We’re into the second round of the NWJHL’s playoffs. Four teams remain in the battle for the league championship.
Three of the four first round matchups ended up in sweeps, La Crete over Sexsmith, Grande Prairie over Beaverlodge, and the North Peace Navigators over Dawson Creek. Meanwhile Fort St. John had to go the distance needing the full five games to finish off the Fairview Flyers, four of those five games were decided by one goal, two of them needed overtime.
In the semi-finals, it will be the Navs facing Fort St. John while La Crete will be up against Grande Prairie. Both matchups will be best-of-sevens.
Fort St. John Huskies vs North Peace Navigators
Series Schedule
Game 1 – Friday in FSJ
Game 2 – Saturday in FSJ
Game 3 – February 28 in Peace River
Game 4 – March 1 in Peace River
Game 5 – March 3 in FSJ (if necessary)
Game 6 – March 5 in Peace River (if necessary)
Game 7 – March 7 in FSJ (if necessary)
Head to head – Huskies won season series 5-3
Huskies Leading Playoff Scorers
Xavier Burgher – 6G, 5A, 11 points
Grayden Alexander – 2G, 6A, 8 points
MacCoy Wilms – 1G, 5A, 6 points
Ryan Ungstad – 3G, 2A, 5 points
Jordan LaGreca – 1G, 4A, 5 points
Navs Leading Playoff Scorers
Tyson Tokarz – 2G, 5A, 7 points
Zacharie Aubin – 3G, 2A, 5 points
Seth Roy – 2G, 3A, 5 points
Jacob Bevington – 3G, 1A, 4 points
Seth Flett – 3G, 1A, 4 points
La Crete Lumber Barons vs Grande Prairie Wheat Kings
Series Schedule
Game 1 – Saturday in La Crete
Game 2 – Sunday in La Crete
Game 3 – February 27 in GP
Game 4 – February 28 in GP
Game 5 – March 1 in GP (if necessary)
Game 6 – March 7 in La Crete (if necessary)
Game 7 – March 8 in La Crete (if necessary)
Head to head – Barons won season series 6-2
Barons Leading Playoff Scorers
Jackson Friesen – 4G, 3A, 7 points
Jonah Cardinal – 2G, 3A, 5 points
Nolan Cardinal – 2G, 3A, 5 points
Carter Fehr – 2G, 2A, 4 points
Drew Friesen – 0G, 4A, 4 points
Kings Leading Playoff Scorers
Connor Hovelkamp – 2G, 3A, 5 points
Cooper Lefley – 3A, 1A, 4 points
Wyatt Lefley – 2G, 2A, 4 points
Ethan Keddie – 1G, 3A, 4 points
Luke Scheck – 1G, 3A, 4 points
– Kyle Moore, Trending 55 Newsroom
