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 you Halifax Mooseheads, Brady Schultz was named the Scholastic Player of the Month for the last two months of the season. Schultz had a goal and 4 points in March as well as 8 assists so far in April plus 4 penalty minutes. 

Team	Player	Program	Institution
BAT	Riley Kidney	Independant Studies	Acadia University
BAC	Vincent Collard	Secondary 5	École secondaire Serge-Bouchard
BLB	Brayden Schmitt	Grade 12	Northern Pre University
CAP	Émile Hégarty-Aubin	Social Sciences	Cégep à distance
CHA	Owen Saye	General studies	UPEI
CHI	Marc-Antoine Séguin	Natural Sciences	Cégep de Chicoutimi
DRU	Jacob Goobie	Marketing	UPEI
GAT	Nicolas Kingsbury-Fournier	Springboard program	Cégep de l’Outaouais
HAL	Brady Schultz	Grade 12	Prince Andrew High School
MON	Jonathan Lemieux	Social Sciences (with Maths)	Cégep à distance
QUE	Mikaël Huchette	Grade 12	Northern Pre University
RIM	Alexandre Lefebvre	Social Sciences	Cégep de Rimouski
ROU	Leighton Carruthers	Grade 12	Bayview High School
SNB	Nathan Drapeau	Grade 12	Northern Pre University
SHA	Loris Rafanomezantsoa	Social Sciences	Cégep de Shawinigan
SHE	Colin Ratt	Grade 12	Northern Pre University
VDO	Félix Paquet	Social Sciences (with Maths)	Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue
VIC	Samuel Desgroseilliers	Social Sciences	Cégep à distance

Dumais Adds to Historic Season

17-year-old Jordan Dumais had yet another great game to add to his historic season and he helped the Halifax Mooseheads skate away with a 5-3 victory over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar during the final regular season home game on Saturday. Halifax opened the scoring less than 7 minutes into the game when Elliot Desnoyers chopped the puck into the net which gave Dumais his 100th point of the season. He became just the third 17 year old Moosehead to record 100 points in one season. Baie-Comeau scored at the 15:44 mark to tie the game up with the first period ending 1-1. A late period power play goal by Evan Boucher gave the Herd a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes. A penalty by Mathieu Cataford seconds later carried over to the third period, during which Benjamin Corbeil closed the gap for the Drakkar. The away team once again found themselves even and you could tell that they were fighting for their playoff lives. Dumais scored twice, including an empty net goal, in the final five minutes to give the home team their fifth straight win. April has been a very different month for Halifax than March and it's nice to see. Even though it was fan appreciation day, it didn't really feel like it was other than the team honouring their 20-year-olds in a pre-game ceremony. 

FINAL: Drakkar 3 at Mooseheads 5
Stars: 3. Xavier Fortin BAC | 2. Mathieu Cataford HAL | 1. Jordan Dumais HAL
Attendance: 6,397
MC's Top Herd: Jordan Dumais

Game Log
First period
6:33 HAL Elliot Desnoyers (39) | A: Dumais & Cataford
15:44 BAC Niks Fenenko (6) | A: Fortin

Second period 
8:00 HAL Mathieu Cataford (17) | A: Dumais & Desnoyers
18:05 HAL Evan Boucher (24), PP | A: Vidicek & Dumais

Third period 
0:39 BAC Benjamin Corbeil (30), PP | A: Pepin & Lavigne
4:21 BAC Xavier Fortin (26) | A: Gaucher & Corbeil
15:10 HAL Jordan Dumais (37), PP | A: Schultz & Vidicek
19:45 HAL Jordan Dumais (38), EN | A: None

Shots: 37-26 in favour of Halifax
Powerplay: BAC - 1-for-1; HAL - 2-for-5

SCORES
Blainville-Boisbriand 2 at Gatineau 4
Saint John at Moncton
Chicoutimi at Rouyn-Noranda

Missing in action: Zachary L'Heureux (injured), Cameron Whynot (illness), Attilio Biasca (injured) and Zac Beauregard (suspended)

Up next: Halifax will head to New Brunswick one last time to battle the Moncton Wildcats on Tuesday night. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

Photo - Herd website

Game Day 66: vs. Baie-Comeau

PREVIEW - It's the final home regular season game for 2021-22 meaning fan appreciation night. The Halifax Mooseheads will have a pre-game ceremony to honour their 20-year-old players; Zac Beauregard, Zack Jones and David Lafrance. Afterwards, they'll be battling against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar this afternoon. The Drakkar are tied for the final playoff position heading into today's game and will be hoping to upset the Mooseheads who have won four straight. After last night's entertaining game, we could possibly see Beauregard suspended as he received a 5 minute major penalty. It should be another good game for Halifax as they look to put some distance between them and Rimouski for fifth in the Eastern conference. Like I said, Baie-Comeau still has a chance to make the post-season so don't expect them to not play hard. 

Game coverage
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry | Post-game: Moose Country

Overall records
Drakkar: 22-32-4-5 = 53 points (4th in East division, 16th overall)
Mooseheads: 35-28-1-1 = 72 points (4th in Maritimes division, 8th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Jordan Dumais 99pts (36G & 63A), Elliot Desnoyers 82pts (38G & 44A), Markus Vidicek 60pts (18G & 42A)
BAC: Jacob Gaucher 59pts (32G & 27A), Benjamin Corbeil 59pts (29G & 30A), Xavier Fortin 47pts (25G & 22A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 0-1-0-0 against the Drakkar this season while Baie-Comeau has a 1-0-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. The last game between the two clubs on February 6 in Baie-Comeau where the home team won 5-2. Evan Boucher scored both goals for Halifax while Mooseheads goalie Mathis Rousseau made 37 saves.

Last games
The Mooseeads are coming off a 6-2 win against Rimouski on Friday night. Elliot Desnoyers had two goals and two assists to lead Halifax on home ice and Mathis Rousseau stopped 29 of the Oceanic's 31 shots. 

Baie-Comeau last played on Thursday evening in Cape Breton losing 5-2 to the Eagles. Xavier Fortin had a goal and an assist for the Drakkar and Olivier Adam made 34 saves. 

Not playing - Has not been announced

Out of town
Olympiques vs. Armada - 5:00 p.m.
Wildcats vs. Sea Dogs - 7:00 p.m.
Huskies vs. Sagueneens - 8:00 p.m.

After the buzzer
Our Mooseheads will hit the road for the their final two games starting with a visit to the Moncton Wildcats on Tuesday. Puck drops at 7 p.m. 

Halifax Overtakes Rimouski in Standings

The Halifax Mooseheads won their fourth straight game and overtook Rimouski in the standings with a 6-2 victory over the Oceanic on Friday night. Rimouski started off strong but Mathis Rousseau was up to the test once again helping the Herd to keep it a scoreless game. To no one's surprise, Jordan Dumais scored at the 13:21 mark on the power play to get the home team on the board first. Halifax was up 2-0 after the first period despite finding themselves outshot 12-7 in the frame. Rimouski's Louis Robin cut the lead in half early in the second period which started a very jam packed twenty minutes. At the 8:45 mark, Zac Beauregard ran over the Oceanic's goaltender, Patrik Hamrla, which led to an altercation and somehow a five minute match penalty for the 20-year-old. This drew lots of boos and 'ref you suck' chants from the crowd. The fans were loud again minutes later after Halifax killed off the major penalty. The Oceanic then took a penalty and Elliot Desnoyers scored what would end up being the game winner. Halifax was up 4-2 after 40 minutes and received two more goals in the final frame by Mathieu Cataford and Markus Vidicek. 

FINAL: Oceanic 2 at Mooseheads 6
Stars: 3. Mathieu Cataford HAL | 2. Louis Robin RIM | 1. Elliot Desnoyers HAL
Attendance: 5,846
MC's Top Herd: Elliot Desnoyers

Game Log
First period
13:21 HAL Jordan Dumais (36), PP | A: Boucher & Vidicek 
19:36 HAL Jake Furlong (4) | A: Orr & Cataford

Second period
2:08 RIM Louis Robin (10) | A: Cormier & Brunet
15:22 HAL Elliot Desnoyers (37), PP | A: None
15:46 RIM Louis Robin (11) | A: Cormier & Dumoulin

18:30 HAL Elliot Desnoyers (38) | A: Dumais & Swan

Third period
17:39 HAL Mathieu Cataford (16) | A; Dumais & Desnoyers
18:18 HAL Markus Vidicek (18), EN SH | A: Desnoyers

Shots: 31-24 in favour of Rimouski
Powerplay: RIM - 0-for-3; HAL - 2-for-3

SCORES
Saint John 4 at Acadie-Bathurst 2
Sherbrooke 6 at Charlottetown 2
Chicoutimi 4 at Val-d'Or 2
Drummondville 2 at Quebec 5

Victoriaville 5 at Blainville-Boisbriand 3

Missing in action: Attilio Biasca (injured), Zachary L'Heureux (injured) and Cam Whynot (illness)

Up next: The Mooseheads will celebrate their overagers and fans tomorrow afternoon as they host the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Puck drops at 4 p.m.

Photo - Herd website

Game Day 65: vs. Rimouski

PREVIEW - It's a pivotal game tonight as your Halifax Mooseheads welcome the Rimouski Oceanic to the Scotiabank Centre this evening in their second to last home game of the regular season. These two clubs are separated by just one point since Halifax has gone on a three game winning streak while Rimouski have lost four straight. 17-year-old Jordan Dumais has found his scoring again, and so has the rest of the team after a disappointing March, picking up a record-tying six assists on Tuesday. He continues to lead the team in scoring and is now 4th in the league with 96 points. The Mooseheads will be looking to continue the strong play to end the season. Rimouski hasn't scored as many goals as Halifax this season but they haven't let in as many either so we could be in for a very tight game should both goalies be on their game tonight. Either way, Friday night hockey is always exciting and if you can't be at the arena in person, you can watch the match on Eastlink.  

Game coverage
TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry | Post-game: Moose Country

Overall records
Oceanic: 31-23-5-4 = 71 points (2nd in East division, 8th overall)
Mooseheads: 34-28-1-1 = 70 points (4th in Maritimes division, 9th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Jordan Dumais 96pts (35G & 61A), Elliot Desnoyers 78pts (36G & 42A), Markus Vidicek 58pts (17G & 41A)
RIM: Xavier Cormier 60pts (27G & 33A), Luka Verreault 54pts (25G & 29A), William Dumoulin 48pts (22G & 26A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against the Oceanic this season while Rimouski has a 0-1-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. The last game between the two clubs was back on February 5 with Halifax picking up a 7-5 victory on the road. Elliot Desnoyers had four goals to lead the Herd while Brady James made 34 stops against Rimouski. 

Last games
Halifax is coming off a dominating 9-3 victory over Cape Breton on Tuesday evening. Jordan Dumais recorded six assists and Evan Boucher had a four goal night to lead the Mooseheads while Brady James made 31 saves on the road against the Eagles. 

The Oceanic began their Maritime road trip with a 5-3 defeat to the first place Charlottetown Islanders last night. Xavier Cormier had a goal and 2 assists for Rimouski and rookie goalie Gabriel Robert made 19 saves. 

Not playing - Has not been announced

Out of town
Titan vs. Sea Dogs - 7:00 p.m.
Islanders vs. Phoenix - 7:30 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Sagueneens - 8:00 p.m.
Remparts vs. Voltigeurs - 8:00 p.m.
Armada vs. Tigres - 8:30 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax will host their fan appreciation night tomorrow afternoon against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Puck drops at 3 p.m.

Around the CHL ~ volume #2 season edition #13

Two of the leagues have wrapped up their regular seasons so here are the winners and leaders as of today. With another wave of COVID back in January, the QMJHL postponed quite a bit of their season meaning that they are finishing two weeks later than the OHL and WHL. The 2022 playoffs begin on Thursday for the latter two while our Halifax Mooseheads and the rest of the league will get going in the post-season early May.  GO Moose GO!

League leaders
Goals - Luke Evangelista 55 goals (OHL London Knights), William Dufour 52 goals (QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs), Ben King 52 goals (WHL Red Deer Rebels)
Assists - Lucas Edmonds 79 assists (OHL Kinston Frontenacs), Arshdeep Bains 69 assists (WHL Red Deer Rebels), Riley Kidney 65 assists (QMJHL Acadie-Bathurst Titan)
Points - Wyatt Johnston 124 points (OHL Windsor Spitfires), Arshdeep Bains 112 points (WHL Red Deer Rebels), William Dufour 109 points (QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs)
Defenceman points - Olen Zellweger 78 points (WHL Everett Silvertips), Miguel Tourigny 75 points (QMJHL Acadie-Bathurst Titan), Nathan Staios 66 points (OHL Hamilton Bulldogs)
Rookie points - Matthew Savoie 90 points (WHL Winnipeg ICE), David Goyette 73 points (OHL Sudbury Wolves), Jakub Brabenec 58 points (QMJHL Charlottetown Islanders)
Goalie wins - Luke Cavallin 36 wins (OHL Flint Firebirds), Daniel Hauser 34 wins (WHL Winnipeg ICE), Thomas Couture 26 wins (QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs)
Save percentage - Taylor Gauthier 0.928 SAV% (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Marco Constantini 0.917 SAV% (OHL Hamilton Bulldogs), Samuel Richard 0.915 SAV% (QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies)
Goals against average - Daniel Hauser 2.00 GAA (WHL Winnipeg ICE), Marco Costantini 2.32 GAA (OHL Hamilton Bulldogs), Fabio Iacobo 2.40 GAA (QMJHL Quebec Remparts)

Division leaders
WHL - Winnipeg ICE 111 points/53 wins (East division), Edmonton Oil Kings 104 points/50 wins (Central division), Everett Silvertips 100 points/45 wins (U.S. division), Kamloops Blazers 99 points/48 wins (B.C. division)
OHL - Hamilton Bulldogs 107 points/51 wins (East division), Windsor Spitfires 95 points/44 points (West division), North Bay Battalion 93 points/43 points (Central division), London Knights 85 points/39 wins (Midwest division)
QMJHL - Quebec Remparts 94 points/46 wins (East division), Charlottetown Islanders 93 points/43 wins (Maritimes division), Sherbrooke Phoenix 86 points/41 wins (Central division), Gatineau Olympiques 81 points/34 wins (West division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 25
1. Hamilton Bulldogs {51-12-3-2} week 24 #1
2. Winnipeg ICE {53-10-3-2} week 24 #2
3. Edmonton Oil Kings {50-14-3-1} week 24 #3
4. Quebec Remparts {46-15-2-0} week 24 #6
5. Saint John Sea Dogs {42-17-1-3} week 24 #9
6. Windsor Spitfires {44-17-4-3} week 24 #4
7. Charlottetown Islanders {43-12-7-0} week 24 #7
8. North Bay Battalion {43-18-3-4} week 24 #8
9. Everett Silvertips {45-13-5-5} week 24 #5
10. Portland Winterhawks {47-16-3-2} week 24 HM
Honorable mentions: Kamloops Blazers {48-17-3-0 #10}, Sherbrooke Phoenix {41-17-2-2 HM}, Red Deer Rebels {45-19-2-2 n/a}


Note: the Gatineau Olympiques have the most extra time losses with 13 so far (11OTL/2SOL) while the Saginaw Spirit have the least with just one overtime loss. Also, despite being the only champions last year with a President Cup, the Victoriaville Tigres finds themselves in jeopardy of not making the playoffs.

Rousseau Fantastic Despite Loss

Rookie goaltender Mathis Rousseau was a beast on Tuesday night unfortunately it couldn't help the Halifax Mooseheads get a victory. The 17-year-old made 48 saves enroute to a second star performance against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, who won 4-3 in Moose Country. Seattle Kraken draft selection Jacob Melanson got the bad guys on the board first at the11:30 mark of the opening frame. Less than two minutes later, Zack Jones roofed the puck to tie the game up and that's how the period would end. The Herd were lucky to get out of the frame with a 1-1 score as Bathurst outshot the home team 26-3. The Titan would continue their pressure in the middle frame and led after 40 minutes 3-2. Player of the week Jordan Dumais scored twice during the game, including in the third as Halifax tried to tie the game again to force overtime. 

FINAL: Acadie-Bathurst 4 at Halifax 3
Stars: 3. Ben Allison BAT | 2. Mathis Rousseau HAL | 1. Jacob Melanson BAT
Attendance: 3,991
MC's Top Herd: Mathis Rousseau 

Game Log
First period
11:30 BAT Jacob Melanson (33) | A: MacArthur & Kidney
13:21 HAL Zack Jones (16) | Schultz & Rousseau 

Second period
1:24 BAT Marc-Audre Gaudet (12), PP | A: Allison & Higgins
6:14 BAT Nolan Forster (1), PP | A: Melanson & Allison
11:29 HAL Jordan Dumais (32), PP | A: Desnoyers & Vidicek
18:33 BAT Jacob Melanson (34), PP | A: Allison & Gaudet

Third period 
17:03 HAL Jordan Dumais (33), PP | A: Vidicek & Cataford

Shots: 52-23 in favour of Acadi-eBathurst
Powerplay: BAT - 3-for-5, HAL - 2-for-5

SCORES
Sherbrooke 5 at Shawinigan 4
Moncton 3 at Gatineau 7

Missing in action: Braeden MacPhee (healthy), Zachary L'Heureux (injured), Cam Whynot

Up next: Halifax will hit the road now for a couple of games as they travel to Cape Breton to take on the Eagles on Thursday night. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

Game Day 60: vs. Quebec

PREVIEW - Our Halifax Mooseheads host the league-leading Quebec Remparts for DND Appreciation Night this evening and will be looking for their fifth straight win. This game was supposed to be played months ago back in January but was postponed due to the pandemic. Halifax will have a pre-game ceremony and wear specially themed jerseys to honour those who are in the Canadian Armed Forces. They will have a tough test as the Remparts come to town with their QMJHL leading 85 points however the Moose haven't been slumps against top teams this season so it should be an interesting game. We'll also see three of the top 10 leading scorers during this match Theo Rochette (7th) and Zachary Bolduc (9th) of Quebec and Jordan Dumais (10th) of Halifax. Quebec is on a nine game win streak heading into tonight. 

Game coverage
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry | Post-game: Moose Country

Overall records
Remparts: 42-14-1-0 = 85 points (1st in East division, 1st overall)
Mooseheads: 31-26-1-1 = 64 points (4th in Maritimes division, 10th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Jordan Dumais 80pts (30G & 50A), Elliot Desnoyers 68pts (31G & 37A), Zachary L'Heureux 55pts (21G & 34A)
QUE: Theo Rochette 82pts (28G & 54A), Zachary Bolduc 80pts (41A& 39A), Nathan Gaucher 45pts (28G & 17A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 0-1-0-0 against the Remparts this season while Quebec has a 1-0-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. The last game between the two clubs was on December 5 with the Remparts picking up a 3-2 victory on home ice. All five goals were scored by different players in the third period. 

Last games
Halifax is coming off a pretty dominating 5-3 victory over Moncton on last night. Jordan Dumais picked up his first career hat trick for the Mooseheads while Mathis Rousseau made 16 saves against the Wildcats.

The Remparts started their Maritime road trip with a 6-3 victory over Cape Breton on Thursday evening. Conor Frenette scored twice for Quebec who outshot the Eagles 50-25.  

Not playing - Probably a couple of healthy scratches

Out of town
Armada vs. Drakkar - 5:00 p.m.
Islanders vs. Eagles - 7:00 p.m.
Sea Dogs vs. Titan - 7:00 p.m.
Huskies vs. Foreurs - 8:00 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax will finish a three game home-stand when they welcome the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Tuesday night. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

Second Period Domination Boosts Herd

A dominating second period gave our Halifax Mooseheads the boost it needed as they skated to their fourth straight win on Friday night, picking up a 5-3 victory over the Moncton Wildcats. The away team got on the board first as Alex Mercier broke the scoreless game with a minute remaining in the opening frame. The first period went pretty quickly with only like three whistles and no penalties. Halifax came out flying in the middle frame and Jordan Dumais scored to tie the game at 1 a piece at the 4:38 mark. It would be the first of four goals in the period for the home team who found themselves up 4-1 after 40 minutes. The Mooseheads outshot the Wildcats 27-1 in the period and 44-19 overall. Dumais scored his third of the game to extend the lead to 5-1 but Moncton wasn't going away easily as they got two goals from Alexis Daniel to make it close. The hot start to April has given the Herd a 7 point lead on the Cats in the standings as we near the end of the regular season. 

FINAL: Wildcats 3 at Mooseheads 5
Stars: 3. Attilio Biasca HAL | 2. James Swan HAL | 1. Jordan Dumais HAL
Attendance: 5,770
MC's Top Herd: Jordan Dumais

Game Log
First period
19:00 MON Alex Mercier (4) | A: Casey & Mueller

Second period 
4:38 HAL Jordan Dumais (28), PP | A: Desnoyers & Schultz
8:01 HAL James Swan (8) | A: None
17:24 HAL Attilio Biasca (11) | A: Schultz
19:12 HAL Jordan Dumais (29) | A: Beauregard & Cataford

Third period
4:10 HAL Jordan Dumais (30) | A: None
7:24 MON Alexis Daniel (11), PP | A: Cloutier & Kalmikov
11:21 MON Alexis Daniel (12) | A: None

Shots: 44-19 in favour of Halifax
Powerplay: MON - 1-for-2; HAL - 1-for-3

SCORES 
Gatineau 2 at Acadie-Bathurst 3 OT
Rouyn-Noranda 5 at Val-d'Or 2
Victoriaville 4 at Chicoutimi 2
Sherbrooke at Drummondville 
Shawinigan at Rimouski

Missing in action: Vincent Gauthier (healthy scratch)

Up next: The Mooseheads will host the league-leading Quebec Remparts for DND Appreciation Night tomorrow. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

Photo - Shawn Davidson

Stats Sunday: March

Games played: 15
Record: 4-11-0-0, 8pts
Goals for/against: 51/87
Powerplay*: 20.8%
Penalty kill*: 70.0%
Shutouts: None

Top 5 leading scorers
Points: Robert Orr 14, Jake Furlong 13, Elliot Desnoyers 12, Zack Jones 12, Jordan Dumais 11
Goals: Robert Orr 7, Elliot Desnoyers 7, Zack Jones 7, Jordan Dumais 5, Evan Boucher 5
Assists: Jake Furlong 13, Robert Orr 7, Markus Vidicek 7, Jordan Dumais 6, Evan Boucher 6
Penalty minutes: Zachary Beauregard 21, Markus Vidicek 18, Zachary L'Heureux 18, Evan Boucher 14, David Lafrance 12
Plus/minus: Zachary Beauregard +2, Senna Peeters +2, Liam Welsh +1, Brandon Abbass +1, Stephen Davis E
Rookie scoring: Mathieu Cataford 10pts, Brady Schultz 4pts, Alexandre Tessier 3pts, Vincent Gauthier 2pts, Attilio Biasca 1pt

Goaltender stats*
Mathis Rousseau     10-11-0-0     3.58 GAA     0.895 SAV%
Brady James     17-15-1-1     4.17 GAA     0.877 SAV%

*overall