Injury Bug Hitting Moose

Just like last season, the injury bug is hitting your Halifax Mooseheads hard. Unlike last year however, the team will not have to be without the players for too long.

The biggest losses have been on the defense. During home opening weekend your Mosoeheads played with an all rookie defense core because Austyn Hardie and Jessie Lussier were both out with injuries. Now it is shifting to the forwards.

Rookie Josh Fitzgerald began the season on the sidelines with a concussion that came from a pre-season game hit. Hardie on the other hand missed the first games because of a charley horse sustained during a practice before the season started. 20 year old vertern Lussier is out for 6-8 weeks (down to about 4-6 now) because of a broken wrist. Lussier suffered the injury in Halifax's season opener in Bathurst. During the Herd's hope game versus the Saint John Sea Dogs, Cavan Fitzgerald injured himself and is now out for eight weeks with a fractured patella (knee cap).

It was announced today that the Mooseheads will now be without forwards Sam Leblanc and Vincent Watt for a bit. Leblanc has an undisclosed lower body injury and will be out 3-6 weeks according to Chronicle Herald reporter Willy Palov. Watt is out day-to-day with what Palov called an upper body injury.

Photo via twitter.com

Expect a couple of new faces in the lineup when Halifax hosts the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Thursday night at Scotiabank Centre.

Not only have the Moose had to contend with injuries but players off at camps and suspensions as well in the first 3 weeks of the season. Matt Murphy, Zach Fucale, Danny Moynihan and Philippe Gadoury were away at NHL camps but are now back in the lineup. Gadoury was actually sent back shortly after NHl camps began as he failed the physical because of headaches. Kelly Bent was suspended for one game and missed the season opener. The Q also announced that Moynihan has been suspended and will miss Thursday's game.

STATS SUNDAY: September

Games played: 6

Record: 2-3-1-0, 5pts

Goals for/against: 18/29

Powerplay: 22.6%

Penalty kill: 71.1%

Shutouts: none

Top 5 leading scorers

Points: Timo Meier 9, Ryan Falkenham 7, Maxime Fortier 5, Philippe Gadoury 4, Morgan Nauss 4

Goals: Ryan Falkenham 5, Timo Meier 4, Philippe Gadoury 2, Connor Moynihan 2, Cavan Fitzgerald 1

Assists: Timo Meier 5, Maxime Fortier 4, Morgan Nauss 3, Philippe Gadoury 2, Cavan Fitzgerald 2

Penalty minutes: Brandon Vuic 23, Austyn Hardie 17, Kelly Bent 13, Samuel Leblanc 10, Ryan Falkenham 9

Plus/minus: Danny Moynihan +2, Philippe Gadoury +1, Austyn Hardie +1, Andrew Shewfelt +1, Jordan King +1

Rookie scoring: Maxime Fortier 5pts, Morgan Nauss 4pts, Cavan Fitzgerald 3pts, Jordan King 2pts, Taylor Ford 1pt

Goaltending stats

Kevin Resop: 1-2-1-0    3.96 GAA     0.852 SAV%

Zach Fucale: 1-1-0-0    5.59 GAA     0.853 SAV%

RECAP: Creamed

FINAL: Mooseheads 0 at Sea Dogs 7
Stars: 3. Auger SNB | 2. Siska SNB | 1. Dundas SNB
Attendance: 3,185
MC's Top Herd: n/a

SAINT JOHN: It was not a good night for your Halifax Mooseheads on Saturday night. The physical side of this new rivalry was in full force last night with the two teams collecting 62 penalty minutes. Saint John cruised to a big win in front of their home crowd, chasing Zach Fucale from the net in a 7-0 game. Fucale was pulled after the Sea Dogs' sixth goal that was scored by Justice Dundas. At least it was a much higher shooting game then Friday night.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: It was a forgettable night for the Halifax Mooseheads in Saint John on Saturday.

Metro Halifax's recap: This one wasn't pretty.

Station Nation's recap: The Saint John Sea Dogs (3-1-0-1) gave their faithful fans plenty to be excited about Saturday evening at Harbour Station with a most convincing 7-0 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads (2-3-1-0)

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: One night after scoring a whopping six goals in a home ice victory over Chicoutimi, the Mooseheads offense went ice-cold in Saint John as Halifax fell 7-0 on Saturday night to the hometown Sea Dogs.

saintjohnseadogs.com's recap: Thomas Chabot and Justice Dundas each scored twice and Sebastien Auger kicked aside 29 shots, leading the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 7-0 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Saturday at Harbour Station. 

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Jesse Lussier (broken wrist), Nikolaj Ehlers (Jets camp), Andrew Shewfelt (healthy scratch) and Cavan Fitzgerald (broken patella)

SCORES
Baie-Comeau 0 - 3 Blainville-Boisbriand
Cape Breton 5- 4 Shawinigan OT
Chicoutimi 3 - 1 Moncton
Gatineau 2 - 3 Rouyn-Noranda SO

NEXT GAME: Halifax will welcome it's fans back to Scotiabank Centre for it's first Thursday night tilt of the season when the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are in town on October 2. Puck drops at 7pm.

GAMEDAY #6: at Saint John

GAMEDAY

SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS vs. HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS

September 27, 2014 at 7:00pm

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

Harbour Station (6,200) ~ Saint John, NB

Can they make it two in a row? Well your Halifax Mooseheads will look to do just that against a team that they lost a 3-0 lead exactly a week ago. The return of Zach Fucale, Matt Murphy and Philippe Gadoury proved to be quite helpful last night with Gadoury scoring twice during the evening. 

Overall Records

Mooseheads: 2-2-1-0 = 5 points (5th in Maritimes division, 12th overall)

Sea Dogs: 2-1-0-1 = 5 points (4th in Maritimes division, 10th overall)

Leading Scorers

SNB: Adam Marsh 6pts (3G & 3A), Nathan Noel 6pts (3G & 3A), Jakub Zboril 3pts (3A)

HFX: Timo Meier 9pts (4G & 5A), Ryan Falkenham 7pts (5G & 2A), Maxime Fortier 5pts (1G & 4A)

Last Games

Halifax is coming off its second win of the season, beating Chicoutimi 6-4 on Friday night. Zach Fucale returned to the nets and made 27 saves for the win and Philippe Gadoury recorded 4 points in his first game of the season.

Saint John's previous meeting was against your Mooseheads which ended in a 6-5 overtime win for the Sea Dogs. Adam Marsh scored a hat trick to lead his team to the comeback win a week ago.

Season Series

Saturday Sept 20  Saint John 6 at Halifax 5   OT

Saturday Sept 27  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Saturday Oct 11  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Friday Nov 7  Saint John at Halifax - 7pm

Saturday Dec 6  Saint John at Halifax - 7pm

Saturday Jan 3  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Saturday Mar 14  Halifax at Saint John - 7pm

Saturday Mar 21  Saint John at Halifax - 7pm

Out of Town

Armada vs Drakkar 5:00pm
Cataractes vs Screaming Eagles 5:00pm
Wildcats vs Sagueneens 7:00pm
Huskies vs Olympiques 8:00pm

After the Buzzer
The boys will be back at home in Halifax on Thursday night to take on the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Puck drops at 7pm. 

RECAP: Gadoury Surges

FINAL: Sagueneens 4 at Mooseheads 6
Stars: 3. Dauphin CHI | 2. Ranger CHI | 1. Gadoury HAL 
Attendance: 7,261
MC's Top Herd: Philippe Gadoury

HALIFAX: Philippe Gadoury came back to the Mooseheads with a statment. After spending the past two weeks sitting on the sidelines with a headache, the second year forward scored his first 2 goals of the season and added two assists. The re-occurrence of Gadoury, Matt Murphy and Zach Fucale proved to be helpful against a very physical Chicoutimi Sagueneens team. There was two line brawls during the 60 minute game plus lots of hits and even a slash to the back of Timo Meier's head. The Scotiabank Centre is officially minted.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The return of three key players gave the Halifax Mooseheads the lift they needed Friday night at the Scotiabank Centre. 

Metro Halifax's recap: Go, Gadoury, Go.

halifaxmooseheads.ca's recap: The return of Philippe Gadoury to the Halifax lineup paid off instantly as the 20-year-old forward scored two goals and added two assists in a 6-4 victory over Chicoutimi Saturday night at Scotiabank Place.

The Canadian Press' recap: Philippe Gadoury had two goals and two assists and Zachary Fucale stopped 27 shots as the Mooseheads toppled Chicoutimi.

The Q News' recap: Philippe Gadoury powered the Halifax Mooseheads to a 6-4 win over the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Friday night in front of 7,261 fans at the Sctiabank Centre.

qmjhl.ca's recap: Game summary.

MISSING IN ACTION: Cavan Fitzgerald (injured), Kelly Bent (healthy scratch), Nikolaj Ehlers (Jets camp) and Jesse Lussier (wrist)

SCORES
Acadie-Bathurst 3 - 4 Charlottetown
Baie-Comeau 3 - Sherbrooke SO
Cape Breton 5 - 7 Blainvile-Boisbriand
Drummondville 4 - 6 Rimouski
Victoiaville 4 - 3 Rouyn-Noranda
Quebec 1 - 5 Shawinigan

NEXT GAME: The Saint John Sea Dogs will host your Halifax Mooseheads tonight at Harbour Station. Puck drops at 7pm.

GAMEDAY #5: vs Chicoutimi

GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. CHICOUTIMI SAGUENEENS

September 26, 2014 at 7:00pm

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

Scotiabank Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

Reinforcements are coming. Earlier this week it was announced that Zach Fucale and Matt Murphy were reassigned by their respective NHL teams. Philippe Gadoury will also be in the lineup tonight after suffering headaches for over two weeks. The additions of the 3 players should provide more offense and more experience on the backend. Your Halifax Mooseheads will look to get back on track this weekend after losing back to back games last week. This will be the first game against a Quebec region team for your Mooseheads this season. It will also be the first time we welcome back a former member of the Herd as Brian Lovell will be in town playing for the Sagueneens.

 

Overall Records

Sagueneens: 1-3-0-0 = 2 points (6th in East division, T-16th overall)

Mooseheads: 1-2-1-0 = 3 points (5th in Maritime division, 15th overall)

 

Leading Scorers

HFX: Timo Meier 7pts (3G & 4A), Ryan Falkenham 5pts (4G & 1A), Maxime Fortier 5pts (1G & 4A)

CHI: William Gignac 2pts (2G), Samuel Roussey 2pts (1G & 1A), Samuel Hodhod 2pts (2A)

Last Games

Chicoutimi is coming off a 1-0 loss on Saturday against the Quebec Remparts. Julio Billia made 25 saves in a losing cause on home ice.

The Mooseheads lost on Saturday to the Saint John Sea Dogs in an overtime decision. Timo Meier took over team scoring with two goals and an assist while Kevin Resop made 27 saves to take the loss.

Season Series

Friday Sept 26  Chicoutimi at Halifax - 7pm

Thursday Feb 26  Halifax at Chicoutimi - 8pm

 

Out of Town

Islanders vs Titan 7:00pm
Phoenix vs Drakkar 8:00pm
Armada vs Screaming Eagles 8:00pm
Oceanic vs Voltigeurs 8:30pm
Huskies vs Tigres 8:30pm
Cataractes vs Remparts 8:30pm

After the Buzzer
Halifax will travel to Saint John to have a rematch with the Sea Dogs tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

Mooseheads Make CSS List

Timo Meier
Photo credit: trurodaily.com

The National Hockey League released it's Central Scouting Services Players to Watch list today and two current Halifax Mooseheads players are on it.

The players are ranked in three different categories. 'A' players are ones who can be projected to go in the first round while 'B' players should go in the 2nd/3rd rounds. 'C' ranked players most likely will go in the 4th to 7th rounds.

Forwards Timo Meier and Connor Moynihan both received a 'B' rating on the list. Prospect defenseman John Marino also had a rating of 'B'.

Meier leads the Mooseheads with 3 goals and 7 points while Moynihan has 2 goals. Marino has a goal and an assist in 5 games with the USPHL South Shore Kings.

Along with Meier and Moynihan, 37 QMJHL players in total were named to the list. Only 5 were listed with an 'A' rating; Jakub Zboril, Callum Booth, Nicolas Roy, Filip Chlapik and Daniel Sprong.