Photo: Ryan Sawatzky
WINNIPEG, MB – Dawson Zeller scored twice while Austin Dubinsky made 24 saves to help the Niverville Nighthawks secure a 2-1 win, taking a 2-0 series lead over the Winkler Flyers on night four of the McMunn & Yates Turnbull Cup Playoffs.
Niverville 2 Winkler 1 | Nighthawks lead best-of-seven series 2-0
Dawson Zeller scored his first of two on the night in the opening ten minutes of the first when he tucked in a rebound at the side of the net to give the Nighthawks a lead after twenty minutes of play.
The Flyers would earn a man-advantage near the midway mark of the 2nd when Evan Panzer would make a nice defensive play at the blueline to send Zeller in on a shorthanded breakaway, beating Ernst down low to give Niverville a 2-0 lead.
Evan Panzer (06’) springs Dawson Zeller (05’) for a shorthanded breakaway goal to give the @MJHLNighthawks a 2-0 lead in game 3! 🚨@McMunnandYates #TurnbullCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/JebFWLubv9
— MJHL (@mjhlhockey) March 24, 2026
With under two minutes to play in the period, Flyers 17-year-old defender, Graeme Pickering, would beat a trio of defenders and snipe one over the shoulder of Austin Dubinsky to cut the Flyers deficit to one.
Graeme Pickering (09’) with a nifty pick of the corner for the @winklerflyers gets them on the board and brings the Flyers within one at the end of the second!🚨#MJHLHockey #TurnbullCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/g5d93hD7KO
— MJHL (@mjhlhockey) March 24, 2026
Winkler would push back in the 3rd but Niverville would hold strong and play a great shutdown period to help them secure a 2-0 series lead.
These two clubs will meet again in game three on Wednesday night at the Niverville CRRC with puck drop set for 7:30.
