Huskies’ defeat Kodiaks in final game of 2025 calendar year

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C – The Fort St. John Huskies finally got the chance to determine the fate of a game in the only way they knew how: on the ice. 

On the road at the Ovintiv Events Centre in the final game before the Strike Group North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL) Christmas break, the Huskies scored five goals in the first two periods over the Dawson Creek Kodiaks.

The final score was a 7-1 victory on Sunday, December 21st. Huskies goaltender Evan Baker made 20 stops in the win, coming just 13 minutes shy of a shutout, with the only blemish being a score from Kodiaks forward Easton Mooy in the third period.

Huskies’ head coach Todd Alexander spoke with Energeticcity.ca about the win, which was the team’s first game since December 6th due to a series of postponements due to weather and road conditions.

“It was quite a lengthy break for us before we had played a game,” said Alexander. “We had lots of extra practices in there because we practiced on the nights games were canceled.”

“We were moving more throughout the week and had an opportunity to work on things. I thought the energy and the execution in the game and Dawson Creek was really good, especially for being off for two weeks.”

Six Huskies scored, including defenceman Jordan LaGreca, who had a two-goal game and forward Xavier Burgher, who scored his 25th goal of the NWJHL season.

Other scorers included Carver Lequiere, Taryn Hoskyn, Ryan Ungstad and Jonny Timmons, who scored his first goal since November 28th against the North Peace Navigators.

“Jonny started off [the season] really hot,” said Alexander of Timmons, who has battled injuries during the year. “Sometimes when you’re injured, you come back and things just aren’t quite the same. You gotta just work your way through it.”

While Fort St. John continues to lead the NWJHL’s East/West division, postponed games means a tough January awaits the Pups.

Games against Fairview, Beaverlodge and North Peace must be completed in the regular season’s final month in addition to already scheduled contests.

However, Alexander feels his team will be ready for the challenges that await.

“There are things that we can and can’t control,” said Alexander. “That’s one of the things that we can’t control.  We got 14 games in 28 days in January. We are going to be busy.”

“[We are] always looking forward to challenges. That is just one that has presented itself, and we will do our best to take care of it.”

The Huskies next game will be against the Navigators on Friday, January 2nd at the Baytex Energy Centre, starting at 8 p.m.

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