Canucks Crush Flyers 7-0 in NPHL opener

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Fort St. John Senior Flyers began their 2024-25 North Peace Hockey League campaign with a loss to the Dawson Creek Canucks on October 19th.

The Canucks had a 55-shot barrage on the Flyers’ net and cruised to a 7-0 victory.  Executing a balanced attack, Dawson Creek had goals from seven different players.

Dawson Creek scored at the eight-and-a-half-minute mark of the first on a goal by Griffin Young, doubling their lead just five minutes later with Adam Morton’s first score of the year. 

Elevated by the team’s 20-7 shots in the first, the defending division champion Canucks led by 4-0 after one.

A lone goal in the second by Colin Matieson and additional goals in the third rounded out the scoring for Dawson Creek, who finished just one of six on the power play.

Right winger Brett Norman had a big game, with three assists on the goals.

A bright spot for the Flyers was Landon Hatton. The second-year netminder had 48 saves in the loss.

The Flyers will next play the Fahler Pirates in a contest on Saturday, October 26th, in Alberta at the Fahler Regional Recreational Complex.  The puck drop is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

More information about the Senior Flyers is available through their Facebook page.