STATS SUNDAY: January

Games played: 13
Record: 3-8-2-0, 8pts
Goals for/against: 38/64
Powerplay*: 16.4%
Penalty kill*: 75.7%
Shutouts: one

Top 5 leading scorers
Points: Maxime Fortier 19, Arnaud Durandeau 10, Andrew Shewfelt 9, Otto Somppi 7, Joel Bishop 6
Goals: Maxime Fortier 7, Connor Moynihan 4, Joel Bishop 3, Barrett Dachyshyn 3, Arnaud Durandeau 3
Assists: Maxime Fortier 12, Arnaud Durandeau 7, Andrew Shewfelt 6, Taylor Ford 5, Otto Somppi 4
Penalty minutes: Kelly Bent 30, Jean-Sebastien Taillefer 26, Taylor Ford 20, Connor Moynihan 14, Ilya Putintsev 10
Plus/minus: Vincent Watt E, Joel Bishop -1, Morgan Nauss -1, Arnaud Durandeau -2, Barrett Dachyshyn -3
Rookie scoring: Arnaud Durandeau 10pts, Otto Somppi 7pts, Joel Bishop 6pts, Barrett Dachyshyn 6pts, Jocktan Chainey 3pts
Goaltending stats*
Eric Brassard: 12-17-3-1    3.67 GAA    0.892 SAV%
Kevin Resop: 4-12-2-0    4.17 GAA    0.873 SAV%


* overall

Jan 29: Titan vs. Mooseheads preview

GAMEDAY
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS ACADIE-BATHURST TITANPuck drops at 7:00pm
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
K.C. Regional Irving Centre (3,162) ~ Bathurst, NB

Your Halifax Mooseheads haven't played a game in a week and will be looking to get valuable points tonight when they take on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on the road. Halifax will most likely be without rookie leading scorer Otto Somppi this evening after he participated in the BMO Top Prospects game last night on the west coast. Despite the fact that the Mooseheads traded most of their best players earlier this month, they have been in probably 60% of games since than but third periods have been hit or miss. Both teams are looking to get back into the win column after coming off losses last weekend.

Overall Records
Titan: 18-24-3-2 = 41 points (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)
Mooseheads: 15-27-5-1 = 36 points (6th in Maritimes division, 17th overall)

Leading Scorers
HAL: Maxime Fortier 60pts (26G & 34A), Otto Somppi 33pts (9G & 24A), Anthony Sorrentino 24pts (15G & 9A)
BAT: Christophe Bovin 52pts (25G & 27A), Mark Simpson 48pts (15G & 33A), Vladimir Kuznetsov 44pts (19G & 25A)

Last GamesAcadie-Bathurst is coming off a 3-1 defeat to the Islanders on the road. Jeffrey Truchon-Viel scored the lone goal for the Titan while Reilly Pickard stopped 50 of Charlottetown's 52 shots in the loss on Sunday evening.

Halifax is coming off a close 4-3 loss in Val-d'Or on Friday night. Otto Somppi and Maxime Fortier led the team with 2 goals each against the Foreurs while Kevin Resop made 32 saves for the Mooseheads.

Season Series
Head to Head: 2-4-0-0 = 4 points
September 18  Acadie-Bathurst 4 at Halifax 0
October 14  Halifax 2 at Acadie-Bathurst 0
October 17  Acadie-Bathurst 4 at Halifax 7
October 28  Halifax 3 at Acadie-Bathurst 5
November 12  Halifax 3 at Acadie-Bathurst 4
January 12  Acadie-Bathurst 7 at Halifax 3
January 29  Halifax at Acadie-Bathurst – 7pm
March 2  Acadie-Bathurst at Halifax – 7pm
March 8  Halifax at Acadie-Bathurst – 7pm

Out of Town
Islanders vs Screaming Eagles 7:00pm
Olympiques vs Armada 8:00pm
Remparts vs Phoenix 8:00pm
Cataractes vs Saguneens 8:00pm
Oceanic vs Sea Dogs 8:30pm
Foreurs vs Drakkar 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will stay in New Brunswick and travel south-east to take on the Moncton Wildcats tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Moynihan Gives Late Game Heroics

That's how you end a homestand! Both teams looked like they wanted to put a stop to their losing streaks and for one it happened. Your Halifax Mooseheads skated away with a 2-0 victory this evening with Eric Brassard picking up the 31 save shutout. The Mooseheads have played the last five games on home ice but lost the last 3 in big ways. It was a much better game tonight for Brassard and the Herd after a disappointing one on Tuesday night where they let in 4 goals in the first 18 minutes, prompting Dom Ducharme to pull Eric. Halifax and Quebec went a period and a half without a goal or penalties happening. Max Fortier and Connor Moynihan crashed the net in a desperate move by the Moose to score on the powerplay. Moynihan received the rebound and potted it in the back of the net to give the home team a 1-0 lead with 44 seconds left. The Remparts immediately pulled their goalie to tie the game but Andrew Shewfelt shot the puck in the empty net from centre ice sending Moose Country home happy.

FINAL: Remparts 0at Mooseheads 2
Stars: 3. Connor Moynihan HAL | 2. Calum Booth QUE | 1. Eric Brassard HAL
Attendance: 6,203
MC's Top Herd: Eric Brassard

GAME LOG
First period
No scoring

Second period
No scoring

Third period
19:15 HAL Connor Moynihan (7), PP | A: Fortier & Brassard
19:41 HAL Andrew Shewfelt (9), EN

Powerplay: QUE - 0-for-3, HAL - 1-for-2
Shots: 31-24 in favour of Quebec

SCORES
Shawinigan 2 at Gatineau 1 OT
Drummondville 4 at Baie-Comeau 1

UP NEXT: Halifax now goes on the road for six games beginning with the Sea Dogs in Saint John on Saturday. Puck drops at 7pm.

Jan 8: Mooseheads vs. Oceanic preview

GAMEDAY
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS RIMOUSKI OCEANIC
Puck drops at 7:00pm
TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

How will Halifax fare without their top guns? Well tonight Mooseheads fans get their first look at the new post-trade period team in Moose Country when they host the Rimouski Oceanic. Gone are captain Timo Meier, former leading scorer Danny Moynihan, defenseman Cavan Fitzgerald and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Cody Donaghey. Newcomer Jocktan Chainey has played well since suiting up in his first game with the Herd after Christmas while this evening's annual teddy bear toss game should be Zack Taylor and Anthony Sorrentino's debut match in the red and green. That's right fans, it's the Halifax Mooseheads teddy bear toss game so be sure to bring a stuffed animal to the rink with you to throw on the ice after the Mooseheads' first goal. All stuffed animals will go to Ronald McDonald House. Halifax is coming into tonight's match up as a team that has gotten points in their last 3 games with all three going to overtime. In two of the games, the Herd gained a 2-0 lead only to give it up and than have to come back from two goal deficits to tie the game to get an extra point. Rookie Otto Somppi is becoming Mr. Clutch scoring either a tying goal and/or the game winning goal in the last few matches. Should be an interesting rest of season.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 14-20-5-1 = 34 points (6th in Maritimes division, 17th overall)
Oceanic: 23-12-3-1 = 50 points (3rd in East division, 7th overall)

Leading Scorers
RIM: Dylan Montcalm 38pts (15G & 23A), Antoine Dufort-Plante 32pts (15G & 17A), Simon Bourque 28pts (6G & 22A)
HAL: Maxime Fortier 48pts (21G & 27A), Otto Somppi 30pts (9G & 21A), Andrew Shewfelt 19pts (8G & 11A)

Last Games
Halifax is coming off a 6-5 overtime victory over Charlottetown on Tuesday night. Andrew Shewfelt led the Mooseheads with a goal and 2 assists while Kevin Resop stopped 34 of the Islanders 39 shots for the home win.

Rimouski last played host to Acadie-Bathurst on Tuesday evening, losing 7-1 on home ice. Carson MacKinnon scored the lone goal while the Oceanic's goaltending duo of CA Poirier-Turcot and Louis-Philip Guindon made 32 saves against the Titan.

Season Series
Head-to-Head: 0-1-0-0 = 0 points
October 31  Halifax 2 at Rimouski 3
January 8  Rimouski at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town
Titan vs Screaming Eagles 7:00pm
Islanders vs Olympiques 7:00pm
Remparts vs Tigres 8:00pm
Cataractes vs Voltigeurs 8:00pm
Drakkar vs Armada 8:30pm
Huskies vs Phoenix 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will continue their five game homestand tomorrow when the Gatineau Olympiques come to town. Puck drops at 7pm.

Overtime Revenge

Your Halifax Mooseheads got revenge on division rival Charlottetown Islanders on Tuesday night. It was an interesting evening at the Scotiabank Centre. The Islanders had a goal reviewed during a stoppage after the referees didn't see the puck go in the net, Kevin Resop got an assist after gloving the puck and passing it to Joel Bishop, and Connor Moynihan played defense for a second time in the past week. Halifax jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals from Barrett Dachyshyn and Andrew Shewfelt but couldn't hold it as Charlottetown tied it before the end of the first period. The Islanders eventually took a 5-3 lead with about 13 minutes left in regulation. Defenseman Cooper Jones scored his first of his career to close the gap and once again rookie Otto Somppi was clutch again, potting one with 14 seconds left sending the match to overtime. In OT, there was some back and forth than Resop made a glove save, held it for just a second, passed it to Joel Bishop in middle ice and broke in to give the Mooseheads revenge on Charlottetown.

FINAL: Islanders 5 at Mooseheads 6 OT
Stars: 3. Samuel Blais CHA | 2. Cooper Jones HAL | 1. Otto Somppi HAL
Attendance: 5,141
MC's Top Herd: Otto Somppi

GAME LOG
First period
0:43 HAL Barrett Dachyshyn (3) | A: Flower & Shewfelt
7:44 HAL Andrew Shewfelt (8) | A: Dachyshyn
9:44 CHA Carl Gervais (3) | A: Sprong
18:16 CHA Mitchell Balmas (14) | A: Cooper & Kennedy

Second period
11:35 CHA Keith Getson (3) | A: Thompson & Leblond

Third period
0:30 HAL Otto Somppi (8) | A: Durandeau & Fortier
2:40 CHA Samuel Blais (19) | A: Beaudry
7:39 CHA Shawn Boudrias (4) | Deschenes & Gervais
11:43 HAL Cooper Jones (1) | A: Durandeau
19:46 HAL Otto Somppi (9) | A: Shewfelt & Fortier

Overtime period
1:50 HAL Joel Bishop (4) | A: Resop

Powerplay: CHA - 0-for-3, HAL - 0-for-1
Shots: 39-34 in favour of Charlottetown

Scores
Moncton 4 at Cape Breton 3
Val-d'Or 4 at Gatineau 1
Shawinigan 2 at Sherbrooke 1 OT
Acadie-Bathurst 7 at Rimouski 1
Victoriaville 2 at Blainville-Boisbriand 3

UP NEXT: Halifax will welcome the Rimouski Oceanic on Friday night for the annual teddy bear toss game. Puck drops at 7pm.

Jan 5: Mooseheads vs. Islanders preview

GAMEDAY
HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS
Puck drop at 7:00pm
TV: WEBCAST | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Scotiabank Center (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

The Herd will look to carry the momentum that they have created after bringing the game on Sunday against the Islanders to overtime. Even with being a young team this year, they are a team that never quits. They will look for the energy tonight in the second half of the home and home series with Charlottetown.

Overall Record
Mooseheads: 13-20-5-1 = 32 points (6th in Maritimes division,17th overall)
Islanders: 15-20-2-2 = 34 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Team Leaders
CHA: Samuel Blais 46pts (18G & 26A), Bradley Kennedy 30pts (13G & 17A), Oliver Cooper 29pts (15G & 14A)
HAL: Maxime Fortier 46pts (21G & 25A), Timo Meier 36pts (11G & 25A), Otto Somppi 28pts (7G & 21A)

Last Game
Halifax is coming off of a 6-5 OT loss in Charlottetown on Sunday. Goals were scored by Danny Moynihan, Joel Bishop, Maxime Fortier, Barrett Dachyshyn and Otto Somppi. Eric Brassard made 44 saves in the loss.

Charlottetown is coming off of a 6-5 OT win. Dexter Weber, Samuel Blais, Mitchell Blamas, Johnny Foley, and Daniel Sprong all scored in regulation for the Islanders. Daniel Sprong scored the overtime winner 58 seconds into OT.

Season Series
Head to Head: 1-0-1-1 = 4 points
September 11 Halifax 3  Charlottetown 4 SO
November 29 Halifax 4  Charlottetown 2
January 3 Halifax 5  Charlottetown 6 OT
January 5 Charlottetown at Halifax – 7pm
January 17 Halifax at Charlottetown – 3pm
February 6 Charlottetown at Halifax – 7pm
February 20 Charlottetown at Halifax – 7pm
March 12 Charlottetown at Halifax – 4pm
March 19 Halifax at Charlottetown – 4pm

Out of Town
Wildcats at Eagles 7pm
Foreur at Olympique 8pm
Cataract at Pheonix 8pm
Tigre at Armada 8:30pm
Titan at Oceanic 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will take on the Rimouski Oceanic Friday night for the annual teddy bear toss. Puck drop is at 7:00pm