Willy Palov
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Mooseheads, Eagles simply decided 'it was time' to end their seasons
At a certain point enough was enough. The Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Eagles assessed where they stood in the QMJHL late last week and made the decision to call it a season. The league announced on Friday Nova Scotia's two major junior → Read More
Halifax's Liam O'Brien on his role with Colorado Avalanche and 'Big Tuna' nickname
Liam O'Brien is savouring every minute he spends with the Colorado Avalanche. The 26-year-old winger from Halifax was called up from the AHL three weeks ago and just played his eighth game on Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues. These are → Read More
Seven players suspended after Mooseheads, Islanders brawl
Seven players from the Halifax Islanders and Charlottetown Islanders have been suspended as a result of a brawl in Tuesday's game. Mooseheads winger Zachary L'Heureux was the hardest hit because he received a combined four games for → Read More
First-place Islanders dominate Mooseheads
There weren't many bright spots for the Halifax Mooseheads in Charlottetown on Tuesday. The host Islanders dominated them from start to finish in an 8-1 game in front of 970 fans at the Eastlink Centre. It was the second Charlottetown win over → Read More
Islanders show no mercy in 6-2 win over Mooseheads
It was a long night for the Halifax Mooseheads Thursday at the Scotiabank Centre. The Charlottetown Islanders dominated them from the opening face-off and did not let up in a 6-2 win in front of 1,500 fans. "We didn't play a good game at → Read More
Video of Nathan MacKinnon tossing helmet at Conor Garland goes viral
A video of Nathan MacKinnon tossing a helmet at another NHL player went viral on Thursday. The short clip from a late Wednesday night game starts with the Colorado Avalanche star jostling with Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland. After the two → Read More
Bedford's Peter DiLiberatore signs contract with Vegas Golden Knights
Bedford's Peter DiLiberatore is moving on from U.S. college hockey to the pros. The 21-year-old defenceman signed a three-year entry level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights this week, ending his NCAA career with Quinnipiac University → Read More
Ozgoren has 35 points, triple-double in C.P. Allen win over PA
Alp Ozgoren produced 35 points as part of a triple-double performance in the C.P. Allen Cheetahs' 103-96 win over the Prince Andrew Panthers in a metro high school boys' basketball league game in Dartmouth on Monday. Ozgoren also had 13 → Read More
Ex-Mooseheads goalie Zachary Fucale re-signs with Washington Capitals
Former Halifax Mooseheads goalie Zachary Fucale has re-signed with the Washington Capitals for two more years. The 25-year-old agreed to terms on a two-way deal on the weekend. This is Fucale's first year in the Capitals organization, where he → Read More
Game between Eagles, Islanders cancelled
The QMJHL cancelled Sunday's game between the Cape Breton Eagles and Charlottetown Islanders for precautionary health reasons. The Eagles informed the league a handful of players were experiencing flu-like symptoms so it was decided to shut → Read More
Mooseheads lose another close one to Islanders but keep growing
It was another close call for the Halifax Mooseheads in Charlottetown on Saturday. The Mooseheads took the first-place Islanders to overtime but couldn't quite get over the hump in a 3-2 loss in front of 970 fans at the Eastlink Centre. It → Read More
Sidney Crosby downplays 1,300th career NHL point
Sidney Crosby jokes that he's only reaching major milestones this season because he's been around the NHL for so long. The 33-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins captain registered his 1,300th career point in a 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on → Read More
HIGH SCHOOL: Halifax West edges Lockview 2-1 in girls' regional hockey final
The Halifax West Warriors edged the Lockview Dragons 2-1 to capture the metro high school girls' hockey regional championship on Wednesday. Brooke Henderson scored the winning goal with 47 seconds left in the third period and Nia Gardin also → Read More
QMJHL announces modified playoff format
The QMJHL announced its modified plans for this year's playoffs on Tuesday. The 12 Quebec-based teams will start their post-season on April 8 and the six Maritimes Division teams will open on May 4. That means the Halifax Mooseheads and Cape → Read More
Sidney Crosby embraces certain parts of this season's unique grind
The quirks in this year's NHL schedule don't seem to phase Sidney Crosby one bit. In fact, you might say he actually prefers parts of it to the standard set-up. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain has remarked a few times already this season → Read More
Eagles' Dawson Stairs scores in OT to cap heated game with Mooseheads
There's already built-in tension between the Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Eagles but it's bound to bubble up even more with how much they're playing each other this season. Saturday's game at the Scotiabank Centre was the 13th → Read More
Kentville's Brette Pettet advances to NCAA women's hockey championship game
Kentville's Brette Pettet has a chance to win her second NCAA women's hockey championship. The University of Wisconsin co-captain helped her team advance to Saturday's championship game against Northeastern University with a 4-2 win → Read More
Nova Scotia's Drake Batherson breaking out with Ottawa Senators
After years of having to grind just to get his foot in the door, Drake Batherson now looks every bit like a prime-time NHL player. The 22-year-old from New Minas is no longer a part-timer with the Ottawa Senators but a full-time, front-line scorer → Read More
Mooseheads hoping to face New Brunswick teams sometime soon
No one is complaining. Let's be clear about that up front. But the Halifax Mooseheads, Cape Breton Eagles and Charlottetown Islanders have only been playing games amongst themselves since late January and, let's be honest, that has to get → Read More
Beaver Bank's Ryan Francis named QMJHL player of the week
Beaver Bank's Ryan Francis made quite an impression in his first three games with the Saint John Sea Dogs. The 19-year-old centre scored four goals in his Saint John debut on Tuesday against the Bathurst Titan and then added four assists in → Read More