Nighthawks Clinch Victory Cup

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It's been a few seasons since I was able to use that title for an article, I had to do it.

 

The Nighthawks wrapped up another Victory Cup title, their 3rd in 6 seasons, with a 12-game winning streak to close out the season. For a while, it was a close race, but in the second half of the season, the Nighthawks left no doubt. They finished the season with a 57-13-2 record, good for 116 points -- 6 wins and 9 points clear of any other team in the league. They set franchise records in wins and points and ended up just barely on the outside looking in of top-10 seasons in the entire history of the VHL in those two categories.

 

Despite it all though, it's just regular season success. Malmo players have become pretty accustomed to regular season success - and pretty numb to it as well, given what has followed in recent years.

"Maybe one day you look back on being a part of one of the greatest seven-year runs in VHL history with some pride, maybe one day you look back on winning three Victory Cups and thinking man, that's an accomplishment," mused Phillip Rave. "But you don't play the game to win regular season games and Victory Cups. We want to win the Continental Cup, nothing else matters."

 

A playoff series against the Riga Reign awaits this iteration of the Malmo Nighthawks, and what happens next could well be franchise-defining. This may be the best Malmo team we've ever seen, but can they break through?

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You can't break the curse of the Victory Cup if you don't win it first!  Good luck!