Halifax Mooseheads
The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian major junior ice hockey club in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL from the 1994–95 season. They have appeared in the President's Cup Finals five times, winning in 2013. The other four appearances were in 2003, 2005, 2019 and 2023. They hosted the Memorial Cup tournament in 2000 and 2019 and won the Memorial Cup in 2013. The team plays their home games in the Scotiabank Centre.
| Halifax Mooseheads | |
|---|---|
| City | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Maritimes |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Home arena | Scotiabank Centre |
| Colours | Green, white, red |
| Owner(s) | Sam Simon (majority) |
| General manager | Cam Russell |
| Head coach | Jim Midgley |
| Website | www.halifaxmooseheads.ca |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 2013 Memorial Cup Champions 2013 QMJHL Champions |
The Mooseheads were the first team from Atlantic Canada to join the QMJHL. With the Mooseheads' success, the QMJHL then expanded to several other east coast cities. The QMJHL's eastward expansion has been credited with elevating the skill level and the career opportunities for hockey talent from the region. In the 2018–19 season, three of the NHL's top seven scorers were QMJHL alumni from Halifax; two of them former Mooseheads.