After sweeping the Cape Breton Eagles in four straight games in the opening round of the QMJHL playoffs, the Halifax Mooseheads will be well rested when they play the Moncton Wildcats in game one of their second-round series on home ice tonight at Scotiabank Centre.
The last time the Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Eagles met in the playoffs was in 2008. Brad Marchand and Jakob Voracek, now NHL veterans, were the stars of that Halifax team. Nick MacNeil was one of the Eagles players; today he's an assistant coach with the team.