Archive for December, 2011
Forwards Martin Frk and Andrew Ryan will play for Team Don Cherry at the CHL/NHL prospects game February 1. “I think it’s incredible, you’re going to a place where the best prospects are, it’s a great opportunity with exposure to other players of that calibre,” says General Manager Cam Russell. “It’s going to help elevate [...]
The Halifax Mooseheads will be without 16-year-old leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon Thursday night in Bathurst. “He’s in some pain, it’s day to day,” says General Manager Cam Russell. “We’re not going to put him in a situation we’re he’s not comfortable especially at this time of the year with so much hockey left to play.” [...]
The Halifax Mooseheads have cracked the CHL top 10 list this week for the first time in four years. The Herd sit in the tenth position with a 21-9-1-2 record. “It’s exciting for everyone involved,” says General Manager Cam Russell. “Especially when you think of the last three years, being ranked 10th in the country [...]
Sixteen-year-old Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists in his first game as a Moosehead Tuesday night at Metro Centre as the Herd beat the Bathurst Titan 4-3. The Mooseheads trailed several times throughout the game, tying it several times only to fall behind again. It was a rush in the third period where Drouin fed Alexandre [...]
The Halifax Mooseheads had lost 12 straight games to the Saint John Sea Dogs but the Herd finally broke the ominous streak Sunday afternoon with a 3-2 win at Metro Centre. Matthew Boudreau, who was a game-time decision, put the Mooseheads on the board with two goals. The second a beautiful four-way passing play on [...]
Rookie Nathan MacKinnon was a game-time decision before Saturday’s game at Harbour Station against the Sea Dogs. “I took a bad tumble into the boards yesterday,” says MacKinnon. “My shoulder is a little banged up but it’s not too serious and I should be back pretty soon.” MacKinnon is a potential for Sunday afternoon’s game, [...]
The Halifax Mooseheads were lackluster Friday night losing 6-1 to the worst team in the league. There was a lot of excitement in Moose Country with the return of Martin Frk from a concussion and news that rookie Jonathan Drouin would join the team afterall, but there wasn’t much excitement on the ice as [...]
Sixteen-year-old forward Jonathan Drouin will join the Halifax Mooseheads this weekend says General Manager Cam Russell. The team’s 2nd overall pick in the 2011 draft did not report to camp in August. However Drouin will arrive in Halifax later this weekend following the completion of his Grade 11 high school exams. “I am excited to [...]
Reports are circulating that the Halifax Mooseheads No. 2 pick overall at the 2011 entry draft will report to the organization after all. Sixteen-year-old Jonathan Drouin did not report to August training camp, his family wanted him to play another year of Midget AAA with the Lac St-Louis Lions. However, Drouin travelled to Halifax in [...]