Game Day 68: at Regiment

PREVIEW - After 6 months of playing tough hockey and battling it out, we have come to the final regular season game of 2025-26 and our Halifax Mooseheads are visiting the Newfoundland Regiment. The two teams met last night with the home Regiment winning quite handedly 6-1. Quinn Kennedy picked up his 31st goal of the season in the loss, which also locked up 7th place in the standings for the Mooseheads. Halifax's playoff opponent is still to be determined but it would be nice for the boys to go in to it with a victory. They're in a tough spot though as number 1 goaltender Owen Bresson is serving the 3rd of his 5 game suspension this afternoon, meaning that Nicolas Cirka will be in net. Newfoundland is led by overage forward Justin Larose who has 88 points this season which is good enough for 4th in the league. Meanwhile, rookie Oleg Kulebiakin still has the most points for the Herd with 73. 

Game coverage
TV: FloHockey | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads

Overall records
Mooseheads: 29-28-3-3 = 64 points (5th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Regiment: 37-22-3-1 = 78 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)

Leading scorers
NFL: Justin Larose 88pts (32G & 56A), Marek Danicek 72pts (33G & 39A), Dawson Sharkey 60pts (31G & 29A)
HAL: Oleg Kulebiakin 73pts (29G & 44A), Shawn Carrier 61pts (36G & 25A), Quinn Kennedy 54pts (31G & 23A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 2-5-0-0 against the Regiment this season while Newfoundland has a 5-2-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. For their previous meeting, see above. 

Out of town
Eagles vs. Sea Dogs - 3:00 p.m.
Wildcats vs. Islanders - 4:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Remparts - 5:00 p.m.
Drakkar vs. Oceanic - 5:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Voltigeurs - 5:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Tigres - 5:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Huskies - 5:00 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Armada - 5:00 p.m.

After the buzzer 
Halifax will continue on the road with the first two games of the post-season but opponent and time to be determined. 

Game Day 25: vs Huskies

PREVIEW - After another five game road trip, our Halifax Mooseheads are back home for a few matches starting with one this evening as they host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies during the annual toque toss charity game. Both teams have had 0.500 records over their last 10 games and are coming off a loss. The Huskies will be looking for their first win on their current run through the Maritimes division while Halifax hopes to not get swept in their season series against Rouyn-Noranda. Mooseheads rookie forward Oleg Kulebiakin continues to be on a hot streak including scoring a hat trick on November 21 and posting 4 assists in one game a week later. The Russian leads the team with 30 points after twenty-five games, and probably would have been invited to the world juniors if the country was still in the tournament. This is the first time since the 2011-12 season that a rookie has led the Herd in scoring. So don't forget to bring some toques and when the home team scores their first goal tonight, throw them on the ice so they can be donated to HRM shelters. 

Coverage
TV: FloHockey | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Overall records
Huskies: 15-8-2-1 = 33 points (2nd in West division, 6th overall)
Mooseheads: 14-8-1-1 = 30 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 9th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Oleg Kulebiakin 30pts (17G & 13A), Shawn Carrier 24pts (14G & 10A), Liam Kilfoil 20pts (5G & 15A)
ROU: Thomas Verdon 39pts (12G & 27A), Samuel Beauchemin 25pts (8G & 17A), Eliot Ogonowski 23pts (10G & 13A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 0-0-1-0 against the Huskies this season while Rouyn-Noranda has a 1-0-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The two teams met on Halloween night in Rouyn where Antoine St. Laurent scored twice, including the overtime winner, to help his Huskies get a 5-4 OT victory over Halifax. 

Out of town
Cataractes vs. Phoenix - 5:00 p.m.
Eagles vs. Foreurs - 7:00 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax will welcome the Val-d'Or Foreurs tomorrow afternoon for the toy drive game. Puck drops at 3 p.m.

Game Day 12: vs Eagles

PREVIEW - Your Halifax Mooseheads wrap up their six game home-stand this evening when they host the Cape Breton Eagles for DND Appreciation Night. Surprisingly, this is the first matchup between these two provincial rivals during the regular season, however they did battle it out for all 4 exhibitions games that both teams had. Halifax will honour the Canadian Armed Forces tonight by wearing special themed jerseys that will be auctioned & raffled off with the funds raised going to normally Camp Hill Veterans Hospital. The Mooseheads have played 9 of their first eleven matches this season at the Scotiabank Centre and have given the fans who have showed up lots of things to cheer about as they have a 7-4-0-0 record so far. Despite only having two wins in 8 games played for the Eagles, goaltender Felix Hamel is amongst the league leaders being 4th in goals against average (2.68) and having the third best save percentage (0.913). So we could see a low scoring game tonight. 

Coverage
TV: FloHockey | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Overall records
Eagles: 4-4-1-2 = 11 points (6th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)
Mooseheads: 7-4-0-0 = 14 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Oleg Kulebyakin 9pts (6G & 3A), Shawn Carrier 8pts (5G & 3A), Quinn Kennedy 8pts (5G & 3A) 
CAP: Eliot Litalien 9pts (5G & 4A), Lewis Gendron 9pts (1G & 8A), Romain Litalien 7pts (1G & 6A)

Head-to-head
This is the first match of the season series between these two teams. Halifax had a 2-5-1-0 record against the Eagles last season while Cape Breton went 6-2-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. Caylen Blake led the Mooseheads to a 5-3 victory in the two teams last matchup back on March 16 with two goals and Jacob Steinman stopped 28 of the Eagles 31 shots in Halifax. 

Out of town
Sagueneens vs. Armada - 5:00 p.m.
Drakkar vs. Oceanic - 5:00 p.m.
Huskies vs. Olympiques - 5:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Remparts - 5:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Voltigeurs - 5:00 p.m.
Tigres vs. Phoenix - 5:00 p.m.
Regiment vs. Sea Dogs - 6:30 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax will travel to Moncton and take on the Wildcats in a matinee tomorrow to start a 5 game road trip. Puck drops at 3 p.m.

Game Day 10 & 11: vs Regiment

PREVIEW - Our Halifax Mooseheads are in the midst of a six game home-stand and will welcome the Newfoundland Regiment for a two match set on Friday and Saturday night. The Regiment relocated to St. John's, NL this past summer after spending 27 years in Bathurst, NB. Newfoundland kicked off their inaugural season well, defeating the reigning champion Moncton Wildcats twice in back to back games to start the year but they find themselves with a 5-5-0-0 record going into tonight's contest. Halifax meanwhile is preforming better than most people expected them to early on in this campaign, with 6 victories over 9 games so far. Assuming they keep to what they posted on the selection form for half season packages, Moose Country should see an East Coast Kitchen Party this weekend at the Scotiabank Centre. Despite their record, the Regiment do have the top two current scoring leaders in the Q so our Herd will have to play well defensively against them. 

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

Overall records
Regiment: 5-5-0-0 = 10 points (5th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)
Mooseheads: 6-3-0-0 = 12 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 5th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Shawn Carrier 8pts (5G & 3A), Quinn Kennedy 8pts (5G & 3A), Oleg Kulebyakin 8pts (5G & 3A)
NFL: Justin Larose 19pts (7G & 12A), Marek Danicek 17pts (6G & 11A), Louis-Francois Belanger 12pts (6G & 6A)

Head-to-head
This is the first match of the season between these two teams. Halifax had a 2-3-3-0 record against the Titan in their last year in Bathurst while they went 6-2-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. Emile Perron had the overtime winner as Acadie-Bathurst came back from a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3 in extra time. Callum Aucoin had 2 goals for Halifax in the road loss. 

Out of town
Wildcats vs. Tigres - 7:00 p.m.
Islanders vs. Foreurs - 7:00 p.m.
Drakkar vs. Eagles - 8:00 p.m.
Armada vs. Voltigeurs - 8:00 p.m.
Oceanic vs. Phoenix - 8:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Remparts - 8:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Cataractes - 8:00 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax will finish their home stand next Saturday when they welcome the Cape Breton Eagles for DND Appreciation Night. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

Game Day 5: vs Drakkar

PREVIEW - Our Halifax Mooseheads welcome the last place Baie-Comeau Drakkar for the first student night of the season. This is also the first game against a Quebec province based team in 2025-26. Halifax will look to get back in the win column and end their four game home stand on a high note. Baie-Comeau is on a seven game road trip because their arena is getting renovated but have not gotten a victory yet. The Drakkar were close on Saturday though, losing 2-1 in a shootout and are last place as well in goals scored. It'll be important to get points in games like this before the holiday break for Halifax as it'll probably determine whether or not the Mooseheads make the playoffs. So grab some friends and take advantage of the $10 student tickets along with deals on alcohol tonight, if you are of age of course. 

Coverage
TV: FloHockey | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @MC_MooseCountry

Overall records
Drakkar: 0-3-0-1 = 1 point (6th in East division, 18th overall)
Mooseheads: 2-2-0-0 = 4 points (5th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Oleg Kulebyakin 4pts (2G & 2A), Shawn Carrier 3pts (2G & 1A), Quinn Kennedy 3pts (2G & 1A)
BAC: Charles-Louis Plourde 4pts (0G & 4A), Justin Gendron 2pts (1G & 1A), Alexis Michaud 2pts (1G & 1A)

Head-to-head
This is the first match of the season series between these two teams. Halifax had a 0-1-0-1 record against the Drakkar last season while Baie-Comeau went 2-0-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. Anthony Lavoie had a goal and an assist to propel the Drakkar to a 4-3 shootout victory in their last meeting on January 30. 

Out of town
Eagles vs. Sagueneens - 7:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Islanders - 8:00 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax will hit the road for a match up against the Moncton Wildcats at the Avenir Centre on October 5. Puck drops at 3:00 p.m. 

Game Day 3 & 4: vs Sea Dogs

PREVIEW - It's back to back home games for our Halifax Mooseheads against the Saint John Sea Dogs this weekend. The Sea Dogs updated their logo and jerseys before the start of the season in a move that the team is calling the #NextWave. Both teams are amidst a rebuild with Saint John winning the first overall pick at the 2025 draft where they selected forward Alexis Joseph. The rookie has yet to record his first point in the Q but we are only one weekend into the season. Halifax's rookie Jasu Mensonen will look to continue his good start after picking up a goal in both games against Charlottetown last week. I expect this will be another tight series between these two clubs, after they each won 4 out of eight games played in 2024-25. The Mooseheads should get some help in the scoring department as Liam Kilfoil, who led Halifax in scoring for most of last year, was released by the Detroit Red Wings from his tryout contract earlier this week. Not only do the Sea Dogs have the same records as well as goals for/against numbers but the teams are both led by first year players heading into tonight's match. 

Fans in Moose Country will get a rematch tomorrow night as Halifax hosts their first ever (I think) Country Night. I'm not sure what it is planned for the evening but it still should be a good way to spend a Saturday night. 

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

Overall records
Sea Dogs: 1-1-0-0 = 2 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 8th overall)
Mooseheads: 1-1-0-0 = 2 points (5th in Maritimes division, 13th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Jasu Mensonen 2pts (2G & 0A), Shawn Carrier 2pts (1G & 1A), William Bent 1pt (1G & 1A)
SNB: Olivers Murnieks 3pts (0G & 3A), Elliot Dube 2pts (2G & 0A), Zachary Morin 2pts (1G & 1A)

Head-to-head
This is the first match of the season series between these two teams. Halifax had a 4-3-1-0 record versus the Sea Dogs in 2024-25 while Saint John went 4-4-0-0 against the Mooseheads. Their last match on March 8 saw our Herd lose 3-1 on home ice with Halifax goaltender Jacob Steinman earning 1st star honours after stopping 31 of the 33 Sea Dogs' shots. 

Out of town
Eagles vs. Wildcats - 7:00 p.m.
Huskies vs. Remparts - 8:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Drakkar - 8:00 p.m.
Armada vs. Cataractes - 8:00 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Voltigeurs - 8:00 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax's fifth game of the season will see the Baie-Comeau Drakkar coming to town for student night on October 2. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

Game Day 1: at Charlottetown

PREVIEW - The 2025-26 regular season begins tonight for our Halifax Mooseheads as they visit the Charlottetown Islanders. It will be the Islanders home opener at the Eastlink Centre, you can watch the game on Eastlink's Friday Night Hockey or the QMJHL's new webcast provider; FloHockey. Halifax was near the bottom of the age range last year and once again find themselves there, though they are somehow even younger this season than the 2024-25 season. Despite that, they do come in to the new season with more experience especially in the playoffs where the Mooseheads defeated one of the top teams as the 16th seed. They'll look to improve their record and I can't imagine them not doing so. Charlottetown had the upper hand last season but are going to be without captain Marcus Kearsey and Owen Conrad because of NHL camps this weekend so if the Herd want to get an advantage, now is the time. However, Halifax will also be without a player as Liam Kilfoil is participating in Detroit Red Wings camp. Get excited Moose Country, it's time for the games that matter. 

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

Overall records
Mooseheads: 0-0-0-0 = 0 points 
Islanders: 0-0-0-0 = 0 points

Leading scorers
CHA: n/a
HAL: n/a

Head-to-head
This is the first match of the season series between these two teams. Halifax had a 3-4-0-1 record versus the Islanders in 2024-25 while Charlottetown went 5-2-0-1 against the Mooseheads. Their last battle was on March 22 where the Charlottetown Islanders defeated the home Mooseheads 3-2 in a shootout in Halifax. 

Out of town
Regiment vs. Wildcats - 6:30 p.m. 
Sea Dogs vs. Eagles - 7:00 p.m.
Oceanic vs. Drakkar - 8:00 p.m.
Huskies vs. Armada - 8:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Olympiques - 8:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Tigres - 8:00 p.m.
Voltigeurs vs. Sagueneens - 8:00 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Remparts - 8:00 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax will play their home opener on Saturday night in a rematch against the Charlottetown Islanders. Puck drops at 7:00 p.m.

Game Day 67: at Moncton

Our Halifax Mooseheads will hit the road to take on the CHL’s top team this evening as they visit the Moncton Wildcats. This will be the last road game of the regular season for the Herd and on the opposite side, it is Moncton’s home finale. As such, puck drop will be a bit delayed as the Wildcats have a special presentation for their 20 year old players. The ceremony will be a good chance for Halifax to appreciate former forward Markus Vidicek and goaltender Mathis Rousseau as well. Like I mentioned, Moncton is ranked #1 in the latest CHL top 10 rankings so they will be hard to beat for the Moose. However, we may see them sit their top players and who knows, they could take it easy thinking they have a win in the bag. The Mooseheads do have a playoff spot clinched now after picking up a victory on Sunday but I’m sure they would like to still get wins this weekend to have a ‘better’ matchup in the postseason. 

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

Overall records
Mooseheads: 19-34-8-1 = 47 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)
Wildcats: 51-9-2-0 = 104 points (1st in Maritimes division, 1st overall)

Leading scores
MON: Caleb Desnoyers 84pts (35G & 49A), Juraj Pekarcik 66pts (24G & 42A), Markus Vidicek 63pts (37G & 26A)
HAL: Quinn Kennedy 45pts (23G & 22A), Liam Kilfoil 44pts (20G& 24A), Shawn Carrier 43pts (17G & 26A)

Head-to-head

Halifax is 1-5-1-0 against the Wildcats this season while Moncton has a 6-1-0-0 versus the Mooseheads. The two clubs last met just over a month ago on February 17 with the visiting Wildcats picking up a 3-1 victory with Jacob Steinman making 28 saves for Halifax in the loss. 

Out of town
Islanders vs. Titan - 7:00 p.m.
Sea Dogs vs. Eagles - 7:00 p.m. 
Sagueneens vs. Drakkar - 8:00 p.m.
Oceanic vs. Remparts - 8:00 p.m.
Huskies vs. Armada - 8:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Cataractes - 8:00 p.m. 
Tigres vs. Olympiques - 8:00 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Voltigeurs - 8:00 p.m.

Next game
Halifax will wrap up the regular season on home ice tomorrow afternoon against the Charlottetown Islanders. Puck drops at 3:00 p.m.

Game Day 33: at Cape Breton

Well we are officially in the second half of the regular season as game 33 will see our Halifax Mooseheads visit their provincial rivals, the Cape Breton Eagles on a rare Monday evening. Halifax didn't start the post-holiday break portion on a good foot being defeated by Bathurst on Saturday night and will hope to get back in the win column this evening. The Mooseheads have scored the least amount of goals this season with only 74 but the Eagles haven't hit triple digits either as they sit at 97 goals. Cape Breton is led in scoring by Sambro, NS native Jacob Newcombe who missed the first half of the 2023-24 season after being diagnosed with cancer and was named captain of the Eagles in September. It's retro night in Sydney in front of a sold out crowd. 

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

Overall records
Mooseheads: 11-16-5-0 = 27 points (5th in Maritimes division, 14th overall)
Eagles: 14-14-3-1 = 32 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 11th overall)

Leading scorers
CAP: Jacob Newcombe 29pts (14G & 15A), Lewis Gendron 27pts (11G & 16A), Cam Squires 27pts (13G & 14A)
HAL: Liam Kilfoil 22pts (10G & 12A), Quinn Kennedy 17pts (12G & 5A), Shawn Carrier 16pts (6G & 10A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 1-1-1-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton has a 2-1-0-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The two clubs met on November 22 with the home Eagles winning 7-3, Antoine Fontaine led the Herd in the loss recording a goal & an assist. 

Out of town
Armada vs. Remparts - 8:00 p.m.

Next game
These two provincial rivals will meet again tomorrow to close out 2024 in Halifax. Puck drops at 2 p.m. 

Game Day 18: vs. Baie-Comeau

It will be a special game this evening as our Halifax Mooseheads host league-leading scorer Justin Poirier and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar for DND Appreciation Night. The Mooseheads will be honouring the military tonight as they continue to raise money for the Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Hospital by wearing themed jerseys and auctioning them off after the match. Halifax has struggled as of late but it isn't unexpected especially with the club dealing with injuries as well. Goaltender Mathis Rousseau has given the guys in front of him a chance pretty much every match he has started and the rest of the team have been competitive mostly. They will need to have another strong complete game as Baie-Comeau is coming into this one on a five game win streak. Like I previously mentioned, the Drakkar also have the current league-leading scorer in Poirier who has 30 points in sixteen games played. 

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

Overall records
Drakkar: 12-5-1-0 = 25 points (2nd in East division, 4th overall)
Mooseheads: 8-7-2-0 = 18 points (4th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)

Leading scorers
HAL: Liam Kilfoil 15pts (6G & 9A), Shawn Carrier 13pts (6G & 7A), Antoine Fontaine 11pts (5G & 6A)

BAC: Justin Poirier 30pts (17G & 13A), Matyas Melovsky 23pts (7G & 16A), Louis-Charles Plourde 22pts (14G & 8A)

Head-to-head
This is the first game between these two clubs this season. Halifax had a 1-0-1-0 record versus the Drakkar last season while Baie-Comeau went 1-0-1-0 as well against the Mooseheads. Their last matchup was November 23, 2023 where Baie-Comeau won 4-3 in overtime in Halifax who was led by Markus Vidicek recording 2 goals and an assist. 

Out of town
Oceanic vs. Sea Dogs - 5:00 p.m.

Huskies vs. Armada - 5:00 p.m.

Foreurs vs. Tigres - 5:00 p.m.

Eagles vs. Islanders - 7:00 p.m.

Next game

Halifax will finish their four game homestand tomorrow afternoon when they welcome the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Puck drops at 3 p.m. 

Game Day 14: at Victoriaville

For the first time this season, our Halifax Mooseheads are playing three games in three days on the road and it continues tonight with the team visiting the Victoriaville Tigres. The Mooseheads will look to bounce back from an unfortunate loss on Friday night against Shawinigan that ended 8-1. Rookie defenceman Carlos Handel scored his first career goal during the opening period in the defeat. Halifax still has a good record for a rebuilding team but have been struggling with injuries lately to some of their top guys so you could use that excuse for last night. Victoriaville has a 3-7-1-1 record coming into this evening and had lost 8 straight contests before picking up a 3-0 victory on Thursday night. The Tigres are led by 19-year-old centre Mael Lavigne who has seven goals and 18 points so far this season. Not sure who will get the start in goal for Halifax tonight as both net-minders played yesterday and the club has a busy weekend but hopefully the whole team will use the loss as motivation and come out strong. 

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

Overall records
Mooseheads: 7-4-2-0 = 16 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 8th overall)
Tigres: 3-7-1-1 = 8 points (4th in Central division, 15th overall)

Leading scorers
VIC: Mael Lavigne 18pts (7G & 11A), Eliott Simard 11pts (6G & 5A), Justin Larose 10pts (4G & 6A)
HAL: Liam Kilfoil 14pts (6G & 8A), Shawn Carrier 13pts (6G & 7A), Antoine Fontaine 10pts (5G & 5A)

Head-to-head
This is the first game of the season between these two clubs. Halifax had a 2-0-0-0 record versus the Tigres during the 2023-24 season while Victoriaville went 0-2-0-0 against the Mooseheads. Their last matchup was February 1 where Markus Vidicek's two goals propelled Halifax to a 4-2 win in Victoriaville. 

Out of town
Cataractes vs. Wildcats - 5:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Oceanic - 5:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Islanders - 5:00 p.m.
Voltigeurs vs. Sea Dogs - 5:00 p.m.

Next game
The Mooseheads will wrap up this road trip on Sunday afternoon by taking on the Sherbrooke Phoenix. Puck drops at 4:00 pm AT. 

Game Day 4: at Moncton

Our Halifax Mooseheads are still on the road and will be facing probably their biggest test of this young season when they visit the Moncton Wildcats. Sophomore Shawn Carrier has helped his new team to a 3-0 start after being traded by the Wildcats to Halifax in the off-season. Moncton made some big moves over the summer in hopes of going all the way in the spring, including acquiring the Mooseheads 88-point scorer Markus Vidicek and top line defenceman Dylan MacKinnon. They also hired 4-time AUS champion head coach Gardiner MacDougall after he retired from the University of New Brunswick. The Wildcats are 2-0-1 to start the season and are led by sophomore Julius Sumpf. Halifax seems to have taken the underdog role in stride so far, with goaltender Mathis Rousseau looking like the back bone again as he is second in goals against average. Most games between these two clubs have been physical, will we see that again this afternoon? 

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

Overall records
Mooseheads: 3-0-0-0 = 6 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 2nd overall)
Wildcats: 2-0-1-0 = 5 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 5th overall)

Leading scorers
MON: Julius Sumpf 5pts (1G & 4A), Yoan Loshing 3pts (3G), Alex Mercier 2pts (2G)
HAL: Lou Levesque 4pts (2G & 2A), Shawn Carrier 4pts (1G & 3A), Antoine Fontaine 3pts (2G & 1A)

Head-to-head
This is the first game of the season between these two clubs. Halifax had a 5-4-0-0 record versus the Wildcats during 2023-24 while Moncton went 4-3-2-0 against the Mooseheads. Their last matchup was on March 16 with Moncton picking up a 3-2 victory at home, Jake Todd and Markus Vidicek scored for Halifax. 

Out of town
Titan vs. Islanders - 3:00 p.m. 
Eagles vs. Sea Dogs - 3:00 p.m.
Armada vs. Oceanic - 4:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Drakkar - 5:00 p.m.
Voltigeurs vs. Foreurs - 5:00 p.m.
Tigres vs. Remparts - 5:00 p.m.

Next game
The Mooseheads final game of their road trip will go tomorrow afternoon when they travel to take on the Charlottetown Islanders on the holiday Monday. Puck drops at 2 p.m. 

Game Day 1: at Charlottetown

Welcome to the 2024-25 season! Our Halifax Mooseheads are kicking off this new season with a five game road trip starting with a visit to the Charlottetown Islanders tonight. Halifax will hope to start the season on the right foot and thankfully they have a full team. Gone are the scoring abilities of Jordan Dumais, Mathieu Cataford and Markus Vidicek but the club still has most of the back end from last year. Jake Furlong has moved up to the pros, leaving the captain spot open which was given to another defenceman; Brady Schultz. This is year one of the rebuild but they played well in the pre-season and are going against an Islanders team that had the worst record in exhibition play. Of course, the regular season is what counts so we'll have to see how things go. Rookies Daniel Walters, Carlos Handel and co will look to prove to the brass that they made the right decision to keep them. Halifax also has a new head coach once again that will have to lead the club to a playoff position. Charlottetown is also backed by an overage goaltender after acquiring Nicolas Ruccia from Cape Breton over the summer and is led by newly appointed captain Michael Kearsey. The 18-year-old is the highest scoring returning player after recording 49 points during 2023-24. 

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

Overall records
Mooseheads: 0-0-0-0 = 0 points (5th in Maritimes division, 17th overall)
Islanders: 0-0-0-0 = 0 points (3rd in Maritimes division, 9th overall)

Leading scorers
CHA: n/a
HAL: n/a

Head-to-head
This is the first game of the season between the two clubs. During the 2023-24 season, Halifax had a 6-2-1-0 record versus the Islanders while Charlottetown went 3-4-0-2 against the Mooseheads. The Herd won the last match on March 14 4-2 in Halifax with Markus Vidicek and Jake Furlong leading the team with 2 assists each. 

Out of town
Titan vs. Eagles - 7:00 p.m.
Sea Dogs vs. Wildcats - 7:00 p.m.
Remparts vs. Sagueneens - 8:00 p.m.
Drakkar vs. Oceanic - 8:00 p.m.
Oceanic vs. Huskies - 8:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Armada - 8:00 p.m.
Voltigeurs vs. Phoenix - 8:00 p.m.
Tigres vs. Foreurs - 8:00 p.m.

Next game 
Halifax head back over the bridge and will take on the Saint John Sea Dogs at TD Station Saturday evening. Puck drops at 7:00 p.m.

Game Day 65: vs. Charlottetown

PREVIEW - It's the final home game of the regular season tonight as our Halifax Mooseheads welcome divisional rival Charlottetown Islanders at the Scotiabank Centre for a Thursday evening matchup. If I have calculated correctly, a victory by the home team will allow the Mooseheads to clinch the Maritimes division title for the second year in a row. So far this season, Halifax has played well against the Islanders and they will be looking to end this six game home-stand on a high note. The Herd have gone 3-2-0-0 during the stretch in Moose Country with both losses coming against the team that they are probably going to go against in the playoffs; the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Charlottetown has not had a good season and will go into the post-season as the Eastern Conference's 8th place team. The Islanders are 3-5-2-0 in their last 10 games but winless in the past six. Though the Mooseheads had their 'fan appreciation' game on Sunday (it didn't feel like it really), the team will have a special pre-game ceremony tonight to say thank you to the 20-year-olds who are Lou-Felix Denis, Peter Reynolds and David Moravec. 

Overall records
Islanders: 24-31-5-2 = 55 points (5th in Maritimes division, 15th overall)
Mooseheads: 40-16-7-1 = 88 points (1st in Maritimes division, 4th overall)

Top 3 scorers
HAL: Mathieu Cataford 84pts (39G & 45A), Markus Vidicek 81pts (41G & 40A), Peter Reynolds 62pts (27G & 35A)
CHA: Michael Horth 48pts (31G & 17A), Marcus Kearsey 46pts (7G & 39A), Cole Huckins 41pts (17G & 24A)

Head-to-head
This is the final matchup between these two teams. Halifax has a 5-2-0-1 record versus the Islanders so far this season while Charlottetown is 3-3-1-1 against the Mooseheads. Their last game was on February 10 with the Mooseheads getting a 7-0 blowout victory as Halifax got goals from seven different players. 

Last games
Charlottetown is coming off a 5-2 loss to the Titan on Sunday. Kyle Powers scored both goals for the Islanders on the road while Carter Bickle stopped 29 of the Bathurst's 33 shots in the defeat. 

Halifax is coming off a 3-1 home win over Moncton. Brady Schultz led the Mooseheads with 3 assists as they also got goals from three different players against the Wildcats on Sunday. 

Not playing - Jordan Dumais and Braeden MacPhee out with injuries

Out of town
Wildcats vs. Eagles - 7:00 p.m.
Sea Dogs vs. Titan - 7:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Huskies - 8:00 p.m. 
Phoenix vs. Tigres - 8:00 p.m. 

Game Day 30: vs. Drummondville

PREVIEW - For its 30th game of the season, our Halifax Mooseheads are introducing what I assume is their 30th anniversary jersey as they welcome the Drummondville Voltigeurs tonight. The Mooseheads announced today that they will be wearing jerseys called The 94's inspired by the original ones and will be returning to the red colour. Hopefully they can bring the team some good luck as Halifax has been on a bit of a slump the last couple of weeks, going 1-3-2-0 in their last six games after winning 10 straight. They'll be in tough against a streaking Voltigeurs team that have won five in a row and are just 1 point behind the Herd in the standings. This will be a hard month for Halifax with the team playing three games in three days this week then they will lose the services of four of their best players to the World Juniors for at least a bit. What kind of squad will we see tonight during the CHL's Game of the Week matchup? You can watch it on TSN+ and CHL TV. Drummondville is led in points by Bridgewater, NS native Luke Woodworth and is yet another club that are expected to be a playoff contender this season with a handful of NHL drafted players.

Overall records
Voltigeurs: 18-8-3-1 = 40 points (1st in Central division, 3rd overall)
Mooseheads: 19-7-3-0 = 41 points (1st in Maritimes division, 2nd overall)

Top 3 scorers
HAL: Jordan Dumais 42pts (15G & 27A), Mathieu Cataford 38pts (14G & 24A), Markus Vidicek 37pts (19& 18A)
DRU: Luke Woodworth 34pts (15G & 19A), Peter Repcik 33pts (16G & 17A), Justin Cote 28pts (14G & 14A)

Head-to-head 
This is the first game of the season between these two teams. Last year, Halifax had a 1-1-0-0 record versus the Voltigeurs while Drummondville was 1-1-0-0 against the Mooseheads. Drummondville won the last matchup back on February 10, 2023 by a score of 6-4 with Alex Doucet leading Halifax with 3 points. 

Last games
Drummondville is coming off a 6-1 victory over the Sea Dogs on the road last night. Justin Cote had a first star performance with a goal and 2 assists for the Voltigeurs while Louis-Felix Charrois made 17 saves to get the win in Saint John.

Halifax is coming off a 2-0 loss to Rouyn-Noranda on December 2nd. Mathis Rousseau stopped 38 of the Huskies 40 shots as the Mooseheads were shutout on the road for the second time during their road trip. 

Not playing - Logan Crosby and Lou Levesque are out with injuries

Out of town
Islanders vs. Olympiques - 7:00 p.m.
Oceanic vs. Cataractes - 8:00 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Wildcats - 8:00 p.m.

Game Day 18: vs. Sherbrooke

PREVIEW - Our Halifax Mooseheads are hosting their Hockey Fights Cancer night this evening as they welcome the Sherbrooke Phoenix at the Scotiabank Centre. The Mooseheads will be looking for their fifth win in a row. The event was previously known as Pink in the Rink before the pandemic hit but now matches what the NHL has been doing in raising money for research and awareness for all types of cancers. Halifax will be wearing special purple jerseys during the game which will most likely be auctioned off afterwards. Sherbrooke is coming into the match on their own win streak, having been victorious in their last three games. We could see another netminder battle tonight as these two teams have the top goalies in goals against average. Let's fill up the arena for some Saturday hockey. 

Overall records
Phoenix: 9-5-0-1 = 19 games (3rd in Central division, 7th overall)
Mooseheads: 12-4-1-0 = 25 points (T-2nd in Maritimes division, 5th overall)

Top 3 scorers
HAL: Mathieu Cataford 23pts (7G & 16A), Markus Vidicek 22pts (10G & 12A), Jordan Dumais 18pts (7G & 11A)
SHE: Israel Mianscum 20pts (7G & 13A), Lewis Gendron 12pts (5G & 7A), Olivier Dubois 12pts (5G & 7A)

Head-to-Head
This is the first game of the season between these two clubs. Halifax had a 1-1-0-0 against the Phoenix in 2022-23 with their last match being a 3-0 loss on February 25. Three players scored for Sherbrooke including Nova Scotian Jacob Melanson while Mooseheads' Mathis Rousseau made 36 saves in a third star performance. 

Last games
Sherbrooke is coming off a 1-0 victory against the Eagles to start their Maritime division trip on Thursday. Hugo Primeau scored the lone goal for the Phoenix while Samuel St. Hilaire had a 22-save shutout in Cape Breton. 

Halifax is coming off a 3-2 overtime win last night versus the Oceanic. Forward Jordan Dumais scored the winner in extra time and added an assist to lead the Mooseheads and Mathis Rousseau stopped 31 of Rimouski's 33 shots on Friday evening. 

Not playing - Logan Crosby (injury) and Liam Kilfoil (U17 hockey challenge)

Out of town
Titan vs. Sea Dogs - 4:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Tigres - 5:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Wildcats - 5:00 p.m.
Foreurs vs. Islanders - 5:00 p.m.
Armada vs. Drakkar - 5:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Voltigeurs - 5:00 p.m.

Game Day 11: vs. Rouyn-Noranda

PREVIEW - After going 1-1-1-0 on their first Quebec road trip of the season, our Halifax Mooseheads are back home tonight to take on the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. These two teams are projected to be contenders for the Gilles Courteau Trophy once again this year so it should be another good contest. Overager Brody Fournier has had a very good start to begin his last year in junior hockey and he'll look to keep providing the offence. Halifax hasn't had the same goal scoring prowess as it did in 2022-23 but that was too be expected though I think the fact that Markus Vidicek (who was fourth in team scoring last year) has been quiet may be of some concern. We could possibly see a goaltending battle tonight as Mathis Rousseau has been basically lights out so far and Huskies netminder William Rousseau is third in the league for save percentage. William of course was the one who led the Quebec Remparts to a championship against the Herd back in May. If you can't get to the game this evening to see this exciting contest, it will be broadcasted on Eastlink's Friday Night Hockey. 

Overall records
Huskies: 6-2-1-2 = 15 points (1st in West division, 3rd overall)
Mooseheads: 6-3-1-0 = 13 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 6th overall)

Top 3 scorers
HAL: Mathieu Cataford 13pts (4G & 9A), Brody Fournier 11pts (6G & 5A), Lou Levesque 9pts (5G & 4A)
ROU: Antonin Verreault 13pts (4G & 9A), Louis-Philippe Fontaine 12pts (6G & 6A), Daniil Bourash 10pts (3G & 7A)

Head-to-Head 
This is the first game between these clubs this season. Halifax had a 0-0-1-1 record versus the Huskies in 2022-23. Rouyn-Noranda took the last meeting 3-2 in overtime with Mathieu Cataford and Logan Crosby scoring for the Mooseheads in the loss.

Last games
Rouyn-Noranda is coming off a 4-2 victory last night in Charlottetown. William Rousseau was named the game's first star as he stopped 33 of the Islanders 35 shots while Benjamin Brunelle has a goal and an assist to lead the Huskies. 

Halifax is coming off a 3-2 road loss on Sunday afternoon against the Oceanic. The Mooseheads scoring came from Liam Kilfoil and Mathieu Cataford while Mathis Rousseau made 28 saves in the defeat in Rimouski. 

Not playing - Jordan Dumais is still at NHL camp (injured)

Out of town
Eagles vs. Foreurs - 7:00 p.m.
Remparts vs. Oceanic - 8:00 p.m.
Drakkar vs. Cataractes - 8:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Phoenix - 8:00 p.m.
Voltigeurs vs. Armada - 8:00 p.m.

Game Day 6: vs Victoriaville

PREVIEW - For the first time this season, a Quebec based team will be in Moose Country as the Victoriaville Tigres are in town tonight to take on our Halifax Mooseheads. After starting the season off rocky, the Herd have won three straight since getting the services of their four NHL drafted players back last week. Veteran goaltender Mathis Rousseau was named to the QMJHL team of the week on Monday and followed that up with his first shutout of the year on Wednesday. Rookie Lou Levesque was also named to the team after posting two goals and 5 points in two games played. The 17-year-old has played well proving that the club made the right choice in keeping him on the regular roster. The Tigres are one of the top scoring teams to begin the season and as such they boast having the league leading scorers in Tommy Cormier and Justin Larose. We should have a good contest on our hands this evening for Eastlink's Friday night hockey. 

Overall records
Tigres: 3-2-0-0 = 6 points (3rd in Central division, 10th overall)
Mooseheads: 3-2-0-0 = 6 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 9th overall) 

Top 3 scorers

HAL: Logan Crosby 7pts (3G & 4A), Lou Levesque 6pts (2G & 4A), Mathieu Cataford 6pts (1G & 5A)
VIC: Tommy Cormier 10pts (1G & 9A), Justin Larose 9pts (5G & 4A), Maxime Pellerin 6pts (1G & 5A)

Head-to-head
This is the first matchup of the season between these two teams. Last year, Halifax had a 1-0-1-0 record against the Tigres. The Mooseheads won the last game 5-2 in Victoriaville with Jordan Dumais scoring two goals and 3 points. 

Last games

Victoriaville is coming off a 5-3 win on Thursday night in Moncton to start their Maritime road trip. The Tigres' Tommy Cormier led the team with a goal and four points while Gabriel D'Aigle made 32 saves against the Wildcats to pick up the victory. 

Halifax is coming off a 2-0 win against their provincial rivals the Eagles. Logan Crosby and Markus Vidicek scored for the Mooseheads as Mathis Rousseau picked up the 26 save shutout in Cape Breton on Wednesday night. 

Not playing - Jordan Dumais is still at NHL training camp

Out of town

Titan vs. Sea Dogs - 7:00 p.m.
Eagles vs. Armada - 7:00 p.m.
Drakkar vs. Islanders - 8:00 p.m.
Voltigeurs vs. Olympiques - 8:00 p.m.
Remparts vs. Foreurs - 8:00 p.m.
Oceanic vs. Phoenix - 8:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Sagueneens - 8:00 p.m.

Game Day 1: vs Charlottetown

PREVIEW - It's finally game day as our Halifax Mooseheads kick off their 30th anniversary tonight as they host the Charlottetown Islanders at 7pm. The Herd will be starting the 2023-24 season as a younger team than what is on the regular roster as the club has five players who are at National Hockey League main camps this week. Rookie goaltender Jack Milner is set to get the starting job for this evening with veteran Mathis Rousseau at Arizona Coyotes camp. It will be a big night for another reason as the team will raise Nathan MacKinnon's number 22 to the rafters. The Islanders should be a good test and have gotten some reinforcements over the last few days with recently named captain Michael Horth returning from rookie camp. Despite the increase in ticket prices and change over to Ticket Master for the Mooseheads, we should see an almost sold out crowd tonight. Make sure you are in your seats early as the pre-game ceremony begins at 6:45pm. 

Overall records
Islanders: 0-0-0-0 = 0 points (2nd in Maritimes division, 5th overall)
Mooseheads: 0-0-0-0 = 0 points (6th in Maritimes division, 16th overall)

Top 3 scorers

HAL: n/a
CHA: n/a

Head-to-head

This is the first game of the season between these two teams. Last year, the Mooseheads had a 7-1-0-1 record against Charlottetown. Halifax won the last game by a score of 10-5 on March 25 at home with Josh Lawrence recording three goals and six points. 

Not playing - Jordan Dumais, Mathis Rousseau, Dylan MacKinnon, Jake Furlong and Mathieu Cataford are all away at NHL camps

Out of town

Titan vs. Sea Dogs - 7:00 p.m.
Eagles vs. Wildcats - 7:00 p.m.
Oceanic vs. Tigres - 8:00 p.m.
Olympiques vs. Voltigeurs - 8:00 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Armada - 8:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Drakkar - 8:30 p.m.

Gameday 58: vs. Cape Breton

PREVIEW - We are into March already which means that playoffs are just around the corner but there are still 10 games remaining in the regular season. Our Halifax Mooseheads will look to finish the regular season strong and it continues tonight as the Cape Breton Eagles come to town. The Herd have already locked up a playoff position as well as the Maritimes division title. In November, I did not think I would be saying that in March. Despite the 37 point gap between these two teams, I expect that it will not be an easy game for the home team as Cape Breton is fighting for a playoff spot still. Tonight's matchup will be a special one as Halifax will be wearing military themed jerseys for DND Appreciation Night. Mooseheads forward Jordan Dumais is running away with the points title with 112 points currently which is more than what he had a season ago, but is followed by teammate Alexandre Doucet in the race. Doucet, who signed an NHL contract earlier this week, showed the Detroit Red Wings that they made a smart decision as he recorded a hat trick and an assist on Thursday night in his first game after the signing. 

Game coverage
TV: Webcast | Radio: News 95.7 | Live: @HFXMooseheads | Post-game: Halifax Mooseheads

Overall records
Mooseheads: 41-9-4-3 = 89 points (1st in Maritimes division, 2nd overall)
Eagles: 24-29-3-1 = 52 points (4th in Maritimes division, 14th overall)

Leading scorers
CAP: Ivan Ivan 73pts (26G & 47A), Samuel Johnson 66pts (31G & 35A), Cam Squires 49pts (22G & 27A)
HAL: Jordan Dumais 112pts (44G & 68A), Alexandre Doucet 93pts (48G & 45A), Josh Lawrence 90pts (40G & 50A)

Head-to-head
Halifax is 5-1-1-0 against the Eagles this season while Cape Breton has a 2-4-1-0 record versus the Mooseheads. The last game between the two clubs was on January 28 where the Mooseheads won 4-1 on home ice as five players had two point games. 

Not playing
Brady James is out with an illness

Out of town
Titan vs. Sea Dogs - 3:00 p.m.
Sagueneens vs. Wildcats - 5:00 p.m.
Cataractes vs. Islanders - 5:00 p.m.
Phoenix vs. Remparts - 7:00 p.m.
Oceanic vs. Olympiques - 8:00 p.m.
Huskies vs. Tigres - 8:00 p.m.

After the buzzer
Halifax will welcome the Acadie-Bathurst Titan tomorrow evening in a make-up match from the February 17 game. Puck drops at 4:00 p.m.