History of the Moose

1994 - 2002

Best Post Season - The Mooseheads reached the Dilio Conference Final in 1996-97, losing to Chicoutimi in game 7. A win would have automatically sent Halifax to the Memorial Cup because Hull was the host and they had already advanced to the President's Cup Final.

Best team Defence - The Mooseheads won the Robert Lebel Trophy for allowing the least amount of goals against in 2001-02. They allowed 197, the third lowest in QMJHL history. It set a new team record, breaking the old one of 206.

Memorial Cup Appearance - Halifax was the host city in 2000. Kootenay (WHL), Barrie (OHL) and Rimouski (QMJHL) were the other teams. Halifax lost to Barrie in the Semi-Final. Rimouski defeated Barrie the next day, winning their first ever Memorial Cup in front of a sold out supportive Metro Centre.

TV Appearances - TSN, Sportsnet, and Eastlink. First ever National TV appearance was in 1996 at home vs Sherbrooke on TSN. The Metro Centre was sold out and the Moose won.

All-Star Games - Halifax hosted the 1997 QMJHL All-Star game, before the time of the inter-league format. The Mooseheads' Jody Shelley and Jean-Sebastien Giguere played for the Dilio Conference. In 2002, Dany Dallaire and Jason King were named to the Dilio Conference All-Star team that played against the WHL's Western Conference All-Stars in Rimouski.

All-time Game Leaders - Frederic Belanger (272), Brandon Benedict (271 and counting), Ali MacEachern (265), Billy Manley (229), Jason Troini (228), Alexandre Mathieu (207), Brandon Reid (199), Jamie Brown (190), Jason King (186), Jeff Sullivan (183).

All-time Point Leaders - Brandon Benedict became the all time franchise points leader in 2001-02, finishing the season with 227 and counting. Next in line are Brandon Reid (215), Alex Tanguay (214), Jason King (198), Jason Troini (194), Alexandre Mathieu (158), Billy Manley (150), Frederic Belanger (146), Ramzi Abid (137), Jasmin Gelinas (130).

All-time Goal Leaders - Jason King (116), Alex Tanguay (101), Brandon Benedict (93 and counting), Brandon Reid (89), Jason Troini (74), Ladislav Nagy (71), Alexandre Mathieu (68), David Carson (66), Sergei Klyazmin (57), Ramzi Abid (57).

All-time Assist Leaders - Brandon Benedict (134 and counting), Brandon Reid (126), Jason Troini (120), Alex Tanguay (113), Jasmin Gelinas (106), Frederic Belanger (103), Billy Manley (101), Ali MacEachern (94), Alexandre Mathieu (90), Jason King (84).

All-time Penalty Minute Leaders - Jody Shelley (933), Jeff Sullivan (917), Alex Johnstone (851), Chris Halverson (612), Elias Abrahamsson (530), Hugo Lehoux (522), Frederic Belanger (517), Ryan White (447 and counting), Eric Laplante (446), Carlyle Lewis (425).

Most Goalie Wins/Shutouts in a Season - Dany Dallaire moved into second place for career games played by a goalie in the QMJHL and he set new franchise records for wins in one season (35) and shutouts in one season (3) in 2001-02.

40 Goal Scorers - Brant Blackned (45) 1994-95, Eric Houde (40) 1995-96, David Carson (40) 1995-96, Alex Tanguay (47) 1997-98, Brandon Reid (44) 1999-00, Jason King (48) 2000-01.

60 Goal Scorers - Ramzi Abid (67) 1999-00, Jason King (63) 2001-02.

70 Goal Scorers - Ladislav Nagy (71) 1998-99.

100 Point Players - Ladislav Nagy (126) 1998-99, Ramzi Abid (158) 1999-00 (21 points with Acadie-Bathurst), Brandon Reid (124) 1999-00.

Most Goals in a Game - Jason King scored five times in a 8-3 Moose victory over Baie-Comeau on Oct 10, 2001. He became the Mooseheads all time goal leader passing Alex Tanguay in that same season.

Most Assists in a Game - Sergei Klyazmin had five assists in a game against Quebec in 2001-02.

Most Hat tricks in a Season - Jason King led the league with 10 Hat Tricks in 2001-02.

Retired Jerseys - Jean-Sebastien Giguere's #47 was retired on February 22, 1998. Jody Shelley's #25 was retired on February 1, 2003. Their numbers hang from the rafters of the Halifax Metro Centre.

Highest Moosehead taken at NHL Draft - Alex Tanguay was taken 12th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in 1998. (Pascal Leclaire was taken 8th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2001, but he was traded to the Montreal Rocket a week earlier)

Best Attendance in one season - 304,313 fans visited the Metro Centre during the 1999-00 season.

Captains - 94-95 Brant Blackned, 95-96 Nicols Maaheuux, 96-97 Jody Shelley, 97-98 Todd Row/Dean Stock, 98-99 Jeff Sullivan, 99-00 Ali MacEachern/Ramzi Abid, 00-01 Jules-Edy Laraque, 01-02 Robbie Sutherland, 02-03 Brandon Benedict

Mooseheads' Firsts

Regular season game - Sept. 9, 1994 vs. Shawinigan Cataractes, Halifax Metro Centre.
Win - Sept. 9, 1994, 4-3 over Shawinigan.
Goal - Sept. 9, 1994, Rocco Anoia at 19:48 of first period.
Road win - Sept. 18, 1994, 5-4 win over Chicoutimi Sagueneens.
Hat trick - Dec. 15, 1994, Brant Blackned against Granby.
Shutout - Jan. 14, 1995, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, a 2-0 win over Beauport.
Playoff win - March 25, 1995, 6-2 over Beauport at Halifax Metro Centre.
Player drafted - June '95, Giguere, Hartford Whalers first-round pick, 13th overall.
Mooseheads to play in regular season NHL game - 1996-97 season, Giguere with Hartford and Eric Houde with the Montreal Canadiens.

(info taken from Moosemania and the Halifax Herald.)