Game Recap: Moncton Wildcats vs. Halifax Mooseheads

Moncton Wildcats vs. Halifax Mooseheads

Final Score
Moncton - 6
Halifax - 8

Goalscorers
Moncton: Christopher Lalonde (4), Kyle Haas, Yannick Veilleux
Halifax: Matthew Boudreau (3), Darcy Ashley (2), MacKenzie Weegar, Dominic Beauchemin, Stefan Fournier

Goalies
Moncton: Alex Dubeau, Cole Holowenko (L)
Halifax: Chris Clarke (W)

Arena Experience
(Instead of giving the usual player nods, I'm going to change it up and say what was good and bad about the experience at the Moncton Coliseum).

Good: Almost everything was cheaper than the Metro Centre in Halifax. Cheaper food, cheaper 50/50 tickets, and hell, even parking was free. The programs were the only more expensive thing ($2 compare to $1 in Halifax) but it made up for it in how it was designed. The beer selection was half-decent too (Coors Light, Molson, Bud Light, and Alpine). The concessions area was even spacious compared to the Metro Centre.

Bad: Almost anything to do with in-house features. Basically, they did things during play (cut off the break songs too late, and even had a trivia contest when the game was on).

Overall: It is a nice arena (not small by QMJHL standards), they just need to work on all the entertaining features during the appropriate time. Overall it is what to expect from a junior team/

Notes

• Again....HOLY CRAP TERENZIO GOT DRESSED FOR A GAME (albeit as backup).
• It was Teddy Bear Toss night! (Note: I have two pictures of it below, we were told to put the bears in a bag)
• I would hate to see the win probability chart for this game.
• Disappointing: Two hat-tricks, zero hats on the ice.
• Also Disappointing: Having a big "HALIFAX" written across the jersey and only getting chirped once for it.
• Moncton call-up Garland was pretty good. He could be a future star for the team.
• If it hadn't been for penalties, the score would have been 4-3 for Halifax. So basically half the goals for both teams - and the game - came on special teams.
• As usual, it was a hard-hitting, physical game between the two teams.
• Dubeau did not let in a goal during his second attempt in net.
• Moncton's shorthanded goal in the third seem to be the turning point for them. They scored 2 quick goals afterwards.
• Then Melindy lost a fight to Fournier and got called for the instigator. The Wildcats could not fully recover momentum after that.

Pictures



Why can't Halifax have a nice inflatable entrance?



TEDDY BEAR TOSS 1



TEDDY BEAR TOSS 2