The Niverville Nighthawks kicked off their big road trip this weekend with an important 7–2 rout over the Swan Valley Stampeders on Friday night. The Nighthawks still occupy fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 28–13–3.
The Nighthawks jumped out to a 3–0 lead in the first period with goals from Hayden Wheddon, Sean Williams, and Carter Spirig. Swan Valley got one back to end the first period.
In the second period, Niverville picked up right where they left off with a goal from Aiden Corbett just two minutes into the frame. Swan Valley scored once more—but then the Nighthawks took the game away with three more goals from Corbett, Williams, and Wheddon.
When the dust settled, the Nighthawks were the big victors.
“It was a big win against a team who had been running pretty hot as of late, and in a rink that full tonight for a local charity,” says Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst. “It’s best when we get in the driver’s seat and dictate the pace of our night early on. And that’s what we did with those first period goals.”
The Nighthawks are back in action with another road game against the Northern Manitoba Blizzard tonight. The puck drops at 7:00 p.m.
