Media'Caps: Drakkar 1, Mooseheads 5

My recap: YOUR HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS ARE 2013 QMJHL PRESIDENT'S CUP CHAMPIONS.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads made history Friday night at the Metro Centre.

Metro Halifax's recap: The inevitable was finally realized on Friday night.

The Canadian Press' recap: The Halifax Mooseheads are going to Saskatoon.

QMJHL.ca's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads recorded three unanswered first period goals en route to a 5-1 victory over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and capture their first ever Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship in front of a sellout crowd of 10,595 ecstatic fans at the Metro Centre in Halifax.

CBCNews' recap: After a near sweep of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League finals, the Halifax Mooseheads made franchise history, winning the President Cup.

MISSING IN ACTION: Liam Alcalde (healthy), Brennan Bailey (healthy), Jonathan Lacroix-Courville (healthy), Trey Lewis (suspended), Max Lindsay (healthy) and Brian Lovell (healthy) did not play for the Mooseheads. Gabriel Verpaelst (suspended) and Alec Jon Banville (suspended, 2 games) did not play for Baie-Comeau.

MACAULAY: Stephen MacAulay played in his 75th and last junior playoff game last night. He scored 2 goals and had one penalty in the game. The win gave him his 3rd straight President's Cup victory. He will be looking for his second Memorial Cup when the Mooseheads start the tournament a week from today in Saskatoon.

DROUIN: Jonathan Drouin scored the second goal of Game 5. He was named Playoff MVP after the game while leading the Q in points with 35 in seventeen games.

MACKINNON: Nathan MacKinnon ended the night with a goal and an assist, a +2 rating and a penalty. He was 24 for 36 at the faceoff dot. Nate finished the playoffs with 33 points, tied for second in the league.

CADORETTE: Philippe Cadorette had a much better showing tonight only allowing 4 goals on 24 shots.

OVERAGERS: Three 20 year olds were on this year's championship team; Stephen MacAulay, Stefan Fournier and Konrad Abeltshauser. Fournier had a goal, a +1 rating and a penalty in his last Q league game. MacAulay scored twice, had a +1 rating and a interference penalty while Abeltshauser had 2 assists and a +2 rating.

THIRD: In the third period, there was 2 goals by the Moosheads and no penalties. It was the first time I believe that there has been no penalties in the last frame in a game that the Herd have participated in.

RECORD: Halifax was unable to beat the record for consecutive wins to start a playoff season when they lost Game 3 in Baie-Comeau to end their streak at 14 games (Hull went 15-0 in 1986). With a 16-1 record in the playoffs, the Moose finish the season with a 74-7-3-1 record in important games.

50/50: Last night's fifty-fifty winner won $39,862

SCORES
Barrie 4 - 6 London (BAR leads 3-2)
Edmonton 3 - 2 Portland OT (POR leads 3-2)

NEXT GAME: The Mooseheads will now travel to Saskatoon with their first game of the Memorial Cup on May 18 against the WHL champion.

Media'Caps: Mooseheads 7, Drakkar 4

My recap: A very exciting second period leads to another Mooseheads win to put them one win away from a berth in the Memorial Cup.

The Canadian Press' recap: Martin Frk had two goals and three assists as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 7-4 on Wednesday to take 3-1 lead in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final.

Metro Halifax's recap: It was more than just another goal for Nathan MacKinnon for so many reasons.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads are one win away from claiming their first-ever QMJHL title.

MISSING IN ACTION: Brian Lovell, Max Lindsay, Liam Alcalde, Brennan Bailey and Jonathan Lacroix-Courville were all healthy scratches for Halifax, while Alexandre Ranger of Baie-Comeau didn't play because of suspension.

MACKINNON: Nathan MacKinnon played okay. Just like in Game 3, he turned the puck over a couple times though Fucale was there to bail him out last night. After getting off the ice someone threw a wattle bottle at his back and than a beer can at his chest. He also scored his first goal of the series which ended up being the game winner.

DROUIN: After getting hit on Tuesday night with a knee on knee, Jonathan Drouin came back quite strong for Game 4. He started the comeback with the first Mooseheads goal to cut the Drakkar's lead to one.

CADORETTE: Philippe Cadorette got pulled for the second time in the series after allowing Halifax's fifth goal in the second period. He played 33:54 minutes in net for Baie-Comeau.

FRK: Marty Frk had two goals and three assists to lead both teams in points during the game. He was the only one to score more than one goal. This again shows the depth of his team.

HOME: Halifax will have a chance to win the President's Cup at home now after Baie-Comeau forced a game 5 on Tuesday and the Herd won last night. I was hoping that we could win the cup at home but it would've been nice to get the record.

SIX: The Halifax Mooseheads scored six goals in the middle frame last night. During that 20 minutes they only shot 7 pucks to the net.

TICKETS: Tickets for Game 5 at the Halifax Metro Centre don't go on sale until 10 this morning but there were already people lining up at the MC for them after the second period had finished.

SCORES
Knights 4 - 6 Colts    (BAR leads 3-1)
Winterhawks 2 - 1 Oil Kings    (POR leads 3-1)

NEXT GAME: The Mooseheads are coming home to the Metro Centre for Game 5 against the Drakkar with game time being 7pm.

Media'Caps: Mooseheads 1, Drakkar 3

My recap: The Baie-Comeau Drakkar were the team to finally end Halifax's improbable winning streak.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Baie-Comeau Drakkar proved they are not about to give up.

Metro Halifax's recap: As far as Stephen MacAulay’s concerned, the Halifax Mooseheads have only one option after suffering their first defeat of the postseason on Tuesday night.

The Canadian Press' recap: The Baie-Comeau Drakkar ended Halifax's dominant streak and got back into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final.

DROUIN: Jonathan Drouin was incognito for the second half of the second period in last night's game after taking a knee on knee hit from Alexandre Ranger. Drouin did come back in the third period but didn't play very much. After the hit, he stayed on the ice for a minute than skated on his accord to the bench and limped to the dressing room obviously in a lot of pain.

GELINAS: Carl Gelinas of the Drakkar had the only multi-point night of the game in the low scoring affair. Of course his second point was the empty net goal so does it really count? With point totals it does but still.

FUCALE: Zach Fucale stopped 27 shots last night in the loss. It was the same amount he had to make in the 4-3 win on Saturday.

ABELTSHAUSER: Konrad Abeltshauser was named CHL Player of the Week earlier on Tuesday. He kept up with that during the game.

BIG SCREEN: Last night's game was shown to the fans of Halifax on the big screen in Grand Parade Square. The city will once again be putting up the big screen for Game 4 tonight.

RECORD: The Hull Olympiques have kept a hold of their record set back in 1986. Hull holds the record for longest winning streak to start a playoffs after going 15-0 in the 1986 QMJHL playoffs. When they did it, teams had to win three best of nine series'. The Mooseheads winning streak ended at 14 games after last night.

FIVE: For the first time in this year's playoffs, Halifax will need to play a game five. Last night's loss might actually be a blessing in disguise. It will teach the Moose how to handle tough losses which they may (hopefully not though) encounter if they make it to the Memorial Cup.

SCORES
Portland 3 - 1 Edmonton    (POR leads 2-1)

NEXT GAME: Halifax and Baie-Comeau will once again battle it out at the Henry-Leonard Centre tonight at 8:30pm.

Media'Caps: Drakkar 3, Mooseheads 4

My recap: Mooseheads have still not lost in regulation since February 8th.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads are halfway there.

Metro Halifax's recap: Konrad Abeltshauser will be a happy man if Saturday night happens to be his last home game as a Halifax Moosehead.

The Canadian Press' recap: Make it 14 in a row for the Halifax Mooseheads.

MACAULAY: Stephen MacAulay scored the first goal of the game less than 12 minutes in to the game. He also recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick.

BANVILLE: I do not know how the Q has not suspended Alec Jon Banville yet. He has been on the score sheet but in the bad part of it. He had 9 minutes of penalties which was tied for a team high but not game high. Alec was kicked out of the game.

FOURNIER: Stefan Fournier scored a his league leading 15th playoff goal while also getting a game high 13 minutes in penalties. He was also shown the door during the game after his fight at 13:29 in the third.

CROWD: It'll be interesting to see how the Mooseheads handle the Baie-Comeau crowd. Before Game 2 the Drakkar posted on their Twitter page that they have the loudest fans; that one fan in BAC equals 4 fans in Halifax when it comes to noise. The last two games have had full houses.

LAST GAME: Was last night's game the last home show of the season? Well we'll have to see if Baie-Comeau can give Halifax their first lost and end the perfect record to send it back here for a Game 5 or if the Mooseheads can become the first team to go undefeated in 16 games.

50/50: Last night's fifty-fifty winner won $30,118

SCORES
Edmonton 0 - 3 Portland    (Series tied 1-1)

NEXT GAME: The series between the Mooseheads and Drakkar will now shift to Baie-Comeau for Game 3 on Tuesday. Puck drops at 8:30pm.

Media'Caps: Drakkar 0, Mooseheads 4

My recap: Zach Fucale was a beast once again as he recorded his third shutout of the playoffs.

The Canadian Press's recap: Zachary Fucale made 28 saves and Stefan Fournier had a goal and two assists as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4-0 in Game 1 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final on Friday.

Metro Halifax's recap: They say defence wins championships, and the Halifax Mooseheads proved up to the task in Game 1 of their QMJHL final.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads are one step closer to the Memorial Cup.

HalifaxMooseheads.ca's recap: The Moose have jumped out to a 1-0 series lead in the President Cup Finals on the strength of Zach Fucale 28-save shutout Friday night at the Metro Centre.

MISSING IN ACTION: Max Lindsay, Brian Lovell, Liam Alcalde, Brennan Bailey, Jonathan Lacroix-Courville were all healthy scratches.

ABELTSHAUSER: Konrad Abeltshauser scored his first goal of this year's playoffs. It was a very nice in tight goal, nobody was really sure who scored it but it was deemed to be Konrad's. ]

FUCALE: Zach became the second Moose player to receive the fur coat for the second time as he kept it from the last round. Fucale made 28 saves many of them very nice ones. He had a Patrick Roy moment:

FALKENHAM: Ryan Falkenham scored his first playoff goal in his career last night.

SOLD OUT: Last night's game was only the second sellout of this years playoffs. With tonight's sellout, the Mooseheads are averaging 10,091 fans per home game.

SCOUTS: There were many scouts at the game last night, with about 20 to 30 scouts from different teams.

ROUGHING: There was plenty of rough stuff last night. The Drakkar kept up with the rough stuff from their previous series and tried to get the Herd to fight with them but Halifax hardly responded as much as Baie-Comeau wanted them to.

50/50: Last night's fifty-fifty winner won $27,701 a new team record

SCORES
Barrie 4 - 2 London    (BAR leads 1-0)
Edmonton 4 - 1 Portland    (EDM leads 1-0)

NEXT GAME: Halifax and Baie-Comeau get back at it for Game 2 tonight at the Metro Centre. Puck drops at 7pm.

Media'Caps: Mooseheads 9, Huskies 6

Here are some recaps from last night's 9-6 Mooseheads win over the Huskies...

My recap: The Halifax Mooseheads remain perfect as they booked their ticket on Thursday night to the finals for the third time in franchise history.

The Canadian Press' recap: The Halifax Mooseheads are four wins away from completing their dominating Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season.

Metro Halifax's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads have punched their ticket to the President’s Cup.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The roll continues for the Halifax Mooseheads.

News 95.7's recap: Perfect.

HalifaxMooseheads.com's recap: Get ready Moose Country.

MISSING IN ACTION: Brennan Bailey, Liam Alcalde, Dominic Beauchemin, Max Lindsay and Jonathan Lacroix-Courville were healthy scratches for the Mooseheads while Liam O'Brien did not play for the Huskies.

MACKINNON: Nathan became the all-time leading playoff scoring leader for the Mooseheads last night after recording 4 points. He scored two goals back-to-back with his second one ending up as the game winner.

FRK: Nate was the only one with 4 points as Marty Frk had two goals and two assists as well. Frk was able to tie the game at one for us. Marty also led both teams in shots with 6 pucks towards the net.

FUCALE: Zach was a beast all game and even though he let in 6 goals, he made some awesome saves to keep his team in the game for a chance to win.

DESJARDINS: Gabriel Desjardins of the Huskies scored a hat trick during the game. He scored with less than a minute left to close the gap to 3 goals. This is the 20 year olds last junior game so I guess he wanted to put on a show.

PERFECT: This is the third straight sweep for the Mooseheads. Many people thought that this series would go to 5 games but I guess the Herd didn't want that to happen as they won the four games even when it looked like Rouyn-Noranda would pull it out and win. Halifax is the only team in the playoffs that remain perfect and they will look to continue it in the Finals.

FINALS: Halifax is going to the President's Cup finals for the third time in franchise history. The last time we were in the finals was in 2005 playing against Sidney Crosby and the Rimouski Oceanic. Hopefully this year will be a different outcome than the 2 previous times as we lost both.

BRAWL: In Game 4 of the Blainville/Baie-Comeau series, their was a bench clearing brawl at the end of the game. This led to many suspensions and big fines. All four goalies were suspended for Game 5 so it will be interested to see who they use. Both head coaches were suspended for two games. Eight other players were suspended most of them just a game. Game 5 goes tonight in Baie-Comeau with the series tied 2-2.

Media'Caps: Mooseheads 3, Huskies 2 OT

Here is a collection of recaps from last night's 3-2 Halifax Mooseheads overtime win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies...

My recap: Despite having a 2-1 goal lead with less than 4 minutes left in regulation, the Mooseheads had to wrestle another win out in overtime.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: A change of venue helped, but not enough for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

Metro Halifax's recap: Jonathan Drouin has put the Halifax Mooseheads in firm control of yet another series.

The Canadian Press' recap: The Halifax Mooseheads are one win away from the President Cup final.

HalifaxMooseheads.com's recap: What a series.

MISSING IN ACTION: Trey Lewis (flu), Brennan Bailey (healthy), Liam Alcalde (healthy), Max Lindsay (healthy) and Jonathan Lacroix-Courville (healthy) were all out for Halifax.

DROUIN: Big Jo was named before the game as CHL Player of the Week after scoring 9 points in two home games on the weekend. He continued being a big part of the team's success last night scoring the overtime winner.

NEXT GAME: Halifax will look to sweep their third straight series Thursday night in Rouyn-Noranda. Puck drops at 8:30pm.

Media'Caps: Huskies 4, Mooseheads 5 OT

Here are some recaps about last night's 5-4 overtime win over the Huskies...

My recap: The first overtime of the 2013 playoffs for Halifax ended on a high note when number 91 scored the game winner that sent over 10000 fans home hooting and hollering.

The Canadian Press' recap: Martin Frk scored in overtime as the Halifax Mooseheads edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action Sunday.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are showing everyone they are for real but they don’t have any results to show for it yet.

Metro Halifax's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads showed their playoff mettle on Sunday night.

MISSING IN ACTION: Brennan Bailey, Brian Lovell, Liam Alcalde, Max Lindsay and Jonathan Lacroix-Courville were healthy scratches for the home team.

MACKINNON: Nathan once again got 4 points last night, this time a goal and 3 helpers

FALKENHAM: Ryan received the fur coat last night for his work ethic. In overtime with his team killing a penalty, Falkenham made two huge back-to-back saves to keep the game tied. Here they are:

FUCALE: After last night's game, Zach fell to second in goals against average with a 1.68 behind Drakkar goalie Philippe Cadorette. He's let in eight goals in the first two games of this series, which is one less than what he let in from the first 8 games.

OVERTIME: This is the first game that has gone to overtime for the Halifax Mooseheads in this year's playoffs. It didn't take very long for it to end either as Marty Frk scored

HEAT: There is very little love between these two teams as there was many hits, checks, slashes and heated conversations between the players all game. Course when your playing for a chance to be in the final and you have two very tough offensive teams it isn't surprising.

REFS: The referees were the worst that I have seen them in the three games I've been to. They missed a lot of obvious calls and called some stupid ones too. The over 10,000 fans that watched the game were not very fond of the refs last night but than again when are we ever unless its the other team getting penalties. There were some that even we should've gotten but weren't called.

50/50: Last night's fifty-fifty winner won $23,425

NEXT GAME: This round 3 matchup now switches its attention to the Quebec city as Rouyn-Noranda now play hosts to Halifax on Tuesday at 8:30pm.

Media'Caps: Huskies 4, Mooseheads 6

Here are some recaps from last night's 6-4 Halifax win over Rouyn-Noranda...

My recap: There is a song that Halifax fans sing and one line is "You just can't stop the Moose!"

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads nearly met their match for the first time in the playoffs on Saturday.

Metro Halifax's recap: It was far from easy, but the Halifax Mooseheads came through with the victory.

The Canadian Press' recap: Linemates Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin combined for five goals and nine points on Saturday as the Halifax Mooseheads downed the visiting Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action.

HalifaxMooseheads.com's recap: It wasn't pretty but the Moose will take it.

MISSING IN ACTION: Brian Lovell, Liam Alcalde, Brennan Bailey, Max Lindsay and Jonathan Lacroix-Courville were healthy scratches for the Mooseheads while Francis Perron and Felix Caron were also healthy scratches.

MACKINNON: Nathan MacKinnon had a hat trick last night to bring his goal total to six during the playoffs. He also had an assist last night. See all his goals below...

DROUIN: Jonathan had a five point night with two goals and 3 assists. He and Nate now have the same amount of goals while Big Jo has one more assist than Nathan. Drouin is now tied for team lead with Fournier at 20 points each.

FRK: After getting 5 goals in the first game of the playoffs, Marty went five games without scoring a goal until last night where he scored and assisted on two others. In those five games, Frk assisted on five goals, getting a assist hat trick in Game One of Round 2.

FUCALE: Zach continues to lead the league in goals against average with a 1.44 GAA after last nights win. The Herd have a 5.78 goals per game average after last night.

POWERPLAY: Halifax is first in the league in penalty kill percentage while Rouyn-Noranda is 8th after last nights game. They both had two goals on the powerplay, Halifax went for 2 for 5 and the Huskies went 2 for 8.

PENALTY SHOT: Jonathan Drouin had the first penalty shot for the Halifax Mooseheads of this year's playoffs while it was the second one of the playoffs. The first one didn't go in while Drouin was able to get it past the Huskies goaltender.

SHOTS: For the first time during the 2013 President's Cup playoffs, Halifax was outshot. It was also the first time that the Moose have let 30+ against their goalie and the first time they have not shot more than 33 pucks on net.

50/50: Last night's fifty-fifty winner won more than $23,500

SCORES
Blainville-Boisbriand 1 - 2 Baie-Comeau

NEXT GAME: Your Mooseheads will once again take on the Huskies tonight at the Metro Centre. Puck drops at 7pm.

Media'Caps: Mooseheads 5, Olympiques 3

Here are some recaps from the media about Halifax's 5-3 series clinching win over the Olympiques.

My recap: And we're going to the third round for the second straight year.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: Make it two sweeps in a row.

Metro Halifax's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads put the Gatineau Olympiques out of their misery.

HalifaxMooseheads.com's recap: Stefan Fournier is on fire.

MISSING IN ACTION: Max Lindsay, Brian Lovell, Jonathan Lacroix-Courville, Brennan Bailey and Liam Alcalde were all healthy scratches once again for the Mooseheads.

FOURNIER: Stefan Fournier continued his hot streak during the playoffs as he has recorded at least a point in every game of this year's playoffs so far. Tonight he scored a hat trick in enemy territory and is now tied for league lead in points. He also received the fur coat last night for his efforts.

MACKINNON: Nathan added to his ever growing assists total as he added two more on Wednesday night. He now has 12 assists in 8 games this year with 3 goals, while Jonathan Drouin also has more assists than goals with 11 helpers. Nate and Big Joe are tied for 7th in league scoring with 15 points.

FUCALE: Zach still leads the league in goals against average with a 1.13 GAA now after two shutouts during the home games of this series. He now leads the league in save percentage as well with a 0.938, about a week ago Etienne Marcoux of the Armada was the league leader.

SATURDAY: The first game of the third round will start on Saturday as there was a scheduling conflict at the Metro Centre with Stars on Ice happening Friday night. Game 2 will then be on Sunday with both game starting at 7pm.

SEMIS: Both the semi-finals and finals will be 2-2-1-1-1 game format no matter the distance between teams. This may come in handy for the Herd if their next opponent forces more then four games because Halifax won't be as tired.

SHOTS: Halifax once again outshot their opponents but this time it was a little closer as the pucks to the net ended at 136-74 in four games. Gatineau was able to hold the Mooseheads to 38 or less shots which is something that Saint John could not do.

NOTES: Look for my breakdown of the four game second round series tomorrow... Baie-Comeau and Blainville both advance to the third round after sweeping Victoriaville and Val-d'Or respectively... Portland, Kamloops and Edmonton also swept their series... Tickets for Game 1 and 2 of the Herd's third round series go on sale on Thursday at 10am...

SCORES
Baie-Comeau 2 - 1 Victoriaville
Blainville-Boisbriand 2 - 1 Val-d'Or
Quebec 4 - 5 Rouyn-Noranda OT

NEXT GAME
Your Halifax Mooseheads will now come back home and have to wait to play Game 1 of Round 3 on Saturday night against the Remparts or Huskies. Puck drops at 7:00pm.

Media'Caps: Olympiques 0, Mooseheads 7

Here is a collection of recaps from last night's 7-0 win over the Olympiques

My recap: The Mooseheads kept showing why they received the Luc Robitaille trophy (most offensive team) after the regular season as they scored four goals in the opening period on Friday night.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads gave the Gatineau Olympiques the same treatment they gave the Saint John Sea Dogs in Game 1 of the first round.

TSN.ca's recap: If the Gatineau Olympiques have any chance against the Number-1 ranked Halifax Mooseheads, it starts by cleaning up their special teams.

HalifaxMooseheads.com's recap: Game 1 goes to the Mooseheads.

MISSING IN ACTION: Jonathan Lacroix-Courville (healthy), Liam Alcalde (healthy), Brennan Bailey (healthy) Max Lindsay (healthy) and Brian Lovell (healthy) did not play last night for the home team.

FUCALE: Zach Fucale made 20 saves for his first shutout of this year's playoffs.

MACKINNON: Nathan added to his point total last night assisting on 4 of the Mooseheads 7 goals. He now has 12 points in 5 games this year.

50/50: Last night's fifty-fifty winner won $20,500

SCORES
Rouyn-Noranda 6 - 1 Quebec
Val-d'Or 1 - 10 Blainville-Boisbriand
Victoriaville 3 - 5 Baie-Comeau

NEXT GAME: Your Halifax Mooseheads take on Gatineau once again for Game 2 at the Metro Centre. Puck drops at 7:00pm, tonight.

Media'Caps: Mooseheads 6, Sea Dogs 1

Here is a collection of recaps from last night's 6-1 series clinching win over the Saint John Sea Dogs...

My recap: And it's a sweep.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: THE FIRST ROUND is now out of the way for the Halifax Mooseheads.

Metro Halifax's recap:  The inevitable happened Wednesday night.

TSN.ca's recap: The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will have a new President Cup champion after the Halifax Mooseheads eliminated the Saint John Sea Dogs with a 6-1 victory on Wednesday in post-season action.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com's recap: The Saint John Sea Dogs dropped a 6-1 decision as the Halifax Mooseheads swept the first-round playoff series to end Saint John’s 2012-2013 campaign.

HalifaxMooseheads.com's recap: The Moose are moving on.

MISSING IN ACTION: Max Lindsay (healthy), Liam Alcalde (healthy), Ryan Falkenham (concussion) and Stephen MacAulay (suspension) did not play for Halifax. Oliver Cooper (lower body), Stephen Anderson (upper body) and Jason Cameron (lower body) didnt play for the home team.

FOUR: The amount of goals that Saint John scored in this first round series. They scored one goal in each game of the series. This was just an extension of what they did during the regular season, as they had the lowest goals for total in the regular season out of the 16 teams who made the playoffs.

TWENTYS: This was the last game for Saint John players Pierre Durepos, Ian Saab and Maxime Villemaire in the QMJHL.

SHOTS: Halifax recorded 45+ shots in every game in this series. The Mooseheads out shot the Sea Dogs 200-71 in four games.

FRK: Marty Frk is second in playoff scoring after recording 10 points in four games. His 6 goals are also a league lead. Just by himself, Marty out scored SJ as a team during the first round. Last night, Frk was credited with his 7th goal however they reviewed it and was determined that Stefan Fournier scored it. He also had two of his sticks break during the same powerplay

DROUIN: Jonathan Drouin added to his league leading assists total as he recorded two more last night to push his total to 8 in four games. He is tied for the team lead in points with Frk having also scored 2 goals.

MACAULAY: Stephan MacAulay was suspended for last night's game for a hit to the head penalty that he received in Game 3. So instead he helped with the commentary for News 95.7 during the game. He will be back for Game 1 of round 2.

VILLEMAIRE: Maxime Villemaire had half of Saint John's goals during this series as he scored in Game 2 and Game 4. He ended the playoffs with 2 goals, 13 penalty minutes, 9 shots and a minus-6.

ASHLEY: Darcy Ashley got the fur coat as player of the game for the final game of this series.

NOTES: Look for my breakdown of the four game first round series tomorrow... Baie-Comeau became the second team to advance to the second round after sweeping Sherbrooke... Plymouth, Barrie, Red Deer and Medicine Hat also swept their series... Tickets for Game 1 and 2 of the Herd's second round series go on sale on Wednesday at 10am...

SCORES
Blainville-Boisbriand 4 - 1 Acadie-Bathurst
Baie-Comeau 5 - 2 Sherbrooke
Moncton 0 - 1 Victoriaville
Rouyn-Noranda 4 - 3 Drummondville OT
Rimouski 0 - 4 Gatineau
Quebec 4 - 0 Chicoutimi
Prince Edward Island 0 - 3 Val-d'Or

NEXT GAME: Game 1 of Round 2 will be played on Friday April 5, opponent to be determined. Puck drops at 7:00pm

Media'Caps: Mooseheads 6, Sea Dogs 1

Here is a collection of recaps from last night's 6-1 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs...

My recap: The number 1 ranked team in the CHL will have a chance to move on to the second round for the second straight year tomorrow night if they win.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: A change of venue did little to alter the course of the playoff series between the Halifax Mooseheads and Saint John Sea Dogs.

Metro Halifax's recap: Sebastien Auger was merely human on this night, so the Saint John Sea Dogs got pummeled.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com's recap: The Saint John Sea Dogs have been pushed to the edge of elimination as the Halifax Moosheads took a 6-1 decision in Game 3 of their opening round series in the 2013 President Cup playoffs.

HalifaxMooseheads.com's recap: The Mooseheads are in control.

TSN.ca's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads are in control of their QMJHL first-round series against Saint John.

MISSING IN ACTION: Brennan Bailey (healthy), Ryan Falkenham (concussion), Max Lindsay (healthy) and Liam Alcalde (healthy) were scratched for Halifax. Jeremy Doucet, Michael Abbott and Stephen Anderson didn't play for Saint John.

MACAULAY: Stephen MacAulay returned to his former home rink yesterday as the away team for the first time in the playoffs. He spent more then 4 years as a Dog and won 3 regular season championships, 2 President's Cups and a Memorial Cup playing for Saint John. MacAulay scored the first goal of the game against his former team last night. He scored a second goal to make it a 4-0 game early in the second period.

DROUIN: Jonathan Drouin finally scored his first goal of the playoffs yesterday in Game 3 so he now has 8 points in three games.

SAAB: Saint John player Ian Saab was back in the Sea Dog lineup after serving his one game suspension in Game 2 on Saturday for his high stick on Halifax's Drouin in the opening game.

FRK: Marty Frk was named before the game the CHL Player of the Week. In 2 playoff games this past weekend, Frk recorded 8 points all in Game One. He scored 5 goals and assisted on three others.

CROWD: It was a very small crowd last night as there was a little more then a third of the seats filled at Harbour Station. The Station holds 6,200 people while seated. Only 2,795 fans took in the game with a handful of them being Moose fans.

SHOTS: Saint John was once again out shot by a big margin last night however they had the most shots that they have had so far in the playoffs with 21.

SCORES
Blainville-Boisbraind 4 - 5 Acadie-Bathurst OT
Baie-Comeau 8 - 2 Sherbrooke
Moncton 5 - 6 Victoriaville OT
Rouyn-Noranda 6 - 7 Drummondville
Rimouski 4 - 6 Gatineau
Quebec 6 - 3 Chicoutimi
Prince Edward Island 4 - 3 Val-d'Or OT

NEXT GAME: Your Halifax Mooseheads take on Saint John tonight once again for Game 2 at the Metro Centre. Puck drops at 7:00pm.

Media'Caps: Sea Dogs 1, Mooseheads 2

Here is a collection of recaps from last night's 2-1 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs...

My recap: Defense defense defense that is one part of what teams need to win.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The win didn't come nearly as easily for the Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday.

Metro Halifax's recap: There would be no blowout on this night.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com's recap: The Saint John Sea Dogs put up a much tougher fight against the Halifax Mooseheads in Saturday night’s Quebec Major Junior Hockey League President Cup playoff action.

MISSING IN ACTION: Ryan Falkenham (concussion), Brian Lovell (healthy), Max Lindsey (healthy) and Brennan Bailey (healthy) did not play for Halifax while Ian Saab (suspension), Steven Duda (healthy) and Brett Malone (healthy) were not in the line up for Saint John.

REVIEW: Both teams had a goal reviewed in the first period with the home team going 0 for 2. Halifax thought that they had scored the first goal of the game but after a lengthy review it was disallowed. The referee ruled it a goal but obviously the people upstairs conclusively decided it wasn't. Saint John had there goal reviewed and it was allowed.

POWER PLAY: All 3 goals were scored during the powerplay, the Mooseheads first goal was scored short handed.

DIFFERENT GAME: The Sea Dogs were better defensively last night as they went into the middle frame leading 1-0 with shots much closer at 10-7 for Halifax.

TOP LINE: The top line of the Mooseheads were held off the scoresheet last night after recording 18 points on Friday night as a line. Just another example of how better defensively the Sea Dogs were in Game 2.

CAMERON: After scoring in Game 1 of the series, Jason Cameron had 2 penalties in the second game recording 4 minutes of penalties.

MACKINNON: Nathan received two roughing penalties, both of which did not seem to actually be warranted a penalty but the refs didn't agree with the home crowd.

50/50: Last night's fifty-fifty winner won $18,141

SCORES
Sherbrooke 1 - 8 Baie-Comeau
Gatineau 5 - 3 Rimouski
Victoriaville 2 - 3 Moncton (OT)
Val-d'Or 8 - 3 Prince Edward Island
Chicoutimi 1 - 5 Quebec
Drummondville 2 - 3 Rouyn-Noranda

NEXT GAME: The series will now shift to Saint John as Halifax will play as the away team at Harbour Station. Puck drops at 7:00pm on Tuesday.

Media'Caps: Sea Dogs 1, Mooseheads 11

Here is a collection of recaps from last night's 11-1 win over the Sea Dogs...

My recap: Despite being pulled eventually, Saint John goalie Sebastien Auger was a wall during the first period to help his team have a chance against the powerhouse of this year's playoffs.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: Marty Frk and the Halifax Mooseheads had their way with the Saint John Sea Dogs at the Metro Centre on Friday night.

TSN.ca's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads finished the regular season 73 points ahead of the Saint John Sea Dogs and they showed why in Game 1 of their first-round matchup.

SaintJohnSeaDogs.com's recap: The Saint John Sea Dogs could not whether the Halifax Mooseheads offense as the Mooseheads took Game 1 of the opening round with a 11-1 decision at the Metro Centre.

HalifaxMooseheads.com's recap: Marty Frk had a career night on Friday.

MISSING IN ACTION: Ryan Falkenham (concussion), Liam Alcalde (healthy), Brennan Bailey (healthy) and Brian Lovell (healthy) did not play last night for the home team while Steven Duda (healthy), Jeremy Doucet (healthy) and Connor Donaghey (healthy) did not play for the away team.

AUGER: I can see why Sebastien Auger of the Sea Dogs got 5 team awards last week. He kept his team in the game during the first period but could not hold it down the whole time. He stopped 31 shots before getting pulled at the 31:10 mark of the game.

SAAB: According to the QMJHL website, Saab got a match penalty on his hit on Jonathan Drouin which will result in a automatic one game suspension. So he will not play for SJ tonight.

FIRST GAME: As I mentioned in my series preview, this was the first game between these two teams in the playoffs.

LACKING: The Sea Dogs continue to lack in goals as they only scored one tonight. Saint John had the lowest goals for total at the end of the season amongst playoff team, only scoring 173 times in 68 games. Despite only playing in 30 games before being called up by the Florida Panthers of the NHL, Jonathan Huberdeau still leads the team in scoring with 45 points.

SPORTSCENTRE: Highlights of the game were shown 10 minutes into this morning's SC.

TROPHIES: The Mooseheads were awarded their 3 trophies that they won in a pre-game ceremony. Halifax won the Jean Rougeau Trophy for being Regular Season Champions, the Luc Robitaille Trophy for being the best offensive team, and the Robert Lebel for having the Best GAA for a team.

50/50: Last night's fifty-fifty winner won $17,589

SCORES
Victoriaville 3 - 0 Moncton
Val-d'Or 2 - 3 Prince Edward Island OT
Chicoutimi 6 - 3 Quebec
Sherbrooke 2 - 6 Baie-Comeau
Bathurst 4 - 5 Blainville-Boisbraind
Gatineau 2 - 3 Rimouski
Drummondville 2 - 4 Rouyn-Noranda

NEXT GAME: Your Halifax Mooseheads take on Saint John once again for Game 2 at the Metro Centre. Puck drops at 7:00pm, tonight.

Photos: QMJHL website