The Niverville Nighthawks will be heading into the Christmas break on a high with a massive 5–4 comeback victory over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines on the road on Friday night. With the win, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 20–10–2.
It was a game in which the Nighthawks had to rally in a big way, despite outshooting their opposition by a 45–22 margin.
Waywayseecappo scored twice in the first period and twice in the second period to jump out to a 4–1 lead through 40 minutes. Jase Konecsni had the lone goal for Niverville.
In the third period, however, Niverville finally found their offence and clawed their way back.
The Nighthawks scored four times in the final 15 minutes to pull out the miraculous 5–4 victory and send everybody into the holiday break with a good mood and happy thoughts.
Merik Boles, Aiden Corbett, Luke Wagner, and Adam Vigfusson all found the back of the net, with Vigfusson’s going on the scoreboard as the game-winner. It was also his twentieth goal of the season.
Niverville’s Austin Dubinsky stopped 18 shots in goal for the win.
“It was a huge comeback win and a huge culture-winning style of game, as it’s the type of victory that bonds the boys together,” says Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst. “In the third period, we showed simplicity, urgency, and focus, which is what was needed. We need to understand that we need to make our own breaks and opportunities. We can’t follow the other team’s gameplans. We enforce our style of play onto teams.”
The Nighthawks will now take some time off for the holidays before returning to action on Tuesday, December 31 with a road game against the Steinbach Pistons. The puck drops at 6:00 p.m.
“I’ve really loved the belief in each other and the goal of victory over personal accomplishments,” says Hirst. “Heading into the Christmas break with a record of 14–3–2 in the last 19 games is a sign of a team that is willing to put the team first. I’m very proud of the resiliency this group of young men is developing.”
