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The Mooseheads will feature prominently in the draft to be held in Halifax for the very first time on June 5-6 at Scotiabank Centre. Not only do the Herd own the third overall selection, but the team will also pick seventh overall. General Manager Cam Russell also holds four picks in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies own the top pick after a previous trade to acquire Baie-Comeu&#8217;s first rounder, while Victoriaville moved up to second overall followed by Halifax, Shawinigan and Saint John.<\/p>\n<p>The Mooseheads will pick third overall for the second consecutive season after the club made defenceman Malik L&#8217;Italien the third selection at the 2025 draft in Quebec City.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here they are! The Top 5 picks of this year&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QDraft<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S3TTP1BacT\">pic.twitter.com\/S3TTP1BacT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; QMJHL (@QMJHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QMJHL\/status\/2046722435899089273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More information regarding tickets for June&#8217;s Entry Draft at Scotiabank Centre will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 QMJHL Entry Draft to be held at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax June 5-6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":57377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-57374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-202","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/22123939\/web2-LotteryPick-post-3.jpg",1500,697,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":57370,"date":"2026-04-21T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/?p=57370"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:18:11","slug":"mooseheads-add-american-free-agent-forward-evan-nee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/article\/mooseheads-add-american-free-agent-forward-evan-nee","title":{"rendered":"Mooseheads add American Free Agent Forward Evan Nee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2026-04-21<\/p>\n<p>The Halifax Mooseheads are proud to announce the signing of free\u2011agent forward <span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/750560\/evan-nee\">Evan Nee<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Nee, a native of Arlington, Massachusetts, will join the Mooseheads as he enters his 19\u2011year\u2011old season. The dynamic left\u2011shooting forward stands 5\u201911\u201d and weighs 185 pounds, bringing speed, skill, and a proven scoring touch to Halifax\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEvan is a highly skilled forward with great compete and leadership qualities. He\u2019s coming off an outstanding season at St. Mark\u2019s, and we expect him to play a prominent role for us next year. We\u2019re very excited to welcome him to Halifax,\u201d<\/strong> said Mooseheads General Manager Cam Russell<\/p>\n<p>Nee arrives from St. Mark\u2019s School (MA), where he established himself as one of the program\u2019s most productive players in recent history. A two\u2011time All\u2011ISL selection, he finished his prep career ranked third all\u2011time in school scoring and surpassed the prestigious 100\u2011point milestone in December 2025. Serving as team captain in 2025\u201326, he posted an impressive 25 goals, 32 assists, and 57 points in just 30 games.<\/p>\n<p>The latest addition comes as part of a busy week for the Mooseheads. The team will participate in Tuesday\u2019s QMJHL Draft Lottery where they hold 28.6% odds of landing the first overall selection in June\u2019s Entry Draft to be held in Halifax. The Draft Lottery can be seen tonight on RDS at 7:30pm Atlantic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nee scored 57 points in 30 games with St. Mark&#8217;s in the USHS Prep League<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":57372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-57370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-202","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/21090939\/Evan-Nee-St.-Marks-1.jpg",775,475,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":57369,"date":"2026-04-16T13:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/?p=57369"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:23:35","slug":"four-mooseheads-on-final-nhl-central-scouting-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/article\/four-mooseheads-on-final-nhl-central-scouting-rankings","title":{"rendered":"Four Mooseheads on Final NHL Central Scouting Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2026-04-16<\/p>\n<p>NHL Central Scouting released the final rankings for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft to be held June 26-27 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.<\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s Gavin McKenna of Penn State University tops the list for North American Skaters while Sweden&#8217;s Ivar Stenberg of Frolunda in the Swedish League is the number one ranked European Skater.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/16125233\/2026-NHL-CS-Final-Rankings-NA-Skaters.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">View Full Rankings List<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Halifax Mooseheads are well represented with four skaters on the North American list, led by forward <span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/players\/23745\/\">Oleg Kulebiakin<\/a><\/span> at <span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>87th<\/strong><\/span>. The Russian rookie was the leading scorer for the Mooseheads in 2025-26 with 73 points in 64 games played. His 44 assists were the most for Halifax while he placed third in goals with 29. Kulebiakin was the ninth overall pick by the Mooseheads in the 2025 CHL Import Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Next in the rankings for the Herd is defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/players\/20246\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Eddy Doyle<\/span><\/a> coming in as the <strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">108th<\/span><\/strong> ranked North American Skater. The native of Tignish, PE has a November 2007 birthdate which pushed his draft eligibility to 2026. He is a big body at 6-foot-3 and 193 pounds and set career high in points with 18 and games played with 59. Doyle was drafted in the fourth round of the 2023 QMJHL Entry Draft by Halifax.<\/p>\n<p>Forward <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/players\/21289\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Danny Walters<\/span><\/a> took a significant jump in from 147th in January to the <strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">114th<\/span><\/strong> spot in the Final Rankings. The physical forward who was born and raised in Halifax, NS played a significant role on the team in his second QMJHL season. He set career highs with 30 points, 15 goals and 15 assists and was third in the league with 110 penalty minutes. Walters was a first round selection (11th overall) by the Mooseheads in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the list of ranked players from the Mooseheads is forward <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/players\/20169\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Shawn Carrier<\/span><\/a> who comes in at <strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">178th<\/span><\/strong> on the list. The energetic and creative player was passed over in his first year of eligibility in 2025 mainly due to his smaller stature at 5-foot-10, but his no-fear style of play, paired with his elite scoring talent opened the eyes of many NHL scouts during the recently finished season. Carrier was second on the team in points with 65 while scoring a team-leading 37 goals and adding 28 assists. He was acquired by Halifax in a trade that sent Markus Vidicek to Moncton prior to the 2024-25 season. He was originally drafted sixth overall by the Wildcats in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The final ran<span class=\"subscription-tag\">kings<\/span> feature the top 224 skaters and 37 goaltenders in North America as well as the top 147 skaters and 23 goaltenders internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Currently in its 51st year of operation, NHL <span class=\"subscription-tag\">Central Scouting<\/span>\u00a0provides evaluation and scouting of\u00a0<span class=\"subscription-tag\">draft<\/span>-eligible players to NHL member clubs. Headed by Group Vice President\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Dan Marr<\/b><\/span>, NHL\u00a0<span class=\"subscription-tag\">Central Scouting<\/span>\u00a0employs eight full-time scouts throughout North America. To report on prospects playing internationally, the NHL employs the services of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>J-P Vuorinen<\/b><\/span>\u00a0and his staff at European Scouting Services based in Finland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kulebiakin, Doyle, Walters and Carrier all ranked for 2026 NHL Entry 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Student-Athletes of the Month | March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by its partner BMR, the QMJHL highlights every month student-athletes who, through hard work and perseverance, are building their future both on the ice and in school.<\/p>\n<p>The selection is made following a consultation conducted by the Director of the QMJHL Education Program, Val\u00e9rie Monette, with the teams&#8217; educational advisors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These student-athletes caught our attention as much for their brilliance on the ice as for their commitment to their studies, said Ms. Monette. The QMJHL office, team managers and players are working together to build a solid foundation for the future, both in sports, academics and personal development. Yes, we strive for excellence in sports, but above all, we strive to develop strong and committed citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/players\/23905\/\">Connor MacPherson<\/a><\/span>, a business student at St Mary&#8217;s University, is the latest to take the honours for the Mooseheads and the final one for the 2025-26 season. He joins Owen Phillips (February), Quinn Kennedy (January), Danny Walters (December), Nick Cirka (November), Amelio Santini (October) and Lincoln Waugh (September) as Halifax players to earn the nod this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 18 recipients of the month were selected by the teams&#8217; educational advisors, who play a central role in the educational development of our players. Witnessing their perseverance on a daily basis, they support them in building a solid path, guided by discipline and passion.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"markqmiuosfu3 uM2yb\" data-markjs=\"true\">Congratulations<\/span>\u00a0to the 18 BMR Student-Athletes of the Month for March!<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 74.2007%\" width=\"1126\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\" width=\"293\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\" width=\"210\"><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\" width=\"333\"><strong>Program<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\" width=\"290\"><strong>Academic Establishment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Baie-Comeau Drkkar<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">Liam Armit<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">Secondaire 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\">Polyvalente des Baies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Blainville-Boisbriand Armada<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">Spencer Gill<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">Business<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\">Athabasca University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Cape Breton Eagles<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">Lucas Romeo<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">Business General<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\">University of New Brunswick &#8211; 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Grade 12<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\">Northern Pre-University &#8211; NPU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Qu\u00e9bec Remparts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">Benjamin Leli\u00e8vre<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">Sciences humaines<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\">C\u00c9GEP Limoilou<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Rimouski Oc\u00e9anic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">Luke Patterson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">Business<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\">University of New Brunswick &#8211; UNB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Rouyn-Noranda Huskies<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">Eliot Ogonowski<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">Sciences humaines<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\" width=\"290\">C\u00c9GEP de l&#8217;Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Shawinigan Cataractes<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bergeron<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">Secondaire 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\">Acad\u00e9mie des Estacades<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Sherbrooke Phoenix<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">\u00c9loi B\u00e9nard<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">Secondaire 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 287px\">Acad\u00e9mie des Estacades<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 290px\">Saint John Sea Dogs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 209px\">Maxime C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 328px\">High School &#8211; 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The 16-year-old from Montreal, QC was the third overall pick in the 2025 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Mooseheads.<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;Italien played in all 64 games during the regular season and contributed 24 points with four goals and 20 assists. He was the highest scoring 16-year-old defenceman in the league and finished third in scoring amongst all rookie blueliners.<\/p>\n<p>The other defenceman on the All-Rookie Team is Moncton Wildcats 18-year-old American Tommy Bleyl. The forwards consist of Saint John Sea Dogs phenom Alexis Joseph &#8211; who was the first overall pick in the 2025 Entry Draft. Victoriaville Russian imports Egor Shilov and Alexey Vlasov both cracked the squad. The top rookie goalie is Drummondville&#8217;s Jan Larys, an import pick from Czechia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MALIK L&#39;ITALIEN FIRST CAREER GOAL<\/p>\n<p>The big defenceman has a three-point night and we have the lead 4-3 over the Armada <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoMooseGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoMooseGo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FloHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FloHockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vn5Fq7czCO\">pic.twitter.com\/vn5Fq7czCO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HFXMooseheads\/status\/1983703233140044115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Halifax&#8217;s Oleg Kulebiakin was left off the squad after he finished fourth in rookie scoring behind Shilov, Bleyl and Vlasov.<\/p>\n<p>The Mooseheads also got great contributions this season from 16-year-old defenceman Cam Minella, who like L&#8217;Italien, played in all 64 regular season games. Halifax will look to add more high-end youth to the roster when the team hosts the 2026 QMJHL Entry Draft June 5-6 at Scotiabank Centre. The Mooseheads will have two top seven picks, with a 28.6% chance at landing the first overall pick when the QMJHL holds the annual Draft Lottery on April 21st on RDS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L&#8217;Italien is one-of-two 16-year-old players to earn the league honour 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QMJHL Draft Lottery Date and Odds Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><u>QMJHL Lottery\u00a0on RDS on April 21<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boucherville, QC \u2013 The lottery to determine the selection order for the upcoming QMJHL Draft presented by Fenplast will take place on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30pm Atlantic on RDS, as part of the show <em>5 \u00e0 7<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Rimouski Oc\u00e9anic, Gatineau Olympiques, Victoriaville Tigres and Saint John Sea Dogs finished the 2025-2026 season in positions 18 through 14.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Drakkar, Oc\u00e9anic and Olympiques traded their first-round picks in recent months to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, <strong>Halifax Mooseheads<\/strong> and Shawinigan Cataractes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the odds for each team in the lottery:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18th position: <strong>Rouyn-Noranda<\/strong> (from 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season ends with Chicoutimi sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2026-04-01<\/p>\n<p>The Halifax Mooseheads had their season come to a close on Wednesday night at the Scotiabank Centre following an 8-1 defeat and a four-game sweep by the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in Round 1 of the QMJHL Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn Kennedy&#8217;s third goal of the postseason was the lone marker for the Herd while eight different players lit the lamp for the Sags who will move on to face a yet to be determined opponent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/gamecentre\/32523\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Box Score<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Defenceman Tomas Lavoie scored once and had three assists while earning the first star. Maxim Masse was the second star with a goal and two helpers while Kennedy took the third star for the home squad.<\/p>\n<p>Overage forwards Sam Rousseau and Connor MacPherson played the final games of their junior careers and stayed out in the rink signing autographs for young fans for as long as possible after the final horn. Rousseau earned an assist on Kennedy&#8217;s goal along with Shawn Carrier.<\/p>\n<p>The players converged in the dressing room one final time where Head Coach Brad MacKenzie addressed the team with a heartfelt message for the players and staff who have been together nearly every day since the middle of August.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the season has come to an end, the team will start shifting its attention to hosting the QMJHL Entry Draft where the Mooseheads will have a plethora of picks in the first two rounds. They own Rimouski\u2019s first rounder which will be no worse than third overall. They have 28% odds of landing the first overall pick via the Draft Lottery to be held later this month on a date yet to be announced. The Herd will also pick seventh overall and have four second round picks at their disposal. The draft itself will be held June 5-6 at Scotiabank Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The Mooseheads organization would like to thank the fans for their great support throughout the season and we look forward to enjoying a better result with you next year. 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He faced 36 shots and made 30 saves.<\/p>\n<p>A trio of players enjoyed three-point efforts for the Sags as Emile Guite scored once and chipped in with a pair of assists while Alex Huang and Maxim Masse each contributed three assists.<\/p>\n<p>Halifax only managed to put 17 shots on Lucas Beckman who made 16 saves for the win.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Jasu Mensonen was a late scratch for the Mooseheads with an illness and the team went with 11 forwards and seven defencemen with blueliner Ryan Fletcher serving as the seventh defenceman. The Sags were without Maxim Schafer who injured his wrist in Game #2 while Emile Ricard served a one-game suspension for kicking.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quinn Kennedy breaks the shutout bid<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoMooseGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoMooseGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QPlayoffs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfjLbSgnMH\">pic.twitter.com\/yfjLbSgnMH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HFXMooseheads\/status\/2039138719014305840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Overage forward Sam Rousseau was tossed from the game early after a cross checking incident which was called a high stick at 17:16 of the opening period. He was assessed a five minute major and a match penalty which likely means he will be suspended for Game #4.<\/p>\n<p>The Mooseheads will look to stave off elimination on Wednesday at 7pm at Scotiabank Centre. Tickets are on sale now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ca\/halifax-mooseheads-tickets\/artist\/927104\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Ticketmaster.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicoutimi has Halifax on the brink of a sweep and elimination from the QMJHL Playoffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":57352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-57351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-202","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/01094106\/20260331_HALvsCHI_SagsGoal-5-Trevor-MacMillan.jpg",8256,5504,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":57348,"date":"2026-03-31T12:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/?p=57348"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:56:59","slug":"moose-tracks-uncharted-battle-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0KcMgAEMjD8","title":{"rendered":"Moose Tracks Uncharted &#8211; Battle Born"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mooseheads prepare to defend home ice in Game #3 in the QMJHL Playoffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":57349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[208],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-57348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-link","category-208","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/31125620\/Battle-Born-Thumb-scaled.jpg",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/lhjmq-mooseheads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]