Moose Ranked 9th Before Christmas

Photo - QMJHL website

Our Halifax Mooseheads head into the Christmas break ranked 9th in the country after two big victories against the Charlottetown Islanders over the weekend. 

Halifax leads the Maritimes division with a record of 21-7-3-1 which is also good enough for third place overall in the QMJHL. Markus Vidicek had two goals and an assist in a 7-2 win versus the Islanders on Saturday night while defenseman Dylan MacKinnon also picked up three points (1G&2A). The night before, the Mooseheads top line of Jordan Dumais, Zach L'Heureux and Josh Lawrence recorded a combined nine points in a 7-3 victory. 

The Mooseheads are sure to look a bit different once they return to the Scotiabank Centre which unfortunately will not be until January 8 against Cape Breton. The winter trade period began on Sunday so we'll have to see what moves Cam Russell makes over the next two weeks to get ready for the second half. After Christmas, our Herd will return to action with a road trip Bathurst before heading to Cape Breton to end 2022. 

Below is the full standings

The top 5 leading scorers for Halifax 
Jordan Dumais 61pts (24G & 37A) 

Mathieu Cataford 44pts (20G & 24A)

Josh Laawrence 43pts (16G & 27A)

Markus VIdicek 40pts (16G & 24A)

Attilio Biasca 27pts (8G & 19A)

Twenty-one wins in 32 games is pretty good. Hopefully we will see even more victories in the second half of the season. Either way, I am excited to cheer the boys on in the new year.