2013 Memorial Cup: Mooseheads reveal secret weapon: pre-game video shown to players shows Portland had no chance in Sunday’s final
On Sunday, the Halifax Mooseheads went out and proved they were the no. 1 team, beating the Portland Winterhawks 6-4 to claim the Memorial Cup championship, but they had a secret weapon up their sleeves on Sunday.
The players watched this @kevincowper video b4 they hit the ice for the Memorial Cup final,now we can reveal it to u youtu.be/uLFtghYPT94
— Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) May 28, 2013
In the dressing room before the final, the players were shown a video made by Kevin Cowper as a personal message to pump them up and get them ready to play the biggest game in their season. The video obviously helped inspire the team, who jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period. Chill warning in effect, here is the video below, posted Tuesday on the Mooseheads YouTube account:
Tournament MVP Nate MacKinnon and CHL Player of the Year Jonathan Drouin sure owned the moment Sunday, earning five points each, with MacKinnon scoring a hat-trick, earning the Nova Scotia squad it's first Memorial Cup crown.