Jeff Robichaud, News 91.9FM

Game 3 of the opening round series between the Moncton
Wildcats and Halifax Mooseheads is getting headed both on and off the ice.

The Mooseheads who hold a 2-0 series lead in the best of 7 weren’t
happy with the actions of the Wildcats when they sent in a tape of a high hit
by Konrad Abeltshauser on Patrick Delisle-Houde in game one of the series
resulted in a 2 game suspension for the big #10. So in retaliation Ross Johnson
has been suspended for 2 games for a checking to the head penalty from the late
stages of game 2.

So now it appears that any questionable high hit now is
going to be sent to the league for supplementary discipline.

The series shifts back to the Coliseum for games 3 and 4
tonight and tomorrow both are 7PM starts.

Patrick Downe of the Wildcats gives us his take on the first
2 games in Halifax and what they have to do for game 3 “We had a couple of
losses in Halifax but we just have to take game 3 as if it were the first game
and play a 1 game series from now on” He goes on to say that they have to keep
playing hard shift after shift. “We have to play with a winning attitude and
play with a lot of intensity and a lot of heart and desire”

“it was a tough start for us in game two they scored two
quick ones I think we responded well and played the hard the rest of the game “He
goes on to say they need to stay focused and play a completed game “the message
is we need to play a whole sixty minutes we can’t take any minute off”

Alex Saulnier took the morning skate and will be a game time
decision. Wildcats have been outscored by a 9-2 mark in the first 2 games and
if Saulnier can go tonight certainly will have a bit more of an offensive
spark.

Game 3 gets underway for puck drop at 7PM and we will be on
the air with the pre-game show starting at 6:30PM and you can listen online at www.news919.com or listen on the air at
91.9FM

Jeff Robichaud News 91.9FM

Well the 7^th meeting of the season of the Rivalry Cup goes tonight at 7PM in Moncton. The Seadogs come into action tonight holding a 4-2 season series lead over the Wildcats. Last time these two clubs met up it was the Roman Will show at Harbour Station a 1-0 win on a redirect shot that went off the stick of Thomas Jurco with just 9 seconds left in the game was the heart breaker.

The Seadogs coming into tonight’s game ranked #2 in the CHL top 10 is looking for their 13^th straight victory. The Wildcats are looking to bounce back after having their 4 game winning streak snapped by the Remparts 7 days ago a 2-0 loss with an empty net goal being the 2^nd Quebec goal.

Wildcats were short handed against Quebec last week with Alex and Allain Saulnier, Devon MacAusland and Brandon Shea out with injuries.

Game time tonight is at 7PM and you can catch the pregame show starting at 6:30 PM on News 91.9Fm or listen online at www.news919.com. Don’t forget you can send your questions comments what have you to me on twitter @jrobichaudon919 is where you can follow and also on the post game show tonight we take your calls for 1 hour after the show at 1-888-868-0919.

Jeff Robichaud, News 91.9FM

Well here we are on the final few hours of the QMJHL trade deadline and we will be on the spot for any huge breaking deals from around the Q this morning. The deadline is 1PM AST and still all kinds of rumours and names out there supposdely on the move.

Should be an interesting few hours or I could be totally wrong and nothing will happen we shall wait and see! Im at th Coliseum with the WIldcats and i am sure we will get news from so of the other media people from around the league. So sit back and lets see how the next few hours play out!

Jeff Robichaud, News 91.9FM

The Moncton Wildcats are kicking off the post Christmas par t of the QMJHL Schedule tonight in Charlottetown against the PEI Rocket and the Cats are getting some much needed help back in the line-up a belated Christmas present if you may.

Coming into tonight’s action the Wildcats sit 4^th in the Maritime division at a 17-18-2-0 record 4 points back of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan for 3^rd in the division.

Wildcats have dropped their last 6 games going back to before the break and they have a hard time with the team from the Island Capital who are coming off a 6-4 loss to the Halifax Mooseheads last night in Halifax. The Rocket sit last in the Maritime  Division at  8-25-2-2 for 20 points but 3 of their 8 wins have come against the Wildcats.

Wildcats still without the services of Devon MacAusland lower body but is expected to  be back January 10. Marek Hrivik is day to day with headaches and Cameron McDonald still not time table with his concussion from back at the end of October.

But for tonight Alex Saulnier returns way ahead of schedule from an upper body injury that has kept him sidelined for a month.  Patrick Downe also makes his return on the back end tonight after missing 5 games with an upper body injury.

Catch the game on News 91.9FM tonight starting with the pre-game show at 6:30PM  or listen online at www.news919.com.

The Wildcats are back in action on Saturday afternoon at 5PM AST as they will battle with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Baie-Comeau.

The short staffed Wildcats have 5 call-ups on this trip Lindon Beckwith and Julian Belliveau Moncton Midget AAA, Thomas Flynn, Ross Johnson and Lance Pridham from Summerside Western Capitals MHL.

With Alex Saulnier Marek Hrivik Devon MacAusland Cameron McDonald and Patrick Downe (will take pre-game skate and is a game time decision) out of the line-up some young players have the opportunity to really step up their gam

Wasn’t for the lack of trying that the Wildcats came up short in Rimouski. The Wildcats 2-6 on the PP was very deceiving due to very weak calls on the part of the officials that took the any momentum that Wildcats were starting to build off of while on the PP.

Wildcats Captain Brandon Gormley has left the team for Calgary for Team Canada selection camp for the upcoming Word Junior Hockey Championship. So now a big hole will be needed to be filled on special teams for the Cats starting tomorrow.

Patrick Downe has made the trip with the team through Quebec but missed Thursday’s game and is doubtful for tomorrow.

Alex Saulnier out till about mid January (upper body) Devon MacAusland mid January (lower body) Cameron McDonald Concussion (no time frame) Marek Hrivik another week and Olivier D’Aoust serving a suspension.

Baie-Comeau is coming off a Shootout loss in Chicoutimi last night and didn’t get in till early this morning. The Cats look to get off to a quick start and take advantage of a tired Drakkar team.

Puck drop is set for 5PM AST and the pre-game show will kick off at 4:30PM AST on News 91.9FM or www.news919.com.

Jeff Robichaud, News91.9FM

Moncton Wildcats have extended their winning streak to 7 games after a huge 4-3 win over the nationally ranked Victoriaville Tigers at the Moncton Coliseum on Saturday night.

Victoriaville were first to get on the board as they work the puck down low below the goal line and Brandon Hynes would bury the puck past Roman Will to make it 1-0 Tigers.. For Hynes it would be his 11^th of the season. Yani Goudre would draw the lone assist at 3:20. The Wildcats would reply as Patrick Delisle-Houde would redirect a shot from the point between the Legs of David Honzik to tie the game at 1. James Melindy and Alex Saulnier draw the assist at the 5:39 mark. Then Brandon Gormley exteds his point streak to 11 games as his slap shot from the point gets redirected infront of Honznik and finds the back of the net to gie the Wildcats a 2-1 lead. Allain and Alex Saulnier get the assists on the Captains 10^th of the season at 10:20 of the first 2-1 Cats. Then the home squad would make it a 2 goal lead at 3-1 when Allain Saulnier gets his first of 2 on the evening on the power play at 12:47. Patrick Delisle-Houde and Brandon Gormley get the helpers and the Wildcats are up by a pair of goals.

Then Victoriaville would pull within 1 when Yannick Dube pots home his 17^th of the season assists going to Philippe Halley and Phillip Danault at 14:14 a power play marker for the Tigers and it was a 3-2 game. Before the end of the period the Tigers would get the equalizer at 18:44. Philippe Halley would get his 16^th of the year Yanni Goudre with the lone helper and it was all tied up at 3 and it would remain that way after the first period tied at 3. Shots after 20 minutes were 17-13 for the Wildcats.

Just one goal to talk about in the 2^nd period and it would be what turns out to be the game winner off the stick of Allain Saulnier his 2^nd of the evening and 11^th of the year a power play goal Alex Saulnier and James Melindy with the assists as Saulnier fires home a one-timer almost fans on it got just enough of it.

Final shots were 36-30 for the Wildcats. Wildcats were 2 for 6 on the PP and Victoriaville were 1 for . Three stars of the game 3^rd star from Victoriaville Philippe Halley 2^nd star Alex Saulnier and the first star Allain Saulnier  both of the Wildcats.

Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Danny Flynn offers up his thoughts when asked about how he would describe the win. “We were looking forward to the opportunity to test ourselves against a team that many people think has a chance to go to the Memorial Cup. “we knew they would be a very good team but we wanted to see where at this point of the season where we fit against a very good team”  He goes onto to say he was very pleased with the compete level of the team. “I was really proud of how well we worked and our battle level on pucks it was a hard fought even game”

Allain Saulnier with a pair of goals and was the game’s first star offered up his thoughts on the game. “They are considered one of the top teams in the league and we knew it was going to be a tough game everyone came prepared and we played a full 60 minutes.

The Wildcats now have a couple of days off to prepare for a divisional tilt with the PEI Rocket in Charlottetown on Thursday at 7PM.

Catch the game on News 91.9FM with the pre-game show at 6:30PM

Jeff Robichaud, News 91.9FM

The Moncton Wildcats come off a tough 2-1 loss to the PEI Rocket last night in Charlottetown look to get back on the winning track here tonight in Bathurst against the Titan.

In their only head to head meeting this season between the two provincial rivals the Titan took the first meeting by a score of 4-3 back on September 13^th.

Coming into action tonight the Wildcats are struggling to find the back of the net as they have the 2^nd worst goals for in the league with 41 goals for and the 6^th most goals against at 53. For the Titan they come in to action on a two game winning streak. They have the 3^rd best offence at 53 goals and have given up the 2^nd most goals in the league at 56.

Special teams coming into the game tonight the Wildcats are 5^th in the league clicking at a rate of 26.9% and the Titan are 3^rd at a rate of 31.3% The penalty kill the Titan are 12^th at 75% and the Cats are 6^th at 81%.

Leading Scorers coming into tonight action for the Titan is Zach O`Brien 12G 15A 27PTS followed by Matthew Bissonnette with 11G 12A 23PTS. Wildcats leading scorer is Alex Saulnier 7G 14A 21PTS followed by Allain Saulnier at 6G 11A 17PTS.

The Wildcats looking to snap a 2 game slide in Bathurst here this evening and you can catch all the action starting at 6:30PM with the pre-game show on News 91.9FM or www.news919.com. We will talk about last night`s game on the Island plus we will have Danny Flynn on with his thoughts about last night as well and talking about tonight against the Titan. Puck drop is slated for 7PM at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre.

 Jeff Robichaud, News 91.9FM

The Moncton Wildcats snapped a 3 game losing streak with a huge 3-2 road win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at Centre 200 on Friday night.

Wildcats coming into tonight’s game gave up 19 goals in the last 3 games and needed a much better start  as they were scored on in the first few minutes of each game.

The Wildcats would be the first on the board late in the 1^st period when Patrick Downe jumps up in the play to make it a 2 on 1 rush with Christopher Lalonde he would slide a perfect pass to Downe going to the net who goes forehand backhand and slides it five hole on Alexandre Veronneau to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. Lalonde and Devon MacAusland drawing the assists on Downe’s first of the year. The Wildcats would take a 1-0 lead to the dressing room after 20 minutes. Shots were 8-5 Moncton.

In the 2^nd the Screaming Eagles would tie the game on the power play. Olivier Jodoin would tip home a point shot from Morgan Ellis and the game was tied at 8:17. Jonathan Brunelle also picking up an assist on the 4^th of the year from Jodoin. Wildcats would take the lead on a power play opportunity of their own. Brandon Gormley would fire a slap shot from the point it would miss the net come off the back board and go right to Allain Saulnier standing to the right of the net and he would beat a scrambling Veronneau to restore the lead at 2-1. Patrick Delisle-Houde also with an assist on Allain Saulnier 5^th of the season at 18:10. But before the end of the period the Screaming Eagles would cash in on the power play again. Will would come up with initial save but the puck would squeak through his legs and lay in the crease and Kyle Ferrell would pot it home and we were tied at 2. For Ferrell it would be his 4ht Denis Kindl and Jodoin collecting the assists and it would be tied after 40 minutes at 2. Cape Breton would hold the edge in territorial play in the second periods and outshot the Wildcats in the 2^nd period by a 15-9.

In the 3^rd the wildcats would cash in on some sloppy play on the puck. Denis Kindl wins the faceoff in Cape Breton territory. MacAusland would come off the will be the first on the puck and from the corner below the goal line would fire it to the front of the net and it deflects off the stick of Veronneau off his left leg and find the back of the net for a 3-2 lead. For MacAusland it was his 5^th of the year. The Screaming Eagles would get an opportunity with 2.5 seconds left in the game face off deep in Moncton territory and Ron Choules couldn’t of drawn up a better play but the shot was fired wide of the net and the Wildcats come out of Cape Breton with the 2 points.

Final shots 37-21 for the Screaming Eagles. On the power play the Wildcats were 1 for 7 and The Screaming Eagles were 1 for 7. Stars 3^rd Devon MacAusland MON 2^nd Olivier Jodoin CAP and Roman Will MON.

Wildcats Goalie Roman Will who was named the game’s  first star with a 35 save performance give me his take on the game tonight “I’m so happy because the last 3 games we didn’t play well today we were ready  to win and played hard”

Will and the Wildcats return home to take on the Rimouski Oceanic on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats were embarrassed by the Oceanic 7-2 last Saturday at the tail end of the 3 in 3. This time the Oceanic are the ones in the middle of a 3 in 3 that will wrap-up in Moncton on Sunday.

NOTES- Wildcats acquired Rudy Sulmonte from the OHL waiver wire and made his debut for the Wildcats tonight. He will make his home debut on Sunday against Rimouski.

Jeff Robichaud News 91.9FM

The Darcy Ashley show took the stage last night in Halifax at the Metro Centre as the Mooseheads defeated the Wildcats by a 7-1 margin.

For the Wildcats it’s their 3rd straight loss and it drops their record to 5-6 on the season and remains 2 pts behind the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles for 1st in the Maritime Division.

It was another slow start for The Cats who just 0:26 seconds into the game the Mooseheads were up 1-0 on a scramble play in front of Roman Will Darcy Ashley gets his first on what turns out to be a big night for the second year forward from Prince Edward Island. Luca Ciampini and Nathan MacKinnion draw the assists. For Ashley it was his 4th of the season. At the 3:57 mark the Mooseheads would go up 2-0 with Gabriel Desjardins collecting a loose puck firing past Roman Will. Alexandre Grenier takes the puck in loses control of it Mathieu Boudreau would get a shot off Will makes the save and Desjardins would put home the rebound and quickly the Mooseheads are up 2-0. Before the end of the 1st the Wildcats would cut the deficit in half as Marek Hrivik fires home a wrist shot over the shoulder of Anthony Terenzio. It was a Power Play marker at 18:19. Patrick Delisle-Houde, one a 3 game point streak and Brandon Gormley with the assists. Shots after 20 minutes were 13-8 Moncton.

From the 2nd on it was all Mooseheads. Darcy Ashley’s big night would continue as he would counter for his second of the night shorthanded marker with assists going to Brent Andrews who sent Ashley in all alone and goes five hole on Roman Will and it was 3-1 4:21 into the 2nd period. Rookie Nathan MacKinnion would add to the Mooseheads lead with His 3rd of the year at 6:52. Luca Ciampini and Darcy Ashley drawing the assists. 4-1 for the Moose. They wouldn’t e done there as they would take a 5-1 lead on their first power play of the night and yet again Darcy Ashley at 13:53. Konrad Abeltshauser with the assist . Shots in the second period were 13-7 Halifax.

Just 2 goals both from the Mooseheads in the 3rd period with Ashley collecting his 4th of the evening. Another mad scramble in front of the Cats goal. Will made the initial save and Ashley fires home the rebound and a 6-1 lead. MacKinnion and Ciampini with the assists. Then Cameron Critchlow would round out the scoring with his first of the season as he fires a one-timer past Roman Will. Abeltshauser with the lone assist and it would round out the scoring.

Things got ugly at the end of the game with a couple of fights breaking out at the buzzer with 4 players receiving games misconducts. Delisle-Houde and Ryan Penny for the Wildcats and Brent Andrews and Sawyer Hannay. For The Mooseheads. Final shots were 32-29 Moncton.

Wildcats look to snap their 3 game slide on Friday when they travel to Sydney for a date with the Screaming Eagles at Centre 200. Game time is 7PM with the pre-game show starting at 6:30

Jeff Robichaud, News 91.9FM

The Moncton Wildcats look to continue on their solid play to make it 3 in a row when they play host to the Val-D’Or Foreurs tonight at the Moncton Coliseum.

Wildcats have been getting solid play from top to bottom in their line-up and starts on the back end where Roman Will has been solid in all 5 games so far this season with a 3-2 record and a solid 2.62 GAA and an .895 save %. The Blue line that is missing both Dan Milan and Brandon Gormley to NHL camps has played very well considering the experience they have. James Melindy has been solid in his second season with the Cats. He’s been averaging almost 20 minutes a game playing in all situations. Rookies Samuel Roussy and Cameron MacDonald have been great additions on the back end showing their poise and calmness with the puck. Myles McGurty who has only played in games 6 since training camp has seen himself starting to get more and more accustomed to the speed and phycialness of the QMJHL. That was no more evident than in the 3^rd period against Halifax on Saturday night when Melindy was taken out of the game everyone had to pick up the slack and McGurty did a great job of shutting down Nathan MacKinnon late in the 3^rd period.

Up front the Wildcats are getting the job done as well as of late. The usual Suspects of the Saulnier brothers Alex and Allain along with Patrick Delisle-Houde on the top line has countered for most of Monctons offence so far this season. Devon MacAusland, Brandon Shea and Marek Hrivik have shown some good chemistry early and have found the net on a few occasions so far. Shea is the only one on that line not to score yet but once he gets that monkey off his back he will have himself a solid season offensively.  The 3^rd and 4^th lines for the Wildcats have also played solid in the first 5 games. Paying solid defensively and doing a great job of shutting down the other team’s top lines.

Val-D’or coming off a 3-2 victory on Tuesday in Bathurst is slowly getting reinforcements back from NL camps as well Cedrick Henley and Artem Sergeev have joined the team here in Moncton. It is un-certain if they will be in the Line-up tonight.  They look to improve on their 2-3 start of the season.

I’ll be on the air with the Wildcats pre-game show tonight starting at 6:30 with puck drop scheduled for 7:05 PM