N.S. politicians, fans praise Halifax Mooseheads for Memorial Cup win

HALIFAX -- The congratulations are rolling in today for the Halifax Mooseheads after the hockey team capped an impressive season with a Memorial Cup win.

Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter praised the team for its 6-4 victory over the Portland Winterhawks in Saskatoon.

Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil and Tory Leader Jamie Baillie also weighed in to express gratitude to the team.

Dexter says residents in his riding of Cole Harbour were particularly excited by Nathan MacKinnon's hat trick in the winning game.

MacKinnon won the Stafford Smythe Memorial cup, awarded to the tournament's most valuable player.

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  The Halifax Mooseheads celebrate an empty net goal to secure the championship during the third period of Memorial Cup final action in Saskatoon, Sask., on Sunday, May 26, 2013. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Derek Mortensen)

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  Halifax Mooseheads left winger Jonathan Drouin holds the Memorial Cup after the Mooseheads defeated the Portland Winterhawks in the finals of the 2013 Memorial Cup in Saskatoon, Sask., on Sunday, May 26, 2013. (Liam Richards /The Canadian Press)