Gravel Solid But Fortier Scores SO Winner

Photo - Myles Dennis

A great game by Alex Gravel was not enough to secure our Halifax Mooseheads two points on Thursday night as they were defeated by the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 2-1 in a shootout. Gravel had to make a number of saves right from the puck drop after the away team took control instantly and crowded around the goaltender. It wasn't a very entertaining game as the two clubs went to the dressing rooms for the first intermission in a scoreless tie. Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Nathan Legare scored less than 5 minutes into the middle frame to put Baie-Comeau ahead. Rookie Senna Peeters picked up his 10th of the season at the 11:25 mark to return the game to a tie. Alex kept the game close in the second period as the Mooseheads were outshot 17-4 during the frame. Halifax had a little but more life in the third but neither team could convert and regulation would end with the score 1-1. Overtime would not solve nothing especially since half of the 5 minutes was played 4 on 4 after the Drakkar took a penalty late in the third period. Gabriel Fortier scored in the third round of the shootout, sending the Moose Country faithful home disappointed.

FINAL: Drakkar 2 at Mooseheads 1 SO
Stars: 3. Senna Peeters HAL | 2. Nathan Legare BAC | 1. Alexis Gravel HAL
Attendance: 5,703
MC's Top Herd: Alexis Gravel

Powerplay: BAC - 0-for-2; HAL - 1-for-3
Shots: 37-24 in favour of Baie-Comeau

NOT DRESSED - Cole Foston (injured), Gavin Hart (healthy), Jared McIsaac (injured) and Sonny Kabatay (healthy)

SCORES
Chicoutimi 0 at Moncton 4
Victoriaville 5 at Val-d'Or 1

UP NEXT - Halifax will welcome their division rivals the Moncton Wildcats on Saturday for 90's night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Nov 15: Foreurs vs. Mooseheads preview

VAL-D'OR FOREURS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 8:00pm

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

Centre Air Creebec (2,140) ~ Val-d'Or, QC

The road has been okay for our Halifax Mooseheads so far this year, with the team sporting a 6-5 record and they'll look to improve on that this evening when they visit the Val-d'Or Foreurs. Both teams are on a two game winning streak so for one that will end tonight. Only 3 points seperate these clubs, meaning it could go either way depending on which team shows up for Halifax and whose goaltender brings their A game. For the Mooseheads, their power play has been sketchy this season but on Wednesday night they scored three of their 4 goals with the man advantage. Talking about special teams, it's the second best penalty kill team (Halifax) taking on the second worst power play team (Val-d'Or) so don't expect much to be done there. Val-d'Or is coming off a big win against the Saint John Sea Dogs but they should have a harder time scoring on the Herd.

This is the second and final game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against the Foreurs while Val-d'Or has a 0-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Raphael Lavoie each had 2 goals and 4 points back on October 13 to help lead Halifax to a 6-2 victory the last time the clubs met. 

Overall records
Mooseheads: 10-10-1-0 = 21pts (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Foreurs: 11-9-2-0 = 24pts (1st in West division, 8th overall)

Leading scorers
VDO: Nicolas Ouellet 18pts (12G & 6A), Alexandre Doucet 16pts (4G & 12A), Karl Boudrias 15pts (6G & 9A)
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 33pts (15G & 18A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 25pts (8G & 17A), Maxim Trepanier 23pts (12G & 11A)

Out of Town
Wildcats vs. Olympiques    7:00pm
Tigres vs. Oceanic    8:00pm
Huskies vs. Sea Dogs    8:30pm
Voltigeurs vs. Armada    8:30pm
Cataractes vs. Eagles    8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will continue this road trip through Quebec as they have a rematch against the Memorial Cup champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Saturday night. Puck drops at 8pm.

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, Cole McLaren was named the Scholastic Player of the Month for October 2019. McLaren had a 4-2 record during the month with a 0.888 save percentage after starting a few weeks worth of games.

Team	Player	Educational Institution	Program
BAT	Mathieu Desgagnés	Acadia University	Business
BAC	Keenan MacIsaac	Acadia University	Independent Studies
BLB	Thomas Lacombe	Pré-université du Nord	Grade 12
CAP	William Grimard	Cégep à distance	Human Sciences
CHA	Cédric Desruisseaux	Cégep à distance	Human Sciences
CHI	Rafaël Harvey-Pinard	Cégep de Chicoutimi	Natural Sciences
DRU	Kaylen Gauthier	Cégep de Drummondville	Human Sciences
GAT	Olivier Boutin	Académie Les Estacades	Secondary 5
HAL	Cole McLaren	Saint Mary’s University	Commerce
MON	Tristan Dejong	University of New Brunswick	Engineering
QUE	Carmine-A. Pagliarulo	Cégep Limoilou	Human Sciences
RIM	Nathan Ouellet	Cégep de Rimouski	Police Technology
ROU	Tyler Hinam	Acadia University	Independant studies
SNB	Nick Deakin-Poot	UNV/Welder’s Union	Business
SHA	Gabriel Belly-Pelletier	Cégep de Shawinigan	Human Sciences
SHE	Gregory Kreutzer	Oakland Community College	Independant studies
VDO	Émile Lauzon	Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue	Natural Sciences
VIC	Jérôme Gravel	Cégep de Victoriaville	Human Sciences

Penalties Almost Kill Mooseheads

Photo - Myles Dennis

Three straight penalties in the second period almost hurt our Halifax Mooseheads who built a 3-0 lead before the Acadie-Bathurst Titan came back to tie the game and force overtime. Justin Barron got the boys going, scoring just 2:21 into the opening frame on the team's second shot. Maxim Trepanier scored more than three minutes later on what was Halifax's third shot. The Mooseheads looked like they would roll over the last place Titan but the two teams settled in and played a back and forth game after that. Benoit-Olivier Groulx scored a nice between the legs goal late in the second period to make it 3-0 despite Acadie-Bathurst outshooting the Herd 19-12 in that middle frame. The away team eventually broke the goose egg with 45 seconds remaining in the second via a power play goal by Noah Delemont after Patty Kyte took back to back delay of game penalties. In the third, Bathurst dominated even more making Cole McLaren work as he stopped 17 of 19 shots in final 20 minutes. Remy Anglehart scored an empty net goal with 12 seconds to go in regulation to force extra time. Halifax had a number of chances in the final moments but couldn't convert. A Jason Horvath drive to the net and Senna Peeters being in the right spot, secured the victory for the Mooseheads.

FINAL: Titan 3 at Mooseheads 4 OT
Stars: 3. Senna Peeters HAL | 2. Remy Anglehart BAT | 1. Justin Barron HAL
Attendance: 7,301
MC's Top Herd: n/a

Powerplay: BAT - 1-for-5; HAL - 1-for-4
Shots: 45-31 in favour of Bathurst

NOT DRESSED - Jared McIsaac (injured), Cam Whynot (U17's), Cole Foston (injured) and Walter Flower (injured)

SCORES
Saint John 6 at Blainville-Boisbriand 2
Gatineau 4 at Rimouski 3
Charlottetown 3 at Cape Breton 2
Val-d'Or 0 at Sherbrooke 7
Shawinigan 3 at Victoriaville 7
Baie-Comeau 1 at Rouyn-Noranda 3

UP NEXT - Halifax will head out to the province of Quebec and take on the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada to start the 3 game road trip. Puck drops at 8pm.

Nov 8: Mooseheads vs. Voltigeurs preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Our Halifax Mooseheads will appreciate the member of the Canadian Forces tonight when they welcome the Drummondville Voltiguers to the Scotiabank Centre. The game marks the 16th annual DND Appreciation night where the boys will wear special commemorative jerseys that'll honour the 50th anniversary of the tragedy on board HMCS Kootenay. Fans will be able to buy raffle tickets once again for a chance to win a jersey, with proceeds going to the Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Garden. Halifax continues to struggle lately with coming off a 4-3 overtime loss last Saturday to the Saint John Sea Dogs after defeating the last place Bathurst Titan. The Volts are on a bit of roll, winning seven of their last 10 games including doubling up on those Titan last night. Drummondville will be without leading scorer Dawson Mercer as he is currently serving a suspension while the Mooseheads are still without Walter Flower and of course Jared McIsaac.

This is the second meeting between these two teams this season. Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against the Voltigeurs while Drummondville has a 0-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last match-up was on October 2 where Halifax won 5-1 on the road with Raphael Lavoie leading the good guys with a goal and 2 assists. 

Overall Records
Voltigeurs: 13-7-0-0 = 26pts (2nd in Central division, 4th overall)
Mooseheads: 8-9-1-0 = 17pts (4th in Maritimes division, 13th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 28pts (13G & 15A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 21pts (6G & 15A), Maxim Trepanier 20pts (10G & 10A)
DRU: Dawson Mercer 31pts (16G & 15A), Xavier Simoneau 29pts (12G & 17A), Isiah Campbell 19pts (10G & 9A)

Out of Town
Titan vs. Wildcats    7:00pm
Remparts vs. Armada    8:00pm
Oceanic vs. Olympiques    8:30pm
Huskies vs. Drakkar    8:30pm
Sagueneens vs. Tigres    8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Halifax Mooseheads will host a toy drive during their game against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday night.