The championship series for the NWJHL will begin this weekend between the Fort St. John Huskies and the La Crete Lumber Barons. These two teams finished first and second in the regular season. After a bye in the quarterfinals, the Huskies got past the North Peace Navigators in six games in the semi-finals. La Crete in the playoffs swept Sexsmith in the first round then got a five game win in the semis over Beaverlodge. Fort St. John will be looking to add to their record by winning a 10th NWJHL championship, while La Crete is in the finals in just their second season in the league. The winner of their series will advance to the Junior B Provincials happening in Peace River.
Series Schedule
Game 1 – Friday in Fort St. John
Game 2 – Saturday in Fort St. John
Game 3 – Sunday in Fort St. John
Game 4 – March 22 in La Crete
Game 5 – March 23 in La Crete *
Game 6 – March 24 in La Crete *
Game 7 – March 27 in Fort St. John *
* – if necessary
Huskies Leading Scorers
Brandon Modde – 2G, 9A, 11 points
Kurtis Lee – 4G, 4A, 8 points
Jordan LaGreca – 5G, 2A, 7 points
Grayden Alexander – 2G, 5A, 7 points
Chase London – 5G, 1A, 6 points
Lumber Barons Leading Scorers
Carter Fehr – 4G, 11A, 15 points
Drew Friesen – 4G, 7A, 11 points
Durell Moberly – 4G, 6A, 10 points
Jacob Paul – 4G, 6A, 10 points
Kade Paul – 4G, 6A, 10 points
NWJHL Championship History
Fort St. John Huskies – 9 (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
North Peace Navigators – 6 (2004, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Whitecourt Wolverines – 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Slave Lake Wolves – 3 (1995, 1996, 1997)
Dawson Creek Kodiaks – 2 (1999, 2002)
Fairview Flyers – 1 (2017)
Grande Prairie Wheat Kings – 1 (2013)
Sexsmith Vipers – 1 (1998)
– Kyle Moore, Trending 55 Newsroom
