After Canadian team captain Shane Wright scored the first goal of the game, the familiar notes of The Fables’ seminal track 'Heave Away' exploded from the arena’s speakers.
Mount Pearl’s Zach Dean and his Team Canada teammates selected ‘Heave Away’ by The Fables for their goal song at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships being held this week in Halifax, N.S. and Moncton, N.B. Hockey Canada/TwitterNestling in and turning on the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships on Boxing Day is a bit of a tradition for Canada and its provinces.
This year, fans from Newfoundland and Labrador can cheer for some local flavour as Mount Pearl’s Zach Dean became just the ninth player to represent the province at the tournament. His debut came Dec. 26 as Canada squared off with Czechia, a 5-2 loss, at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.Mount Pearl’s Zach Dean becomes latest from Newfoundland Labrador named to Canadian World Junior team
For those from this province that tuned in, it took only 10 minutes of game time to find another reason to plant themselves in front of the television this holiday season. After Canadian team captain Shane Wright scored the first goal of the game, the familiar notes of The Fables’ seminal track"Heave Away" exploded from the arena’s speakers.“It’s been mind-blowing for me just seeing how much that song just keeps going,” said Fables’ drummer David Fitzpatrick. “It's gone all over the world, but it's quite an honour for the team to pick it as their goal song.
When Fitzpatrick heard the song had debuted as the goal song, he took to social media to give his thanks for the selection.
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