Around the CHL ~ volume #1 preview edition #2

Here is a recap of what happened last season. Hope you enjoyed my posts last season. Keep reading and don't be afraid to ask me anything about my blog. Check it out before the preseason begins tomorrow. 

here are last year's winners:
Division champions 2012-13
WHL  - Portland Winterhawks (U.S.) 72 games played, 57-12-1-2 record, 117 points, 334 goals for/169 goals aagainst; Kelowna Rockets (B.C.) 72 games palyed, 52-16-3-1 record, 108 points, 309 goals for/178 goals against; Edmonton Oil Kings (Central) 72 games played, 51-15-2-4 record, 108 points, 278 goals for/155 goals against; Saskatoon Blades (East) 72 games played, 44-22-2-4 record, 94 points, 280 goals for/221 goals against
OHL - London Knights (Midwest) 68 games played,  50-13-2-3 record, 105 points, 279 goals for/180 goals against; Belleville Bulls (East) 68 games played, 44-16-5-3 record, 96 points, 228 goals for/167 goals against; Plymouth Whalers (West) 68 games played, 42-17-5-4 record, 93 points, 292 goals for/202 goals against; Barrie Colts (Central) 68 games played, 44-20-2-2 record, 92 points, 245 goals for/185 goals against
QMJHL - Halifax Mooseheads (Maritimes) 68 games played, 58-6-3-1 record, 120 points, 347 goals for/176 goals against; Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Telus East) 68 games played, 44-19-3-2 record, 93 points, 274 goals for/191 goals against; Blainville-Boisbraind Armada (Telus West) 68 games played, 41-19-2-6 record, 90 points, 272 goals for/182 goals against

League championships 2013
Ed Chynoweth Cup - Portland Winterhawks vs. Edmonton Oil Kings (Winterhawks won series 4 games to 2 games)
J. Ross Robertson Cup - London Knights vs. Barrie Colts (Knights won series 4 games to 3 games)
President's Cup - Halifax Mooseheads vs. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Mooseheads won series 4 games to 1 game)

Memorial Cup 2013
Teams ~ Halifax (QMJHL champion), London (OHL champion), Portland (WHL champion), and Saskatoon (Hosts)

Final May 26, 2013 Portland vs. Halifax 6-4

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS WIN 2013 MEMORIAL CUP!!!


Team changes
The Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League were renamed the North Bay Battalion while the PEI Rocket of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League were renamed the Charlottetown Islanders.

Halifax will look to repeat as Memorial Cup champions probably without their 3 star players. London will be in the national championship tournament for a third straight year come May as they are hosting the 2014 Memorical Cup. The Calgary Hitmen will be hosts to the Top Prospects game. There has been talks that many teams, especially in the QMJHL, will start the season without their European players. This is from a strike that the Canadian Foreign Service is doing.

National Championship caps off perfect season (overview)

August 18 - start of preseason with a game against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, rookies versus rookies. The Mooseheads won 3-2 at the Halifax Forum .
September 9 - end of preseason, Herd finished with a 4-2-0 record playing two home-and-home series against Cape Breton on either side of a home-and-home against the Moncton Wildcats.
September 16 - Second pre-season game against Saint John Sea Dogs cancelled because too many players are sick with the flu.
September 21 - Halifax opens regular season playing against Cape Breton winning in overtime with a goal by Nathan MacKinnon.
September 23 - first big night for top line as MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin and Stefan Fournier record 11 points in 8-1 stomping over PEI Rocket.
September 25 - Drouin named CHL Player of the Week.
September 28 - Halifax plays home opener with a game against the Gatineau Olympiques and lose 6 to 1.
October 6 - after a couple of years being the weaker team between arch rival Saint John, Halifax manhandled them in the second game of a home and home at the Metro Centre winning 11-2 with MacKinnon and Ciampini scoring hat tricks.
October 19 - the 5th annual Pink in the Rink event and first sellout of the season in a 4-3 Moose win over Sherbrooke Phoenix.
November 4 - The Mooseheads win streak came to an end in a 6-5 shootout loss after leading 5-1 with 20 minutes to go. Herd won 14 straight games.
November 9 - Halifax play first game on national television in a game versus the Olympiques on Sportsnet.
November 16 -  DND Night with special Navy jerseys. Herd win 8-3 over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.
November 25 - Halifax shutout for the first and only time of the season in Moncton against the Wildcats losing 3-0.
November 27 - PA announcer Pat Connolly passes away after losing his battle with cancer. A moment of silence was held before the November 30th game.
November 28 - Nathan MacKinnon named captain of Team Cherry for the 2013 CHL Top Prospects game. Linemate Jonathan Drouin was named his alternate.
December 5 - Halifax ranked #1 CHL team for 5th straight week, new franchise record.
December 12 - Zach Fucale added to Team Cherry along with Nate and Jo. The other 34 players were announced too.
December 13 - MacKinnon and Drouin named to Canada U-20 team.
December 29 - annual Battle of Nova Scotia event played between Halifax and Cape Breton. The Mooseheads won both games of the home-and-home series by scores of 4-1.
January 4 - Teddy Bear Toss game against Saint John and lost in overtime. First home loss in 16 games. It was also 1300th franchise game.
January 10 - Moose trade for Stephen MacAulay from the Sea Dogs and trade Randy Gazzola for Matt Murphy with the Val-d'Or Foreurs. They also released Steve Gillard and Anthony Terenzio.
January 16 - Metro Centre hosts the CHL prospects game. Team Cherry loses 3-0 to Team Orr.
January 18 - team books their ticket to the 2013 QMJHL playoffs.
January 30 - Halifax are knocked out of top spot in CHL rankings after spending 11 weeks on top.
February 20 - Maritime Division champs! Halifax wins 5th division title in franchise history after beating the Sea Dogs
February 20 - surpassed previous high for games won in a season with a win against SJ. New record is now 47 wins in one single season.
March 11 - nominees for Golden Puck awards are announced with 5 Mooseheads listed.
March 17 - played season finale. Finished season not losing in regulation for past 16 games.
March 17 - tied CHL record for most wins in a season after beating Cape Breton 5-2 in front of a sellout crowd.
March 22 - starts playoff against 16th seed Saint John with a big 11-2 win.
March 27 - SWEEP! Halifax wins game 4 on the road in Saint John to sweep the Sea Dogs and start out the playoffs just like 2012.
April 4 - QMJHL Awards night, Jo, Dom, Cam and Konrad win big.
May 10 - Halifax ends playoff run with an almost perfect record losing only one game. The Mooseheads are presented with the president's cup.
May 26 - Mooseheads win Memorial Cup against the #2 ranked CHL team, the Portland Winterhawks, in an almost exact score as first game between the two teams. Nathan scored a hat trick and added 2 assists. Drouin recorded 5 assists, while it was the last junior game for MacAulay, Konrad and Fournier.
May 26 - Nathan is awarded the Memorial Cup MVP and was also the tournament's top scorer. MacKinnon, Fucale, Abeltshauser and Frk were named to the All-Star team.
May 27 - fans gather at airport to welcome the team home.
May 28 - Mooseheads Day! cup parade and autograph session put on for fans.

Around the CHL ~ volume #3 playoff edition #3

Here is the final edition of the playoff "Around the CHL" for the 2013 playoffs. We are down to four teams in each league across the country. Who ever wins these series' will go on to play for their respective league's championship and then a berth in Saskatoon.

President's Cup playoffs
#1 vs #8 Halifax - Rouyn-Noranda {regular season series HAL 2-0-0-0}
#2 vs #11 Baie-Comeau - Blainville-Boisbriand {regular season series BLB  3-0-0-1}

J. Ross Robertson Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E5 Belleville - Barrie {regular season series BAR 1-0-0-0}

#W1 vs #W4 London - Plymouth {regular season series LDN  3-1-0-0}

Ed Chynoweth Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E3 Edmonton - Calgary {regular season series CAL 4-2-0-0}

#W1 vs #W4 Portland - Kamloops {regular season series POR  3-1-0-0}

Predictions
QMJHL Third Round - Halifax in 6, Baie-Comeau in 6
OHL Third Round - London in 5, Belleville in 6
WHL Third Round - Edmonton in 6, Portland in 5

Tonight's games
Whalers vs. Knights at 8PM
Colts vs. Bulls at 8:05PM
Armada vs. Drakkar at 8:30PM
Hitmen vs. Oil Kings at 10PM
Blazers vs. Winterhawks at 11PM

Saturday's games
Armada vs. Drakkar at 5PM
Huskies vs. Mooseheads at 7PM
Colts vs. Bulls at 8:05PM
Blazers vs. Winterhawks at 11PM

Around the CHL ~ volume #3 playoff edition #2

In this edition I will preview the second round of the 2013 playoffs. There are now only 8 teams left vying for each of the league championships.

President's Cup playoffs
#1 vs #13 Halifax - Gatineau {regular season series tied 1-1-0-0}
#2 vs #11 Baie-Comeau - Victoriaville {regular season series BAC  5-1-0-0}
#3 vs #10 Blainville-Boisbraind - Val-d'Or {regular season series BLB 4-1-0-1}
#5 vs #8 Quebec - Rouyn-Noranda {regular season series tied 2-2-0-0}

J. Ross Robertson Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E5 Belleville - Sudbury {regular season series BEL 3-1-0-0}
#E2 vs #E3 Barrie - Oshawa {regular season series BAR 3-1-0-0}

#W1 vs #W4 London - Kitchener {regular season series LDN 4-2-0-0}
#W2 vs #W3 Plymouth - Owen Sound {regular season series PLY 2-1-0-1}

Ed Chynoweth Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E7 Edmonton - Medicine Hat {regular season series EDM 5-1-0-0}
#E3 vs #E4 Calgary - Red Deer {regular season series CGY 4-0-2-0}

#W1 vs #W4 Portland - Spokane {regular season series POR  7-1-1-0}
#W2 vs #W3 Kelowna - Kamloops {regular season series KAM 6-4-0-0}

Predictions
QMJHL Second Round - Halifax in  5, Baie-Comeau in 6, Blainville-Boisbraind in 7, Quebec in  7
OHL Second Round - London in 5, Belleville in 5, Barrie in 6, Plymouth in 6
WHL Second  Round - Edmonton in 5, Calgary in 6, Portland in 5, Kelowna in 7

Tonight's games
Rebels vs. Hitmen at 9PM

Friday's games
Olympiques vs. Mooseheads at 7PM
Tigers vs. Oil Kings at 8PM
Huskies vs. Remparts at 8PM
Attack vs. Whalers at 8:05PM
Rangers vs. Knights at 8:30PM
Rebels vs. Hitmen at 8:30PM
Generals vs. Colts at 8:30PM
Tigres vs. Drakkar at 8:30PM
Foreurs vs. Armada at 8:30PM
Wolves vs. Bulls at 9PM

Around the CHL ~ volume #3 playoff edition #1

This edition of "Around the CHL" will preview the 2013 playoffs. The top sixteen teams of the Quebec league will play for the President's Cup, while the top eight teams in each conference in the Western league will play for the Ed Chynoweth Cup, and in the Ontario league the top eight teams in each conference play for the J. Ross Robertson Cup.

President's Cup playoffs
#1 vs #16 Halifax - Saint John {regular season series HAL 7-0-1-0}
#2 vs #15 Baie-Comeau - Sherbrooke {regular season series BAC 3-0-0-1}
#3 vs #14 Blainville-Boisbraind - Acadie-Bathurst {regular season series tie 1-1-0-0}
#4 vs #13 Rimouski - Gatineau {regular season series RIM 4-0-0-0}
#5 vs #12 Quebec - Chicoutimi {regular season series QUE 4-1-0-1}
#6 vs #11 Moncton - Victoriaville {regular season series tie 1-1-0-0}
#7 vs #10 Prince Edward Island - Val-d'Or {regular season series VDO 2-0-0-0}
#8 vs #9 Rouyn-Noranda - Drummondville {regular season series DRU 4-1-1-0}

J. Ross Robertson Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E8 Belleville - Mississauga {regular season series tie 2-2-0-0}
#E2 vs #E7 Barrie - Kingston {regular season series BAR 3-1-0-0}
#E3 vs #E6 Oshawa - Niagara {regular season series OSH 2-0-0-0}
#E4 vs #E5 Brampton - Sudbury {regular season series BRA 5-3-0-0}

#W1 vs #W8 London - Saginaw {regular season series LDN 3-1-0-0}
#W2 vs #W7 Plymouth - Sarnia {regular season series PLY 4-1-0-1}
#W3 vs #W6 Owen Sound - Sault Ste. Marie {regular season series OS 2-0-0-0}
#W4 vs #W5 Kitchener - Guelph {regular season series KIT 5-1-0-2}

Ed Chynoweth Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E8 Edmonton - Kootenay {regular season series EDM 3-2-0-1}
#E2 vs #E7 Saskatoon - Medicine Hat {regular season series SAS 4-0-0-0}
#E3 vs #E6 Calgary - Swift Current {regular season series SC 3-1-0-0}
#E4 vs #E5 Red Deer - Prince Albert {regular season series RD 2-0-1-1}

#W1 vs #W8 Portland - Everett {regular season series POR 9-1-0-0}
#W2 vs #W7 Kelowna - Seattle {regular season series KEL 3-1-0-0}
#W3 vs #W6 Kamloops - Victoria {regular season series KAM 4-2-0-2}
#W4 vs #W5 Spokane - Tri-City {regular season series SPO 7-3-2-0}

Predictions
QMJHL First Round - Halifax in 4, Baie-Comeau in 5, Blainville-Boisbraind in 7, Rimouski in 5, Quebec in 5, Moncton in 6, Val-d'Or in 6, Drummondville in 6
OHL First Round - London in 5, Plymouth in 6, Belleville in 6, Barrie in 6, Oshawa in 6, Owen Sound in 6, Brampton in 7, Kitchener in 7
WHL First Round - Edmonton in 5, Portland in 4, Saskatoon in 5, Kelowna in 5, Calgary in 7, Kamloops in 6, Spokane in 5, Red Deer in 7

Tonight's games
Battalion vs. Wolves at 7PM
Attack vs. Greyhounds at 7PM
Armada vs. Titan at 7PM
Bulls vs. Sttelheads at 7:05PM
Colts vs. Frontenacs at 7:30PM
Hitmen vs. Broncos at 9PM
Blades vs. Tigers at 9:05PM

Friday's games
Mooseheads vs. Sea Dogs at 7PM
Generals vs IceDogs at 7PM
Blades vs. Tigers at 7:05PM
Rebels vs. Raiders at 7:30PM
Winterhawks vs. Silvertips at 7PM
Hitmen vs. Broncos at 7PM
Blazers vs. Royals at 7PM
Rockets vs. Thunderbirds at 7:05PM
Oil Kings vs. Ice at 7PM

Around the CHL~ volume #2 season edition #3

Here is the last regular season Around the CHL for this year. These are the final leaders for each of the three leagues. The 2013 Presidents Cup playoffs are just around the corner. After winning it all last year, Shawinigan will pick first in the upcoming Quebec league draft. GO Moose GO!

League leaders
Goals - Reid Boucher 62 goals (OHL Sarnia Sting), Anthony Mantha 50 goals (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Brendan Leipsic 49 goals (WHL Portland Winterhawks)
Assists - Charles Sarault 86 assists (OHL Sarnia Sting), Nicolas Petan 74 assists (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Ben Duffy 71 assists (QMJHL Prince Edward Island Rocket)
Points - Brendan Leipsic 120 points (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Ben Duffy 110 points (QMJHL Prince Edward Island Rocket), Vincent Trocheck 109 points (OHL Sarnia Sting)
Defencemen points - Brenden Kichton 85 points (WHL Spokane Chiefs), Mathieu Brisebois 73 points (QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies), Ryan Sproul 66 points (OHL Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds)
Rookie points - Valentin Zykov 75 points (QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar), Nikolay Goldobin 68 points (OHL Sarnia Sting), Oliver Bjorkstrand 63 points (WHL Portland Winterhawks)
Goalie wins - Zachary Fucale 45 wins (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Andrey Markarov 37 wins (WHL Saskatoon Blades), Garret Sparks 36 wins (OHL Guelph Storm)
Save percentage - Patrik Bartosak 0.935 SAV% (WHL Red Deer Rebels), Malcolm Subban 0.934 SAV% (OHL Belleville Bulls), Etienne Marcoux 0.913 SAV% (QMJHL Blainville-Boisbraind Armada)
Goals against average - Mac Carruth 2.06 GAA (WHL Edmonton Oil Kings), Etienne Marcoux 2.14 GAA (QMJHL Blainville-Boisbraind Armada), Malcolm Subban 2.14 GAA (OHL Belleville Bulls)

Division winners
WHL - Portland Winterhawks 117 points/57 wins (U.S. division), Kelowna Rockets 108 points/52 wins (B.C. division), Edmonton Oil Kings 108 points/51 wins (Central division), Saskatoon Blades 94 points/44 wins (East division)
OHL - London Knights 105 points/50 wins (Midwest division), Belleville Bulls 96 points/44 wins (East division), Plymouth Whalers 93 points/42 wins (West division), Barrie Colts 92 points/44 wins (Central division)
QMJHL - Halifax Mooseheads 120 points/58 wins (Maritimes division), Baie-Comeau Drakkar 93 points/44 wins (TELUS East division), Blainville-Boisbraind Armada 90 points/41 wins (TELUS West division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 26
1. Halifax Mooseheads {58-6-2-1} week 25 #1
2. Portland Winterhawks {57-12-1-2} week 25 #2
3. London Knights {50-13-2-3} week 25 #3
4. Edmonton Oil Kings {51-15-2-4} week 25 #4
5. Kelowna Rockets {52-16-3-1} week 25 #5
6. Belleville Bulls {44-16-5-3} week 25 #6
7. Plymouth Whalers {42-17-5-4} week 25 #8
8. Kamloops Blazers {47-20-2-3} week 25 #9
9. Baie-Comeau Drakkar {44-19-2-3} week 25 #7
10. Rimouski Oceanic {41-18-3-6} week 25 #10
Honorable mentions: Calgary Hitmen {46-21-1-4 #n/a}, Owen Sound Attack {44-18-1-5 n/a}, Saskatoon Blades {44-22-2-4 n/a}

Happenings since last edition
*Justin Feser broke a WHL record for playing in the most consecutive games after playing in his 312th consecutive game on March 1st, all with Tri-City. It broke Dwayne Newman's record of 311 games between 1988-92 with Brandon and Victoria.
*Halifax was the first team this season to become regular season champions after beating Acadie-Bathurst on February 24.
*Mikhail Grigorenko was returned to his junior team, the Quebec Remparts, from Buffalo and only played in the last regular season game recording 4 points. Stefan Matteau was also returned to his junior team, Blainville-Boisbriand, by the New Jersey Devils for the playoffs.
*Jonathan Drouin played only played in 49 games but still was able to be second in league scoring with 105 points for a league best 2.14 points per game.
*After winning the Memorial Cup last year, Shawinigan was eliminated from the playoffs woth a couple weeks left only recording 37 points.

Note: the Halifax Mooseheads tied a QMJHL record for most wins in a single season with the 1973-74 Sorel Eperviers, the 1978-79 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs and the 2010-11 Saint John Sea Dogs. All four teams won 58 games in a season.

Record breaking season

Not only did your Halifax Mooseheads break their own attendance record this season but they also broke many other franchise records throughout the season. These include most assists by a rookie d, all-time wins leader, most wins in a season by a goalie, most road wins in a season, all time leading points by a defenceman. There were also many milestones reached throughout the season as well. These include 100th game, 150th game, 200th game, 250th game, 100 and 150 career points; and 30 career powerplay goals.

Most assists by a rookie defenceman: MacKenzie Weegar - 36 - record passed February 6, 2013 (Jeff Sullivan 23 1996-97)
Most wins in a season by a goalie: Zach Fucale - 45 - record passed February 16, 2013 (Dany Dallaire 35 2001-02)
All-time wins leader: Zach Fucale - 69 - record passed February 17, 2013 (Jean-Sebastien Giguere 68 2003-04)
All time points leader, defenceman: Konrad Abeltshauser - 136 - record passed January 18, 2013 (Jasmin Gelinas 130 1998-00)
Most wins in a season: 58 - franchise record passed February 20, 2013 (46 wins by 1998-99 team)
Most points in a season: 120 - franchise record passed February 27, 2013 (101 points by 2002-03 team)
First career goal: Brennan Bailey (recorded February 17, 2013), Brian Lovell (recorded February 15, 2013), Liam Alcalde (recorded February 8, 2013)
100th game: Ryan Falkenham (milestone reached March, 2013), Nathan MacKinnon (milestone reached March 13, 2013), Austyn Hardie (milestone reached January 13, 2013), Zach Fucale (milestone reached February 6, 2013)
150th game: Luca Ciampini (milestone reached January 25, 2013), Marty Frk (milestone reached March 13, 2013), Matt Boudreau (milestone reached March 17, 2013)
200th game: Konrad Abeltshauser (milestone reached January 31, 2013)
250th game: Brent Andrews (milestone reached February 22, 2013)
100 career points: Jonathan Drouin (milestone reached February 6, 2013), Brent Andrews (milestone reached January 18, 2013), Luca Ciampini (milestone reached January 11, 2013), Matt Boudreau (milestone reached November 30, 2012)
150 career points: Nathan MacKinnon (milestone reached March 13, 2013), Darcy Ashley (milestone reached February 16, 2013), Marty Frk (milestone reached February 24, 2013), Konrad Abeltshauser (milestone reached March 6, 2013)
30 career ppg: Matthew Boudreau (milestone reached February 24, 2013)


CHL/QMJHL/team awards
Mooseheads Scholastic Player of the Month (October) - Ryan Falkenham
Mooseheads Scholastic Player of the Month (November & December) - Zach Fucale
Mooseheads Scholastic Player of the Month (January) - Stephen Fournier
Mooseheads Scholastic Player of the Month (February) - Liam Alcalde
1st star of the month (February) - Jonathan Drouin
2nd star of the month (September & October) - Nate MacKinnon
2nd star of the month (December) - Matt Boudreau
2nd star of the month (March) - Zach Fucale
Telus Q 1st star of the week (September 24 & February 25) - Jonathan Drouin
Telus Q 1st star of the week (February 4) - Zach Fucale
Telus Q 2nd star of the week (October 22) - Nate MacKinnon
Telus Q 2nd star of the week (October 8 & 29) - Jonathan Drouin
Telus Q 2nd star of the week (January 21) - Mack Weegar
Telus Q 2nd star of the week (March 11) - Zach Fucale
Telus Q 3rd star of the week (February 4 & February 18) - Jonathan Drouin
CHL Player of the week (September 23) - Jonathan Drouin
CHL Goalie of the Week (February 18) - Zach Fucale
QMJHL Dickies Hardest Working Player of the Year - Darcy Ashley

MacKinnon, Drouin, Andrews and Fucale were named to Team QMJHL for the Subway Series. MacKinnon (captain), Drouin (alternate) and Fucale (starting goalie) were named to Team Cherry for the prospects game.
The Moose and the city of Halifax were selected to host the 2013 CHL/NHL top prospects game. The Herd also played their 1300th regular season game this season.

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 teams this season. (note: Halifax's score is listed first)

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

TELUS East division
Baie-Comeau 2 games 2-0-0-0 {6-2, 3-1}
Chicoutimi 3 games 3-0-0-0 {6-2, 7-1, 7-0}
Quebec 2 games 1-1-0-0 {11-2, 2-4}
Rimouski 2 games 1-0-0-1 {5-6SO, 5-4SO}
Shawinigan 3 games 3-0-0-0 {4-1, 6-3, 4-2}
Victoriaville 2 games 1-1-0-0 {4-5, 3-2}

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


Monthly records
September 4 games ~ 3-1-0-0 record overall, 1-1-0-0 home, 2-0-0-0 away
October 12 games ~ 12-0-0-0 record overall, 7-0-0-0 home, 5-0-0-0 away
November 10 games ~ 7-2-0-1 record overall, 5-0-0-0 home, 2-2-0-1 away
December 10 games ~ 9-0-1-0 record overall, 4-0-0-0 home, 5-0-1-0 away
January 12 games ~ 9-2-1-0 record overall, 4-1-1-0 home, 5-1-0-0 away
February 11 games ~ 10-1-0-0 record overall, 6-0-0-0 home, 4-1-0-0 away
March 9 games ~ 8-0-1-0 record overall, 4-0-0-0 home, 4-0-1-0 away


Overtime/shootout records
OT ~ one overtime win-three overtime loss
SO ~ four shootout win-one shootout loss

Attendance record broken

The Mooseheads have beaten their own attendance record this season. The past record, which was set in the 1999-2000 season, was an average 8,453 fans a night. With 7 sellouts and another two nights of over 10,000 fans, Halifax has averaged 8,686 hockey gurus a game this season. With the Metro Centre being host to the CHL/NHL top prospects game this year, the sellout on that night January 16 was not included in the average attendance.

Last season's average attendance was 6,608. A jump from the 2010-11 season and the first season in four years to not have declined.

Here is a look at the average attendance for the other 18 seasons that the Herd have played:
2011-12 ~ 6,608
2010-11 ~ 5,331
2009-10 ~ 5,506
2008-09 ~ 6,684
2007-08 ~ 7,556
2006-07 ~ 7,340
2005-06 ~ 7,720
2004-05 ~ 7,816
2003-04 ~ 7,601
2002-03 ~ 7,601
2001-02 ~ 7,421
2000-01 ~ 7,411
1999-00 ~ 8,453
1998-99 ~ 7,862
1997-98 ~ 6,428
1996-97 ~ 5,361
1995-96 ~ 4,749
1994-95 ~ 3,733

Lets see if we can get it even higher during the playoffs and help our team to victory and all the way to the Memorial Cup.

Around the CHL ~ volume #2 season edition #2

Well we're a month away from the playoffs beginning. It's been a pretty exciting month with some at least half of the playoff spots are sown up. Halifax had a chance to clinch their division however Moncton ruined that chance last night by winning. Hope you enjoy the rest of the season and please keep reading my blog and don't forget to comment. GO Moose GO!!!

League leaders
Goals - Reid Boucher 51 goals (OHL Sarnia Sting), Anthony Mantha 45 goals (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Brendan Leipsic 41 goals (WHL Portland Winterhawks)
Assists - Nick Cousins 70 assists (OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds), Brendan Leipsic 62 assists (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Ben Duffy 55 assists (QMJHL Prince Edward Island Rocket)
Points - Brendan Leipsic 103 points (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Nick Cousins 93 points (OHL Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds), Peter Trainor 89 points (QMJHL Rimouski Oceanic)
Defencemen points - Brenden Kichton 67 points (WHL Spokane Chiefs), Kevin Gagne 62 points (QMJHL Rimouski Oceanic), Ryan Sproul 58 points (OHL Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds)
Rookie points - Valentin Zykov 67 points (QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar), Connor McDavid 55 points (OHL Erie Otters), Oliver Bjorkstrand 53 points (WHL Portland Winterhawks)
Goalie wins - Zachary Fucale 37 wins (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Daniel Altshuller 31 wins (OHL Oshawa Generals), Luke Siemens 30 wins (WHL Prince Albert Raiders)
Save percentage - Tristan Jarry 0.938 SAV% (WHL Edmonton Oil Kings), Mathias Niederberger 0.931 SAV% (OHL Barrie Colts), Antoine Bibeau 0.910 SAV% (QMJHL Prince Edward Island Rocket)
Goals against average - Tristan Jarry 1.56 GAA (WHL Edmonton Oil Kings), Etienne Marcoux 2.18 GAA (QMJHL Blainville-Boisbraind Armada), Malcolm Subban 2.20 GAA (OHL Belleville Bulls)

Division leaders
WHL - Portland Winterhawks 99 points/48 wins (U.S. division), Kelowna Rockets 88 points/42 wins (B.C. division), Edmonton Oil Kings 91 points/43 wins (Central division), Saskatoon Blades 73 points/35 wins (East division)
OHL - London Knights 86 points/41 wins (Midwest division), Barrie Colts 75 points/36 wins (Central division), Belleville Bulls 76 points/35 wins (East division), Plymouth Whalers 73 points/32 wins (West division)
QMJHL - Halifax Mooseheads 95 points/46 wins (Maritimes division), Rimouski Oceanic 82 points/37 wins (TELUS East division), Blainville-Boisbraind Armada 72 points/32 wins (TELUS West division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 22
1. Portland Winterhawks {48-9-1-2} week 21 #1
2. Halifax Mooseheads {46-6-2-1} week 21 #2
3. Edmonton Oil Kings {43-12-2-3} week 21 #4
4. London Knights {41-12-2-2} week 21 #3
5. Rimouski Oceanic {37-12-2-6} week 21 #6
6. Kelowna Rockets {42-15-3-1} week 21 #5
7. Kamloops Blazers {40-15-2-3} week 21 #8
8. Owen Sound Attack {36-17-1-3} week 21 #10
9. Baie-Comeau Drakkar {37-16-2-3} week 21 #7
10. Belleville Bulls {35-14-3-3} week 21 n/a
Honorable mentions: Barrie Colts {36-18-1-2 #9}, Calgary Hitmen {39-17-1-3 n/a}, Plymouth Whalers {32-16-5-4 n/a}


Tonight's games
Mooseheads vs. Sea Dogs at 6pm/ET
Cataractes vs. Phoenix at 7pm/ET
Armada vs. Oceanic at 7pm/ET
67's vs. Bulls at 7:05pm/ET
Warriors vs. Blades at 8:05pm/ET
Pats vs. Oil Kings at 9pm/ET
Raiders vs. Tigers at 9pm/ET
Winterhawks vs. Blazers at 10pm/ET

Happenings since last edition
*The highest save total by a goalie happened in the last month with Everett Silvertips goalie Austin Lotz made 65 saves in a losing cause, as the Silvertips lost in overtime to Kamloops.
*Out of the eight players that were invited to NHL camps; Huberdeau, Galchenyuk, Grigorenko, Hamilton and Yakupov were able to prove themselves to their respective teams. Huberdeau scored in his first pro game and has rattled up 9 points, while Galchenyuk scored his first on the 22nd and has 10 points so far, Grigorenko scored his first against the Maple Leafs to tie that game at the end of the month and has 3 points, and Yakupov scored his second goal against the Kings less then 2 seconds left with a celebration similar to that of Theo Fleury's OT playoff goal and has also recorded 9 points. Hamilton took the longest to score his first as he scored a day after valentines day and has assisted 5 others.
*The head coaches of Val-d'Or and Drummondville were both fined 3 games while the teams were fined $5000 each as a result of a brawl that happened in a game between the two teams twelve days ago.
*Saskatoon has the third longest winning streak this season winning twelve games in a row starting January 27. The Blades will look to make it 13 in a row tonight against Moose Jaw.
*Eleven of the 16 playoff spots are now taken in the QMJHL, while six are gone in the Ontario league and seven are sown up in the West.

Note: the Halifax Mooseheads have the lowest loss total (L, OTL, SOL) in the Q and in the CHL with only 9 total losses this season while also playing the lowest amount of games at 55. I think Saint John is missing Jonathan Huberdeau as they only have 21 wins so far after winning the 2 last President's Cups.

Around the CHL ~ volume #2 season edition #1

Thanks for following my blog and keep reading it (don't be afraid to comment). I meant to do this once amonth but obviously that didn't work very well. I will do a third edition next month and then a fourth one when the season ends. I will also do a playoff edition. I am so excited for the playoffs, I'm hoping they are as good as last years and the Mooseheads do better than last year!! GO Moose GO!

League leaders
Goals - Josh Currie 38 goals (QMJHL Prince Edward Island Rocket), Reid Boucher 38 goals (OHL Sarnia Sting), Todd Fiddler 33 goals (WHL Spokane Chiefs)
Assists - Charles Sarault 54 assists (OHL Sarnia Sting), Nicolas Petan 49 assists (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Ben Duffy 46 assists (QMJHL Prince Edward Island Rocket)
Points - Nicolas Petan 80 points (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Josh Currie 74 points (QMJHL Prince Edward Island Rocket), Seth Griffith 73 points (OHL London Knights)
Defenceman points - Brenden Kichton 57 points (WHL Spokane Chiefs), Kevin Gagne 47 points (QMJHL Rimouski Oceanic), Cody Ceci 44 points (OHL Owen Sound Attack)
Rookie points - Valentin Zykov 56 points (QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar), Connor McDavid 49 points (OHL Erie Otters), Oliver Bjorkstrand 37 points (WHL Portland Winterhawks)
Goalie wins - Zachary Fucale 30 wins (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Jordan Cooke 25 wins (WHL Kelowna Rockets), Mathias Niederberger 24 wins (OHL Barrie Colts)
Save percentage - Franky Palazzese 0.934 SAV% (OHL Sudbury Wolves), Mac Carruth 0.933 SAV% (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Antoine Bibeau 0.913 SAV% (QMJHL Prince Edward Island Rocket)
Goals against average - Mac Carruth 1.89 GAA (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Franky Palazzese 2.14 GAA (OHL Sudbury Wolves), Etienne Marcoux 2.17 GAA (QMJHL Blainville-Boisbraind Armada)

Division leaders
WHL - Portland Winterhawks 76 points/37 wins (U.S. division), Kelowna Rockets 71 points/34 wins (B.C. division), Edmonton Oil Kings 67 points/31 wins (Central division), Prince Albert Raiders 58 points/27 wins (East division)
OHL - London Knights 73 points/35 wins (Midwest division), Barrie Colts 62 points/30 wins (Central division), Oshawa Generals 56 points/26 wins (East division), Sarnia Sting 55 points/26 wins (West division)
QMJHL - Halifax Mooseheads 79 points/38 wins (Maritimes division), Baie-Comeau Drakkar 66 points/31 wins (TELUS East division), Blainville-Boisbraind Armada 59 points/27 wins (TELUS West division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 18
1. Halifax Mooseheads {38-4-2-1} week 17 #1
2. Portland Winterhawks {37-7-1-1} week 17 #2
3. London Knights {35-8-1-1} week 17 #3
4. Kelowna Rockets {34-10-2-1} week 17 #4
5. Baie-Comeau Drakkar {31-11-2-2} week 17 #6
6. Edmonton Oil Kings {32-11-2-3} week 17 #5
7. Rimouski Oceanic {30-11-1-4} week 17 #7
8. Owen Sound Attack {29-12-1-3} week 17 #8
9. Barrie Colts {30-13-0-2} week 17 #10
10. Calgary Hitmen {31-12-1-3} week 17 n/a
Honorable mentions: Kamloops Blazers {30-14-2-3 #9}, Moncton Wildcats {28-16-1-0 n/a}, Guelph Storm {26-14-1-4 n/a}


Tonight's games
Rocket vs. Wildcats at 6pm/ET
Oceanic vs. Tigres at 7pm/ET
Spirit vs. Otters at 7pm/ET
Sting vs. Steelheads at 7pm/ET
Colts vs. Attack at 7pm/ET
Generals vs. Bulls at 7:05pm/ET
Olympiques vs. Drakkar at 7:30pm/ET
Greyhounds vs. Wolves at 7:35pm/ET
Oil Kings vs. Blades at 8:05pm/ET
Tigers vs. Ice at 9pm/ET
Silvertips vs. Blazers at 10pm/ET
Raiders vs. Cougars at 10pm/ET
Winterhawks vs. Chiefs at 10:05pm/ET

Happenings since last edition
*London Knights won 24 straight games overall which started with a win against Belleville on November 2nd and ended with an overtime loss to the Sarnia Sting January 1st.
*Halifax Mooseheads won 17 straight games at home starting on September 29 versus Cape Breton and ending with an overtime loss on January 4 to Saint John, this led to Halifax having the best home record in the CHL which today stands at 18-1-1-0.
*72 current CHL players were selected to play for their respective countries in the 2013 World Juniors in Ufa, Russia. Seven more CHL alumni were also chosen to represent their countries. With the United States winning the gold medal, 10 current CHL players were able to bring that experience back to their junior teams.
*The Home Hardware CHL/NHL top prospects game was played a week ago in Halifax, Nova Scotia in front of a sold out crowd which included many (at least 200) scouts and hockey personnel.
*The NHL season finally started on Saturday after a 114 day lockout. 8 CHL players were called up to represent the teams that drafted them in 2012 or 2011; this includes Mark Scheifele, Nail Yakupov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Alex Galchenyuk, Rickard Rickell, Mikhail Grigorenko, Dougie Hamilton, and Scott Laughton.

Note: the Saint John Sea Dogs and the Vancouver Giants are the only teams in the CHL to not have lost any games in overtime or a shootout. Also, despite being Memorial Cup champions last year, Shawinigan finds themselves at the bottom of the QMJHL.

Big year in Moose Country (and events)

This is a big year for the Mooseheads. Along with the annual game events, the city of Halifax and the Herd are the host of the 2013 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game which is being held at the Metro Centre on January 16, 2013.

Annual events
HOME OPENER - September 28 (Moose vs. Gatineau Olympiques L 1-6)
Pink in the Rink 5 - October 19 (Moose vs. Sherbrooke Phoenix W 4-3)
DND Appreciation Night - November 16 (Moose vs. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies W 8-3)
Battle of Nova Scotia - December 29 (Moose vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles W 4-1)
Teddy Bear Toss - January 4 (Moose vs. Saint John Sea Dogs L 2-3 OT)
Fan Appreciation Night/Season finale - March 17 (Moose vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles W 5-2)

Roster and schedule list

YOUR 2012-2013 HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS!!

1 Chris Clarke G (Fall River, NS)

5 Brian Lovell D (Chateauguay, QC)

7 Trey Lewis D (Moncton, NB)

8 Brendan Duke D (Halifax, NS)

9 Andrew Ryan LW (St. John`s, NL)

10 Konrad Abeltshauser D (Bad Tolz, Germany)

17 Darcy Ashley RW (Alberton, PEI)

19 Ryan Falkenham RW (Halifax, NS)

20 Liam Alcalde LW (Montreal, QC)

21 Dominic Beauchemin LW (Longueuil, QC)

22 Nathan MacKinnon C (Halifax, NS)

24 Randy Gazzola D (Thorold, ON)

27 Jonathan Drouin LW (Ste-Agathe, QC)

28 Max Lindsay LW (Hamilton, ON)

31 Zach Fucale G (Rosemere, QC)

44 Steve Gillard D (St. John's, NL)

48 Luca Ciampini LW (Montreal, QC)

52 MacKenzie Weegar D (Ottawa, ON)

57 Matthew Boudreau C (St-Eustache, QC)

73 Anthony Terenzio G (New Cannaan, CT, USA)

74 Stefan Fournier RW (Dorval, QC)

79 Brent Andrews C (Charlottetown, PEI)

88 Austyn Hardie D (Montreal, QC)

91 Martin Frk RW (Pelhrimov, Czech Republic)

schedule

http://www.halifaxmooseheads.ca/schedule/list/team/57