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Flyers fall to Jets 6-1 in NPHL matchup; Goalie Stotz shines with 46 saves

The Fort St. John Senior Flyers were upended by the Valleyview Jets in North Peace Hockey League (NPHL) action on Saturday, January 11th, in Alberta.

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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Fort St. John Senior Flyers were upended by the Valleyview Jets in North Peace Hockey League (NPHL) action on Saturday, January 11th, in Alberta.

Jets’ forward Tyler Wirth had three points, including a pair of goals, as the host team beat Fort St. John by a score of 6-1.

Wirth had the opening goal, scoring a power play goal stemming from an interference penalty by Fort St. John’s Devan Greyeyes.

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The Flyers’ Lien Miller-Jeannote tied the game two minutes later with an assist by Daylen Pearson.

Valleyview, who had 21 shots in the opening period, re-took the lead on Cade Reber’s second goal of the year. 

Two second-period goals by Rylee Hebert and Wirth’s second goal put the game out of reach.  John Apsassin had a goal late in the third en route to the final score.

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A bright spot was goaltender Eddie Stotz, who had 46 saves in the loss.  

Fort St. John’s next NPHL game will come against the Dawson Creek Kodiaks, who have won both games against the Flyers during the 2024-25 season.  

Game time is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 16th, at the Memorial Arena in Dawson Creek. 

For further details, please visit the Flyers’ Facebook page.

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Ed Hitchins

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018.  After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge.  Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories. 

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.

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