Around the CHL ~ volume #1 preview edition #3

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 2013-14
WHL  - Kelowna Rockets (B.C.) 72 games played, 57-11-0-4 record, 118 points, 310 goals for/182 goals aagainst; Portland Winterhawks (U.S.) 72 games played, 54-13-2-3 record, 113 points, 338 goals for/207 goals against; Edmonton Oil Kings (Central) 72 games played, 50-19-2-1 record, 103 points, 290 goals for/179 goals against; Regina Pats (East) 72 games played, 39-26-4-3 record, 85 points, 257 goals for/247 goals against
OHL - Guelph Storom (Midwest) 68 games played,  52-12-2-2 record, 108 points, 340 goals for/191 goals against; Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (West) 68 games played, 44-17-2-5 record, 95 points, 267 goals for/198 goals against; Oshawa Generals (East) 68 games played, 42-20-0-6 record, 90 points, 232 goals for/187 goals against; North Bay Battalion (Central) 68 games played, 38-24-4-2 record, 82 points, 220 goals for/189 goals against
QMJHL - Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Telus East) 68 games played, 47-16-2-3 record, 99 points, 255 goals for/170 goals against; Halifax Mooseheads (Maritimes) 68 games played, 47-18-0-3 record, 97 points, 292 goals for/182 goals against; Val-d'Or Foreurs (Telus West) 68 games played, 46-20-1-1 record, 94 points, 306 goals for/213 goals against

League championships 2014
Ed Chynoweth Cup - Edmonton Oil Kings vs. Portland Winterhawks (Oil Kings won series 4 games to 3 games)
J. Ross Robertson Cup - Guelph Storm vs. North Bay Battalion (Storm won series 4 games to 1 game)
President's Cup - Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Foreurs won series 4 games to 3 games)

Memorial Cup 2014
Teams ~ Edmonton (OHL champion), Edmonton (WHL champion), London (Hosts), and Val-d'Or (QMJHL champion)

Final May 25, 2014 Edmonton vs. Val-d'Or 6-3

EDMONTON OIL KINGS WIN 2014 MEMORIAL CUP!!!


Edmonton will look to repeat as Memorial Cup champions possibly without a few key players. The Quebec Remparts welcome the nation to their city as the hosts of the national championship tournament. The 2015 BMO Prospects game will be hosted by the Niagara IceDogs. 

Around the CHL ~ volume #3 playoff edition #6

We've come to the final four in each of the three leagues in the Canadian Hockey League playoffs. The conference finals are happening now in the Ontario Hockey League and the Western Hockey League while it's the semi final round in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

President's Cup playoffs
#1 vs #5 Baie-Comeau - Blainville-Boisbriand {regular season series tied 2-2-0-0}
#2 vs #3 Halifax - Val-d'Or {regular season series 2-0-0-0}

J. Ross Robertson Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E2 Oshawa - North Bay {regular season series OSH 2-1-0-0}

#W1 vs #W3 Guelph - Erie {regular season series 4-1-1-0}

Ed Chynoweth Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E4 Edmonton - Medicine Hat {regular season series EDM 5-0-0-0}

#W1 vs #W2 Kelowna - Portland {regular season series KEL4-0-0-0}

Predictions
QMJHL Third Round - Baie-Comeau in 6, Halifax in 6
OHL Third Round - Oshawa in 6, Guelph in 5
WHL Third Round - Edmonton in 4, Kelowna in 6

Tonight's games
Mooseheads vs. Foreurs at 7PM
Generals vs. Battalion at 8:05PM
Storm vs. Otters at 8:30PM
Drakkar vs. Armada at 8:30PM
Oil Kings vs. Tigers at 10PM
Rockets vs. Winterhawks at 11:35PM

Saturday's games
Drakkar vs. Armada at 5PM
Mooseheads vs. Foreurs at 7PM
Winterhawks vs. Rockets at 11:05PM

Around the CHL ~ volume #3 playoff edition #5

Round two of the 2014 playoffs is upon us. In this edition of "Around the CHL" we'll take a look at the matchups and how the two teams in each one fared against each other in the regular season. One series actually begun last night.

President's Cup playoffs
#1 vs #10 Baie-Comeau - Rouyn-Noranda {regular season series BAC 3-0-0-0}
#2 vs #8 Halifax - Gatineau {regular season series tied 1-1-0-0}
#3 vs #6 Val-d'Or - Drummondville {regular season series VAL 3-2-1-0}
#4 vs #5 Rimouski - Blainville-Boisbriand {regular season series tied 2-2-0-0}

J. Ross Robertson Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E6 Oshawa - Peterborough {regular season series OSH 5-2-0-1}
#E2 vs #E4 North Bay - Barrie {regular season series NB 3-2-0-1}

#W1 vs #W4 Guelph - London {regular season series GUE 3-2-1-0}
#W2 vs #W3 Sault Ste. Marie - Erie {regular season series tied 1-1-0-1}

Ed Chynoweth Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E7 Edmonton - Brandon {regular season series EDM 2-1-0-0}
#E4 vs #E6 Medicine Hat - Kootenay {regular season series tied 3-3-0-0}

#W1 vs #W4 Kelowna - Seattle {regular season series tied 2-1-0-1}
#W2 vs #W3 Portland - Victoria {regular season series VIC 3-1-0-0}

Predictions
QMJHL Second Round - Baie-Comeau in 4, Halifax in 5, Drummondville in 7, Blainville in 6
OHL Second Round - Oshawa in 5, North Bay in 6, Guelph in 6, Erie in 7
WHL Second Round - Edmonton in 6, Medicine Hat in 7, Kelowna in 6, Victoria in 6

Tonight's games
Oceanic vs. Armada at 8:30PM
Oil Kings vs. Wheat Kings at 10PM
Rockets vs. Thunderbirds at 11:05PM

Friday's games
Mooseheads vs. Olympiques at 7PM
Generals vs. Petes at 8:05PM
Greyhounds vs. Otters at 8:07PM
Storm vs. Knights at 8:30PM
Battalion vs. Colts at 8:30PM
Drakkar vs. Huskies at 8:30PM
Foruers vs. Voltigeurs at 8:30PM
Oceanic vs. Armada at 8:30PM
Winterhawks vs. Royals at 11PM

Top Herd

Now that the regular season is over, I will be awarding my overall Top Herd player award. Now this is not an official award nor do I have a trophy but it is just something fun I have been doing this season as editor of this blog and a big fan of the Mooseheads.

And the winner is.....

Nikolaj Ehlers

Even though he was second in team scoring behind Jonathan Drouin, Ehlers has had the best rookie season in Mooseheads history since Ladislav Nagy in 1998-99 season. He ended the regular season with 104 points and was so close to getting 50 goals on the season. Three straight hat tricks in the weekend changeover of February and March helped make that record a possibility but he could not get the second goal he needed to in the last game to reach 50 goals, ending the season with 49. He's also skates fast and makes smart plays most of the time that allow the team an opportunity to score.


Here is the list of my Top Herd that I have done this season. I didn't name one every game.
Sept 1       Moncton - Nikolaj Ehlers
Sept 25     Bathurst - Trey Lewis
Sept 28     Baie-Comeau - Zach Fucale
Sept 29     Sherbrooke - Nikolaj Ehlers
Oct 11      Blainville - Ryan Falkenham
Oct 12      Saint John - Kevin Darveau
Oct 15     Cape Breton - Darcy Ashley
Oct 18     Val-d'Or - Nikolaj Ehlers
Oct 19     Rouyn-Noranda - Jonathan Drouin
Oct 23     Charlottetown - Austyn Hardie
Nov 8      Moncton - Brent Andrews
Nov 9      Saint John - Matt Murphy
Nov 14    Drummondville - Jonathan Drouin
Nov 22    Bathurst - Mac Weegar
Dec 29    Cape Breton - Kevin Darveau
Mar 6      Charlottetown - Nikolaj Ehlers
Mar 14    Saint John - Philippe Gadoury
Mar 15    Cape Breton - Jonathan Drouin



Thank you Moose Country fans for making this the most viewed page on my blog. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I look forward to doing it again next season.

Around the CHL ~ volume #3 playoff edition #4

This is a bit late sorry. In this Around the CHL we will look at the 24 playoff series that are taking place in the Canadian Hockey League. For those of you who do not know, the teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs are fighting for the President's Cup, the Ontario Hockey League teams play for the J. Ross Robertson Cup while the teams in the Western Hockey League hope to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup.

President's Cup playoffs
#1 vs #16 Baie-Comeau - Shawinigan {regular season series BAC 5-1-0-0}
#2 vs #15 Halifax - Charlottetown {regular season series HAL 8-1-0-0}
#3 vs #14 Val-d'Or - Acadie-Bathurst {regular season series VAL 2-0-0-0}
#4 vs #13 Rimouski - Chicoutimi {regular season series tie 3-3-0-0}
#5 vs #12 Blainville-Boisbriand - Moncton {regular season series BLB 2-0-0-0}
#6 vs #11 Drummondville - Victoriaville {regular season series DRU 4-0-0-0}
#7 vs #10 Quebec - Rouyn-Noranda {regular season series QUE 3-1-0-0}
#8 vs #9 Gatineau - Cape Breton {regular season series tie 1-1-0-0}

J. Ross Robertson Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E8 Oshawa - Mississauga {regular season series OSH 3-0-0-0}
#E2 vs #E7 North Bay - Niagara {regular season series NIAG 3-2-0-1}
#E3 vs #E6 Kingston - Peterborough {regular season series KGN 5-0-1-0}
#E4 vs #E5 Barrie - Sudbury {regular season series SBY 5-3-0-0}

#W1 vs #W8 Guelph - Plymouth {regular season series GUE 3-0-0-1}
#W2 vs #W7 Sault Ste. Marie - Owen Sound {regular season series SSM 2-0-0-0}
#W3 vs #W6 Erie - Saginaw {regular season series ER 3-1-0-0}
#W4 vs #W5 London - Windsor {regular season series LDN 5-1-0-0}

Ed Chynoweth Cup playoffs
#E1 vs #E8 Edmonton - Prince Albert {regular season series EDM 2-1-0-1}
#E2 vs #E7 Regina - Brandon {regular season series BDN 5-3-0-0}
#E3 vs #E6 Calgary - Kootenay {regular season series KTN 4-2-1-1}
#E4 vs #E5 Medicine Hat - Swift Current {regular season series tie 2-2-0-0}

#W1 vs #W8 Kelowna - Tri-City {regular season series KEL 4-0-0-0}
#W2 vs #W7 Portland - Vancouver {regular season series POR 4-0-0-0}
#W3 vs #W6 Victoria - Spokane {regular season series SPO 3-1-0-0}
#W4 vs #W5 Seattle - Everett {regular season series tie 5-4-1-0}

Tonight's games
Armada vs. Wildcats at 7PM
Greyhounds vs. Attack at 8PM
Otters vs. Spirit at 8:11PM
Hitmen vs. Ice at 10PM

Tuesday's games
Mooseheads vs. Islanders at 7PM
Armada vs. Wildcats at 7PM
Olympiques vs. Eagles at 7PM
Foreurs vs. Titan at 7:30PM
Battalion vs. IceDogs at 8PM
Storm vs. Whalers at 8PM
Colts vs. Wolves at 8PM
Drakkar vs. Cataractes at 8PM
Oceanic vs. Sagueneens at 8PM
Frontenacs vs. Petes at 8:05PM
Knights vs. Spitfires at 8:05PM
Generals vs. Steelheads at 8:30PM
Voltigeurs vs. Tigres at 8:30PM
Remparts vs. Huskies at 8:30PM
Tigers vs. Broncos at 10PM
Oil Kings vs. Raiders at 10PM
Hitmen vs. Frontenacs at 10PM
Winterhawks vs. Giants at 11PM
Rockets vs. Americans at 11:05PM
Silvertips vs. Thunderbirds at 11:05PM

Around the CHL ~ volume #2 season edition #6

Here is the last regular season Around the CHL for this year. These are the final leaders for each of the three leagues. The 2014 Presidents Cup playoffs are just around the corner. For the first time since 2007 the Saint John Sea Dogs will miss the playoffs. GO Moose GO!

League leaders
Goals - Dane Fox 64 goals (OHL Erie Otters), Mitch Holmberg 62 goals (WHL Spokane Chiefs), Anthony Mantha 57 goals (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs)
Assists - Connor Brown 83 assists (OHL Erie Otters), Jonathan Drouin 79 assists (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Nicolas Petan 78 assists (WHL Portland Winterhawks)
Points - Connor Brown 128 points (OHL Erie Otters), Anthony Mantha 120 points (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Mitch Holmberg 118 points (WHL Spokane Chiefs)
Defenceman points - Guillaume Gelinas 92 points (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Shea Theodore 79 points (WHL Seattle Thunderbirds), Anthony DeAngelo 71 points (OHL Sarnia Sting)
Rookie points - Nikolaj Ehlers 104 points (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads ), Nikita Scherbak 78 points (WHL Saskatoon Blades), Travis Konecny 70 points (OHL Ottawa 67's)
Goalie wins - Tristan Jarry 44 wins (WHL Edmonton Oil Kings), Justin Nichols 35 wins (OHL Guelph Storm), Zach Fucale 36 wins (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads)
Save percentage - Coleman Vollrath 0.928 SAV% (WHL Victoria Royals), Justin Nichols 0.918 SAV% (OHL Guelph Storm), Phlippe Cadorette 0.916 SAV% (QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar)
Goals against average - Tristan Jarry 2.24 GAA (WHL Edmonton Oil Kings), Zach Fucale 2.26 GAA (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Oscar Dansk 2.39 GAA (OHL Erie Otters)

Division leaders
WHL - Kelowna Rockets 118 points/57 wins (B.C. division), Portland Winterhawks 113 points/54 wins (U.S. division), Edmonton Oil Kings 103 points/50 wins (Central division), Regina Pats 85 points/39 wins (East division)
OHL - Guelph Storm 108 points/52 wins (Midwest division), Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 95 points/44 wins (West division), Oshawa Generals 90 points/42 wins (East division), North Bay Battalion 82 points/38 wins (Central division)
QMJHL - Baie-Comeau Drakkar 99 points/47 wins (TELUS East division), Halifax Mooseheads 97 points/47 wins (Maritime division), Val-d'Or Foreurs 94 points/46 wins (TELUS West division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 26
1. Kelowna Rockets {57-11-0-4} week 25 #1
2. Guelph Storm {52-12-2-2} week 25 #2
3. Portland Winterhawks {54-13-2-3} week 25 #3
4. Erie Otters {52-14-2-0} week 25 #5
5. Baie-Comeau Drakkar {47-16-2-3} week 25 #6
6. London Knights {49-14-1-4} week 25 #4
7. Halifax Mooseheads {47-18-0-3} week 25 #9
8. Edmonton Oil Kings {50-19-2-1} week 25 #10
9. Rimouski Oceanic {45-16-3-4} week 25 #8
10. Victoria Royals {48-20-1-3} week 25 #7
Honorable mentions: Calgary Hitmen {48-17-3-4 n/a}, Oshawa Generals {42-20-0-6 n/a}, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada {41-17-5-5 n/a}

Happenings since last edition
*Jonathan Drouin scored 7 points in one game earlier this week the most in his career
*Prince Albert & Red Deer had to play a WHL tie break game to see who would be the last team to make the playoffs with the Raiders being the victors

Around the CHL ~ volume #2 season edition #5

We are 8 days away from the end of the regular season. I thought since I have been slacking on doing these monthly, I would do one now to let everyone know how close the race to the playoffs. GO Moose GO.

League leaders
Goals - Dane Fox 59 goals (OHL Erie Otters), Mitch Holmberg 57 goals (WHL Spokane Chiefs), Anthony Manha 53 goals (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs)
Assists - Connor Brown 75 assists (OHL Erie Otters), Marcus Power 75 assists (QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies), Nicolas Petan 73 assists (WHL Portland Winterhawks)
Points - Connor Brown 118 points (OHL Erie Otters), Anthony Mantha 111 points (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Mitch Holmberg 107 points (WHL Spokane Chiefs)
Defenceman points - Guillaume Gelinas 86 points (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Shea Theodore 70 points (WHL Seattle Thunderbirds), Anthony DeAngelo 68 points (OHL Sarnia Sting)
Rookie points - Nikolaj Ehlers 97 points (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Nikita Scherbak 73 points (WHL Saskatoon Blades), Travis Konecny 67 points (OHL Ottawa 67's)
Goalie wins - Tristan Jarry 40 wins (WHL Edmonton Oil Kings), Philippe Cadorette 34 wins (QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar), Justin Nichols 34 wins (OHL Guelph Storm)
Save percentage - Coleman Vollrath 0.930 SAV% (WHL Victoria Royals), Anthony Stolarz 0.928 SAV% (OHL London Knights), Philippe Cadorette 0.918 SAV% (QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar)
Goals against average - Coleman Vollrath 2.24 GAA (WHL Victoria Royals), Zachary Fucale 2.30 GAA (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Oscar Dansk 2.35 GAA (OHL Erie Otters)

Division leaders
WHL - Kelowna Rockets 110  points/53 wins (B.C. division), Portland Winterhawks 101 points/48 wins (U.S. division), Edmonton Oil Kings 95 points/46 wins (Central division), Regina Pats 80 points/37 wins (East division)
OHL - Guelph Storm 101 points/49 wins (Midwest division), Oshawa Generals 88 points/41 wins (East division), Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 86 points/40 wins (West division), Sudbury Wolves 74 points/32 wins (Central division)
QMJHL - Baie-Comeau Drakkar 94 points/45 wins (TELUS East division), Halifax Mooseheads 89 points/43 wins (Maritime division), Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 87 points/39 wins (TELUS West division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 24
1. Kelowna Rockets {52-10-0-4} week 23 #1
2. Guelph Storm {49-11-2-1} week 23 #2
3. Portland Winterhawks {47-13-2-3} week 23 #3
4. Baie-Comeau Drakkar {44-15-1-3} week 23 #4
5. London Knights {44-13-1-4} week 23 #6
6. Erie Otters {46-13-1-4} week 23 #5
7. Blainville-Boisbriand Armada {39-14-4-5} week 23 #8
8. Victoria Royals {45-17-1-3} week 23 #9
9. Rimouski Oceanic {40-15-3-4} week 23 #10
10. Calgary Hitmen {44-15-3-4} week 23 n/a
Honorable mentions: Edmonton Oil Kings {45-17-2-1 #7}, Halifax Mooseheads {42-18-0-3 n/a}, Oshawa Generals {41-17-0-5 n/a}


Happenings since last edition
*Kelowna was the first team to reach 50 wins on the season when they beat Tri City on February 26th
*Halifax Mooseheads were the first and only team in the QMJHL to clinch the division title so far. They did it with the help of winning their last nine games
*The Rimouski Oceanic have the longest current winning streak having not lost a game in their last 12 contests
*The playoff race in most of the country for those last few spots are tight and will likely come down to the last day of the season

Note: the last day of the regular season for the QMJHL will be March 15 while the WHL and OHL will finish up their season the next day

Around the CHL ~ volume #2 season edition #4

We are now almost two months into the new season. Hope everyone is enjoying it. The first month was a tough one for your Halifax Mooseheads but they have showed signs of last year's team. Hope you have enjoyed the extended coverage on my blog and I hope to keep adding more posts, other than previews and recaps, in the coming months. Look back soon for the next edition of Around the CHL and don't forget GO Moose GO.

League leaders
Goals - Anthony Mantha 20 goals (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Nathan Pancel 19 goals (OHL Sudbury Wolves), Mitch Holmberg 18 goals (WHL Spokane Chiefs)
Assists - Nicolas Petan 27 assists (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Connor McDavid 25 assists (OHL Erie Otters), Anthony Mantha 23 assists (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs)
Points - Anthony Mantha 43 points (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Mitch Holmberg 42 points (WHL Spokane Chiefs),  Connor Brown 36 points (OHL Erie Otters)
Defenceman points - Anthony DeAngelo 26 points (OHL Sarnia Sting), Randy Gazzola 26 points (QMJHL Val-d'Or Foreurs), Travis Brown 22 points (WHL Moose Jaw Warriors)
Rookie points - Nikolaj Ehlers 28 points (QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads), Nikita Schebak 27 points (WHL Saskatoon Blades), Travis Konecny 16 points (OHL Ottawa 67's)
Goalie wins - Philippe Cadorette 13 wins (QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar), Brendan Burke 13 wins (WHL Portland Winterhawks), Justin Nichols 12 wins (OHL Guelph Storm)
Save percentage - Anthony Stolarz 0.930 SAV% (OHL London Knights), Jordon Cooke 0.929 SAV% (WHL Kelowna Rockets), Sebastien Auger 0.928 SAV% (QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs)
Goals against average - Etienne Marcoux 1.89 GAA (QMJHL Blainville-Boisbraind Armada), Eric Williams 2.20 GAA (WHL Spokane Chiefs), Matt Murray 2.26 GAA (OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds)

Division leaders
WHL - Portland Winterhawks 29 points/14 wins (U.S. division), Kelowna Rockets 24 points/11 wins (B.C. division), Medicine Hat Tigers 24 points/11 wins (Central division), Prince Albert Raiders 23 points/11 wins (East division)
OHL - Guelph Storm 30 points/15 wins (Midwest division), Oshawa Generals 29 points/14 wins (East division), Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 28 points/13 wins (West division), Mississauga Steelheads 21 points/10 wins (Central division)
QMJHL - Blainville-Boisbraind Armada 32 points/15 wins (TELUS West division), Baie-Comeau Drakkar 31 points/14 wins (TELUS East division), Halifax Mooseheads 28 points/14 wins (Maritimes division)

BMO CHL top ten ~ week 8
1. Blainville-Boisbriand Armada {15-1-2-0} week 7 #1
2. Guelph Storm {15-3-0-0} week 7 #2
3. Portland Winterhawks {14-3-0-1} week 7 #6
4. Baie-Comeau Drakkar {14-4-0-3} week 7 #4
5. Erie Otters {13-3-1-0} week 7 #5
6. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds {13-2-0-2} week 7  #7
7. Kelowna Rockets {11-2-0-2} week 7 n/a
8. Oshawa Generals {14-3-0-1} week 7 #10
9. Medicine Hat Tigers {11-3-2-0} week 7 n/a
10. Gatineau Olympiques {14-7-0-0} week 7  n/a
Honorable mentions: Everett Silvertips {11-3-2-0 n/a}, Halifax Mooseheads {14-8-0-0 #8}, Spokane Chiefs {12-6-0-0 #3}


Tonight's games
Sagueneens  vs. Wildcats at 7pm/ET
Remparts vs. Cataractes at 7pm/ET
Tigres vs. Foreurs at 7:30pm/ET
Broncos vs. Raiders at 8pm/ET
Pats vs. Hurricanes at 9pm/ET
Chiefs vs. Tigers at 9pm/ET
Americans vs. Winterhawks at 10pm/ET
Blazers vs. Silvertips at 10:05pm/ET
Rebels vs. Rockets at 10:05pm/ET
Oil Kings vs. Royals at 10:05pm/ET

Happenings since last edition
*The Charlottetown Islanders have surprised some people with a good start to the season but have since lost 6 straight.
*Halifax Mooseheads and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies combined to score the most goals in one game since the 80's in a 15-5 Mooseheads win in Rouyn-Noranda.
*The Canadian Hockey League announced it's three team rosters for the Subway Series which begins November 18.
*MOvember has started.

Note: the bidding to host the 2015 Memorial Cup tournament has been widdled down to two teams after the Moncton Wildcats withdrew their bid.

Twentieth Season Roster

YOUR 2013-14 HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

5  Brian Lovell  D  (Chateauguay, QC)

6  Jacob Jacques  D  (Levis, QC)*

7  Trey Lewis  D  (Moncton, NB)

8  Brendan Duke  D  (Halifax, NS)

9  Andrew Ryan  LW  (St. John's, NL)

10  Jesse Lussier  D  (Petewawa, ON)*

12  Danny Moynihan  LW  (Windham, NH, USA)*
16  Vincent Watt  LW  (Ormstown, QC)*

17  Darcy Ashley  RW  (Alberton, PEI)
19  Ryan Falkenham  RW  (Halifax, NS)

20  Liam Alcalde  LW  (Montreal, QC)

24  Nikolaj Ehlers  LW  (Aalborg, Denmark)*

28  Max Lindsay  LW  (Hamilton, ON)

31  Zach Fucale  G  (Rosemere, QC)
32  Andrew Shewfelt  LW  (Halifax, NS)*

35  Kevin Darveau  G  (Ile Bizard, QC)
44  Matt Murphy  D  (Fredericton, NB)
 48  Luca Ciampini  LW  (Montreal, QC)
51  Sam Leblanc  LW  (Moncton, NB)*
52  MacKenzie Weegar  D  (Ottawa, ON)
71  Connor Moynihan  LW  (Windham, NH, USA)*

79  Brent Andrews  C  (Charlottetown, PEI)

88  Austyn Hardie  D  (Montreal, QC)

96  Timo Meier  RW  (Herisau, Switzerland)*

*indicates rookie

15 Games You Gotta See

Here are 15 home games that we think Halifax Mooseheads fans should get tickets to and 5 road games that you should pay attention to.

September 12th vs. Moncton Wildcats - The Mooseheads kick off the 20th season in style at the home opener. A special pre-game ceremony will see the President's Cup and Memorial Cup championship banners being raised to the rafters of the Metro Centre.
September 13th at Charlottetown Islanders - It's the first Friday Night Hockey on Eastlink and as a special treat, fans will get their first chance to see the Islanders uniforms.
September 25th vs. Acadie-Bathurst Titan - Dominic Beauchemin makes his return to the Metro Centre as a member of the Titan.
September 28th vs. Baie-Comeau Drakkar - Rematch of the 2013 President's Cup final and the unveiling of the Herd's 20th season anniversary threads (jerseys).
October 1st at Saint John Sea Dogs - First time these two rivals will face off against each other since the first round sweep in last year's playoffs.
October 11 vs. Blainville-Boisbriand Armada - This starts the longest home stand of the season.
October 18th vs. Val-d'Or Foreurs - Pink ice, pink jerseys, pink tickets (if your a ticket holder) what more can you ask for in a colorful event? Well proceeds to raffle tickets will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer research to help find a cure for breast cancer.
October 19th vs. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - The Huskies will look to avenge a 3rd round sweep by the Herd.
October 23rd vs. Charlottetown Islanders - Now you get to see them live.
November 8th vs. Moncton Wildcats - Come make the men and women who fight for our country feel appreciated on DND appreciation night.
December 6th vs. Quebec Remparts - The Patrick Roy era in Quebec ended after last season when he joined the Colorado Avalanche as coach. Now we'll get to see how the Remparts are without him when they visit Halifax for the only time this year.
December 13th at Baie-Comeau Drakkar - This game could turn interesting if Nathan MacKinnon is returned to junior at some point this year.
December 28th vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - Cheer on the team as they take on their provincial rivals in the 6th annual Battle of Nova Scotia event.
December 29th at Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - It's the second game of the home and home with provincial rivals Cape Breton, who will have their own Battle of NS event.
January 10th vs. Moncton Wildcats - Bring your teddies becuase it is Teddy Bear Toss night.
January 24th vs. Chicoutimi Sagueneens - Nicholas Roy and the Sags make their one and only trip to Moose Country this season. It will be the only time Halifax fans can see the number one pick live, if he chooses to even visit the Maritimes.
January 30th at Quebec Remparts - It's Quebec. It's 15,000 fans. What more can you say?
February 8th vs. Rimouski Oceanic - Enjoy a Moose game with you own little hockey players after they take on other kids from around the HRM on Hockey Day in Moose Country.
February 21st vs. Shawinigan Cataractes - We have to wait until February to see Matt Boudreau back at the Metro Centre but this time in enemy colors.
March 15 vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - 20 years down, many more to come. Fans get to feel appreciated during a Saturday night game.

Events

The schedule was released months ago but the Mooseheads are just now announcing their annual events schedule. The 20th season will be kicked off in a special way this year after the Herd won both the President's Cup and Memorial Cup. The banners will be raised on opening night.

HOME OPENER - September 12 vs. Moncton Wildcats
Pink in the Rink 6 - October 18 vs. Val-d'Or Foreurs
DND Appreciation Night - November 8 vs. Moncton Wildcats
Battle of Nova Scotia - December 28 vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Teddy Bear Toss - January 10 vs. Moncton Wildcats
Fan Appreciation Night/Season finale - March 15 vs. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles


*Details about the banner raising have not been released but when they are I'll keep you guys up to date.

20th season sked released

The schedule for the 2013-14 season was released today and for the first time in franchise history, your Halifax Mooseheads will open the season on opening night after winning the President's Cup. The winner always plays on the first night of the season which is normally a Thursday and will be the only game played that night. The Moose will raise the banners on September 12th against the Moncton Wildcats.

The upcoming season is the 20th anniversary season and it's awesome that the team will raise a championship banner to kick it off. Halifax will play its first game against the newly renamed Charlottetown Islanders the next night, September 13, on the island. The Patrick Roy era in Quebec is now over with and your Mooseheads will play the first game against the new coached team when they visit Halifax on December 6. The final two teams in the 2013 Quebec league playoffs will meet again for the first time since that Game 5 series clinching win on September 28 in a game at the Metro Centre. Halifax will play 4 home and home series in the first half of the season, two of them will be against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The Battle of Nova Scotia will be the last of the home and homes when the teams meet in the last weekend of the year. The two teams will meet on December 28 in Halifax and December 29 in Cape Breton. The season ends on March 15 with another game against our provincial rivals in Halifax and a total of 9 games will be played that day which means every team.

The annual events dates have not been released yet but when they are check back here and I will have a full list of all the exciting things happening this season.

For the full schedule click here.