TRADE: Captain Moved to Rivals

It's been speculated maybe all season but the Halifax Mooseheads made it official this afternoon that they have traded captain Benoit-Olivier Groulx to the Moncton Wildcats. The Herd acquired three draft picks in return; 2nd round in 2020, 1st round in 2021 and a 2nd round in 2022. 

Groulx was originally drafted by the Mooseheads in 2016 first overall after the team won the draft lottery that year. The 19-year-old finishes his tenure in Halifax with 207 points in 221 regular season games which is good enough for the 7th most points in franchise history currently. BO was recently cut from the world junior team by Hockey Canada which allowed Cam Russell to make this move now instead of in the new year. Over his three and a half years with the club, the Gatineau, QC native picked up 218 penalty minutes and was a plus-34. 

Good luck to Benoit in Moncton. Moose Country will miss you Captain!