Herd Word: Draft and Championship Weekend

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According to The Q News, a few of your Halifax Mooseheads property were selected in the Quebec Junior Hockey League draft on Saturday. Over 70 players were chosen, here are the Herd players picked:
74th overall - Dominik Blain-Dupuis
115th overall - Tristan Tardif
122nd overall - Domennico Argento
132nd overall - Raphael Blais

Blain-Dupuis, Tardif & Argento were all selected in the 2014 QMJHL draft and each played a few games during the 2014-15 season with the Mooseheads with Argento playing 21 games. Blais was drafted last weekend by the Herd.

SUPPLEMENTARY DRAFT
The QMJHL supplementary draft was held this weekend during the MHL draft on Saturday and the players selected were released earlier today. 62 players were selected. Here are the Halifax players selected:
County - Samuel Hunter
South Shore - Connor Moynihan
South Shore - Maxime Fortier
Summerside - Kevin Resop
Campbelton - Taylor Ford

CALDER CUP
The American Hockey League champions was decided this weekend with the Manchester Monarchs coming out on top versus the Utica Comets in 5 games. Halifax had a vested interest in both teams as their were a former Herd on each team. Andrew Bodnarchuk helped the Monarchs win their first ever Calder Cup with 6 assists in the playoffs. Alexandre Grenier chipped in to the Comets offence with 6 goals and 15 points in the playoffs, including one in the finals in their only victory of the series but it wasn't enough to help the team win the Cup.

KELLY CUP

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Konrad Abeltshauser is a champion again! The former Herd, along with another one Garrett Clarke and their Allen Americans were victorious in game 7 of the Kelly Cup finals to become ECHL champions. Abeltshauser chipped in with 5 goals and 11 assists during the playoffs. Clarke had no points in 5 games played during the playoffs. They defeated the South Carolina Stingrays 6-1 in the final game to claim the trophy.

Congratulations to all the players who were drafted as well as becoming champions.