Herd Word

DROUIN
Former Halifax Mooseheads player Jonathan Drouin and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved on to the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs with a 2-0 Game 7 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. Drouin only played in one game during the first round, collecting no points and going minus-2 in that game. The Lightning are battling the Montreal Canadiens this round, a series that begins tomorrow night in Montreal.

WOLRD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jakub Voracek
Photo - Philadelphia Flyers website

Moose alumni Nathan MacKinnon will represent his country once again, this time at the Men's World Championships which are set to begin tomorrow in Czech Republic. This will be the second time that MacKinnon has played in this tournament. The Cole Harbour native and Team Canada will play their first game on Friday, against Latvia at 11:15am Atlantic time. Halifax will have another former player in the tournament with Jakub Voracek playing for the Czech Republic. I believe he's even been named an alternate captain but there has been no official word yet.

VORACEK
Talking about Jakub, he had a pretty big year in terms of milestones. On October 25th, he recorded his 300th point in the NHL, while 3 days later recorded his 200th assist in the league. December 13 saw him hit 200 penalty minutes in the NHL. At the end of January, the 26 year old played his 500th career game. Check out more here.

Draft logo
Photo - Wikipedia

DRAFTS
The Halifax Mooseheads will be selecting in the first round of the QMJHL draft for the first time since 2012. GM Cam Russell will be on the podium picking 7th overall in the 2015 version which will be held in Sherbrooke, QC. The Entry draft will be held on June 6th. Halifax will also be drafting a player at the CHL Import Draft this season as Danish forward Nikolaj Ehlers is unlikely to be back on the team come September. The Moose hold the 19th spot on June 30th. The Florida Panthers host the 2015 NHL Entry Draft and the other import player on the Herd, Timo Meier hopes that he will get drafted in the first round on June 26. The Swiss forward is projected to go anywhere's from 10th to 15th with a few even thinking he will go in the top 10. Check out the list of upcoming events on the team website.