Jan 28: Titan vs. Mooseheads preview

ACADIE-BATHURST TITAN VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

K.C. Irving Regional Centre

It's another battle of two lowly teams who are in the midst of a rebuild year as our Halifax Mooseheads travel to take on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan tonight. The Titan faithful haven't had much to cheer about when their team is on home ice as Bathurst has won just 5 of their 24 games at the KC Irving Regional Centre so far this season but that's more than the lone match they picked up a victory in last season. If you look at the standings, this should be an easy game for the Mooseheads but there isn't often easy games. Halifax comes into the mid-week match with a 14 game winning streak against Acadie-Bathurst and they'll be looking to continue that this evening. The Herd are coming off a blow out loss to the Moncton Wildcats over the weekend where they were shutout. Despite being new to the team, Kevin Gursoy and D'Artagnan Joly are now being called upon to be leaders for the young club and they'll need to keep doing what they've been doing on the scoresheet. Can Halifax finish off the month of January with a win? Follow along on News 95.7 or Twitter to find out.

Overall records
Mooseheads: 18-24-2-1 = 39pts (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)
Titan: 8-31-3-4 = 23pts (6th in Maritimes division, 18th overall)

Leading scorers
BAT: Remy Anglehart 36pts (22G & 14A), Mathieu Desgagnes 23pts (9G & 14A), Cole Huckins 23pts (9G & 14A)
HAL: Kevin Gursoy 38pts (16G & 22A), Senna Peeters 20pts (12G & 8A), Zack Jones 19pts (9G & 10A)

Out of Town
Tigres vs. Foreurs     8:30pm
Remparts vs. Sea Dogs     8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will come home for a tilt against Max Trepanier and the Shawinigan Cataractes on Saturday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Jan 18: Olympiques vs. Mooseheads preview

GATINEAU OLYMPIQUES VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 5:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Centre Robert-Guertin (4,000) ~ Gatineau, QC

The Quebec road trip concludes for our Halifax Mooseheads as they head west to take on the Gatineau Olympiques in an early evening tilt. It is also the first game of a home and home between these two clubs. This match could have playoff implications as the teams are separated by only 4 points heading into today. Gatineau has been one of the hottest teams as of late, going 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 and winning three straight. Halifax is 1-1 on this trip, basically because of the very strong play of veteran goaltender Alexis Gravel who has stopped 33 and 43 shots in the previous two games. Marcel Barinka has scored in back to back games and the Mooseheads will be hoping that this is the start of some offence for the European. The new overage Herd players have been leading the charge since the Christmas break with D'Artagnan Holy, Denis Toner and Kevin Gursoy combining for 20 points in 9 games.

This is the first of two meetings between these two teams this season. Halifax was 2-0-0-0 against the Olympiques last season while Gatineau had a 0-2-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was March 5, 2019 in Gatineau where Keith Getson scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory for Halifax. 

Overall records
Mooseheads: 17-22-2-1 = 37pts (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)
Olympiques: 15-24-3-0 = 33pts (4th in West division, 17th overall)

Leading scorers
GAT: Carson MacKinnon 32pts (6G & 26A), Metis Rodelns 30pts (13G & 17A), Kieran Craig 27pts (12G & 15A)
HAL: Kevin Gursoy 34pts (13G & 21A), Zack Jones 19pts (9G & 10A), Senna Peeters 18pts (12G & 6A)

Out of Town
Voltigeurs vs. Armada     4:00pm
Foreurs vs. Remparts     4:00pm
Tigres vs. Phoenix     5:00pm
Drakkar vs. Sagueneens     5:00pm

After the Buzzer
The two teams will head to Halifax and face off against each other again on Thursday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Jan 17: Tigres vs. Mooseheads preview

VICTORIAVILLE TIGRES VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 8:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Colisee Desjardins (3,420) ~ Victoriaville, QC

Our Halifax Mooseheads begin a three game road trip through the province of Quebec with a visit to Victoriaville to take on the Tigres tonight at 8pm Atlantic. There two teams are pretty evenly matched heading into the game, with both being close to the bottom of the standings. This weekend's road trip is a good time for Halifax to pick up some points as they'll also play 17th overall Gatineau on Sunday. The Herd are still trying to get some chemistry with all the new players and find themselves with a 2-8-0-0 record in their last 10 including loses in two straight. Victoriaville meanwhile is 0-3-1-0 lately and are led by Mikhail Abramov who has 51 points so far this season. Kevin Gursoy has taken over as the Mooseheads leading scorer and has played quite well since joining his new club last month.

This is the meeting between these two teams this season. Last year, Halifax was 1-1-0-0 against the Tigres while Victoriaville had a 1-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The two clubs met last on January 31 with Halifax coming away with the 7-5 victory on the back of Antoine Morand's 5 point night.

Overall records
Mooseheads: 16-21-2-1 = 35pts (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)
Tigres: 14-20-5-3 = 36pts (4th in Central division, 15th overall)

Leading scorers
VIC: Mikhail Abramov 51pts (27G & 24A), Brooklyn Kalmikov 31pts (15G & 16A), Jerome Gravel 27pts (15G & 12A)
HAL: Kevin Gursoy 32pts (13G & 19A), Zack Jones 19pts (9G & 10A), Senna Peeters 17pts (12G & 5A)

Out of Town
Wildcats vs. Sea Dogs     7:00pm
Islanders vs. Eagles     7:30pm
Oceanic vs. Titan     8:30pm
Huskies vs. Remparts     8:30pm
Sagueneens vs. Cataractes     8:30pm
Voltigeurs vs. Phoenix     8:30pm
Olympiques vs. Foreurs     8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel to Sherbrooke to take on the QMJHL league leading Phoenix tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Jan 3: Mooseheads vs. Wildcats preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS MONCTON WILDCATS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

You wouldn't know that our Halifax Mooseheads are big rivals with the Moncton Wildcats by the way they have come together over the trade period with the changing of a couple of players and possibly more after the weekend. Moncton is a title contender and have made plenty of moves the last few weeks to bolster their already strong roster, including two big trades that have brought Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Gabriel Fortier to the team. Former Mooseheads' captain Groulx was traded to the Wildcats before Christmas after he was cut from the World Junior team and had a good debut on NYE where he scored two goals and had an assist. The two clubs made another trade on Thursday afternoon as Halifax acquired 19-year-old Ozzie King. Halifax will have a tough time against the 3rd overall Cats tonight but will still be looking to break a five game losing streak. Both clubs will be without some key players this evening when they meet each other at the Scotiabank Centre, as Moncton is missing Alexander Khovanov while Raphael Lavoie and Jared McIsaac are still away at the World Juniors as well. It's the first game of 2020 so come out and get your weekend started with the Mooseheads.

This is the fourth time these two clubs have met this season. Halifax is 1-1-1-0 against the Wildcats while Moncton has a 2-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was on November 23 in Moose Country where Maxim Trepanier led Halifax with a goal and an assist while Alex Gravel made 23 saves on 25 shots before being pulled in a 4-2 loss. 

Overall records
Wildcats: 26-10-0-0 = 52pts (1st in Maritimes division, 3rd overall)
Mooseheads: 15-18-2-1 = 33pts (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)

Leading scorers
MON: Alexander Khovanov 53pts (20G & 33A), Jakob Pelletier 51pts (18G & 33A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 44pts (17G & 27A)
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 44pts (18G & 26A), Kevin Gursoy 28pts (11G & 17A), Justin Barron 17pts (4G & 13A)

Out of Town
Eagles vs. Titan     7:00pm
Sea Dogs vs. Islanders     7:00pm
Foreurs vs. Phoenix     8:00pm
Armada vs. Remparts     8:30pm
Huskies vs. Voltigeurs     8:30pm
Sagueneens vs. Tigres     8:30pm
Cataractes vs. Olympiques     8:30pm
Drakkar vs. Oceanic     8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will take on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan when they visit the Scotiabank Centre tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Dec 28: Eagles vs. Mooseheads preview

CAPE BRETON EAGLES VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 4pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Centre 200 (5,000) ~ Sydney, NS

It's game two of the annual Hurley Cup home and home series between the two Nova Scotian teams. Our Halifax Mooseheads head to Sydney to take on the Cape Breton Eagles this evening and will be hoping to rebound from a dismal game last night. Cape Breton is currently holding the last playoff spot but have been dominant versus the Mooseheads this season. Xavier Bouchard led the Eagles with a goal and 3 assists on Saturday evening as they defeated Halifax 7-1. It will be interesting to see who the Herd start in goal tonight, as despite letting in seven goals, Alex Gravel did play quite well and made it so the score was not higher. Gravel made 34 saves last night before being pulled. Halifax will need to be much better defensively after allowing almost 50 shots against. The 4th Hurley Cup will be awarded after the match, the Moose have won the last two while Cape Breton claimed the inaugural trophy.

Overall records
Mooseheads: 15-16-2-1 = 33pts (5th in Maritimes division, 13th overall)
Eagles: 18-13-2-1 = 39pts (3rd in Maritimes division, 8th overall)

Leading scorers
CAP: Egor Sokolov 51pts (24G & 27A), Ryan Francis 47pts (15G & 32A), Shawn Boudrias 39pts (19G& 20A)
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 44pts (18G & 26A), Kevin Gursoy 26pts (10G & 16A), Justin Barron 17pts (4G & 13A)

Out of Town
Islanders vs. Titan     3:00pm
Sea Dogs vs. Wildcats     3:00pm
Remparts vs. Sagueneens     4:00pm
Oceanic vs. Armada     4:00pm
Voltigeurs vs. Olympiques     4:00pm
Phoenix vs. Drakkar     4:00pm
Foreurs vs. Huskies     4:00pm
Tigres vs. Cataractes     5:00pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will be back home for a New Year's Eve contest against the Saint John Sea Dogs. Puck drops at 2pm.

Dec 14: Sea Dogs vs. Mooseheads preview

SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

TD Station (6,308) ~ Saint John, NB

The last game before the Christmas break for our Halifax Mooseheads goes tonight against the Saint John Sea Dogs on the road. Halifax will look to rebound after a disappointing loss last night while Saint John is coming off a victory over the last place Bathurst Titan. The two clubs are tied in points heading into this evening's match. Saint John has had the Mooseheads number this season winning three of four so far. The Herd will still be without six of their players and another one might've been added to that list as Maxim Trepanier did not come out for the third period last night. I believe the Sea Dogs were expected to do a little better than they currently are but they are tied with the best record in their last 10 games at 8-2-0-0. For the most part as well, the team from the Port City is not getting blown away in games like they were in the first quarter of the season. The defence and goaltending for the Moose will need to be strong if they want to win because the Dogs have more scoring power than we do.

This is the fifth time these two clubs have met this season. Halifax is 1-3-0-0 against the Sea Dogs while Saint John has a 3-1-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. The last matchup was back on November 2nd with the Dogs winning 4-3 in Halifax. Benoit-Olivier Groulx had 3 assists to lead the Herd in the loss. 

Overall records
HAL: 15-14-2-1 = 33pts (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
SNB: 16-17-1-0 = 33pts (5th in Maritimes division, 13th overall)

Leading scorers
Sea Dogs: Nicholas Guay 39pts (14G & 25A), Brady Burns 36pts (20G & 16A), Jeremie Poirier 33pts (11G & 22A)
Mooseheads: Raphael Lavoie 44pts (18G & 26A), Maxim Trepanier 42pts (22G & 20A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 41pts (15G & 26A)

Out of Town
Wildcats vs. Titan     4:00pm
Tigres vs. Armada     5:00pm
Oceanic vs. Remparts     5:00pm
Cataractes vs. Phoenix     5:00pm
Foreurs vs. Huskies     5:00pm
Drakkar vs. Sagueneens     5:00pm
Islanders vs. Eagles     7:00pm
Olympiques vs. Voltigeurs     8:00pm

After the Buzzer
Our Halifax Mooseheads will take a break now and will return on December 28 with the Battle of Nova Scotia game on home ice. Puck drops at 7pm.

Dec 11: Islanders vs. Mooseheads preview

CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Eastlink Centre (3,717) ~ Charlottetown, PEI

Our Halifax Mooseheads will participate in another home and home series this week but with the Charlottetown Islanders this time. The two clubs will meet in PEI tonight for a mid-week match with Halifax looking to get back on track after a loss on Saturday. Charlottetown meanwhile will be wanting to pick up their third straight win. With many players out of the lineup, it will be a great opportunity for the Mooseheads' other guys to shine since the top two scorers are out for Team Canada's selection camp. They'll have to get lots of traffic in front of most likely Matthew Welsh, who always has a stellar game against his hometown team. Charlottetown has a few players who will not be playing tonight as well because of training camps for the world juniors. Nikita Alexandrov and Gaetan Jobin are with their respective countries. Since their are so many players absent for Halifax, the team has called up Landon Miron, Kyle Petten and Bryan Laureigh for the remainder of the schedule before the break.

This is the fifth meeting between these two clubs this season. Halifax is 1-3-0-0 against the Islanders while Charlottetown has a 3-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last game was at the beginning of the month, when the Herd travelled to the island and lost 5-2 in a game that Cole McLaren made 37 saves on 41 shots. 

Overall records
HAL: 14-13-2-1 = 31pts (4th in Maritims division, 11th overall)
CHA: 18-11-4-0 = 40pts (2nd in Maritimes division, 5th overall)

Leading scorers
Islanders: Thomas Casey 24pts (15G & 9A), Brett Budgell 24pts (11G & 13A), Kevin Gursoy 24pts (9G & 15A)
Mooseheads: Raphael Lavoie 44pts (18 & 26A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 41pts (15G & 26A), Maxim Trepanier 40pts (20G & 20A)

Out of Town
Sea Dogs vs. Wildcats     7:00pm
Titan vs. Eagles     7:00pm
Tigres vs. Phoenix     8:00pm
Olympiques vs. Armada     8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will host their annual Teddy Bear Toss game on Friday night when they welcome the Charlottetown Islanders. Puck drops at 7pm.

Dec 6: Mooseheads vs. Eagles preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CAPE BRETON EAGLES

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

A tough month continues for our Halifax Mooseheads as they welcome the 7th overall Cape Breton Eagles to the Scotiabank Centre tonight. There are currently on 5 points between these two teams and with the clubs having two home and home series in December, it could prove critical at the end of the season who finishes with home ice advantage in the playoffs or not depending on how they turn out. Cape Breton has been dominate over Halifax this year so far picking up two blow out wins. This evening's match might be the last for Benoit-Olivier Groulx, Jared McIsaac and Raphael Lavoie in a Mooseheads uniform as the three players are set to head off to Ontario for Team Canada selection camp and will most likely make the team for the world juniors and some believe that they will be traded while they are away. The Eagles have been struggling recently however so maybe this is the time for Halifax to get revenge as Cape Breton is 4-5-0-1 in their last 10 games.

This is the fourth game between these two clubs this season. Halifax is 0-3-0-0 against the Eagles while Cape Breton has a 3-0-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last match was back on October 29 where the visiting Eagles recorded a 7-1 win with Raphael Lavoie scoring the lone goal for Halifax.  

Overall records
Eagles: 16-10-1-1 = 34pts (3rd in Maritimes division, 7th overall)
Mooseheads: 13-12-2-1 = 29pts (4th in Maritimes division, 11th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 41pts (17G & 24A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 37pts (12G & 25A), Maxim Trepanier 36pts (18G & 18A)
CAP: Egor Sokolov 47pts (21G & 26A), Ryan Francis 40pts (14G & 26A), Shawn Boudrias 32pts (16G & 16A)

Out of Town
Phoenix vs. Wildcats    7:00pm
Foreurs vs. Oceanic     8:00pm
Armada vs. Cataractes     8:30pm
Sagueneens vs. Titan    8:30pm
Voltigeurs vs. Sea Dogs     8:30pm
Olympiques vs. 67's     8:30pm
Drakkar vs. Islanders     8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The two clubs will finish this home and home series in Sydney on Saturday evening. Puck drops at 7pm.

Nov 15: Foreurs vs. Mooseheads preview

VAL-D'OR FOREURS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 8:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Centre Air Creebec (2,140) ~ Val-d'Or, QC

The road has been okay for our Halifax Mooseheads so far this year, with the team sporting a 6-5 record and they'll look to improve on that this evening when they visit the Val-d'Or Foreurs. Both teams are on a two game winning streak so for one that will end tonight. Only 3 points seperate these clubs, meaning it could go either way depending on which team shows up for Halifax and whose goaltender brings their A game. For the Mooseheads, their power play has been sketchy this season but on Wednesday night they scored three of their 4 goals with the man advantage. Talking about special teams, it's the second best penalty kill team (Halifax) taking on the second worst power play team (Val-d'Or) so don't expect much to be done there. Val-d'Or is coming off a big win against the Saint John Sea Dogs but they should have a harder time scoring on the Herd.

This is the second and final game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against the Foreurs while Val-d'Or has a 0-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Raphael Lavoie each had 2 goals and 4 points back on October 13 to help lead Halifax to a 6-2 victory the last time the clubs met. 

Overall records
Mooseheads: 10-10-1-0 = 21pts (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Foreurs: 11-9-2-0 = 24pts (1st in West division, 8th overall)

Leading scorers
VDO: Nicolas Ouellet 18pts (12G & 6A), Alexandre Doucet 16pts (4G & 12A), Karl Boudrias 15pts (6G & 9A)
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 33pts (15G & 18A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 25pts (8G & 17A), Maxim Trepanier 23pts (12G & 11A)

Out of Town
Wildcats vs. Olympiques    7:00pm
Tigres vs. Oceanic    8:00pm
Huskies vs. Sea Dogs    8:30pm
Voltigeurs vs. Armada    8:30pm
Cataractes vs. Eagles    8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will continue this road trip through Quebec as they have a rematch against the Memorial Cup champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Saturday night. Puck drops at 8pm.

Nov 8: Mooseheads vs. Voltigeurs preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Our Halifax Mooseheads will appreciate the member of the Canadian Forces tonight when they welcome the Drummondville Voltiguers to the Scotiabank Centre. The game marks the 16th annual DND Appreciation night where the boys will wear special commemorative jerseys that'll honour the 50th anniversary of the tragedy on board HMCS Kootenay. Fans will be able to buy raffle tickets once again for a chance to win a jersey, with proceeds going to the Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Garden. Halifax continues to struggle lately with coming off a 4-3 overtime loss last Saturday to the Saint John Sea Dogs after defeating the last place Bathurst Titan. The Volts are on a bit of roll, winning seven of their last 10 games including doubling up on those Titan last night. Drummondville will be without leading scorer Dawson Mercer as he is currently serving a suspension while the Mooseheads are still without Walter Flower and of course Jared McIsaac.

This is the second meeting between these two teams this season. Halifax is 1-0-0-0 against the Voltigeurs while Drummondville has a 0-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last match-up was on October 2 where Halifax won 5-1 on the road with Raphael Lavoie leading the good guys with a goal and 2 assists. 

Overall Records
Voltigeurs: 13-7-0-0 = 26pts (2nd in Central division, 4th overall)
Mooseheads: 8-9-1-0 = 17pts (4th in Maritimes division, 13th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 28pts (13G & 15A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 21pts (6G & 15A), Maxim Trepanier 20pts (10G & 10A)
DRU: Dawson Mercer 31pts (16G & 15A), Xavier Simoneau 29pts (12G & 17A), Isiah Campbell 19pts (10G & 9A)

Out of Town
Titan vs. Wildcats    7:00pm
Remparts vs. Armada    8:00pm
Oceanic vs. Olympiques    8:30pm
Huskies vs. Drakkar    8:30pm
Sagueneens vs. Tigres    8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Halifax Mooseheads will host a toy drive during their game against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday night.

Oct 19: Mooseheads vs. Eagles preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CAPE BRETON EAGLES

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

The Halifax Mooseheads host their first event of the season and it's the one raising money for breast cancer research; Pink in the Rink. The Cape Breton Eagles come to town for the second game of a home and home series as part of rivalry week. Like I said, these two clubs met last night with the Eagles coming away with a 5-3 victory in Sydney. Halifax had tied it in the third period at 3 goals a piece with a marker by Raphael Lavoie, who leads the team in scoring, but Derek Gentile scored with 12:29 minutes to go in the final frame to put Cape Breton ahead for good. The loss ended a 5 game win streak for the Mooseheads and they'll look to start another one tonight. Whichever goaltender is in nets for the home team this evening will have a big task of keeping the puck out as the Eagles are one of the top scoring teams in the league. Benoit-Olivier Groulx will be looking for his first win as the captain of the Herd. 

Overall Records
Eagles: 9-3-0-0 = 18pts (2nd in Maritimes division, 4th overall)
Mooseheads: 7-5-0-0 = 14pts (4th in Maritimes division, 10th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 20pts (9G & 11A), Maxim Trepanier 14pts (7G & 7A), Benoit-Olivier Groulx 13pts (5G & 8A)
CAP: Egor Sokolov 21pts (10G & 11A), Ryan Francis 19pts (5G & 14A), Shawn Boudrais 17pts (9G & 8A)

Out of Town
Foreurs vs. Huskies    5:00pm
Drakkar vs. Sagueneens    5:00pm
Sea Dogs vs. Islanders    7:00pm
Wildcats vs. Titan    7:00pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will welcome the Moncton Wildcats to Halifax on Friday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Oct 10: Mooseheads vs. Sea Dogs preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

To kick off the weekend early, your Halifax Mooseheads will host the Saint John Sea Dogs for some Thursday night hockey. The Herd will play four games over five days and it begins with student night this evening. Saint John has had an interesting start to the season with winning three close matches but basically being blown out in their losses. Zachary Bouthillier and co. have let in the second most goals at 34 markers but they have scored a fair amount as well. They are being led by veteran Nicholas Deakin-Poot who has six goals and 9 points. Nicholas is often a thorn in the side of the Mooseheads and he'll hope to lead his team to another victory. Halifax hasn't had the offensive power quite yet but the club had a successful road trip to the province of Quebec, losing just their match against heavy favourite Chicoutimi. The Moose skated away with a close on Saturday evening though, when Maxim Trepanier scored the overtime winner to defeat the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4-3.

This is the second game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 0-1-0-0 against the Sea Dogs while Saint John has a 1-0-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last match-up was the season opener in the New Brunswick city with the home team winning 4-3. Marcel Barinka and Raphael Lavoie each had a goal and an assist in the loss while Alex Gravel made 21 saves. 

Overall records
Sea Dogs: 3-4-0-0 = 6pts (5th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Mooseheads: 3-4-0-0 = 6pts (4th in Maritimes division, 11th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 9pts (3G & 6A), Maxim Trepanier 7pts (2G & 5A), Zack Jones 5pts (4G & 1A)
SNB: Nicholas Deakin-Poot 9pts (6G & 3A), Brady Burns 8pts (2G & 6A), Jeremie Poirier 8pts (2G & 6A)

Out of Town
Titan vs. Huskies    7:00pm
Saguenéens vs. Cataractes    8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Halifax Moosehads will travel to Moncton to visit the Wildcats tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Oct 4: Sagueneens vs. Mooseheads preview

CHICOUTIMI SAGUENEENS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 8:30pm

TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Centre Georges Vezina (3,683) ~ Chicoutimi, QC

Another Friday night hockey game is among us. This will be the biggest test for our Halifax Mooseheads so far this season as they travel to Chicoutimi to take on the 2nd ranked Sagueneens tonight with the puck dropping at 8:30pm Atlantic time. Halifax has won two straight games after having a rough start to the year and will be hoping to continue their good fortunes this evening on the road. J.J. Daigneault put the line of BO Groulx, Maxim Trepanier and Raphael Lavoie together for the first time on Wednesday after Groulx was returned to the team and it seemed to work well as the 3 players each scored during the match. Chicoutimi has begun 2019-20 without a regulation defeat in four games and have been ranked second in the CHL's Top 10 rankings since the beginning. They seem to be winning by collection as their two leading scorers have 4 points each but almost every one on the team has at least one point. Will the Mooseheads be able to give the Sagueneens their first regulation loss?

This is the first game between these two teams this season. Halifax was 1-1-0-0 against the Sagueneens last year while Chicoutimi had a 1-0-1-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The two clubs met January 27th with Samuel Asselin scoring the lone goal in a 2-1 home loss while Alex Gravel made 20 saves. 

Overall records
Sagueneens: 3-0-1-0 = 7pts (2nd in East division, 6th overall)
Mooseheads: 2-3-0-0 = 4pts (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Raphael Lavoie 6pts (2G & 4A), Maxim Trepanier 4pts (1G & 3A), Zack Jones 3pts (3G)
CHI: Samuel Houde 4pts (2G & 2A), Hendrix Lapierre 4pts (4A), Louis Crevier 3pts (3G)

Out of Town
Islanders vs. Remparts    7:30pm
Tigres vs. Olympiques    8:00pm
Phoenix vs. Oceanic    8:00pm
Foreurs vs. Voltigeurs    8:00pm
Huskies vs. Wildcats    8:30pm
Cataractes vs. Armada    8:30pm
Drakkar vs. Eagles    8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Halifax Mooseheads will head to Baie-Comeau and take on the Drakkar in the last match of this Quebec road trip on Saturday evening. Puck drops at 5pm.

Sep 27: Mooseheads vs. Islanders preview

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS CHARLOTTETOWN ISLANDERS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Eastlink | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

IT'S HOME OPENER DAY! Despite more renovations being done at Scotiabank Centre this summer, our Halifax Mooseheads do not have to be on a long road trip this time as the new scoreboard was put in earlier in the month. Halifax will look to get in the win column for the first time in 2019-20 after losing both games last weekend. They will have to do it without their number 1 goaltender though as Alex Gravel is out injured for a few weeks. Rookie Cole Foston is also on the injury list. The Mooseheads will be welcoming the Charlottetown Islanders to Moose Country for tonight's match up, this is the second game of a home and home series between the two clubs. Charlottetown won their 1st match of the season against Halifax last week. They'll undoubtedly be backstopped by Matthew Welsh who is a Halifax native and always does well against his hometown team. Welsh became the 15th goaltender in Q league history to pick up his 100th career victory. Grab your gear and come cheer on the boys Moose Country!

This is the second game between these two teams this season. Halifax is 0-1-0-0 against the Islanders while Charlottetown has a 1-0-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last match-up was on Saturday in Charlottetown with the Islanders winning 5-2. Jeffrey Burridge scored his first QMJHL career goal while Alex Gravel made 9 saves on 13 shots to take the loss for Halifax before Cole McLaren replaced him. 

Overall records
Islanders: 1-0-1-0 = 3pts (3rd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)
Mooseheads: 0-2-0-0 = 0pts (5th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Senna Peeters 2pts (2G), Marcel Barinka 2pts (1G & 1A), Jeffrey Burridge 2pts (1G & 1A)
CHA: Thomas Casey 4pts (3G & 1A), Cole Edwards 3pts (2G & 1A), Zachary Beauregard 2pts (1G & 1A)

Out of Town
Wildcats vs. Titan    7:00pm
Remparts vs. Huskies    8:00pm
Armada vs. Saguenéens    8:30pm
Oceanic vs. Phoenix    8:30pm
Voltigeurs vs. Foreurs    8:30pm
Cataractes vs. Tigres    8:30pm
Olympiques vs. Drakkar    8:#0pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will stay home and host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan on Saturday night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Sep 20: Sea Dogs vs. Mooseheads preview

SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Puck drops at 7:00pm

TV: Rogers | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

TD Station (6,308) ~ Saint John, NB

Welcome to the 2019-20 regular season! It will begin for our Halifax Mooseheads travelling to New Brunswick to take on the Saint John Sea Dogs at the newly named TD Station. After the third shortest summer in franchise history, the Herd made a bit of noise during training camp to figure out their roster. Gone are 3 of the club's top five leading scorers from last year as well as Xavier Parent and top defenceman Jocktan Chainey but that gives way to a new top line and an all-European second line. With Benoit-Olivier Groulx still away at Anaheim Ducks camp, these two groups will be messed up for this weekend at least. The Sea Dogs will most likely have another hard year but with their core a year older they should make games difficult for other teams all season. Saint John will have a special pre-game ceremony tonight as they are 'opening' their newly named arena with TD bank buying the naming rights of Harbour Station over the summer.

This is the first game of the season between these two teams. Last season, Halifax was 8-0-0-0 against the Sea Dogs while Saint John had a 0-6-1-1 record versus the Mooseheads. The last match-up between these two teams was on March 15 with Halifax winning 5-4 on home ice in a shootout.

Overall records
Mooseheads: 0-0-0-0 = 0pts (T1st in Maritimes division, T1st overall)
Sea Dogs: 0-0-0-0 = 0pts (T1st in Maritimes division, T1st overall)

Leading scorers
SNB: n/a
HAL: n/a

Out of Town
Titan vs. Eagles   7:00pm
Islanders vs. Wildcats   7:30pm
Foreurs vs. Armada   8:00pm
Tigres vs. Remparts   8:00pm
Phoenix vs. Saguenéens   8:00pm
Drakkar vs. Oceanic   8:30pm
Voltigeurs vs. Olympiques   8:30pm

After the Buzzer
The Mooseheads will travel to the island to take on the Charlottetown Islanders tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

PLAYOFF GAME #21: vs. Rouyn-Noranda

PREVIEW

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS ROUYN-NORANDA HUSKIES

Game Four of Round Four

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

HALIFAX - Hopefully this will not be the last home game of the 2019 QMJHL playoffs for our Halifax Mooseheads. The team will look to even their series up once as they host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in Game 4 of the President Cup finals tonight at the Scotiabank Centre. Rouyn-Noranda was the better team last night and they took the match 5-2 but Halifax did show signs of being able to take the win. The Mooseheads will need to clean some things up if they want a chance to send this series back to Rouyn 2-2. We should be in for another good game. Get ready to be on the edge of your seats once again Moose Country. Don't forget puck drop is 8pm.

PLAYOFF SERIES
Game 1  May 2  Mooseheads 2 at Huskies 5
Game 2  May 3  Mooseheads 5 at Huskies 4 2OT
Game 3  May 6  Huskies 5 at Mooseheads 2
Game 4  May 7  Huskies at Mooseheads - 8pm
Game 5  May 9  Mooseheads at Huskies - 8pm
*Game 6  May 11  Huskies at Mooseheads - 4pm
*Game 7  May 13  Mooseheads at Huskies - 8pm

NOT DRESSED - Everyone is healthy again so expect some scratches because of that

OUT OF TOWN
Prince Albert at Vancouver (WHL championship)

NEXT GAME - The two teams will head back to Rouyn-Noranda for Game 5 on Thursday night. Puck drops at 8pm.

PLAYOFF GAME #18: at Rouyn-Noranda

PREVIEW

ROUYN-NORANDA HUSKIES VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Game One of Round Four

Arena Iamgold (3,500) ~ Rouyn-Noranda, QC

Series tied 0-0

ROUYN-NORANDA - Buckle up Moose Country. For the fourth time in franchise history, our Halifax Mooseheads are playing the President Cup finals. This year, they'll take on the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and will begin the series as the road team. Both clubs already know they will be participating in the 2019 Memorial Cup but both want to go into the tournament on a winning note. There was a lot of talk all playoffs if the Mooseheads were going to do anything in the Memorial Cup and deserved to be there especially after finding themselves down 2-0 in the first round. However, they got their stuff together, came back to win Round 1 in 7 games and have won two more series to show they deserve to be playing in May. They'll have a tough competitor in the finals though as Rouyn-Noranda was the top team in the Canadian Hockey League during the regular season but despite picking up a QMJHL record 59 wins, the Huskies showed they have some cracks. Rouyn-Noranda had to win their opening series in 6 games to the last place Shawinigan Cataractes.

TALE OF THE TAPE
                         Rouyn-Noranda                 Halifax
Record:              59-8-0-1=119            49-15-2-2=102
Standing:            1st West, 1st                1st East, 3rd
Powerplay:           26.5% 4th                   28.1% 2nd
Penalty kill:          83.3% 2nd                  85.6% 1st
PIM:                          660                               819
Leading scorer: Abbandanoto (111pts)  Asselin (86pts)

NOTES

• The Halifax Star has their preview of the series 
• Rouyn-Noranda and Halifax have met three times previously in the playoffs, two times in the semis with the Herd winning both those in sweeps plus a first round match up in 2017 where the Huskies took it in 6 
• Tickets for the two home games next week, go on sale today at 11am at the normal spots. Click here for online tickets 
• Alex Gravel was also named the CHL goaltender of the week on Tuesday

OUT OF TOWN

Guelph at Ottawa - 8:00pm (OHL championship)

NEXT GAME - The two teams will meet for Game 2 on Friday night in Rouyn-Noranda. Puck drops at 8pm. 

PLAYOFF GAME #15: vs. Drummondville

PREVIEW

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS VS DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS

Game Four of Round Three

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

HALIFAX - Who's ready for some mid-week Halifax Mooseheads hockey? Our hometown boys find themselves up 2-1 in their series now winning the last two games, including a big tight battle on Tuesday evening which resulted in a 2-1 victory for Halifax. The team will be looking to stifle the likes of Joe Veleno and Maxime Comtois once again when the Drummondville Voltigeurs invade the Scotiabank Centre tonight for Game 4. While Comtois did score late in the game last night to make it interesting, you didn't really notice him or Veleno out there. Despite giving up 30+ shots, Halifax did play a good defensive game and held the regular season goal leading team to just a single goal in Game 3. Alex Gravel played really well to keep the Volts at bay so he'll hopefully back stop them to another win tonight. For the first time in 2018-19, the Herd had a healthy lineup. Benoit-Olivier Groulx, who had the second most points on the club, was back on the ice last night after missing a month with mononucleosis. Should be another good game so come out and cheer on the Memorial Cup hosts as they take on Drummondville.

PLAYOFF SERIES
Game 1  Apr 19  Mooseheads 1 at Voltigeurs 3
Game 2  Apr 20  Mooseheads 5 at Voltigeurs 4 2OT
Game 3  Apr 23  Voltigeurs 1 at Mooseheads 2
Game 4  Apr 24  Voltigeurs at Mooseheads - 7pm
Game 5  Apr 26  Mooseheads at Voltigeurs - 8:30pm
*Game 6  Apr 28  Voltigeurs at Mooseheads - 2pm
*Game 7  Apr 30  Mooseheads at Voltigeurs - 8pm

NOT DRESSED - Marcel Barinka (U18s)

NOTES

• There's a few Moose players among the leaders as Raphael Lavoie has the most points (25) & goals (16) in the QMJHL while Alex Gravel is third in save percentage (0.920) 
• Jake Ryczek has 10 assists this year after picking another 2 up last night and becomes the 7th defender in club history to have 10+ assists in same post-season 
• Olivier Rodrigue came in relief on Tuesday and made 20 saves, will he make his first start of the playoffs after being out the whole time with an injury

OUT OF TOWN
Rimouski vs. Rouyn-Noranda - 8:30pm

NEXT GAME - The two teams will meet again on Friday night in Drummondville for Game 5. Puck drops at 8:30pm.

PLAYOFF GAME #10: at Moncton

PREVIEW

MONCTON WILDCATS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Game Three of Round Two

Avenir Centre (8,800) ~ Moncton, NB

Halifax leads series 2-0

MONCTON - What a series this has been so far! With two games done, your Halifax Mooseheads have a 2-0 series lead heading to Moncton for Game 3 which will be played tonight. For the most part, the Herd have played well defensively in the first couple of matches at home but they will have to continue that and come out strong this evening if they want to get a victory. Francis Leclerc has been great for the Wildcats and they'll be looking to him to help force a Game 5. A bit of news came out late last night as it was made official that Alexander Khovanov was suspended for one game after a cross-check on Joel Bishop after the final buzzer had gone in Saturday evening's match which caused a scrum before the Mooseheads could celebrate their win. Moncton's defenceman Gabriel Sylvestre was also suspended for inappropriate gestures made towards the Moose Country fans. So it is a great opportunity for Halifax to put a offensive game together and take a 3 to nothing series lead. Either way, it should be an interesting one tonight as there has been quite a bit of hatred in every game played between these two clubs. If you head to New Brunswick, cheer loud and proud for those of us who can not. Go Moose Go!

PLAYOFF SERIES
Game 1  Apr 5  Wildcats 3 at Mooseheads 5
Game 2  Apr 6 Wildcats 2 at Mooseheads 3
Game 3  Apr 9  Mooseheads at Wildcats
Game 4  Apr 10  Mooseheads at Wildcats
*Game 5  Apr 12  Wildcats at Mooseheads
*Game 6  Apr 14  Mooseheads at Wildcats
*Game 7  Apr 16  Wildcats at Mooseheads

NOT DRESSED - Benoit-Olivier Groulx (sick), Cole Stewart (injured)

NOTES

• Francis Leclerc has the 4th best save percentage in the league
• Halifax will have a number of healthy scratches
• Raphael Lavoie leads the league in scoring with 18 points and was named the player of the week in the Q

OUT OF TOWN
Cape Breton vs. Rimouski - 7:00pm
Victoriaville vs. Rouyn-Norand - 8:00pm

NEXT GAME - The two teams will meet again tomorrow night in Moncton for Game 4. Puck drops at 7pm.

PLAYOFF GAME #4: at Quebec

PREVIEW

QUEBEC REMPARTS VS HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

Game Four of Round One

Centre Videotron (18,259) ~ Quebec City, QC

Quebec leads series 2-1

QUEBEC - We have a series! Our Halifax Mooseheads are still down but they played a better game on Tuesday night and came away with a 3-1 victory in Quebec against the Remparts, who now lead the best-of-seven series 2 games to 1. Halifax will be looking to have the same effort tonight in Game 4 as they hope to force a match back here in Moose Country. After a one game suspension for a check from behind hit, Samuel Asselin returned to the Mooseheads lineup motivated and it seemed to spark the team as well. Raphael Lavoie continued his hot hand, scoring twice on Tuesday while Arnaud Durandeau picked up his 3rd goal of the playoffs. Game 3 was as close to a full healthy line that Halifax has had all season; Benoit-Olivier Groulx is out indefinitely with mononucleosis. It should be a good match once again.

PLAYOFFS SERIES
Game 1  Mar 22  Remparts 3 at Mooseheads 2
Game 2  Mar 23  Remparts 5 at Mooseheads 4 OT
Game 3  Mar 26  Mooseheads 3 at Remparts 1
Game 4  Mar 28  Mooseheads at Remparts
Game 5  Mar 30  Mooseheads at Remparts
*Game 6  Apr 1  Remparts at Mooseheads
*Game 7  Apr 2  Remparts at Mooseheads

NOT DRESSED - Benoit-Olivier Groulx (sick)

NOTES

• Raphael Lavoie leads the team in scoring with 5 points
• The refereeing was much better on Tuesday night
• Halifax will have a number of healthy scratches 

OUT OF TOWN
None

NEXT GAME - The two teams will meet on Saturday night in Quebec for Game 5. Puck drops at 8pm.