Fort St. John Senior Flyers secure first win of NPHL season

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. —  The Fort St. John Senior Flyers took just three weeks to come out victorious in the North Peace Hockey League (NPHL) season.

 In a bit of a fortune reversal from prior seasons, the Flyers didn’t just win over the visiting Fox Creek Knights on Saturday, November 1st at the North Peace Arena. They dominated, with timely goals and sharp goaltending ensuring a 7-0 victory.

The team outshot their opponents by a total of 11-5 in the opening period, and were rewarded by two goals in the game’s first five minutes.

Forward Cole Calliou scored his second of the season at 16:06 in the first period, with team captain Cayle Bell scoring his second just 19 ticks later to bring the Flyers a lead of 2-0 after 20 minutes.

Then, it was Braden Pimm’s time to shine. He scored two goals in the second – the latter coming on the power play – as the lead stretched to 4-0.

Third-period goals from Jordan Harder and Daylen Pearson preceded Pimm’s third goal, which came in the game’s final minute.

Goaltender Landon Hatton made 20 saves to gain his first shutout of the NPHL season, as the Flyers have one win and two losses after three games.

The Flyers look to even their record up in their next game against the High Prairie Regals, a team who has lost all three of their contests in the NPHL season, on Saturday, November 8th.

Game time is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. at the High Prairie Sports Palace. For more details about the Flyers, visit the club’s Facebook page.