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Huskies settle for fourth at Hockey Alberta provincials

The Huskies ultimately finished fourth in the six-team Hockey Alberta provincials tournament after suffering a 4-1 loss on Sunday, April 6th to the Sylvan Lake Wranglers.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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April 7, 2025

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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Hockey Alberta Junior ‘B’ Provincials have ended for 2025, with the Fort St. John Huskies looking up at the competition after finishing fourth.

The Huskies ultimately finished the six-team tournament with a 2-3 record after suffering a 4-1 loss on Sunday, April 6th to the Sylvan Lake Wranglers in the bronze-medal game.

Forward Colby Busche scored the only goal for the Huskies, who outshot their opposition 38-29 in the contest.

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The Pups outshot every opponent they faced in the tournament, but ultimately traded wins and losses throughout the week-long competition.

The win on Saturday, April 5th over Capital Junior Hockey League (CJHL) runners-up, the Sherwood Park Knights, by a score of 6-2 catapulted the Pups to the third-place decider on Sunday.

Fort St. John started the tournament with a 1-0 loss to the CJHL’s champion and tournament host, the Morinville Jets, on Wednesday, April 2nd.

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The Huskies rebounded the following day by defeating the Northwest Calgary Athletic Association (NWCAA) champions, the Stampeders, by a score of 5-1, but fell 3-2 to the North Eastern Alberta Junior ‘B’ champions, the Wainwright Bisons, on Friday, April 4th.

Busche led the Huskies in scoring, with three goals and an assist for four points in the tournament.

More information about the Hockey Alberta Junior ‘B’ Provincials is available on its website.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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.