The Niverville Nighthawks stayed hot with a big 4–0 win over the Dauphin Kings on Saturday evening at the CRRC. With the win, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 26–13–3.
The Nighthawks went up against the first-place Dauphin Kings and outplayed them for most of the 60 minutes. Niverville’s first period goals from Dawson Zeller and Adam Vigfusson gave the team a boost for the rest of the night.
Evan Panzer scored in the second period for Niverville, while Bryce Warkentine added an empty netter late in the third, on their way to the shutout.
Niverville’s Austin Dubinsky stopped 28 shots in goal.
“Our pace of play and tenacity on pucks was impressive tonight,” says Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst. “It was a great job by all of the players this evening.”
Hirst is also quick to credit Dubinsky, who now moves to 16–5–2 on the season with a 2.54 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
“Dubie has been solid,” says Hirst. “He’s a solid human being and that leads to being a solid goalie. The fact that he plays like he did tonight, it’s a testament to the players in front of him and how they play in front of him.”
The Nighthawks are back in action with another home game tonight, this time against the Winnipeg Freeze. The puck drops at 6:00 p.m.
