Ash Sparks continues to make history in record time

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The Malmo Nighthawks are a franchise with a deep history of having some of the best goaltenders to ever play in the VHL. Said history contains legends like Michael Johnson and even the Hall of Famer, Artem Tretiak, alongside many other very talented and successful goaltenders throughout the ages. One day I’d like to maybe take a deep dive into everyone’s history, but first I’d like to celebrate the fact that Ash Sparks has become #2 in All-time Wins for Nighthawks goalies. 

 

I’d personally say the major categories for goalies to covet within their respective team’s record books are the following; 1) Total W/L/OTL record, emphasis on the amount of Wins and how quickly it took said goalie to accumulate them. 2) Save % and GAA, typically not really looked at until you reach the games played threshold. Lastly 3) Total amount of Shutouts, which may be the most coveted of all.

 

Ash Sparks currently sits 4th in Games Played (283 GP), closing in on Boris Tzesar (289 GP), and Michael Johnson (324 GP), but the all-time leader Artem Tretiak (409 GP) may be just out of reach. 

Ash Sparks sits 2nd all-time in shutouts with 20 so far, and still has time to catch the leader, Michael Johnson, who has 26 shutouts to his name.

Now finally this- after last night’s Wins against D.C. and London, Ash Sparks has become the 2nd all-time leader in Wins with an impressive career record of 160-90-30 so far. He passed Michael Johnson (159-129-31) and once again like Sparks has done many times before, was the fastest to reach this milestone compared to all the Nighthawks goaltenders before him. 

 

It may be safe to say that Tretiak’s 409 games played in a Nighthawks’ jersey, and their W/L/OTL record of 222-151-27 may stand the test of time, but I would certainly like to believe that the legacy Ash Sparks has created will be a very tough close 2nd for a long time. Ash Sparks may even be looked back upon as 1 of the greater goaltenders that the Nighthawks has ever seen.

 

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