 at Bathurst 4 OT

Wednesday Dec 10 17  Bathurst 2 at Halifax 3 OT
Sunday Jan 4  Bathurst 3 at Halifax 1

Saturday Feb 7  Bathurst 0 at Halifax 3

Wednesday Mar 4  Bathurst at Halifax - 7pm

Friday Mar 13  Halifax at Bathurst - 7:30pm

Out of Town
Screaming Eagles vs. Islanders 7:00pm
Olympiques vs. Foreurs 8:30pm
Oceanic vs. Phoenix 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will host the Charlottetown Islanders on Friday Night Hockey in the last game between the two teams. Puck drops at 7pm.

STATS SUNDAY: February

Games played: 10
Record: 5-3-1-1, 12pts
Goals for/against: 34/30
Powerplay*: 19.5%
Penalty kill*: 74.3%
Shutouts: one

Top 5 leading scorers
Points: Timo Meier 16, Nikolaj Ehlers 15, Philippe Gadoury 13, Daniel Moynihan 8, Cavan Fitzgerald 6
Goals: Timo Meier 11, Philippe Gadoury 6, Nikolaj Ehlers 3, Cavan Fitzgerald 2, Maxime Fortier 2
Assists: Nikolaj Ehlers 12, Philippe Gadoury 7, Daniel Moynihan 7, Timo Meier 5, Cavan Fitzgerald 5
Penalty minutes: Austyn Hardie 25, Brandon Vuic 24, Kelly Bent 20, Connor Moynihan 19, Nikolaj Ehlers 18
Plus/minus: Cavan Fitzgerald +7, Austyn Hardie +6, Nikolaj Ehlers +6, Timo Meier +5, Maxime Fortier +4
Rookie scoring: Cavan Fitzgerald 6pts, Maxime Fortier 4pts, Brett Crossley 2pts, Morgan Nauss 2pts, Domenico Argento 2pts

Goaltending stats*
Eric Brassard: 4-1-1-0   2.40 GAA    0.912 SAV%
Kevin Resop: 12-14-2-1   3.49 GAA    0.878 SAV%

* = overall