StFX X-Men off to hockey nationals

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Drake Lowthers
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Antigonish native Declan Smith has SMU defenseman Dennis Busby on his back as he carries the puck towards the net during AUS semi final action at the Charles V. Keating Centre on March 18.
Photos by Drake Lowthers
StFX captain Santino Centorame and the No. 5 ranked StFX X-Men will faceoff against No. 4 ranked Brock Univeristy on March 31 at Acadia University in the first quarter final game of the 2022 U SPORTS University Cup.
X-Men forward Matthew Philip battles for the puck against Huskies defenseman Justin MacPherson. The X-Men defeated the Huskies 2-1 in OT of Game 1 of the AUS semi finals in Antigonish on March 18.
Jacob Hudson finished with 1 assist in his teams two game sweep of the Saint Mary’s Huskies in the AUS semi final.
Matthew Philip was the hero in Game 1 of the AUS semi final as he scored the X-Men’s game winning goal in OT.
Brendon Clavelle had one shot on goal during StFX’s 3-1 loss to UNB Varsity Reds in the AUS final on March 25.
StFX X-Men assistant captain William Thompson celebrates after his team’s 2-1 OT win against SMU on March 25 at the Charles V. Keating Centre.
StFX is heading to the 2022 U SPORTS University Cup this weekend at Acadia University.
Drake Lowthers

Drake Lowthers has been a community journalist for The Reporter since July, 2018. His coverage of the suspicious death of Cassidy Bernard garnered him a 2018 Atlantic Journalism Award and a 2019 Better Newspaper Competition Award; while his extensive coverage of the Lionel Desmond Fatality Inquiry received a second place finish nationally in the 2020 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards for Best Feature Series. A Nova Scotia native, who has called Antigonish home for the past decade, Lowthers has a strong passion in telling people’s stories in a creative, yet thought-provoking way. He graduated from the journalism program at Holland College in 2016, where he played varsity football with the Hurricanes. His simple pleasures in life include his two children, photography, live music and the local sports scene.

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Drake Lowthers
Drake Lowthers has been a community journalist for The Reporter since July, 2018. His coverage of the suspicious death of Cassidy Bernard garnered him a 2018 Atlantic Journalism Award and a 2019 Better Newspaper Competition Award; while his extensive coverage of the Lionel Desmond Fatality Inquiry received a second place finish nationally in the 2020 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards for Best Feature Series. A Nova Scotia native, who has called Antigonish home for the past decade, Lowthers has a strong passion in telling people’s stories in a creative, yet thought-provoking way. He graduated from the journalism program at Holland College in 2016, where he played varsity football with the Hurricanes. His simple pleasures in life include his two children, photography, live music and the local sports scene.