Niverville Nighthawks | |
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City | Niverville |
League | MJHL |
Division | East |
Founded | 2022 |
Home arena | Niverville Community Resource & Recreation Centre |
Colors | Dark blue, red, gold |
Owner(s) | Niverville Jr. A Hockey Club (Community Ownership Group) |
General manager | Mike McAulay |
Head coach | Dwight Hirst |
Website | mjhlnighthawks |
The Niverville Nighthawks are a Canadian junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Niverville, Manitoba. The Nighthawks are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, with 2022-23 being the team's inaugural season. [1]
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
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2022–23 | 58 | 26 | 28 | - | 4 | 214 | 212 | 56 | 9th MJHL | Lost quarter-final 1-4 (Portage Terriers) |
2023–24 | 58 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 181 | 184 | 56 | 4th of 6 West 9th of 13 MJHL | Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Steinbach Pistons) |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
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Dowse reminded the guests that the Nighthawks is backed by a collaboration of 60 people, businesses, farmers, that came together with a membership contribution.