The Halifax Mooseheads training camp got underway yesterday morning with all players reporting to the Dartmouth 4 Pad; the new home practice facility for the team. Today, the boys were split into two groups for scrimmages with one team wearing white jerseys while the other were green. In previous years, Halifax has done red-green scrimmages.
Both games were divided into 2 35-minute non-stoppage periods. Game one began at 9am in front of a good crowd at the arena. Team White came back from 2 two-goal deficits during the match to tie it up both times before the game went to overtime tied 5-5. A scoreless 10 minute 3 on 3 OT period was followed by a shootout which Team Green won. Justin Trudel, Steven Orzel, Miguel Duchaine and Arnaud Durandeau (SO winner) were among the scorers for the winners while Xavier Parent (2), Zachary Byard and Raphael Lavoie put the puck in the net for White.
The second game of the day ended close as well but started with White dominating most of the match. 16 year old 2018 draft pick Ethan Phillips, who has been a billet brother to Nico Hischier and Filip Zadina, had a hat trick before Green could even get on the board. Coach Eric Vielleux put Phillips, Raphael Lavoie and 2018 import draft Marcel Barinka on the same line and the three of them had all 5 goals to lead their team to a 5-4 victory. Joel Bishop, Arnaud Durandeau and recently acquired forward Jordan Mahar scored for Team Green.
The 47 players in camp will battle against each other again tomorrow for two more intrasqaud games at 9am and 4pm.
Your Mooseheads are set to take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Sunday afternoon in preseason action at Centre 200. Puck drop is at 4pm.
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