Staffing Additions Made Prior to Season

It has been a busy summer for the brass of our Halifax Mooseheads. In late June, head coach Sylvain Farveau resigned from his position with the team after spending six seasons with Halifax. The Orleans, ON native is leaving for personal reasons and said that he is "grateful for the support, collaboration and camaraderie I have experienced throughout my tenure with the Mooseheads." Though Farveau was with the club since 2017, he was only the head coach for the last two where he had a 88-48 record in 136 games. 

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Under a month later on July 24, the team announced the hiring of Jim Midgley as the new head coach for the 2023-24 season. Moose Country will recognize Midgley's name as he had previously been with the Mooseheads organization from 2011 to 2018. "He brings a wealth of experience and hockey knowledge to our organization. I'm pleased to be able to welcome him back to the team and we know it will be an easy transition," said GM Cam Russell. 

The 45-year-old has had a few different positions since he moved on from the Herd back in 2018, most recently being an assistant coach with the New York Rangers. The team also announced that Brad MacKenzie and Liam Heelis will return as assistant coaches. 

Welcome back to Moose Country, Jim! 

A few other additions have been announced in the last few weeks with the team hiring Jon Sim as Player Development Consultant on July 27 as well as Darren Sutherland, William Bujold and Jeff Fox as team scouts. 

Per the release; 'in the newly created role, Sim will be responsible for working with Mooseheads players individually as well as assisting the coaching staff in crafting development plans.' Despite being from Nova Scotia, Jon played for the Sarnia Sting of the OHL during his junior days than he went on to appearing in 469 career games in the National Hockey League, capturing the 1999 Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars. 

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Sutherland will scout the Maritimes region for the Mooseheads while Fox joins the team as the Ontario region scout. Bujold will focus on pre-scouting the other 17 QMJHL teams. "I'm thrilled to have these three excellent scouts join our staff and I'm exited to see the impact they will make on our organization," said Russell.