Oh hey baby, how you doin'?

You are looking good today, all white and leathery. What's your name?

Trapper Thériault? So that's where the T in MCT comes from. Trapper, why, that's a rugged name. You aren't related to Sarah Palin are you?

No! Good. You scared me for a second there. That really sounds like the name of a Palin Family kid. Maybe it's what Sarah calls her....oh never mind

Listen honey. I've been kinda lonely lately. Tell me a little bit bout your fine self. If I like you I'll give you a whirl.

You are friends with Mathieu Corbeil. That's hot.
You helped him win stars in three consecutive games against Saint John, Val d'Or and PEI.
I'm still listening.
You helped him defeat Val d'Or and PEI
In three games the two of you had a 1.67 GAA and a 0.945 save % after having stopped 86 of 91 shots.
How many of those saves in the game against PEI were made by you? A billion! Wow!

...and now Mathieu Corbeil is taking all the credit for the QMJHL defensive player of the week award. How selfish. You must feel bad.

I have just the thing to make you feel better. Follow me under the bleachers...

Corbeil's awesomeness is fueled by cookies

The Moooooose have won two in a row. Tonight they defeated the PEI Rocket by a score of 4-1. It would have been 4-0 had the Rocket not destroyed Corbeil's shutout bid with only 30.5 seconds remaining in the game. What a bunch of stupid fucktards. Grrrrrr

win

The Moose were 1/4 on the power play and kept the Rockettes to 0 on 5 power play opportunities.

Andrews had his first QMJHL goal and I feel like the world is a better place today. Bahm has 5 points in 5 games, Knotek is on a 3 game point streak, Desi is back on track with a second goal in as many games and I was sooooooooooooo right when I said he should be paired up with Dr Carlossus.

...but you can call him Gelinas

Oh and Hannay - swoon mutherfucker. I am so in love. Wanna wrestle?

This blog post will be updated later. I am going to go play with pictures.

News Links:
Casey - Halifax Mooseheads win second game in as many nights
Wuest - Lineup: Rocket at Mooseheads
- Corbeil shines again as Moose win second straight

Notes about other things:

• Pelletier (Pier-Oliver) is now playing for the Thetford Mines Isothermic. He has not yet been eaten by Toby Lafrance's eyebrows.
• David Connell's photos from Wednesday's game in Saint John are now posted.
  

Champions indeed

I kinda thought that this game might be a disaster. Let me explain. As the camera screened the bench during the national anthem one of the boys had his finger firmly planted up his nose. Was this game going to be just as embarrassing?

As it turns out the Mooseheads won their second game of the season in a bold 6-1 routing of the Val d'Or foreurs. In fact, their first win was also a 6-1 routing of the Val d'Do Foreurs. This is creepy.

Hockey friend the Mooseheads good.

The points didn't start adding up until the end of the second period but once the boys realized that yes, indeed, they can score they really got on a roll. Now that I also know that everyone can score I will not settle for any more of this no-goals (or 1-2 goals) shenanigans they keep trying to pull on me.

The scoring started in the first period when Sawyer Hannay, getting out of the box, received a pass (omg tape to tape) from 'the second coming of' Carl Gelinas. Hannay, head down, tore towards the goal putting the puck on Raffaele D'Orso (and his dreamy Movember mo-stache), scoring and then falling down and knocking over the net. Yeah. WHAT A STUDMUFFIN*!!!

At that point I took the cookies away from Lemieux (I was really liking Lemieux) and gave them to Hannah.

The rest of the period was goalless, as was most of the second. Then at the 15 minute mark Halifax had their 2nd goal. Then their third... and a fourth. Val d'Or snuck one in there too but that one is irrelevant.

In the third the boys just kept on rolling. A goal by Gabe Desjarding proved that blingee shaming does work and that Gabe has mad "fist pump skills". Bahm rounded out the scoring with a power-play marker to make the final score 6-1. I just wanna keep reminding everyone that the score was 6-1.

It would be easier to point out who didn't get points last night but then the boys who did get points would not get their props. Pointy boys include:

Hannay (1st goal)
Amyot (2nd goal)
Knotek (3rd goal, assist on Bahm goal)
Stoddard (4th goal)
Desjardins (5th goal)
Bahm (6th goal, assist on Stoddard goal)
Clarke (assist on Knotek goal)
Abeltshauser (assist on Amyot goal)
Costello (assist on Desjardins goal)
Gelinas (assist on Hannay goal)
Grant (assist on Bahm goal)
Bety (assist on Stoddard goal)
Lemieux (assist on Amyot goal)

Hannay's goal marks his first QMJHL goal, Stoddard's was his first regualr season goal as a Moosehead.

Moose also dominated the stars:
HAL - Corbeil-Thériault, Mathieu
HAL - Knotek, Tomas
HAL - Clarke, Garrett

Now admittedly Corbeil was totally boss, stopping a number of breakaway chances, numerous rebounds as the Foreurs were piled around his net, and a weird backwards pass by Abeltshauser that ended up directed towards our own goal. In total Corbeil stopped 32 of 33 shots thrown on net. There may have also been a bold, sexy glove save. It turned out that in the end it was he, the goalie, who got the cookies. Shocking I know...but goalies. You know I have a weakness. I recommend he share since he got cookies for the last game too and we don't need him getting fat (or having a baby, getting married, going bald or letting Sean Coulton steal his profile).

To make life more exciting I shall put up some inneresting** stats:
1) Did you know that Abeltshauser and Gelinas are in the top 25 of QMJHL rookie scorers? They are. Konrad stands at #21 with 10 pts, 2 goals and 8 assists in 15 games. 'Dr Carlossus' is 24th with 9pts, 4 goals and 5 assists in 21 games. Gelinas is also 20th amoung rookies for goals scored.

2) Having scored another 2 goals on the power play last night, thus going 2/6, means that the power play is apparently back on track. The powerplay is currently at 22.6%, 8th in the league, but actually equal to Cape Breton and Shawinigan who occupy the 7th and 6th spots.

3) Linden Bahm has 4 points in his last 4 games. Dreams can come true.

4) Tomas Knotek has reached the 20 point mark. 20 pts in 20 games.

5) Charles Bety had 6 hits and won 12 of 20 faceoffs. Unsung hero stuff that some people like to forget about. Not me though.

6) I kinda like Clarke but will admit that he is kind of a douchebag. Really, what was with the leglock? Anybody who can piss off Charland so much that he would fight in the 'no fight' time at the end of the game must be massively annoying. My Foreurs boyfriend Keven Charland doesn't play like that! Admittedly, that is not a stat.

NEWS LINKS:
Lineup: Foreurs at Mooseheads
Moose win: 'Too bad they aren't in our division'
Andrews looking to bust out - Please do (Andrews was one of the few boys without points last night)
Mooseheads Finally win_

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* now official status
**on purpose

Busy or lazy? Pre-game/post game

I have not run off and committed suicide following the demotion of Alex MacDonald. I have just been so busy that I don't want to spend my down time blogging. I have lost my creative juices. Blame science.

Last Wednesday the Mooseheads lost to the Saint John Sea Dogs by a score of 3-2. The game was so close up until the last few minutes when Pard got a goal for the Sea Dogs. Apparently the Moose Deserved to win.

The Moose were 2/4 on the power play with goals by Carl Gelinas (Amyot, Abeltshauser) and Gerrad Grant (Knotek, Clarke). Corbeil stopped 23 of 26 shots and was the second star of the game. For that he is also getting cookies, but the lazy kind -Pillsbury, because I am lazy. Sooooo lazy.

Please note that the Sea Dogs are currently leading the division and the Moose are way behind. They played a pretty damn tough game considering. Here is hoping to the beginning of some new point streaks for Knotek and Grant, the second coming of Gelinas, and the metamorphosis of Bahm from a 3/4th line grinder to a 3/4th line grinder that also scores (a girl can dream).

I have more embarrassing blingees prepared. Gelinas is safe for now.

Tonight the Moose play the Val d'Or Foreurs. In 2.5 hours I hope to see more balls-out hockey, just like the boys played in Saint John.

Something to appease the masses

game video from Sea Dogs TV

Much weeping is currently transpiring

Mooseheads defenceman Alex 'coop' MacDonald has been sent down to the Jr. A Dieppe Commandos for an indefinate period of time. Indefinite in this case meaning, of course, infinite. Apparently, I don't even have to break up with my Mooseheads boyfriends because GM/coach Cam Russell can do that for me.

Randy Chisholm* has been called up to replace an ill Joel (insert umlauts above e) Grondin. This basically means that Chisholm will be sitting on a bench wearing a Mooseheads jersey.

In an attempt to get to me the flu has also attacked my (soon to be ex -) boyfriend Jessyko 'coop' Bernard (?). Must resist his charms.

What did I tell you about the flu? It is picking them off as I would. Look out Corbeil and Gillard - you might be next.

Thanks for the info, Wuest.

*sometimes, especially when I have been drinking, I make mistakes. Mistakes like calling Randy Chisholm by the name of Justin Collier. Shit happens...especially when you have had 3 glasses of wine ...and when you kinda hope for the statistically better goalie.

News links/Motivation

The flu is systematically wiping all the hotness from the Mooseheads. It is starting with the cutest boys and working its way down to the dregs.

The last boy who gets the flu shall be well aware that the flu was just using him for his body. The flu does not think he is hot*. The flu didn't really want to get intimate with him, it was only desperate to reproduce and spread. No, much like me, the flu chooses to climb into the orifices of the young hotties first: the Desjardins, the Grondinseseses and the Hannays. I mean honestly, if you were the flu isn't that who you would hit?

Speaking of cold and flu seasons, the Moose have not only been hit with the flu but for two weeks now they have a bad case of COLD. Cold of course being where they stand on the Sportsnet CHL Hot/Not list.

The Sea Dogs and Tomas Kubalik of the Victoriaville Tigres are hot, while the Mooseheads and Mickael Audette of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are not.

The rebuilding Mooseheads had another week of set-backs as they continue to search for their second win of the season. Halifax was beat in both outings against Montreal and Cape Breton by a combined 10-3 margin. It won’t get any easier for the Mooseheads this week as they will face Saint John, Val-d’Or and P.E.I.

In order to motivate the players I have created a series of embarrassing blingees (what am I, 12?) to show them what they are in line to earn should they actually start to put some points on the board.

No pressure!

Victim #1: Gabriel Desjardins
Sure it is great to be defensively responsible. Defensively minded players make me feel funny in my lady bits. Defensively minded players are also shortlisted as possible draft picks by the New Jersey Devils. Devils also make me feel funny in my lady bits.

Unfortunately, as a forward, you have to be at least a 0.5 PPG player (please ignore the drafting of Ashton Bernard) in the CHL for anyone to take you seriously come NHL draft time. Being a 1.0 PPG is even better.

Getting drafted officially ups your status to QMJHL *superstar* and practically guarantees you shitloads of money if you can work your ass off and make it to the big-boys club. Furthermore, if you want to be a total princess like Dany Heatley, it is still OK - you can still get paid.

Mo' money, mo' problems? Bullshit!!! Wipe away that #21. Your new number is $$$.

Last but not least: points = money = classy ladies... and not those Cole Harbour tarts you are used to. Classy ladies would use your money to buy Dior, not American Eagle. Furthermore, everybody knows classy hockey wives don't earn their own money (I am looking at you Willa Ford).


*does not include feverish feelings

What to do when your team is "stuck in a rut"

Relax. Laugh. Allow the confusion to take over.




If all that fails remember that our Mooseheads are a "blue-collar" kinda team and that we should just be happy as long as they work hard.

Bring yo' lunch (bucket)

2 games 1 post

Excuse my lateness. My internet has been shittier than my hockey team's win/loss record.

Halifax vs Montreal Thurs Oct 29

Coming into this game the Montreal Jr were on a 6 game losing streak and were missing Star Goaltender Jake Allen. They were, what was considered by many, ripe for the picking. Apparently not so.

The Mooseheads lost by a score of 6-2 and possibly made me fall asleep. In my dreams Matt Stoddard sometimes looked like he was doing fancy things on the ice. You know the world has turned upside down when Stoddard starts to look like the fanciest boy on the ice for brief bouts.

Players worth mentioning include, and may be limited to: Tomas Knotek, who had both of the Mooseheads goals and who played an excellent game all by himself…starting midway through the game. Well hey…at least someone was able to turn it up...eventually.

Mathieu Corbeil got the start in nets but was pulled after allowing 4 goals in 28 shots, including one 24 seconds into the game. Upon being pulled Mat threw a bit of a tantrum and smashed his stick on the boards. Someone has an angry side. I like it. I expect every goalie to lose their shit at least once, and he who loses it the most fantastically with all the bells, whistles and fireworks is the one I heart the most. I like a guy with a nasty side.

Grondin came on in replacement and was solid, allowing goals only on a penalty shot and on a David Stich breakaway. This is where the horror begins. Now let me explain the penalty shot: Montreal’s Brenton was on a breakaway, he drove the net and he got his shot off. The shot was stopped by Grondin and then Brenton was touched by a Moosehead player…or at least that is what it looked like. Well apparently getting your shot off is not good enough for the refs because they gave him a total BS penalty shot on which he scored.

Fine! Now if that were not bad enough, a couple of minutes later a Moosehead gets hauled down in the offensive zone and David Stich gets a breakaway on the non–call. This also results in a goal. Coach Cam Russel proceeded to lose his shit by grabbing one of the boys sticks and breaking it over the bench. He did not look as good throwing a fit because he was not wearing goalie gear. Needless to say - Bench minor.

When all is said and done Montreal had 42 shots on net while the Moose had a meager 24 with 10 dangerous shots. The Moose went 0/4 on the PP while allowing 2 goals on 7 PP opportunities for Montreal.

Tomas Knotek walks away with 2 goals, a game star, and cookies; while Linden Bahm had an assist and Abeltshauser had 2 assists to ease the pain of his still crippled wrist. Spencer Metcalfe revealed that he likes Scott Stevens but I think he is just saying this to butter me up.

News Links:

Lineup: Junior at Mooseheads

Russell lets loose

'This is the worst game I've seen us play'

Mooseheads waste opportunity

Halifax vs Cape Breton, Oct 30, 2009

More nap time. Halifax lost to the Screagles by a score of 4-1. The Moose got their first and only goal when Hannay directed a wide shot on net which Linden Bahm was able to redirect…right past Olivier Roy. Hzaaa.

One goal, now it is time to relax, right?

One Moose goal was followed by 4 unanswered goals for the Screagels and yet another Mooseheads loss.

The Eagles had 2 goals on 5 power play opportunities and the Mooseheads were a dismal 0/6 on their own PP. Special teams are going right down the toilet lately. They also lost in the faceoff circle. I am beginning to believe that this team doesn’t even want to win…or they want to get someone fired. In the meantime we all suffer.

Other teams are beginning to realize that if they are on a losing streak (such as the Eagles inability to win at home) the Moose will help them break it. The Mooseheads are currently on an 11 game losing streak and are 1-17-0-1. It is also beginning to look as if they are losing momentum.

Positives:
Linden Bahm has two points in his last two games. Way to step it up. I am looking for an upper-tier forward boyfriend. Are you available?

Cookies go to Sawyer Hannay who went toe-to-toe with that asshat Ashton Bernard and was not taken down. He got a couple of really great punches on Bernard and I always get excited whenever bad things happen to Ashton Bernard’s face (even though he is a Devils prospect). Whenever Hannay gets to play he moves higher and higher in the boyfriend rankings. I like him: he is tall, he can fight, his nose is not wonky (yet) and he appears to be well groomed. If this gets serious enough I might even consider getting a puppy with him.

Grondin played a pretty good game and made a number of big saves despite allowing 4 goals on 29 shots. He also looks likes his reaction time is getting a bit faster. At least the boy can corral pucks. I have learned, unfortunately, that Grondin did let the animals out of his proverbial 'forbidden petting zoo'. The goats were running about unleashed and got themselves into trouble.* They aren't ever coming home.

News Links:

Mooseheads' losing streak up to 11

Eagles send Moose to 11th straight setback

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Dear Jessyko,

We need to talk. I don’t think this is working out, you and I. I am not the kinda girl to give ultimatums but I also am not the kinda girl to make spurious decisions – I just don’t know how I feel about you right now. Maybe we should take a break and see how this works out for us. Please don’t cry.

Q-girl

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* I don't want to have to follow through on my threat.

Game video (featuring Sawyer Hannay) from Sportsandmoore.com

Another word for ref is scunt

The Halifax Mooseheads lost to the Montreal Jr. by a score of 6-2**. Hold your ____________*. A post in this very space is inevitably eventual (is that redundant?).

*insert dirty word here
**yes I am drunk and apparently incapable of distinguishing between a 6-4 loss and a 6-2 loss. Mmmmmm a 6-4 loss would have tasted like lollipops.