Yahoo Sports Mooseheads Sign US-Born Defenseman Chiras, Drop MacKenzie
The Halifax Mooseheads have secured the services of American defenseman Justin Chiras
17-year-old American 🇺🇸 Defenceman Justin Chiras joins the Mooseheads and will play tonight in Moncton. #GoMooseGo
Full Story ⬇️https://t.co/NOYRD4cywq— Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) January 3, 2025
Chiras, 17, has 17 points (4+13) across 33 games with the South Kent Prep School of the US 18U AAA circuit. He joins Blainville's Rafael Cloutier as the second player from that team to sign to the QMJHL today.
The 6-foot-1 pointman has no NCAA affiliation as of yet, and is eligible for the 2025 NHL draft.
In a subsequent move, the Mooseheads have dropped blueliner Dominic MacKenzie.
Photo: Trevor MacMillan
MacKenzie, 18, had two points (0+2) across 22 games with the Mooseheads this season. He's been assigned to the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Pictou County Crushers, however the Mooseheads have retained his rights.
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