Oct 3: Remparts vs. Mooseheads preview

QUEBEC REMPARTS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS
October 3, 2018 at 8:00pm
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads
Centre Videotron (18,259) ~ Quebec City, QC

As your Halifax Mooseheads continue their season opening 15 game road trip, Wednesday night will see them visit the Quebec Remparts for the first and only time this year. With almost half the team being new, going away should help the boys become close and gel together as a club. Of course, it's a little hard to in game action when 5 players are out injured to begin the season; Kyle Petten and Jared McIsaac have yet to play a regular season game while Joel Bishop and Ostap Safin played one and two games respectively before getting hurt. Fans found out this week that rookie Samuel Dube will also be out indefinitely because of a blood clot. So the injury-laden Mooseheads look to extend their current win streak and keep on making this the best start to a season in franchise history. Quebec should be a good test as the Remparts are 6th in the league right now with a 3-2-0 record. How will the number 1 ranked team in the country fare against a team that includes just two NHL drafted guys but plays in a loud building? Check out the webcast or follow along on Twitter to find out.

This is the first game between these teams this year. Last season, Halifax was 0-1-1-0 against the Remparts while Quebec had a 2-0-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was on November 1 where Jocktan Chainey and BO Groulx scored for Halifax as they took a 3-2 loss in Quebec while Blade Mann-Dixon made 23 saves.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 4-0-0-0 = 8pts (2nd overall, 1st in Maritimes division)
Remparts: 3-2-0-0 = 6pts (6th overall, 2nd in East division)

Leading Scorers
QUE: Louis-Filip Cote 4pts (3G & 1A), Philipp Kurashev 3pts (1G & 2A), Benjamin Gagne 3pts (3A)
HAL: Arnaud Durandeau 8pts (4G & 4A), Raphael Lavoie (4pts (3G & 1A), Patrick Kyte 4pts (2G & 2A)

Previous Games
Halifax is coming off a 4-2 victory on the road in Moncton on Sunday afternoon. The Mooseheads were led by Arnaud Durandeau who had a goal and 2 assists while Alexis Gravel stopped 32 of the Wildcats 34 shots.

Quebec meanwhile skated to a 3-2 victory on Saturday evening against the Tigres. Louis-Filip Cote, Pierrick Dube and Philipp Kurashev scored for the Remparts while Anthony Morrone made 31 saves to get the win in Victoriaville.

Head-To-Head
October 3  8pm  Mooseheads at Remparts
January 5  7pm  Remparts at Mooseheads

Out of Town
Acadie-Bathurst vs. Gatineau - 7:00pm
Val-d'Or vs. Rouyn-Noranda - 8:00pm
Victoriaville vs. Drummondville - 8:00pm
Chicoutimi vs. Sherbrooke - 8:30pm
Rimouski vs. Charlottetown - 8:30pm


After the Buzzer
Our Mooseheads will continue their trip through Quebec as they take on the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Friday night. Puck drops at 8:30pm.