Golden Puck Nominees Announced

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced the nominees for their annual awards at the Golden Puck Gala. The Halifax Mooseheads lone nominated player is Raphael Lavoie.

Here are the nominees for the awards that will be passed out on April 3rd.

*via QMJHL

Rookie of the Year

• Hendrix Lapierre – Chicoutimi Sagueneens
• Jordan Spence – Moncton Wildcats

Marcel-Robert Trophy – Scholastic Player of the Year

• Jérôme Gravel – Victoriaville Tigres
• Matthew Welsh – Charlottetown Islanders
• Rafaël Harvey-Pinard – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Émile «Butch» Bouchard Trophy – Best Defenseman

• Charle-Édouard D’Astous –Rimouski Océanic
• Nicolas Beaudin – Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Noah Dobson – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Frank-J.-Selke Trophy – Sportsman of the Year

• Gabriel Fortier – Baie-Comeau Drakkar
• Mitchell Balmas – Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
• Peter Abbandonato – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

 Humanitarian and Community Involvement Trophy

• Alex-Olivier Voyer –Sherbrooke Phœnix
• Charle-Édouard D’Astous –Rimouski Océanic
• Matthew Welsh – Charlottetown Islanders

Maurice-Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year

• Mario Pouliot – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Serge Beausoleil – Rimouski Océanic
• Yanick Jean – Chicoutimi Sagueneens

Michael-Bossy Trophy – Top Professional Prospect

• Jakob Pelletier – Moncton Wildcats
• Raphaël Lavoie – Halifax Mooseheads
• Samuel Poulin – Sherbrooke Phœnix

Paul-Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year

• Alexis Lafrenière – Rimouski Océanic
• Maxime Comtois – Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Noah Dobson – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Ron-Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year

• Jim Hulton - Charlottetown Islanders
• Mario Pouliot - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Martin Bernard - Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Michel-Briere Trophy - Most Valuable Player

• Alexis Lafreniere - Rimouski Oceanic
• Joseph Veleno - Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Peter Abbandonato - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Please note that the following trophies have been awarded in special pre-game ceremonies held last week: Guy-Carbonneau (Best Defensive Forward), Kevin-Lowe (Best Defensive Defenseman), Robert-Lebel (Best goals-against-average – Team), Jean-Rougeau (Regular Season Champions), Luc-Robitaille (Best Offensive Team), Michel-Bergeron (Offensive Rookie of the Year) and Raymond-Lagacé (Defensive Rookie of the year).

Here are the nominees (and winners in bold):

Guy-Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward

• Félix Lauzon – Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Rafaël Harvey-Pinard – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Samuel L’Italien – Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenseman

• Charle-Édouard D’Astous – Rimouski Oceanic
• Jacob Neveu – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Michal Ivan – Drummondville Voltigeurs

Michel-Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year

• Egor Serdyuk – Victoriaville Tigres
• Hendrix Lapierre – Chicoutimi Sagueneens
• Mikhail Abramov – Victoriaville Tigres

Raymond-Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year

• Artemi Kniazev – Chicoutimi Sagueneens
• Jordan Spence – Moncton Wildcats
• Lukas Cormier – Charlottetown Islanders

Robert-Lebel Trophy – Best goals-against-average – Team

• Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Jean-Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions

• Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Luc Robitaille Trophy – Best Offensive Team

• Drummondville Voltigeurs

PLAYOFF GAME #4: at Quebec

PREVIEW

QUEBEC REMPARTS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Game Four of Round One

Centre Videotron (18,259) ~ Quebec City, QC

Quebec leads series 2-1

QUEBEC - We have a series! Our Halifax Mooseheads are still down but they played a better game on Tuesday night and came away with a 3-1 victory in Quebec against the Remparts, who now lead the best-of-seven series 2 games to 1. Halifax will be looking to have the same effort tonight in Game 4 as they hope to force a match back here in Moose Country. After a one game suspension for a check from behind hit, Samuel Asselin returned to the Mooseheads lineup motivated and it seemed to spark the team as well. Raphael Lavoie continued his hot hand, scoring twice on Tuesday while Arnaud Durandeau picked up his 3rd goal of the playoffs. Game 3 was as close to a full healthy line that Halifax has had all season; Benoit-Olivier Groulx is out indefinitely with mononucleosis. It should be a good match once again.

PLAYOFFS SERIES
Game 1  Mar 22  Remparts 3 at Mooseheads 2
Game 2  Mar 23  Remparts 5 at Mooseheads 4 OT
Game 3  Mar 26  Mooseheads 3 at Remparts 1
Game 4  Mar 28  Mooseheads at Remparts
Game 5  Mar 30  Mooseheads at Remparts
*Game 6  Apr 1  Remparts at Mooseheads
*Game 7  Apr 2  Remparts at Mooseheads

NOT DRESSED - Benoit-Olivier Groulx (sick)

NOTES

• Raphael Lavoie leads the team in scoring with 5 points
• The refereeing was much better on Tuesday night
• Halifax will have a number of healthy scratches 

OUT OF TOWN
None

NEXT GAME - The two teams will meet on Saturday night in Quebec for Game 5. Puck drops at 8pm.

PLAYOFF GAME #1: vs. Quebec

PREVIEW

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS QUEBEC REMPARTS

Series tied 0-0

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

HALIFAX - It's playoff time folks! The Halifax Mooseheads will begin this post-season on home ice after finishing first in the Eastern conference. Halifax won the Maritime division title for the first time since 2014 and will be looking to go deep into the playoffs. They'll take on the Quebec Remparts in the first round best-of-seven series. The Mooseheads will be hoping for some revenge as the Remparts won both meetings between the two clubs during the regular season including a 5-4 overtime match at the Scotiabank Centre back in early January. Halifax struggled a little bit down the stretch, losing to the 13th place Val-d'Or Foreurs after a loss to 1st overall Rouyn-Noranda and going to a shootout against the second worst team in the Q last Friday. But playoffs are a whole other beast and regular season records don't always mean much. No word on if the Herd will have a full lineup to begin the playoffs however Raphael Lavoie did skate during full practice the other day. Halifax is a dangerous team when they have their top line of Lavoie, Samuel Asselin and Antoine Morand together but if the injuries are still nagging the club, the rest of the team will have a big chance to stand up and produce. Come on down to the Scotiabank Centre and finish March break with a couple of weekend matches against former Montreal Canadiens star goaltender Patrick Roy, local boy Andrew Coxhead and the Quebec Remparts.

TALE OF THE TAPE
                              Halifax               Quebec
Record:             49-15-2-2=102   27-28-7-6=67
Standing:           1st East, 3rd       8th East, 11th
Powerplay:        28.1% 2nd         17.8% 15th
Penalty kill:       85.6% 1st          74.4% 15th
PIM:                        817                       614
Leading scorer: Asselin (86pts)   Kurashev (65pts)

NOTES

• Mikael Lalancette of TVA Sports makes his predictions and thinks Halifax will win in 6 games
• The QMJHL has a preview of the series
• Halifax and Quebec have met only once before in the playoffs, a series which the Herd came back from being down 0-3
• This series will be a 2-3-2 format
• Check out the Halifax Herdcast podcast preview here

OUT OF TOWN

Cape Breton at Charlottetown - 7:30pm

Blainville-Boisbriand at Sherbrooke - 8:00pm

Val-d'or at Victoriaville - 8:00pm

Shawinigan at Rouyn-Noranda - 8:30pm

Gatineau at Drummondville - 8:30pm

Moncton at Baie-Comeau - 8:30pm

Chicoutimi at Rimouski - 8:30pm

NEXT GAME - The two teams will meet again at the Scotiabank Centre on Saturday night. Puck drops at 7pm. 

Top Herd

We're about to start the post-season so I would like to award my overall Top Herd player award. Once again this season, I asked you my readers to vote who you thought should get the award and the poll has closed. Thanks for voting.

And the winner is.....

Samuel Asselin

The Mooseheads picked up Samuel Asselin from the 2018 Memorial Cup champion Acadie-Bathurst Titan after the first game of this season and he had a career year, leading Halifax in points with 86 while more than doubling his goals. Asselin scored 48 times in 2018-19, his previous high was 17, leading the QMJHL in that category. 

Here is the list of my Top Herd that I have done this season. I didn't name one every game. 

Oct 27     Cape Breton - Jake Ryczek

Nov 3      Val-d'Or - Walter Flower

Nov 9      Cape Breton - Ben Higgins

Dec 7      Saint John - Denis Toner

Dec 8      Acadie-Bathurst - Samuel Asselin

Dec 14    Moncton - Alexis Gravel

Dec 15    Charlottetown - Jordan Maher

Dec 31    Cape Breton - Raphael Lavoie

Jan 4       Rimouski - Alexis Gravel

Jan 5       Quebec - Keith Getson

Jan 10     Shawinigan - Antoine Morand

Jan 18     Acadie-Bathurst - Samuel Asselin

Jan 31     Victoriaville - Antoine Morand

Feb 1      Sherbrooke - Samuel Asselin

Feb 11    Acadie-Bathurst - Arnaud Durandeau

Feb 15    Gatineau - Raphael Lavoie

Feb 23    Saint John - Xavier Parent

Feb 24    Blainville - Alexis Gravel

Mar 13   Moncton - Benoit-Olivier Groulx

Mar 16   Charlottetown - Keith Getson

Here are the final poll results
Samuel Asselin - 93.52%, Other - 2.31%, Raphael Lavoie - 1.39%, Antoine Morand - 1.39%, Alexis Gravel - 1.39%

Around the CHL ~ volume #2 season edition #10

Well it's that time of year again, the regular season is over so here is a recap of the leaders in the Canadian Hockey League. The 2019 playoffs begin in all three leagues later this week so watch here for posts about the post-season. Our Halifax Mooseheads had a strong season and will look to go far in the playoffs after finishing atop the Eastern conference in the QMJHL. GO MOOSE GO!

League leaders
Goals - Justin Brazeau 61 goals (OHL North Bay Battalion), Joachim Blichfeld 53 goals (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Samuel Asselin 48 goals (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads)
Assists - Peter Abbandonato 82 assists (QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies), Justin Almeida 78 assists (WHL Moose Jaw Warriors), Morgan Frost 72 points (OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)
Points - Jason Robertson 117 points (OHL Niagara IceDogs), Joachim Blichfeld 114 points (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Peter Abbandonato 111 points (QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
Defenceman points - Mac Hollowell 77 points (OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds), Josh Brook 75 points (WHL Moose Jaw Warriors), Charle-Edouard D'Astous 66 points (QMJHL Rimouski Oceanic)
Rookie points - Brayden Tracey 81 points (WHL Moose Jaw Warriors), Cole Perfetti 74 points (OHL Saginaw Spirit), Egor Serdyuk 65 points (QMJHL Victoriaville Tigres)
Goalie wins - Dustin Wolf 41 wins (WHL Everett Silvertips), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 38 wins (OHL Sudbury Wolves), Samuel Harvey 35 wins (QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
Save percentage - Dustin Wolf 0.936 SAV% (WHL Everett Silvertips), Samuel Harvey 0.926 SAV% (QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 0.920 SAV% (OHL Sudbury Wolves)
Goals against average - Dustin Wolf 1.69 GAA (WHL Everett Silvertips), Samuel Harvey 2.08 GAA (QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies), Michael DiPietro 2.40 GAA (OHL Ottawa 67's)

Division leaders
WHL - Prince Albert Raiders 112 points/54 wins (East division), Vancouver Giants 101 points/48 wins (B.C. division), Everett Silvertips 99 points/47 wins (U.S. division), Edmonton Oil Kings 92 points/42 wins (Central division)
OHL - Ottawa 67's 106 points/50 wins (East division), London Knights 99 points/46 wins (Midwest division), Saginaw Spirit 96 points/45 wins (West division), Niagara Ice Dogs 95 points/44 wins (Central division)
QMJHL - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 119 points/59 wins (West division), Drummondville Voltigeurs 107 points/52 wins (Central division), Halifax Mooseheads 102 points/49 wins (Maritimes division), Baie-Comeau Drakkar 102 points/49 wins (East division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 26
1. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies {59-8-0-1} week 25 #1
2. Prince Albert Raiders {54-10-2-2} week 25 #2
3. Drummondville Voltigeurs {52-13-2-1} week 25 #3
4. Ottawa 67's {50-12-4-2} week 25 #4
5. London Knights {46-15-6-1} week 25 #5
6. Vancouver Giants {48-15-3-2} week 25 #7
7. Baie-Comeau Drakkar {49-15-2-2} week 25 #6
8. Halifax Mooseheads {49-15-2-2} week 25 #8
9. Everett Silvertips {47-16-2-3} week 25 10
10. Saginaw Spirit {45-17-3-3} week 25 #9
Honorable mentions: Saskatoon Blades {45-15-8-0 n/a}, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds {44-16-7-1 n/a}, Edmonton Oil Kings {42-18-4-4 n/a}, Niagara IceDogs {44-17-7-0 n/a}

Round One Schedule Announced.

The road to the President Cup begins on Friday around the league.

The QMJHL announced yesterday morning the full schedule for round 1 of the 2019 playoffs. Our Halifax Mooseheads will take on the Quebec Remparts after the Herd finished 1st in the Eastern conference. The best-of-seven series will be a 2-3-2 format, with the first two matches being played at the Scotiabank Centre.

Find the schedule of the Remparts-Mooseheads series below:

Game 1  Friday March 22 @ 7:00pm at Scotiabank Centre
Game 2  Saturday March 23 @ 7:00pm at Scotiabank Centre
Game 3  Tuesday March 26 @ 8:00pm at Centre Videotron
Game 4  Thursday March 28 @ 8:00pm at Centre Videotron
*Game 5  Saturday March 30 @ 8:00pm at Centre Videotron
*Game 6  Monday April 1 @ 7:00pm at Scotiabank Centre
*Game 7  Tuesday April 2 @ 7:00pm at Scotiabank Centre

*if necessary

Single game tickets for Games 1 and 2 went on sale this morning and can be purchased at select Superstore outlets, Ticket Atlantic Box Office or charge by phone 902-451-1221.

Season series versus each team

Below you will find the records of your Halifax Mooseheads versus each of the other seventeen teams in the Q plus the monthly records for the team this season. (note: Halifax's score is listed first)

West division
Blainville-Boisbriand 2 games 1-1-0-0 {1-3, 4-0}
Gatineau 2 games 2-0-0-0 {7-2, 1-0}
Rouyn-Noranda 2 games 0-2-0-0 {4-5, 4-8}
Val-d'Or 2 games 1-1-0-0 {6-2, 2-3}

Central division
Drummondville 2 games 1-1-0-0 {4-3OT, 3-6}
Shawinigan 2 games 2-0-0-0 {5-2, 7-1}
Sherbrooke 2 games 2-0-0-0 {4-2, 8-2}
Victoriaville 2 games 1-1-0-0 {3-4, 7-5}

East division
Baie-Comeau 2 games 0-2-0-0 {2-3, 1-2}
Chicoutimi 2 games 1-1-0-0 {5-4OT, 1-2}
Quebec 2 games 0-1-1-0 {2-6, 3-4OT}
Rimouski 2 games 2-0-0-0 {4-1, 6-3}

Maritimes division
Acadie-Bathurst 9 games 9-0-0-0 {5-0, 8-2, 9-0, 6-0, 5-4, 4-1, 5-3, 6-1, 6-1}
Cape Breton 9 games 5-3-0-1 {4-2, 4-3, 2-5, 5-2, 2-3SO, 3-2SO, 7-1, 0-3, 2-4}
Charlottetown 9 games 7-1-0-1 {3-2, 8-2, 4-3OT, 2-1, 6-2, 2-5, 4-1, 3-0, 2-3SO}
Moncton 9 games 7-1-1-0 {4-2, 5-4OT, 2-3OT, 2-0, 5-1, 5-3, 4-2, 2-3, 5-3}
Saint John 8 games 8-0-0-0 {5-4OT, 4-0, 10-2, 10-2, 4-0, 11-1, 6-1, 5-4SO}

Monthly records
September 4 games ~ 4-0-0-0 record overall, 0-0-0-0 home, 4-0-0-0 away
October 12 games ~ 8-4-0-0 record overall, 0-1-0-0 home, 8-3-0-0 away
November 10 games ~ 6-3-1-0 record overall, 4-2-1-0 home, 2-1-0-0 away
December 10 games ~ 8-1-0-1 record overall, 5-0-0-1 home, 3-1-0-0 away
January 12 games ~ 8-3-1-0 record overall, 5-2-1-0 home, 3-1-0-0 away
February 12 games ~ 11-1-0-0 record overall, 9-0-0-0 home, 2-1-0-0 away
March 8 games ~  5-3-0-1 record overall, 2-0-0-1 home, 2-3-0-0 away

Overtime/shootout records
OT ~ five overtime win-two overtime loss
SO ~ two shootout win-two shootout loss

All-25 Team

In 2019, the Halifax Mooseheads turn twenty-five and as such 2018-19 has been their 25th anniversary season. To celebrate, the club asked season ticket holders to pick who they think should be on the All-25 Team. During the last 25 home games, Scott MacIntosh announced a player each match who was put on the team. The head coach was announced first, followed by the goaltenders then the defenceman were named and finally the forward lines.

Halifax Mooseheads All-25 Team
Head coach: Dominique Ducharme

Goaltenders: Zach Fucale , Jean-Sebastien Giguere

Defence Pair 1: Konrad Abeltshauser , Andrew Bodnarchuk
Defence Pair 2: MacKenzie Weegar , Trey Lewis
Defence Pair 3: Jared McIsaac , Eli MacEachern

Line 1: Nathan MacKinnon , Jonathan Drouin , Alex Tanguay
Line 2: Nikolaj Ehlers , Jakub Voracek , Nico Hischier
Line 3: Maxime Fortier , Ladislav Nagy , Timo Meier
Pride, Heart, Determination Line: Jody Shelley , Darcy Ashley , Brandon Benedict


What do you think Moose Country?

Three Former Mooseheads Win National Medals

Photo - UNB Hockey Twitter

The UNB Varsity Reds are national champions again!

Which means that Halifax Mooseheads alumni Matt Murphy and Randy Gazzola picked up some more hardware this past weekend. The University Cup was held in Lethbridge, Alberta with 8 teams vying for the gold medal. UNB received a spot in the national tournament after defeating the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in the Atlantic University Sport finals earlier this month to get the AUS trophy. Despite being runners-up, St. FX also earned a spot to play in Lethbridge.

University of New Brunswick went up against the Canada West playoff champions and #1 seed Alberta Golden Bears in the Gold Medal game on Sunday night and defeated them by a score of 4-2. Gazzola picked up an assist in the championship match.

This is the teams' 3rd University Cup title in the last 4 years and 8th in school history. The Reds won bronze last season on home ice in Fredericton.

Murphy still has two years of eligibility while this was Gazzola's last season in university hockey.


In the Bronze medal game, the X-Men defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies 5-1 to get third place in the tournament. Former Herd Blade Mann-Dixon did not play in the final game but it was only his rookie year in 2018-19. The 21-year-old played for Halifax for a season and a half from 2016-2018 after being traded by Charlottetown during the Christmas trade period.

Congratulations to all three boys.

Stats Sunday: March

Games Played: 9
Record: 5-3-0-1
Goals for/against: 33/26
Powerplay*: 28.1%
Penalty Kill*: 85.6%
Shutouts: 1

Top 5 leading scorers
Points: Benoit-Olivier Groulx 17, Arnaud Durandeau 15, Jared McIsaac 7, Keith Getson 6, Samuel Asselin 6
Goals: Arnaud Durandeau 8, Benoit-Olivier Groulx 5, Keith Getson 5, Samuel Asselin 4, Jared McIsaac 2
Assists: Benoit-Olivier Groulx 12, Arnaud Durandeau 7, Jared McIsaac 5, Jake Ryczek 5, Justin Barron 3
Penalty minutes: Samuel Asselin 16, Walter Flower 16, Keith Getson 11, Jared McIsaac 10, Joel Bishop 8
Plus/minus: Justin Barron +9, Benoit-Olivier Groulx +9, Arnaud Durandeau +7, Jared McIsaac +5, Joel Bishop +5
Rookie scoring: Samuel Dube 2pts

Goaltending stats*
Cole McLaren: 16-2-1-0    1:81 GAA     0.930 SAV%
Alexis Gravel: 33-13-2-2    2.49 GAA.    0.913 SAV%



*overall
*includes February 27th game

Herd To Battle Remparts

The Halifax Mooseheads will take on the Quebec Remparts in the opening series of the 2019 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs, which will be a 2-3-2 series format.

It took until the last day of the regular season for our Mooseheads to know who their first round opponent would be because the team could either finish 1st or 2nd in the Eastern conference depending on the results of Saturday's games. Despite losing in a shootout, Halifax was still able to get first place in the conference because Baie-Comeau were defeated as well but in regulation so the two teams tied in points. Halifax had the tie-breaker.

Quebec finished the regular season with a record of 27-28-7-6 for 67 points while Halifax finished with a record of 49-15-2-2 for 102 points.

The Remparts won both games during the regular season series between the two. Halifax was defeated handedly 6-2 on the road in October but picked up a point in a 4-3 overtime loss in January at the Scotiabank Centre.

Halifax will host the first two games as well as games 6 and 7, if necessary. Game 1 will be Friday March 22 with puck dropping at 7pm Atlantic time.

Single tickets for the first two home games will go on sale Tuesday morning at 11am. You can purchase them at select Superstore outlets, the Scotiabank Centre box office or by phone at (902)-451-1121. 

Stay tuned to Moose Country for more playoff details and game previews.

Herd Get 1st in East Despite SO Loss

The Halifax Mooseheads have clinched first overall in the Eastern conference despite losing 3-2 in a shootout against the Charlottetown Islanders on Saturday evening, a game that was shown on national television. With the point and a Baie-Comeau loss, Halifax tied the Drakkar in points at 102 but because the Mooseheads have more regulation and overtime wins, our boys got tie-breaker. The home town crowd were brought to their feet less than two minutes into the game, which began late because of a special pre-game ceremony to honour the Mooseheads 20-year-old players, by graduating forward Keith Getson. Halifax extended their lead at the 7:30 mark on a goal by Justin Barron, who picked up his 9th of the season. It was an emotional game for both teams as everyone in the QMJHL were fighting for playoff positions, as a result there was a number of roughing calls and scrums. Charlottetown's Hunter Drew had Samuel Asselin's number all game, spearing the Herd's over-ager at least once possibly twice and when the two were in the penalty boxes would not stop chirping in Sam's direction. The Islanders seem to wake up some and decide that they didn't want to end in a spot that would not give them home ice as they outshot Halifax 21-11 in the middle frame, while receiving goals from Drew and Nikita Alexandrov. In the third, it was a goaltender show forcing the game to head to overtime. Halifax had a few chances in the extra frame to get the second point but in the end, we would see a shootout for the second straight night. Matthew Welsh, a native of Halifax, stopped all three shots he faced and Daniel Hardie scored for the Islanders to give them the two points and 4th in the Eastern conference.

FINAL: Islanders 3 at Mooseheads 2 SO
Stars: 3. Keith Getson HAL | 2. Samuel Asselin HAL | 1. Jake Ryczek HAL
Attendance: 10,595
MC's Top Herd: Keith Getson

GAME LOG
First period 
1:54 HAL Keith Getson (29) | A: Ryczek & Dube
7:30 HAL Justin Barron (9) | A: Ryczek & Groulx

Second period
5:36 CHA Hunter Drew (16) | A: Johnston & Clavelle
16:02 CHA Nikita Alexandrov (27) | A: Hardie

Third period
None

Overtime
None

Shootout
HAL Arnaud Durandeau    Miss    CHA Daniel Hardie    Goal
HAL Samuel Asselin    Miss    CHA Brett Budgell    Miss
HAL BO Groulx    Miss

Powerplay: CHA - 0-for-3; HAL - 0-for-3
Shots: 34-33 in favour of Charlottetown

NOT DRESSED - Raphael Lavoie, Cole Stewart, Maxim Trepanier and Antoine Morand out with injuries

SCORES
Screaming Eagles 4 at Titan 2
Phoenix 2 at Voltigeurs 4
Sea Dogs 4 at Wildcats 6
Armada 3 at Huskies 5
Tigres 5 at Cataractes 4 OT
Olympiques 4 at Foreurs 6
Oceanic 4 at Drakkar 1
Sagueneens 6 at Remparts 4

UP NEXT - The playoffs start on Friday night at the Scotiabank Centre against the Quebec Remparts. Puck drops at 7pm.

Mar 16: Mooseheads vs. Islanders preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS

March 16, 2019 at 4:30pm

TV: Sportsnet | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

It all comes down to this. While both teams in today's matchup already have clinched spots in the playoffs, where exactly they will end in the standings will be determined based on the results of this evening's games around the league. A few positions are set in stone but there are no post-season matchups determined as there normally is by the last day. For our Halifax Mooseheads it's fan appreciation day as they take on the Charlottetown Islanders. The Herd will also be honouring their three 20 year olds this afternoon. Note the time, the match was originally scheduled for a 7pm start but Sportsnet announced this would be the last game on their CHL Saturday Showcase schedule meaning it is now a 4:30pm puck drop. There will be a sold-out crowd at the Scotiabank Centre, just the second of the year after last night's attendance was announced as 10,595. Matches between Charlottetown and the Moose this season have been close sometimes even though Halifax has won all but one against the Islanders. We should be in for a good one so check it out on television if you weren't able to get tickets.

This is the ninth and final game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 7-1-0-0 against the Islanders while Charlottetown has a 1-6-1-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The two met last a month ago on Sportsnet as well with Halifax taking a 3-0 win led by Raphael Lavoie who scored two goals. 

Overall Records

Islanders: 39-21-4-3 = 85pts (6th overall, 2nd in Maritimes division)

Mooseheads: 49-15-2-1 = 101pts (4th overall, 1st in Maritimes division)

Leading Scorers

HAL: Samuel Asselin 86pts (48G & 38A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 79pts (31G & 48A), Arnaud Durandeau 73pts (38G & 35A)

CHA: Daniel Hardie 77pts (34G & 43A), Nikita Alexandrov 60pts (26G & 34A), Hunter Drew 49pts (15G & 34A)

Previous Games

Charlottetown is coming off a 3-2 to Moncton on Friday night. Cole Edwards and Brendon Clavelle scored for the Islanders on home ice while Matthew Welsh stopped 23 of the Wildcats 26 shots.

Halifax is coming off a crazy 5-4 shootout victory over 17th place Saint John. Arnaud Durandeau scored twice and Samuel Asselin picked up the SO winner while Cole McLaren made 23 saves against the Sea Dogs last night.

Head-to-Head
September 22  Mooseheads 3 at Islanders 2
October 11  Mooseheads 8 at Islanders 2
November 20  Islanders 3 at Mooseheads 4 OT
December 9  Mooseheads 2 at Islanders 1
December 15  Islanders 2 at Mooseheads 6
December 28  Mooseheads 2 at Islanders 5
February 6  Islanders 1 at Mooseheads 4
February 16  Islanders 0 at Mooseheads 3
March 16  4:30pm  Islanders at Mooseheads

Out of Town

Acadie-Bathurst vs. Cape Breton - 4:00pm
Drummondville vs. Sherbrooke - 4:00pm
Moncton vs. Saint John - 4:00pm
Rouyn-Noranda vs. Blainville-Boisbriand - 5:00pm
Shawinigan vs. Victoriaville - 5:00pm
Val-d'Or vs. Gatineau - 5:00pm
Baie-Comeau vs. Rimouski - 5:00pm
Quebec vs. Chicoutimi - 5:00pm

After the Buzzer
Playoffs! The post-season will begin with the first game on Friday March 22, opponent to be determined. 

Sea Dogs Force Extra Time

The 17th place Saint John Sea Dogs are fighting for a spot in the post-season and you could tell that they wanted the points as they took on the Halifax Mooseheads Friday night and forced extra time. Saint John got on the board first just over three minutes into the game and despite being outshot in the first period, the Sea Dogs played pretty well not allowing Halifax to dominate like they have in previous matches between these two teams. Arnaud Durandeau tied the game up at 1 at the 16:28 mark of the frame, that's how the first would end. The Mooseheads held a 3-1 lead mid-way through the second before the away team mounted a comeback. William Poirier scored on the power play and Nicholas Deakin-Poot evened the score late in the second. When Keith Getson picked up his 28th of the year it put the home team back in front and lifted the 10,595 fans to their feet as it looked like the Herd would skate away with a regulation victory. But Zachary Bouthillier, the Dogs goaltender, and local boy Brady Burns had something to say about that. Samuel Asselin took a four minutes high sticking penalty which allowed Saint John to get one past Cole McLaren and force overtime. The extra period solved nothing so the two clubs went to a shootout where Asselin redeemed himself by scoring the only goal in the penalty shot section.

FINAL: Sea Dogs 4 at Moosseheads 5 SO
Stars: 3. Benjamin Gagne SNB | 2. Arnaud Durandeau HAL | 1. Benoit-Olivier Groulx HAL
Attendance: 10,595 
MC's Top Herd: n/a

GAME LOG
First period
3:12 SNB Benjamin Gagne (10) | A: Cajkovic & Deakin-Poot
16:28 HAL Arnaud Durandeau (37) | A: Groulx & Kyte

Second period
5:10 HAL Benoit-Olivier Groulx (31), PP | A: Safin & Asselin
8:49 HAL Arnaud Durandeau (38) | A: McIsaac & Groulx
14:46 SNB William Poirier (15), PP | A: Prikryl & Gagne
18:05 SNB Nicholas Deakin-Poot (16) | A: DesRoches & Gagne

Third period
8:24 HAL Keith Getson (28) | A: None
17:46 SNB Brady Burns (11), PP | A: Piorier & Lawrence

Overtime
None

Shootout
HAL BO Groulx    Miss    SNB Maxim Cajkovic    Miss
HAL Arnaud Durandeau    Miss   SNB Filip Prikpil    Miss
HAL Samuel Asselin    Goal   SNB Jeremie Poirier    Miss

Powerplay: SNB - 2-for-6; HAL - 1-for-4
Shots: 49-27 in favour of Halifax

NOT DRESSED - Antoine Morand, Raphael Lavoie, Cole Stewart and Max Trepanier out with injuries while Denis Toner was a healthy scratch

SCORES
Screaming Eagles 5 at Titan 1
Wildcats 3 at Islanders 2
Armada 1 at Foreurs 6
Voltigeurs 4 at Remparts 1
Phoenix 2 at Tigres 0
Olympiques 0 at Huskies 8
Cataractes 3 at Sagueneens 5
Oceanic 4 at Drakkar 6

UP NEXT - Halifax will finish the season on home ice against the Charlottetown Islanders tomorrow. Puck drops at 4:30pm.

Wild Game Against Moncton

The Halifax Mooseheads have the second most wins in a single season in franchise history after a wild comeback victory against the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday night for their 48th win of 2018-19. Halifax controlled the play from the opening face-off but the Wildcats were the ones to get on the board first with Jonathan Aspirot shooting the puck through All Gravel's five-hole. Moncton took a 2-0 lead nine and a half minutes into the match, scoring another between the legs of Alex on their first two shots of the game. That's how the first period would end with the home team down a couple. The Mooseheads came out stronger in the middle frame and Arnaud Durandeau got the guys on the board with his 36th goal of the season 4:21 into the second. A scramble in front of overager Francis Leclerc led to a review to see if Halifax tied the game up and after a few minutes it was ruled a good goal. The Wildcats would retake the lead minutes later on the power play but the Herd weren't going away. Brock McLeod would make it a 3-3 game with 4:54 to go in the period before Benoit-Olivier Groulx gave the home team their first lead of the evening. In the third Gravel had to make some nice saves as the Cats pressured but they couldn't get through the 18-year-old goaltender again. An empty net goal by big BO would seal the deal.

FINAL: Wildcats 3 at Mooseheads 5
Stars: 3. Arnaud Durandeau HAL | 2. Jeremy McKenna MON | 1. Benoit-Olivier Groulx HAL
Attendance: 7,351
MC's Top Herd: Benoit-Olivier Groulx

GAME LOG
First period
7:00 MON Jonathan Aspirot (12), PP | A: Anttalainen
9:31 MON Jeremy McKenna (43) | A: None

Second period
4:25 HAL Arnaud Durandeau (36) | A: Groulx & Kyte
5:13 HAL Keith Getson (27) | A: Higgins & Ryczek
9:08 MON Jeremy McKenna (44), PP | A: Khovanov & Cyr
15:05 HAL Brock McLeod (5) | A: Barron

Third period
15:14 HAL Benoit-Olivier Groulx (29) | A: Durandeau & Barron
19:40 HAL Benoit-Olivier Groulx (30), EN | A: Bishop & Getson

Shots: 33-29 in favour of Halifax
Powerplay: MON - 2-for-6; HAL - 0-for-5

NOT DRESSED - Cole Stewart, Maxim Trepanier, Antoine Morand & Raphael Lavoie out with injuries while Denis Toner was healthy scratch

SCORES
Titan 2 at Islanders 3 OT
Sea Dogs 3 at Screaming Eagles 5
Foreurs 1 at Huskies 3
Phoenix 3 at Cataractes 2
Voltigeurs 1 at Sagueneens 3
Armada 3 at Olympiques 1
Remparts 1 at Drakkar 2 OT

UP NEXT - Halifax will welcome the Saint John Sea Dogs to Moose Country on Friday. Puck drops at 7pm.

Mar 13: Mooseheads vs. Wildcats preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS MONCTON WILDCATS

March 13, 2019 at 7:00pm

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

It's the final week of the regular season in the QMJHL and our Halifax Mooseheads will finish it with a 3 game home-stand which begins tonight against the Moncton Wildcats. Halifax left a few points on the table during their road trip where they lost three of the five games including a close one to Val-d'Or and unfortunately were knocked out of 1st place in the Eastern conference. They'll look to end the year strong as they head into the playoffs. These two clubs could even potentially play each other in the post-season still depending on how the matches this week go. Moncton is where most people thought they would be this season, maybe a bit higher up which is because of a very good start that they weren't expected to have. The Wildcats are rolling now as well having won 6 of their last 10 games including being on a 4-0-1-1 streak currently. When the Mooseheads get their 48th victory of 2018-19, it will be the second most wins the club has had in one season just behind the 58 Halifax got n 2012-13.

This is the ninth and final meeting between these two teams this season. Halifax is 6-1-1-0 against the Wildcats while Moncton has a 2-5-1-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The lone Mooseheads regulation loss came on Saturday when Moncton took a 3-2 victory on home ice with Samuel Asselin and Arnaud Durandeau scored for Halifax.

Overall Records
Wildcats: 36-20-4-5 = 81pts (7th overall, 3rd in Maritimes division)
Mooseheads: 47-15-2-1 = 97pts (4th overall, 1st in Maritimes division)

Leading Scorers
HAL: Samuel Asselin 85pts (48G & 37A), Raphael Lavoie 73pts (32G & 41A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 73pts (28G & 45A)
MON: Jeremy McKenna 91pts (42G & 49A), Jakob Pelletier 87pts (38G & 49A), Alexander Khovanov 70pts (24G & 46A)

Previous Games
Moncton is coming off a big 10-1 victory on Sunday evening against the Titan. Brady Pataki led the Wildcats with 2 goals and an assist while Francis Leclerc stopped 17 of Acadie-Bathurst's 18 shots.

Halifax is coming into the match with a 6-1 win on Sunday afternoon in Saint John. Arnaud Durandeau led the Mooseheads with 2 goals and an assist while Alex Gravel made 14 saves against the Sea Dogs.

Head-to-Head
September 30  Mooseheads 4 at Wildcats 2
October 17  Mooseheads 5 at Wildcats 4 OT
November 4  Wildcats 3 at Mooseheads 2 OT
December 14  Wildcats 0 at Mooseheads 2
January 19  Wildcats 1 at Mooseheads 5
January 26  Mooseheads 5 at Wildcats 3
February 2  Mooseheads 4 at Wildcats 2
March 9  Mooseheads 2 at Wildcats 3
March 13  7pm  Wildcats at Mooseheads

Out of Town
Charlottetown vs. Acadie-Bathurst - 7:00pm
Cape Breton vs. Saint John - 7:00pm
Rouyn-Noranda vs. Val-d'Or - 8:00pm
Shawinigan vs. Sherbrooke - 8:00pm
Chicoutimi vs. Drummondville - 8:30pm
Gatineau vs. Blainville-Boisbriand - 8:30pm
Baie-Comeau vs. Quebec - 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will stay home and welcome the Saint John Sea Dogs to the Scotiabank Centre on Friday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Poll #21

We have just a few more games left in the regular season and while I'll be naming a couple more players to my Top Herd for the matches this weekend, I wanted to put this poll up now because we have some good contenders which I don't think will change. I've done this the last number of seasons asking you fans to vote who you think should be the overall Top Herd and it seems to be popular so I thought I would do it again. When I give a player this honour each game it's not always because they were the one that had the most points that match, I thought they were the best player on the ice. 

Who should be the 2018-19 Moose Country's Top Herd of the season? 

A: Antoine Morand
B: Raphael Lavoie
C: Alexis Gravel
D: Samuel Asselin
E: Other 

You have until the end of the first round of the playoffs to cast your vote. 

Mar 10: Sea Dogs vs. Mooseheads preview

SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS
March 10, 2019 at 2:00pm
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads
Harbour Station (6,603) ~ Saint John, NB

The Halifax Mooseheads play their last away game of the regular season this afternoon as they travel to Saint John and take on the Sea Dogs at Harbour Station. After winning eight straight, the Herd have been sliding a bit the past week losing 3 of 4 on this road trip. Halifax has had a great year against Saint John though and will be looking to continue that today. The Sea Dogs though will most likely be playing hard as they can still make the post-season. Saint John is one point behind 16th place Shawinigan for the final playoff spot after picking up victory the other day and the Cataractes losing 12 in a row. The Port City club can play some good hockey but being young is also a curse when you're going up against teams that have a lot of 19-year-olds on the roster. Saint John got a point against the Moose in the season opener but that is about as close a game the two teams would have this year.

This is the seventh meeting between these two teams this season. Halifax is 6-0-0-0 against the Sea Dogs while Saint John has a 5-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was on February 23 where Halifax skated away with a 11-1 victory on home ice led by Benoit-Olivier Groulx who had a goal and 3 assists while Cole McLaren stopped 25 of the Sea Dogs 26 shots.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 46-15-2-1 = 95pts (4th overall, 1st in Maritimes division)
Sea Dogs: 13-46-2-3 = 31pts (17th overall, 5th in Maritimes division)

Leading Scorers
SNB: Maxim Cajkovic 44pts (21G & 23A), Robbie Burt 34pts (15G & 19A), Benjamin Gagne 31pts (8G & 23A)
HAL: Samuel Asselin 84pts (48G & 36A), Raphael Lavoie 73pts (32G & 41A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 71pts (28G & 43A)

Previous Games
Halifax is coming off a 3-2 loss against the Wildcats on Saturday. Samuel Asselin and Arnaud Durandeau scored for the Mooseheads while Alex Gravel made 22 saves for the loss in Moncton.

Saint John is coming off a 5-1 victory over the Titan on Friday evening on home ice. Rookie John Lawrence led the Sea Dogs with 2 goals and an assist while Mark Grametbauer stopped 28 of Bathurst's 33 shots.

Head-to-Head
September 21  Mooseheads 5 at Sea Dogs 4 OT
October 12  Mooseheads 4 at Sea Dogs 0
December 7  Sea Dogs 2 at Mooseheads 10
February 12  Sea Dogs 2 at Mooseheads 10
February 18  Mooseheads 4 at Sea Dogs 0
February 23  Sea Dogs 1 at Mooseheads 11
March 10  2pm  Mooseheads at Sea Dogs
March 15  7pm  Sea Dogs at Mooseheads

Out of Town
Drummondville vs. Gatineau - 4:00pm
Moncton vs. Acadie-Bathurst - 4:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will come home to finish the regular season with 3 matches at the Scotiabank Centre starting with the Moncton Wildcats on Wednesday. Puck drops at 7pm.

QMJHL Names Scholastic POM

Every month, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announces a Scholastic Player of the Month which recognizes a player on each team with his performance on ice and in the classroom. The player is selected based on their school results, their implication, the school-hockey conciliation, their team spirit and their on-ice performances.

For your Halifax Mooseheads, Joel Bishop was named the Scholastic Player of the Month for February 2019. Bishop had 3 goals and 4 assists in 12 games played in February while also collecting 20 penalty minutes and was a plus-14

Team	Player	Educational Institution	Program
BAT	Cole Larkin	Bathurst High School	High School
BAC	Thomas Éthier	Cégep de Baie-Comeau	Management
BLB	Thomas Lacombe	Northern Pre-University	Grade 12
CAP	Mitchell Balmas	Cape Breton University	Business
CHA	Brett Budgell	Colonel Gray High School	High School
CHI	Gabriel Villeneuve	Cégep de Chicoutimi	Economy & Management
DRU	Brandon Skubel	Athabasca University	Business Administration
GAT	Giordano Finoro	Athabasca University	Kinesiology
HAL	Joel Bishop	Saint Mary’s University	Commerce
MON	Francis Leclerc	CCNB Dieppe	Business
QUE	Dylan Schives	Northern Pre-University	Human Sciences/Management
RIM	Elliott St-Pierre	Cégep de Rimouski	Human Sciences
ROU	Samuel Naud	Centre Élisabeth-Bruyère	Secondary 4
SNB	William Poirier	Cégep à distance	Human Sciences
SHA	Mavrik Bourque	Séminaire Ste-Marie	Secondary 5
SHE	Jaxon Bellamy	Hampton High School	Grade 12
VDO	Maxence Guénette	Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue	Natural Sciences
VIC	Simon Lafrance	Cégep de Victoriaville	Human Sciences

Mar 5: Olympiques vs. Mooseheads preview

GATINEAU OLYMPIQUES VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS
March 5, 2019 at 8:30pm
Robert-Guertin Centre (4,000) ~ Gatineau, QC
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Quebec has not been nice to our Halifax Mooseheads so far on this road trip and the team will look to rebound from two straight losses when they take on the Gatineau Olympiques tonight. Halifax was defeated by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Val-d'Or Foreurs over the weekend, the second one was unexpected. This will be the last matchup of the regular season against a team from the French province for the Mooseheads. The top line of Raphael Lavoie, Samuel Asselin and Antoine Morand have been quiet the last couple of games and hopefully a match against 13th place Gatineau will bring them back to life. Both goaltenders will be looking to bounce back as well, I'm not sure who will get the start but Alex Gravel was pulled in the match against the Huskies while Cole McLaren played in Sunday's game. The Olympiques are also on a losing skid, going 0-3-1-0 in their last 4 games.

This is the second and final match up against these two teams this season. Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against the Olympiques while Gatineau has a 0-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last game was on February 15 where Halifax skated with a 7-2 victory on the back of Raphael Lavoie's 2 goals and two assists.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 45-13-2-1 = 93pts (3rd overall, 1st in Maritimes division)
Olympiques: 22-34-4-2 = 50pts (13th overall, 2nd in West division)

Leading Scorers
GAT: Giodano Finoro 48pts (25G & 23A), Gabriel Bilodeau 47pts (11G & 36A), Metis Rollens 42pts (17G & 25A)
HAL: Samuel Asselin 83pts (47G & 36A), Raphael Lavoie 73pts (32G & 41A), Antoine Morand 69pts (22G & 47A)

Previous Games 
Halifax is coming off a 3-2 loss on the road in Val-d'Or on Sunday evening. Joel Bishop and Keith Getson scored for the Mooseheads while Cole McLaren stopped 26 of the Foreurs' 29 shots in the defeat.

Gatineau is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss against the Islanders on home ice Sunday afternoon. 20 year old Giordano Finoro scored for the Olympiques while Remi Poirier made 34 saves versus Charlottetown.

Head-to-Head
February 15  Olympiques 2 at Mooseheads 7
March 5  8:30pm  Mooseheads at Olympiques

Out of Town
Rimouski vs. Chicoutimi - 8:30pm

After the Buzzer 
The Mooseheads will come back to the Maritimes this weekend but will stay on the road as they visit the Moncton Wildcats on Friday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Mar 2: Mooseheads vs. Huskies preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS ROUYN-NORANDA HUSKIES
March 2, 2019 at 8:00pm
Arena Iamgold (3,500) ~ Rouyn-Noranda, QC
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads 

The march to the playoffs has begun and even though most clubs have clinched their spot in the post-season, teams are still jockeying for positions. It's probably the biggest game of the season as your Halifax Mooseheads travel to Rouyn-Noranda and take on the Huskies tonight to begin a 5 game road trip. Rouyn-Noranda leads the QMJHL with 105 points and have won twenty-three straight games. Halifax will be looking to end that streak while continuing their own. The Herd have victories in their last eight games including 3 shutouts. Rouyn-Noranda has the top two goaltenders in the league with Samuel Harvey and Zachary Emond sitting 1st and 2nd in saves percentage and goals against average. Alex Gravel will have to be strong in net for his team to have a chance to get the victory tonight but either way it should be a good game and I'm sure Coach Vellieux is telling the boys to play a full 60 minutes as it seems like they haven't lately because they have been playing weaker teams. In their match on Wednesday, Halifax was penalized 3 times while they didn't draw any and in the end it cost them a shutout. The Mooseheads still have the best penalty kill in the league however. This is the last road trip for the Mooseheads during the regular season which will take them to two other Quebec cities plus Saint John and Moncton.

This is the second and final meeting between these two teams this season. Halifax is 0-1-0-0 against the Huskies while Rouyn-Noranda has a 1-0-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last game was on January 13 in Halifax where the away team took a 5-4 victory, Keith Getson led the Mooseheads with a goal and assist while Alex Gravel stopped 33 of the Huskies shots for the loss.

Overall Records
Mooseheads: 45-12-2-1 = 93pts (3rd overall, 1st in Maritimes division)
Huskies: 52-7-0-1 = 105pts (1st overall, 1st in West division)

Leading Scorers
ROU: Peter Abbandonato 100pts (27G & 73A), Rafael Harvey-Pinard 75pts (34G & 41A), Alex Beaucage 73pts (36G & 37A)
HAL: Samuel Asselin 81pts (45G & 36A), Raphael Lavoie 71pts (32G & 39A), Antoine Morand 69pts (22G & 47A)

Previous Games
Halifax is coming off a 6-1 victory on Wednesday against the Titan at the Scotiabank Centre. Arnaud Durandeau had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Mooseheads while Alex Gravel made 17 saves to pick up the win versus Acadie-Bathurst.

Rouyn-Noranda extended their win streak to 23 on Friday night as they defeated Drummondville on home ice 6-1. Peter Abbandonato added to his best season with another 4 assists to lead the Huskies while Samuel Harvey stopped 36 of the Voltigeurs 37 shots he faced for the victory.

Head-to-Head
January 13. Huskies 5 at Mooseheads 4
March 2. 8pm  Mooseheads at Huskies

Out of Town
Val-d'Or vs. Drummondville - 4:30pm
Chicoutimi vs. Sherbrooke - 5:00pm
Acadie-Bathurst vs. Victoriaville - 7:00pm
Blainville-Boisbriand vs. Charlottetown - 8:00pm

After the Buzzer 
Halifax will continue on this road trip and head to Val-d'Or for a meeting with the Foreurs tomorrow evening. Puck drops at 5pm.