Rescheduled game leads to win for Flyers as Jets opt to forfeit

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The North Peace Hockey League’s (NPHL)  Fort St. John Senior Flyers won their third game of the season this week – without having to take the ice.

The team was awarded a win against the Valleyview Jets after Valleyview forfeited the game.

A statement from the league says “multiple factors were unable to align,” leading to the result.

Initially scheduled for December 7th, it was one of several games postponed due to weather concerns in the region.

Rescheduled for December 21st, the game was iced again due to an on-ice official shortage.

Until the announcement, the game was the only one of four rescheduled games not to occur.

Flyers team president Paul Van Nostrand said his club offered several makeup dates at the North Peace Arena throughout January.

According to him, the Jets rejected each, prompting the forfeiture.

“Everything is full,” said Van Nostrand. “[Between] the Huskies, minor hockey and figure skating. They were not willing to travel during the week due to work schedules.”

“Thus, they determined they’d rather forfeit than risk not having enough players.”

Per league rules, a club must dress at least 12 skaters for each game.

Officially, the game will go down as a 1-0 victory for the Flyers.  Fort St. John has a record of 3-12-0 in the 2024-25 NPHL season.

Coincidentally, the Jets defeated Fort St. John at home this past weekend by a score of 6-1.

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