I’ve been covering sports for 16 years and I’ve never covered a more insane junior hockey game. Five overtime periods, three disallowed goals in OT, and a 1:22 a.m., Atlantic time finish. Incredible.

The Halifax Wanderers’ home opener is underway.

Wes Timoteo opens scoring for Wanderers in the 19’, firing his second attempt, after first was blocked, into top corner to the left of Pacific keeper Max Anchor.

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Last of the Thunderbirds warming up before the first-ever NLL playoff game at Scotiabank Centre. Calgary vs. Halifax in a one-game quarter-final matchup.

Lacrosse. City. Halifax Thunderbirds

What a start for the Thunderbirds. Nonkon Thompson and Clarke Petterson score 14 seconds apart early to put Halifax ahead 2-0.

Thunderbirds lead 3-0 after one quarter, outshooting Roughnecks 14-7.

Eight minutes to go in the third quarter and Calgary has cut the Halifax lead to 9-6.

But Trevor Smyth answers in transition. Pulling off a spin-a-rama to elude Calgary defender and make it 10-6.

Midway through the fourth quarter. Randy Staats scored back-to-back goals 1:03 apart to give Halifax a 13-7 lead.

2:20 left and Halifax leads 15-9 Thunderbirds will be heading to their first semifinal series either vs. Georgia or Saskatchewan

Halifax wins 16-12.

🚨 Semifinals Schedule is set 🚨

Thirty minutes until the NLL semifinal between Saskatchewan and Halifax. On each seat are orange “7th Man” towels for fans to wave, a la Pittsburgh Steelers and their Terrible Towels. It will be loud inside the Scotiabank Centre.

After one quarter, Saskatchewan leads Halifax 6-3. Former Thunderbird Austin Shanks with a hat trick for the Rush.

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Marchers in support of Palestine head down South Park Street in Halifax on Friday afternoon. They were protesting the two-day Davis Cup tennis match between Israel and Canada at Scotiabank Centre.

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