It was ten years ago tonight May 10th, 2013 the Halifax Mooseheads won their first QMJHL President Cup!
The Mooseheads defeated the Baie-Commeau Drakkar 5-1 to win the series 4-1.
The team was loaded with present day NHL stars like Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin and Mack Weegar along with a huge supporting cast like Zach Fucale, Co-Captains Trey Lewis & Stephan Fournier, Marty Frk and Cole Harbour natives Brendan Duke and Stephen MacAulay plus Halifax’s Ryan Falkenham and many more!
(Above: Jonathan Drouin hoists the President Cup.)
After the game, Moose fans were allowed to mingle with the players as we celebrated the franchises first major victory.
(Above: Nathan MacKinnon embraces his Mom Kathy.)
It was one of the best nights of my life to have my family with me to lift the QMJHL President Cup Championship trophy with me.
(Above: My family above hoisting the Cup with me and us with a 17 year old Nathan MacKinnon.)
(Above: Ian and Zach Fucale the star goalie.)
(Above: Ian and long-time Halifax Mooseheads General Manager Cam Russell.)
(Above: Ian with Captain Trey Lewis and former Mooseheads Play-By-Play Announcer John Moore.)
(Above: Ian and Cole Harbour’s Stephen MacAulay.)
(Above: the pucks that the Mooseheads scores the first four goals.)
The Mooseheads later in the month went on to also win the Memorial Cup on May 26th, 2013 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Let’s do it again in 2023 chasing the newly named Gilles Courteau Cup!
The Herd begin the QMJHL Finals this Friday night in Quebec against the Remparts, for more on the series click HERE.
Go Moose Go, let’s make some more Moose Country history!
-Ian (Halifax Mooseheads Public Address Announcer since 1997)
