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Halifax Mooseheads

City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
League: Q.M.J.H.L.
Conference: none
Division: Eastern
Founded: 1994-95
Home Arena: Halifax Metro Centre
Colours: brown, green, black, red
Head Coach: Cam Russell
General Manager: Marcel Patenaude

The Halifax Mooseheads are an ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They are based in the Nova Scotia capital of Halifax.

History

When the team joined the QMJHL for the 1994-95 season. They were the first major junior team based in Atlantic Canada. There are now seven teams in the region. The team hosted the Memorial Cup tournament in May 2000, where they finished in third place. They lost in the QMJHL League Finals in 2003 to the Hull Olympiques (in seven games) and again in 2005 to the Rimouski Oceanic (in four games). The team was originally owned by Moosehead Breweries, then sold to former NHLer Bobby Smith in 2003. The Mooseheads have been a huge success at the gate, regularly placing as one of the top two Q League teams for attendance [link].

NHL Alumni

Retired Numbers

  • None

Head Coaches

  • Clem Jodoin - 1994-95 to 1996-97
  • Shawn MacKenzie - 1996-97*, 2000-01 to 2004-05
  • Danny Grant - 1997-98
  • Robert Mongrain - 1998-99 to 1999-2000
  • Cam Russell - 2000-01*,
  • Chris Donnelly - 2003-04*
  • Marcel Patenaude - 2004-05*
  • Al MacAdam - 2004-05 to 2005-06
  • Cam Russell - 2006-07 to present
*interm (regular head coach fired, sick or suspended)

Yearly Results

Legend:
T = Tie, SL = Shoot Out Loss (2005-06 onward), OTL = Overtime Loss
Season Games Won Lost T/SL OTL Points Pct. Goals
For
Goals
Against
Standing
1994-95 72 24 42 6
54 0.375 257 317 6th in Dilio
1995-96 70 32 36 2
66 0.471 258 262 4th in Dilio
1996-97 70 37 29 4
78 0.557 267 255 3rd in Dilio
1997-98 70 24 41 5
53 0.379 263 316 5th in Dilio
1998-99 70 46 20 4
96 0.686 298 206 2nd in Dilio
1999-00 72 41 20 6 5 93 0.611 316 259 2nd in Maritimes
2000-01 72 32 24 10 6 80 0.514 235 253 1st in Maritimes
2001-02 72 39 21 9 3 90 0.604 267 197 2nd in Maritimes
2002-03 72 44 15 10 3 101 0.681 289 206 1st in Maritimes
2003-04 70 17 43 7 3 44 0.293 194 274 4th in Atlantic
2004-05 70 42 16 10 2 96 0.671 242 172 1st in Atlantic
2005-06 70 35 33 1 1 72 0.507 246 258 5th in East

External links

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Current Teams : Acadie-Bathurst Titan > Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Gatineau Olympiques | Halifax Mooseheads | Lewiston MAINEiacs | Moncton Wildcats | P.E.I. Rocket | Québec Remparts | Rimouski Océanic | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Saint John Sea Dogs | St. John's Fog Devils | Shawinigan Cataractes | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Victoriaville Tigres
Canadian Hockey League>CHL: | Memorial Cup | OHL | QMJHL | WHL

 


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