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By Erika Rolling

Local Hockey

Hockey weekend recap: Athletic’s wrap up regular season, Storm win one, seven games in NWJHL

Feb 6, 2023 | 9:38 AM

NPHL

The Grande Prairie Athletics lost to the Spirit River Rangers in their last game of the regular season Sunday night, falling to the Rangers 5-4 in overtime.

Grande Prairie wrapped up the regular season in second place behind the Dawson Creek Canucks.

The A’s will face the Rangers in the first round of playoffs, in a best-of-seven series starting Tuesday night at the Design Works Centre.

Puck-drop is 8:30 p.m.

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AJHL

The Grande Prairie Storm hosted the Fort McMurray Oil Barons this past weekend.

The Storm split the series taking Friday’s match-up, 2-1. but dropping the Saturday game 5-1.

The Storm’s next game is tomorrow in Whitecourt against the Wolverines.

Puck drop is 7:00 p.m.

NWJHL

Seven games were played in the North West Junior Hockey League over the weekend.

On Friday:

• The County Wheat Kings fell short to the Fort St John Huskies in overtime 4-3.
• The Dawson Creek Kodiaks blew past the Fairview Flyers winning 8-1.

On Saturday:

• The Sexsmith Vipers came out on top against the North Peace Navigators, winning 4-3 in overtime.
• Fort St John beat Dawson Creek in a high-scoring game, with a final tally of 8-6.
• The La Crete Lumber Barons won 5-2 against the Beaverlodge Blades.

On Sunday:

• The Wheat Kings prevailed, winning 4-1 against Sexsmith in a matinee.
• La Crete and Beaverlodge played the second half of a back-to-back with the Lumber Barons sweeping the weekend, winning 4-3 in overtime.

The next games are on Friday, February 10; with the County of GP at Fairview, Fort St John at Sexsmith, and Dawson Creek at Peace River.

All games start at 8:00 p.m.