Nighthawks Clinch Victory Cup

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The Malmo Nighthawks have clinched their second straight Victory Cup, wrapping up the season with wins over the Los Angeles Stars and New York Americans to post a 51-17-4 record, three points ahead of the Seattle Bears for first overall in the VHL. The Nighthawks went 17-3 in their last 20 games, breaking open what was once one of the tightest European Conference races we've ever seen.

 

Centre Viktor Jensen led the team in scoring with 94 points while defenseman Jacob Stone put up 87 points, 223 hits, and 164 blocks and between the pipes, Ash Sparks authored another fine season going 45-15-4 with a .924 SV%, 2.41 GAA, and 6 shutouts.

 

Last season, the Nighthawks won the Victory Cup but followed it up by failing to win a single game in the post-season. "The Victory Cup is nice, but it's not the goal. At the end of the day it's not worth much if you don't get it done in the playoffs, and obviously last year couldn't have gone much worse in that regard. We don't want a repeat of that," said centre Phillip Rave.

 

The Nighthawks will face the winner of the wildcard series between the Moscow Menace and Warsaw Predators.

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