Adam Vigfusson is in for an exciting couple of months with the Niverville Nighthawks.
It has already been a strong junior career with the Nighthawks for the 20-year-old from Gimli. The 2025-26 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season, however, is his final year of league eligibility as Niverville’s captain.
He has made the most of it so far, helping lead the Nighthawks to the top of the league with a 27-2-1 record at the Christmas break.
The team is also ranked second in the Canadian Junior Hockey League as of Dec. 22.
“We’re an older group. There’s a lot of veterans on the team, a lot of guys who have played a lot of junior hockey,” said Vigfusson. “Our goalies have been spectacular — they’ve been rock-solid all year long. Just how tight we are as a group is something I’ve never really been a part of. Our group is so tight this year, and we know that we’re special and that we can do something great.”
Vigfusson and the Nighthawks have the second-most goals for (136) and the fewest against (57), good for a plus-79 goal differential.
The top line of Vigfusson, Merik Boles and Hayden Wheddon has been a major contributor to that differential, combining for 47 of those goals so far.
Vigfusson is also trending toward a new career high in points after posting a team-high 62 in 2024-25. He sits at 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 29 games this season.
Both Boles and Wheddon are also enjoying career seasons.
“I’ve played with Merik pretty much my entire junior career, and I’ve known Hayden since he was about five years old, growing up,” said Vigfusson. “There’s a lot of existing chemistry there. They’re both spectacular players. Merik’s probably one of the most trustworthy people to play with in the defensive zone, and then he can go up and create on offence. It’s really nice knowing you have that defensive player who still puts up really, really good numbers.”
The trio will look to keep the offence going in their final 28 games of the 2025-26 regular season.
The Nighthawks are also chasing the first Turnbull Cup championship in franchise history.
Vigfusson believes the team has the ability to do so, crediting the locker-room culture for instilling that confidence.
He said the group follows an “A.C.E.” mentality — accountability, care and empathy.
“That kind of culture in the locker room really brings the team together,” he said. “We care for each other, we take accountability and we show empathy. If a guy is down, you come together as a group to bring him back up, and there’s nothing but positivity in that locker room. It really starts with the people we’re with. The team chemistry has been unreal so far.”
Vigfusson hopes to continue his hockey career at the post-secondary level once his junior eligibility expires.
His skill set and leadership are assets that could be valuable to any college program.
In the meantime, he said his focus is on helping Niverville capture not only an MJHL title, but a national championship at the 2026 Centennial Cup.
It would be quite the junior finale for the former Interlake Lightning forward.
