Niverville’s Carrier, former Piston Bauer announce commitments

Parker Carrier has joined the parade of graduating Niverville Nighthawks players to announce USports college commitments.

Carrier, who hails from Penticton, will play for the Lakehead University Thunderwolves, a school based out of Thunder Bay, Ont.

The defenseman scored 23 points in the regular season, seeing action in all 13 playoff games en route to a Turnbull Cup and all six of Niverville’s games at the Centennial Cup.

The Thunderwolves already boast several former Manitoba Junior Hockey League players on their roster, including former Steinbach Pistons Jack Cook and Jamie Fuchs. Ile des Chenes-born Brody Beauchemin, who won a Turnbull Cup with the Winkler Flyers in 2024, is also on the roster.

Fellow 2005-born Nighthawks defenseman Jace Konecsni will be playing college hockey at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. The Saskatchewan-born player suited up in 121 regular season games for Niverville after joining the team from the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

Hunter Bauer, who was recruited and suited up during eight games for the Steinbach Pistons when the team ran into injury problems at goalie, announced his next hockey stop as well last week.

Bauer, who is from Iowa, will be playing for Saint John’s University, a NCAA Division 3 school based out of Minnisota. Bauer posted a sparkling 0.944 save percentage and a 7-1 record with Steinbach this season, before a trade to Dauphin after the Pistons got healthy.