Halifax Reaches Semi-Finals Behind Hextall's Shutout

[Doomsday 4,130]

Halifax Reaches Semi-Finals Behind Hextall's Shutout

 

HALIFAX - The final horn sounded, Jaxx Hextall pumped his glove hand into the air and leapt for joy. As equipment flew into the air throughout the ice and from the Halifax bench, the sellout crowd roared in delight, their hometown 21st having defeated the Philadelphia Reapers 1-0 courtesy of Anton Edvin's goal and Hextall's shutout. The rest of the team poured over the bench in jubilation, with their victory in Game Six clinching the series victory 4-2 and punching their ticket to the Semi-Finals against the Saskatoon Wild.

 

"I'm struggling to find the words," said an elated Hextall following the game. "We always believed in ourselves, in each other. But to have done it, to move on... it's still an absolutely euphoric feeling."

 

 

On a night in which Ben Storm and the Halifax offense couldn't generate the offensive production that got them this far, Jaxx Hextall proved to be the pivotal weapon for the 21st. Outshot by Philadelphia 24-21, Hextall responded by stopping all 24 shots he faced. His counterpart, Isak Sjostrom, was also nearly perfect, but an Anton Edvin shot eluded him, the only goal of the game.

 

Halifax now travels to Saskatoon to face the Wild in the Semi-Finals, who were far and away the best team in the regular season. Only suffering four losses all season, Saskatoon made quick work of the Yukon Rush with a first round sweep. If they hope to hand the Wild four more losses to advance to the Founder's Cup Finals, the 21st will need to be at their absolute best in this series.

 

Jethro Novacek is a writer at the MSFL Times, a noted proponent of TPE advocacy. He enjoys watching old beer commercials on YouTube, launching monkeys out of cannons and flexing his Second Amendment rights to his bear arms.

Edited December 31, 2019 by Doomsday

[Beketov 9,025]

23 minutes ago, Doomsday said:

Jethro Novacek is a writer at the MSFL Times,

Damn MSFL writers coming in and taking our jobs

[Doomsday 4,130]

6 minutes ago, Beketov said:

Damn MSFL writers coming in and taking our jobs

 

I might be the only one that openly advertises that anymore.