Alumni Update: Where Are They Now?

Welcome to November Moose Country. Since we are now well into the 2024-25 season I thought I'd share where former Halifax Mooseheads players are suiting up for this year. First, I'll start with the same league that the Herd play in followed by the professional leagues overseas. Than I'll do the North American leagues. 

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (5)
Alex Carr - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Mathieu Cataford - Rimouski Oceanic 
Dylan MacKinnon - Moncton Wildcats
Reece Peitzsche - Shawinigan Cataractes
Markus Vidicek - Moncton Wildcats

Czechia/Czechia2 (6)
Marcel Barinka - HC Vitkovice
Jared McIsaac - HC Litvinov
David Moravec - HC Energie Karlovy Vary
Jan Stransky - BK Mlada Boleslav
Petr Vrana - HC Ocelari Trinec
Tomas Knotek - HC Slavia Praha (2nd tier)

DEL/DEL2 (4)
Konrad Abeltshauser - EHC Munchen
Alexandre Grenier - Kolner Haie
Andrew Bodnarchuk - EC Kassel Huskies (2nd tier)
Shawn O'Donnell - EHC Freiburg (2nd tier)

EIHL (4)
Jake Coughler - Guildford Flames
Cameron Critchlow - Manchester Storm
Cody Donaghey - Cardiff Devils
Patrick Kyte - Fife Flyers

Kontinetal Hockey League (3)
Arnaud Durandeau - Amur Khabarovsk

Zach Fucale - Traktor Chelyabinsk
Ostap Safin - Lada Togliatti

Liiga/Mestis (3)
Antoine Morand - Lukko
Otto Somppi - Tappara
Evan Boucher - RoKi (2nd tier)

Switzerland (5)
Attilio Biasca - EV Zug, NL
Filip Zadina - HC Davos, NL
Sam Asselin - HC Sierre, SL
Josh Lawrence - HC Sierre, SL
Yannik Ponzetto - GC Kusnacht Lions, SL

Other European leagues (9)
Gabriel Desjardins - SonderjyskE, Denmark
Maxime Trepanier - Herlev Eagles, Denmark
Frederik Cabana - Heilbronner Falken, Germany3
D'Artagnan Joly - Tilburg Trappers, Germany3
Maxime Fortier - IF Bjorkloven, HockeyAllsvenskan
Randy Gazzola - Asiago, ICEHL
Senna Peeters - EC-KAC, ICEHL
Jordan Lepage - Amiens, Ligue Magnus
Andrew Shewfelt - Romford Raiders, NIHL

National Hockey League (9)
Justin Barron - Montreal Canadiens
Jonathan Drouin - Colorado Avalanche
Nikolaj Ehlers - Winnipeg Jets
Nico Hischier - New Jersey Devils
Zachary L'Heureux - Nashville Predators (called up in mid-Oct & currently on Preds roster)
Nathan MacKinnon - Colorado Avalanche
Brad Marchand - Boston Bruins
Timo Meier - New Jersey Devils
MacKenzie Weegar - Calgary Flames

American Hockey League (7)
Elliot Desnoyers - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Alexandre Doucet - Grand Rapids Griffins
Cavan Fitzgerald - Rockford IceHogs
Martin Frk - Calgary Wranglers
Jake Furlong - San Jose Barracuda
Benoit-Olivier Groulx - Hartford Wolf Pack
Raphael Lavoie - Henderson Silver Knights

ECHL (7)
Kelly Bent - Orlando Solar Bears
Lou-Felix Denis - Reading Royals
Taylor Ford - Adirondack Thunder
Alexis Gravel - Orlando Solar Bears
Jason Horvath - Maine Mariners
Cooper Jones - Jacksonville Icemen 
Matt Murphy - Cincinnati Cyclones

SPHL (2)
Kevin Resop - Pensacola Ice Flyers
Ben Higgins - Birmingham Bulls

LNAH (4)
Garrett Clarke - Jonquiere Marquis
Stefan Fournier - Thetford Mines Assurancia
Simon Desmarais - Quebec National
Olivier Desroches - Thetford Mines Assurancia

AESHL (8)
Joel Bishop - St. John's Sr. Caps
Chad Earle - Clarenville Caribous
Curtis Heffernan - St. John's Sr. Caps
Adam Nolan - Conception Bay Blues
Justin Pender - Clarenville Caribous 
Kyle Petten - HGOE CeeBee Stars 
Brandon Pye - Southern Shore Sr. Breakers
Travis Randell - Southern Shore Sr. Breakers

LHSAAAQ (5)
Said Abi - La Tuque Loups
Eric Brassard - Plessisville Metal Pless
Jacob Jacques - Levis Poulin Dev
Brian Lovell - Granby Bisons
Frederic Piche - Granby Bisons

Canadian Junior A (3)
Luke McPhee - Truro Bearcats, MHL
James Swan - Valleyfield Braves, LHJQ
Liam Welsh - Truro Bearcats, MHL

University Sports (16)
Cole Foston - RMC Paladins
Brody Fournier - Dalhousie Tigers
Kevin Gursoy - TMU Bold
Stephane Huard - McGill Redmen
Brady James - Concordia Stingers
Zack Jones - Acadia Axemen
David Lafrance - Ottawa Gees-Gees
Ethan Larmand - Queen's Gaels
Brock McLeod - York Lions
Robert Orr - UPEI Panthers
Liam Peyton - Dalhousie Tigers
Peter Reynolds - UNB Reds
Cole Stewart - St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Brendan Tomilson - Acadia Axemen
Denis Toner - U de M Aigles Bleus
Cameron Whynot - Acadia Axemen

Rousseau Has First Star Performance

Photo - AMH Photography

Overage goaltender Mathis Rousseau had maybe his best game of his career and his 48 saves helped the Halifax Mooseheads to a 2-1 shootout victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Friday night. As for the guys in front of him, they started a little late but were still able to break the scoreless game at the 10:09 mark of the second period. The first period was an interesting one with the Huskies getting the getting the first 11 shots of the match. Rousseau stood tall when Halifax had to kill off a 4 minute high sticking penalty, with half of it actually being a 5 on 3 after Brady Schultz was called for interference. The shots after 20 minutes were 19-1 for Rouyn-Noranda however the two clubs went to their dressing rooms with the score 0-0. Halifax native Daniel Walters got his first home goal to opening the scoring while Huskies rookie Bill Zonnon tied the game up with under 14 minutes to go in the third. Overtime would solve nothing and it looked like we would be getting an extended shootout before Liam Kilfoil got one past Samuel Meloche as the last normal shooter. 

FINAL: Huskies 1 at Mooseheads 2 SO
Stars: 3. Liam Kilfoil HAL | 2. Amelio Santini HAL | 1. Mathis Rousseau HAL
Attendance: 8,002
MC's Top Herd: Mathis Rousseau

GAME LOG
First period
No score

Second period
10:09 HAL Daniel Walters (2) | A: Santini & Moser

Third period
6:38 ROU Bill Zonnon (7) | A: Steiner

Overtime
No score

Shootout 

    Huskies                         Mooseheads

Steiner       MISS         Sprynar        MISS
Zonnon      MISS         Phillips        MISS

Verreault    MISS         Kilfoil         GOAL

Powerplay: ROU - 0-for-3; HAL - 0-for-3
Shots: 49-18 in favour of Rouyn-Noranda

Next game

Halifax will continue their home stand welcoming the CHL best Moncton Wildcats on Sunday afternoon. Puck drops at 3 p.m.