After a great result at the ESSO the Hurricanes hit the ice against the Halifax Hawks but what was this?  Who are these kids? Let’s face it no jump in our step. Puck movement nonexistent? Forget Hurricane, we were trying our best to stir up a gentle breeze. Give credit where credit is due the Hawks were working hard and obviously up for the game as they pressured our defense while we grew some tree roots in our feet. In order for there to be a game here today we had better find some effort and fast. 

Halifax struck first Cooper Boyd(unassisted) and that never sits well, a bad taste was already forming in our mouths. It wasn’t until a shot fired from the point that was tipped into the air and dropped behind the challenging Hawks goaltender did the Hurricane respond. The loose puck put a couple of Hurricanes on full crash mode and Alex Nauss (unassisted) managed to bury that biscuit to tie the game. Less than a minute later Morgan Messenger (unassisted) caught the Hawks goaltender off guard as he fired a low blast with some heat on it through the five hole to put the Hurricane up one going into the third.

Halifax scored to tie in the third just over two minutes in on a net drive of their own Campbell Pickard (Stewart) as the Hawks forward beat the Hurricane containment and batted the puck by the goaltender to tie it. Both teams were battling hard late in the game and  play was accumulating minutes in the neutral zone. Pucks were being dumped in and out of each end and the few chances that presented themselves were thwarted on both sides by the goaltending of Wile and for the Hawks; MacDonald. Goaltending had to be solid in both ends as play was scrappy at times.

With twenty seconds to go and a tie looming the Hurricane staff called a timeout and Coach Muise drew up the proverbial “Hail Mary” breakout that hopefully, all things working out, would get the puck to the neutral zone with an odd number attack. After the face off win, step one was accomplished and with Mann controlling the puck phase two took place. The hard rim was meant for a sprinting Morgan Messenger who raced to the weak side wall where he managed to capture the puck. Morgan pulled the puck back looking to see if phase three was in effect. Sure enough, Keegan Cooke had released and was building speed heading north to the Halifax end. Keegan maintained his speed and received a crisp pass from Morgan Messenger where he went in all alone and pulled off a great move to leave the goaltender sliding to the far right of the net and the puck laying in the crease, almost there, inches from the line, when the unfortunate back check effort of the Hawks defender found himself making contact with the puck to give it that little bit it needed to cross the line Keegan Cooke (Jollimore). Pack your bags and get out of here before someone turns around, I think the Hurricane just stole one with 8 seconds left on the clock.  Hurricane 3 – Hawks 2.

Start the car ….start the car…