The Halifax Mooseheads host Game 3 of their QMJHL first round playoffs matchup tonight against Chicoutimi here in Moose Country with the Sagueneens.
The Sags lead it 2 games to one after scores of 8-1 and a much closer 2-1 last weekend where the Mooseheads almost came back home with a series split.
This is the first time since 1997 that Chicoutimi and Halifax have faced each other in the post season since a memorable semi-final showdown.
At the time, some of the players on that Mooseheads roster featured Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Jody Shelley and Alex Tanguay, all who have had their jerseys retired to the rafters at the Scotiabank Centre.
The Sags finished in second place the Q league standings behind the defending QMJHL champions the Moncton Wildcats.
The Mooseheads finished in twelfth position over all and once again play the underdog role in Round 1 again this season.
The Herd’s Owen Bresson is scheduled to return to the lineup after serving a five-game suspension for that goalie fight in Saint John at the end of the regular season.
It’s the playoffs, so anything can happen like last year’s first round upset of the Drummondville Voltigeurs.
Game 4 is Wednesday night with Game 5, if necessary, this Friday here in Halifax as it’s a 2-3-2 series with Chicoutimi.
Go Moose Go and see ya at the rink!
-Ian Robinson (Halifax Mooseheads public announcer since 1997.)
Credits: Ian Robinson photos, Trevor MacMillan Photography and @HFX_Mooseheads
