The Niverville Nighthawks made it five in a row with a Friday evening win over the visiting Swan Valley Stampeders at the CRRC. The Nighthawks remain in fifth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 11–7–0.
It was a back-and-forth affair all night long. Merik Boles got the Nighthawks on the board just 20 seconds into the contest. Then Swan Valley tied it.
The Nighthawks went back ahead with a goal from Dawson Zeller. Then Swan Valley tied it.
But the home team pulled away in the third period with goals, one of them short-handed and one into an empty net, from Avery Laliberte and two from Matteo Speranza. The games ended 5–3 in Niverville’s favour.
Niverville’s Austin Dubinsky made 28 saves in net for the victory.
“It was another great game by us in terms of just sticking with it and getting results,” says Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst. “We’re working on playing a full 60 minutes, and this was a good example of that. We stuck with it all night long and got rewarded in the third period.”
The Nighthawks are back in action with a road game on Monday against the Neepawa Titans. The puck drops at 4:00 p.m.
“It’s always great playing Neepawa, as we have some good battles with them,” says Hirst. “Games like these are good measuring stick games for where we’re at, so we’re looking forward to it.”
