3 Moose Named in Players to Watch

The Halifax Mooseheads continue to be good with draft eligible players. There are three Moose players ranked in the National Hockey League Central Scouting Services Players to Watch for November that was released today. Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Danny Moynihan are on the list.

Ehlers is rated as an 'A' player which means the CSS thinks he will go in the first round. If he continues the way he is, leading the team and league in rookie scoring, he should go mid first round in the 2014 NHL Draft. Here's a story about Nik on the NHL website about being upgraded to an A player

Both Murphy and Moynihan are rated as 'C' players which means they are projected to go in the 4th round or lower (5th, 6th, etc.). This is the second year of draft eligibility for Matt Murphy who was projected to go late in last year's draft but never got picked. He didn't go unnoticed however as he was invited to the St. Louis Blues development camp in the summer.

This is pretty good for all three players. Check back later in the season as we see how this story goes.

Full list

Breaking: Boudreau to Tigres

A week after former Moosehead Dominic Beachemin was traded to Rimouski after spending the first two months of the season with Acadie-Bathurst, another former Herd player has been traded.

The Shawinigan Cataractes announced today that they have traded Matt Boudreau to the Victriaville Tigres. Boudreau was the only player in this deal as Shawinigan receives Victoriaville's 4th and 9th round picks in the 2014 QMJHL Draft.

Boudreau was originally traded a day before the 2013 QMJHL draft in June to the Cataractes by the Halifax Mooseheads. Halifax recieved their first round pick 2014.

Good luck to Matt in Victoriaville. Moose fans will get to see him in a new sweater for the first time on December 5.

BREAKING: Duke staying

The Halifax Mooseheads announced this morning that they have resolved their overager issue. The team said that they will be keeping Brendan Duke as one of three overagers this season with the uncertainty of Trey Lewis and his hip injury.

A team can only keep three 20 year olds on their roster in any season and the Moose have not had to make a decision until today. Coming out of training camp, Duke, Lewis, Darcy Ashley and Brent Andews were all named on the roster as overagers because Ashley was injured to start the season. Just as Ashley came back, Lewis was announced to be injured. Because it is likely that Lewis might need surgery sometime this year, as Ryan Falkenham had to on Friday, Halifax has decided to make their decision now.

Trey has decided to join the Mirimachi Timberwolves of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. He will remain on the team's 55 man protected list. He collected 63 points and 248 penalty minutes in 206 games over 4 seasons.

Halifax will be on the ice again on Thursday looking different with Ashley most likely being named captain for the rest of the season.

Good luck in the future Trey!

POSTGAME: Wildcats 0, Mooseheads 4

MC POST-GAME
Awesome game played on national television as Moose win

The Canadian Press' recap: Zachary Fucale stopped 25 shots for his fifth-career shutout as the Halifax Mooseheads blanked the visiting Moncton Wildcats 4-0 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play.

Metro Halifax's recap: After the victory, a cluster of Halifax Mooseheads players stood outside the team's dressing room Friday evening, still buzzing over the play.

The Chronicle Herald's recap: The Halifax Mooseheads paid tribute to the Canadian military with a textbook win on Friday.

The Q News' recap: Zachary Fucale and the Halifax Mooseheads shutout the Moncton Wildcats in a 4-0 victory on the Department of National Defense appreciation night in Halifax on Friday.

monctonwildcats.com's recap: The score was he same as opening night, but the winner was different as the Halifax Mooseheads shutout the Moncton Wildcats 4-0 on national tv on Friday night.

MISSING IN ACTION: Trey Lewis (hip), Brian Lovell (knee), Mac Weegar (ankle) and Ryan Falkenham (hips) were out with injuries while Max Lindsay and Vincent Watt were healthy scratches.

PICTURES
Go to the facebook page to see my pic from last night or click here.

DND NIGHT
There was a special pregame ceremony yesterday evening to honour the men and women who have fought for our country. The Stadacona band played the national anthem. Check out my facebook page to watch the pregame ceremony. Halifax also wore special jerseys to honour the Sea King's 50 year anniversary.

FIGHTS
There were a few fights during the game last night including one at the end of the first period. Not only was there a lot of rough stuff I don't think the two teams like each other at all. Pushing, trash talking and crowds were the themes of last night.

REVIEW
Both teams had a goal reviewed in the first period. Jonathan Drouin's first goal was reviewed to see if it even went in and I guess it did. Moncton's goal was taken back after it was deemed to be put in with a high stick.

FUCALE
Zach Fucale received his first shutout of the season last night stopping all 25 shots he faced.

ANDREWS
Brent Andrews scored a highlight reel goal last night. He went between his legs and it just slipped by Alex Dubeau. A clip of the goal was shown on TSN's honor roll.

EHLERS
Nikolaj Ehlers was held pointless yesterday but for sure won the battle between him and Ivan Barbashev.

OTHER SCORES
Gatineau 1 - 3 Bathurst
Cape Breton 3 - 4 Sherbrooke SO
Chicoutimi 2 - 5 Blainville
Baie-Comeau 1 - 4 Rimouski

UP NEXT
Halifax will take on another maritime division rival tonight when the Saint John Sea Dogs come to town. Puck drops at 7pm.

photo: from Sam Leblanc twitter

Shutout Returned.

After getting shutout in their home opener, the Halifax Mooseheads finally repaid the favour to the Moncton Wildcats beating the Cats 4-0 last night after being shutout by the same score back on September 12.

FINAL: Wildcats 0 at Mooseheads 4
50/50 Winning Draw: $11,804
Three stars: 3. Drouin HAL | 2. Fucale HAL | 1. Andrews HAL
Attendance: 8,867
MC Top Herd: Brent Andrews

GAME LOG
First period
7:12 HAL Jonathan Drouin (8), SH | A: None

Penalties: Lalonde MON (0:17, Slashing), Ashley HAL (0:47, Interference), Lussier HAL (6:39 Hooking), Penney MON (20:00, Roughing), Ashley HAL (20:00, Roughing), Murphy HAL (20:00, Roughing)
Shots: were tied after the first 20 minutes at 8

Second period
2:21 HAL Andrew Shewfelt (4) | A: None
16:58 HAL Brent Andrews (10), SH | A: Drouin

Penalties: Lalonde MON (8:30, Interference), Hardie HAL (12:06, Elbowing), Leblanc HAL (15:50, High-sticking)
Shots: Halifax led the second period shots 10 to 9

Third period
6:14 HAL Connor Moynihan (2) | A: Moynihan & Jacques

Penalties: Sweeney MON (0:32, Tripping), Moynihan HAL (2:43, Tripping), Hynes MON (4:13, Roughing), Hardie HAL (4:13, Roughing), Halabi MON (6:19, Fighting), Halabi MON (6:19, Staged fight), Alcalde HAL (6:19, Fighting), Alcalde HAL (6:19, Staged fight), Drouin HAL (10:12, Roughing), Moynihan HAL (13:28, High-sticking), Barbashev MON (16:03, Roughing), Drouin HAL (16:03, Slashing), Olivier MON (19:18, Unsportsmanlike conduct), Pugsley MON (19:18, Charging), Jacques HAL (19:18, Unsportsmanlike conduct)
Shots: once again were tied at 8 a piece

GOALIES
Winning goaltender: Zach Fucale HAL 25 saves
Losing goaltender: Alex Dubeau MON 22 saves

POWERPLAY
Halifax: 0-for-4
Moncton: 0-for8

GAMEDAY 23: vs Moncton

IT'S GAMEDAY

HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS vs. MONCTON WILDCATS

Puck drops at 8:00pm

Metro Centre (10,595) ~ Halifax, NS

PREVIEW - Tonight, the men and women who serve our country will be honored at the annual DND Appreciation night held by the team. In celebration of the event, the Halifax Mooseheads will be wearing special military themed jerseys.

This should be a very exciting game as the top eligible NHL draft picks will be going head to head tonight at the Metro Centre. Second year player Ivan Barbashev is leading the Moncton Wildcats with 27 points so far this season while Nikolaj Ehlers is just ahead of him in the leaderboard with 28 points. Ehlers is leading all rookies in scoring so far. Not only will the fans in Halifax be able to see these top European players help their team win but the rest of Canada will too and so will many NHL scouts who will be in attendance.


This is the third game this season between the Wildcats and Mooseheads. Both teams have won a game on the road in the two games during September including the Herd's home opener, hopefully this trend does not continue tonight.

THE NUMBERS

Leading scorers
MON: Ivan Barbashev 27pts (9G & 18A), Conor Garland 23pts (9G & 14A), Christopher Caissy 22pts (7G & 15A)
HAL: Nikolaj Ehlers 28pts (10G & 18A), Andrew Ryan 26pts (12G & 14A), Brent Andrews 23pts (9G & 14A), Jonathan Drouin 23pts (7G & 16A)

LAST GAMES
Halifax last played on Saturday against the Val-d'Or Foreurs and skated away with a 4-2 win. Jonathan Drouin had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the team while Kevin Darveau got his third win of the season stopping 39 shots.

Moncton is coming of a big 8-3 home win against the Saint John Sea Dogs last night. Ryan Penny recorded a hat trick with the help of Conor Garland who scored a goal and had 4 helpers whileAlex Dubeau stopped 35 of 38 shots.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
This season    0-1-0-0    5GF    6GA
September 12  Moncton 4 at Halifax 0
September 20  Mooseheads 5 at Wildcats 2
November 8 @ 8pm Wildcats at Mooseheads
December 1 @ 4pm Wildcats at Mooseheads
December 20 @ 7pm Mooseheads at Wildcats
December 21 @ 7pm Wildcats at Mooseheads
January 10 @ 7pm Wildcats at Mooseheads
February 9 @ 4pm Mooseheads at Wildcats
March 1 @ 7pm Mooseheads at Wildcats
Last season    6-2-0-0    36GF    26GA

NOT PLAYING - Brian Lovell (injured), Mac Weegar (ankle), Trey Lewis (hip) and Ryan Falkenham (hips) will not be in the lineup tonight

OUT OF TOWN
Olympiques at Titan - 7:00pm
Eagles at Phoenix - 8:00pm
Sagueneens at Armada - 8:30pm
Drakkar at Oceanic - 8:30pm

GAME COVERAGE
TV: Sportsnet
Live: @MC_MooseCountry
Webcast: TELUS
Radio: News 95.7
Post-game: MooseCounty blog

AFTER THE GAME
Halifax takes on the Saint John Sea Dogs at the Metro Centre tomorrow night. Puck drops at 7pm.

QMJHL Names Scholastic POM

Every month, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announces a Scholastic Player of the Month which recognizes a player on each team with his performance on ice and in the classroom. The player is selected based on their school results, their implication, the school-hockey conciliation, their team spirit and their on-ice performances.

For your Halifax Mooseheads, Darcy Ashley was named the Scholastic Player of the Month for October 2013. Ashley scored 8 goals and added 7 assists for 15 points during the month of October while missing the first 4 games of the month and September because of injury. He was named the first star of the week for the week ending October 27, 2013.

Here is the full list:

BAC	Jérémie Grégoire	Cégep de Baie-Comeau
BAT	Alexandre Gosselin	Cégep à distance
BLB	Aaron Hoyles	New Brunswick Virtual High School
CAP	Charles-Éric Légaré	Cégep à distance
CHA	Deverick Ottereyes	NETC
CHI	Gabriel D'Astous-Moreau	Cégep de Chicoutimi
DRU	Nikolas Brouillard	Cégep de Drummondville
GAT	Jean-Simon Deslauriers	Cégep de l'Outaouais
HAL	Darcy Ashley	Saint Mary's University
MON	Graham Hunt	Mount Allison University
QUE	Maxime Chevalier	Cégep de Limoilou
RIM	Anthony Chapados	Cégep de Rimouski
ROU	Quinn O'Brien	Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
SHA	Matthew Klebanskyj	Cégep à distance
SHE	Gabriel Parent	Cégep de Sherbrooke
SNB	Jason Cameron	UNBSJ
VDO	Pierre-Maxime Poudrier	Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
VIC	Mark Trickett	Acadia University