GAME PREVIEWTONIGHT’S GAME IN MOOSE COUNTRY MARKS THE SECOND STRAIGHT VISIT TO SCOTIABANK CENTRE BY A QUEBEC BASED TEAM AS THE VAL D’OR FOREURS COME TO TOWN FOR A 7PM MEETING WITH YOUR MOOSEHEADS. VAL D’OR KICKED OFF THEIR 3-GAME MARITIME ROAD TRIP LAST NIGHT WITH A TIGHT 2-0 LOSS IN CAPE BRETON AS THEIR RECORD DROPPED TO 4-2-1-0 WHILE HALIFAX IS CURRENTLY RIDING A 3-GAME WINNING STREAK WHICH HAS IMPROVED THE RECORD TO 4-1-0-1 FOR THE HERD. VAL D’OR WILL FINISH THE BUSY WEEKEND TOMORROW IN CHARLOTTETOWN.

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Sweet CarolinaHURRICANES FANS AND THE NHL ORGANIZATION ITSELF WILL BE WATCHING THE OUTCOME OF THIS GAME WHICH FEATURES A PAIR OF PROSPECTS GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD. HALIFAX’S BOBBY ORR WAS A 2021 5TH ROUND PICK OF THE CANES AT 136TH OVERALL IN JULY, WHILE THE STAR PLAYER FOR VAL D’OR IS JUSTIN ROBIDAS WHO WAS TAKEN BY CAROLINA JUST 11 PICKS LATER WITH THE 147TH OVERALL SELECTION. ROBIDAS WAS A 2ND OVERALL PICK IN THE QMJHL IN 2019 AND TURNED INTO A POINT PER GAME PLAYER LAST SEASON. HE HAS 6 POINTS IN 7 GAMES SO FAR THIS YEAR WHILE ORR IS OFF TO A SLOW START WITH 2 POINTS IN 6 GAMES.

James joins the GangTHE MOOSEHEADS LINEUP WILL BE A LITTLE DEEPER TONIGHT WITH THE RETURN OF FORWARD JAMES SWAN. THE 17-YEAR-OLD WON THE TEAM AWARD FOR HARDEST WORKING PLAYER AS A ROOKIE LAST SEASON AND BRINGS TENACITY WITHOUT THE PUCK ALONG WITH OFFENSIVE TALENT TO THE TEAM. HE CAN SLOT IN JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE FORWARD LINES BUT LOOK FOR HIM TO LIKELY START IN THE BOTTOM SIX THIS EVENING, POTENTIALLY ALONGSIDE ANOTHER HARD- WORKER IN ZAC BEAUREGARD.

Staying StrongTO SAY THE VAL D’OR FOREURS WENT “ALL-IN” LAST SEASON WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THEY LOADED UP BIG TIME BY BRINGING IN THE LIKES OF SAMUEL POULIN, NATHAN LEGARE, JORDAN SPENCE, XAVIER BERNARD AND EDOUARD ST-LAURENT ONLY TO SEE THE TEAM FAIL IN ITS QUEST FOR A PRESIDENT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP. DESPITE MAKING SO MANY MAJOR ADDITIONS LAST CHRISTMAS AT THE DEADLINE, THE TEAM HAS NOT SUFFERED THE USUAL SEVERE DROP OFF IN THE STANDINGS THAT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT GOES ALONG WITH MAKING SUCH MOVES. THE FOREURS HAVE BEEN RANKED IN THE CHL TOP 10 THIS SEASON AND EARNED A HONOURABLE MENTION THIS WEEK WITH A SOLID START TO THE YEAR.

Tonight ’s Canadian Armed Forces Fami ly Member of the Game is Sai lor Fi rst Class Brandon Leriche. A dedicated and outgoing member of the Mari t ime Forces Atlantic Visi ts and Protocols team, Sai lor Leriche is instrumental to the success of VIP visi ts to the Hal i fax area during high prof i le events.

A thorough planner, his attention to detai l ensures that visi ts by senior mi l i tary of f i cers and digni tar ies go of f wi thout a hi tch.

Born and raised in Hal i fax , Brandon takes great pr ide in representing his home town when meeting out-of-area digni tar ies. He dedicates his spare t ime to physical f i tness and maintaining a heal thy l i festyle.

Sai lor Leriche wi l l be presented wi th a special Mi l i tary themed Mooseh-eads jersey during tonight ’s game on behal f of the team and the fans, to say thanks for his service.

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