Athletics Crush Flyers 9-1 in NPHL Showdown

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Fort St. John Senior Flyers losing streak is now at five after another agonizing loss in Grande Prairie in North Peace Hockey League (NPHL) action on Thursday, November 14th.

The hometown Athletics had little trouble dispatching Fort St. John by a score of 9-1.  The Flyers allowed a season-low 40 shots but accumulated 26 total penalty minutes.

Grande Prairie’s Lyndin Lewis opened the scoring midway through the first period on assists by Tyrone Kipling and Cody Graw, before the Flyers’ Jordan Gies replied on an unassisted marker five minutes later.

It was the only offense the Flyers would get, as Grande Prairie scored eight unanswered goals, starting with Mikkel Hreckka’s second of the year near the end of the first.

Hreckka scored two goals for the Athletics alongside both Carter and Lynden Berg, while Alex Beardmore had three assists. 

Goaltender Eddie Stotz made the start for the Flyers. He was pulled midway through the second as Ty Gullickson played the remainder of the contest.  Stotz allowed five goals on 21 shots.

Fort St. John’s next game will be Saturday, November 16th, against the Fahler Pirates at the North Peace Arena.

Puck drop is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.  More information about the Flyers is available on the club’s Facebook page.