Major junior hockey game between the Shawinigan Cataractes and the Halifax Mooseheads at Scotiabank Centre.
The Halifax Mooseheads take on Shawinigan at the Scotiabank Centre on Sunday, October 18, as part of the 2026-2027 season. It's a major junior hockey game, so it's the kind of afternoon that works well if you're looking for something to do with the family on a Sunday.
For those who aren't already familiar, the Mooseheads are Halifax's hometown major junior team. They play in the QMJHL, which means they're competing against other cities across Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. When they play at home, the Scotiabank Centre is where you'll find them, right in the heart of the city.
Shawinigan is coming in from Quebec, so this is one of those cross-regional matchups that define the league. It's a standard major junior game—three periods of hockey, the home crowd behind the Mooseheads, and a visiting team making the trip from the St. Maurice region of Quebec. If you've followed the team this season, you know the drill: fast play, young rosters, and the kind of energy that comes when a hometown team is playing in front of its own people.
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The game runs from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, which puts it right in the middle of the afternoon. It's a Sunday, so you'll be out of your seat and home well before dinner. The Scotiabank Centre is at 1800 Argyle Street in Halifax, NS B3J 2V9, easy to get to whether you're coming from downtown or driving in from the outskirts. If you're planning to go, keep in mind it's a Sunday afternoon game, so you'll want to leave a bit of time for parking and getting through the doors before the first puck drops.
