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Robert Lemay of the North Peace Navigators is this week’s subject of our NWJHL Player Profile. He’s in his third season with the Navs and is the team captain for this season. Last season, he was the

It’s time for another NWJHL Player Profile. The subject this week is Fairview Flyers goaltender Mason Ward. The 19 year old from La Crete is in his second season with the Flyers. Last season, he played 20

For the first time in almost 70 years, there will not be a North Peace Hockey League season. League president Jack McAvoy says the health restrictions brought on by the pandemic made it logistically difficult to have

The NWJHL is hopeful that their season can resume in January. Public health measures in Alberta and BC have led to the postponement of all games until January 9, but league president Micheal Mercredi says they plan

It’s time for another NWJHL player profile. Our guest this week is Noah Ross of the Fairview Flyers. The defenceman from Spirit River has spent the past three seasons with the Flyers. Of course the Flyers have

This week on the NWJHL Player Profile, we’re talking to Eric Dentinger of the Fairview Flyers. He’s been the team’s leading for the past two seasons, but the Flyers have yet to play in the regular season

The NWJHL has revised their schedule from now until the Christmas Break. The league cancelled the Alberta based games scheduled for this weekend (the North Peace Navigators were supposed to play another home-and-home set with the Sexsmith

It’s time for another NWJHL player profile. This week we are taking a look at North Peace Navigators forward Keegan Ferguson. The 19 year old from High Prairie, AB is in his second season with the Navs.

The minor hockey season in Peace River is now underway, even with some of the extra challenges brought on by this year. Trevor Massier, one of the coordinators with Peace River Minor Hockey, says it’s a “relief”

The regular season schedule is now out for the AJHL. All 15 teams will play 32 games during the regular season and all the games will be between division opponents (no North vs South games). The Grande

On this week’s edition of the NWJHL player profile, we’re talking to North Peace Navigators goalie Chris Key. The Falher, AB is in his third season with the Navs. Some of the things we talked to him

With the NWJHL season around the corner, we’re going to be taking a look at some of the top player’s every week during the season with the NWJHL player profile. Our guest this week is Fairview Flyers

The AJHL has added some more exhibition games to their schedule. While we still don’t know when they will start the regular season, the league received approval from the province to schedule against teams from outside of

Regular Season play in the NWJHL will begin on November 13. The league will continue to have teams paired together in two team cohorts like they’ve been doing so far in the exhibition play. There isn’t a

The Peace River Curling Club is meeting on Wednesday to decide whether the club will open in January or close for the season. Club President Jody Bekevich says they surveyed they members and 25% said they wouldn’t

Despite some uncertainty at the start of the golf season, the Mighty Peace Golf Club was actually busier than normal this year. Dave Allen, one of the owners of the course, says even with some different rules

The Grande Prairie Storm will play the Whitecourt Wolverines this weekend as the AJHL begins their exhibition season. Storm Head Coach and GM Mike Vandekamp says they’re excited to finally get back to playing again. “We’re in

Hockey season is officially back in the Peace Country as the North Peace Navigators begin their training camp this weekend. According to head coach Ken Quinney, the NWJHL will have exhibition games starting on October 10. “Hockey

The North Peace Hockey League is hoping that they can get in a full season this year. League President Jack McAvoy says the teams have had meetings with Hockey Alberta but there isn’t a start date for

The High Prairie Red Wings are getting ready for this season with a new head coach behind the bench. Kevin Hopfner has been coaching in BC for the past 10 years and also played for the Regals

We’re a step closer to another season for the NWJHL taking place. All six teams can start training camps, and the North Peace Navigators will have their’s from October 2-4. As for how many players will be

Teams in the NWJHL are still playing the waiting game for when this season will start. Fairview Flyers head coach and GM Lance Wiebe says the league is still waiting for approval from Hockey Alberta before they

The GMHL is looking at possibly adding a team in Grimshaw next season. The league already has a presence in the region with a team in High Prairie, and the GMHL’s expansion director Derek Prue says they’ve

Curling Canada’s return to play guidelines could lead to the sport of curling looking a little bit different next season. Danny Lamoureux, Curling Canada’s director of curling club development, says some of the recommendations include the use

Health and Safety are among the main priorities for Hockey Alberta in their return to play policy. Blake Cosgrove, Hockey Alberta’s regional manager for the Northwest, says teams and minor hockey organizations will have to work closely

A local player from the Peace Region has been named by Hockey Canada to the national women’s under-18 summer camp roster. Spirit River’s Dayle Ross says she was surprised when she received the camp invitation, but is

The GMHL’s High Prairie Red Wings have added some more local talent to their organization. At the GMHL Draft, the Red Wings drafted a pair of High Prairie products who spent last season with the Peace River

There may not be a Wheatbelt Baseball League season this year, but there may be some games taking place this summer. Grimshaw Huskies player and coach Ty Wiebe says he’s had talks with some of the other

While a coach and executive with the Manning Comets hockey club believes the NPHL season will start on time, there are some concerns with how the after effects of the pandemic could have on the team. Greg

The North Peace Navigators offseason has had to work a little differently this summer. Navs GM Mike Fosty says because of the restrictions from the pandemic, the process of recruiting players has been impacted the most. “We

One of the owners of the Mighty Peace Golf Club says their preparations for this season were affected by the restrictions from the pandemic. Dave Allen says they thought they wouldn’t be able to open as soon

The North Peace Navigators are continuing to honour the legacy of former head coach Darcy Haugan. Haugan was one of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash which happened two years ago today. Navs GM Mike

The outbreak of the coronavirus has brought an abrupt end to the hockey season across Canada. Hockey Canada in conjunction with Hockey Alberta and all of the other provincial bodies has cancelled and postponed all sanctioned league

The list of sporting events that have been either cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak has now hit the Peace Region. The NWJHL has announced that the championship series between the North Peace Navigators and

The Peace River Soccer Association has their fundamentals festival coming up on April 19. John Clubb, manager of grassroots development with the Alberta Soccer Association, says this event is mainly about getting more coaches involved with youth

The North Peace Navigators will be up against one of their biggest rivals in the NWJHL finals. They will be facing the Fort St. John Huskies for the league championship. The Huskies won six of the eight

The Peace River Royals begin their postseason this week as they will host one of the regional tournaments in the Northern Alberta Hockey League. The Royals will face their division rivals from Grande Prairie, Whitecourt and Fort

The Campbell Cup is on the line as the Grande Prairie Athletics and the Dawson Creek Canucks battle in the NPHL finals. Dawson Creek is the number one seed and swept Grimshaw in the second round. Grande

The other second round matchup in the NWJHL pits the Fort St. John Huskies against the Fairview Flyers in the semi-finals. Fort St. John is the number 1 seed with a 33-5-2 record for 66 points. Fairview