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By Curtis Galbraith

Local Sports

Hockey, skiing this weekend

Dec 13, 2024 | 1:28 PM

Storm

Storm are home to Canmore Friday. Face-off will be at 7 p.m.

The Storm are still tied with Whitecourt for first place in the North Division. Both teams have 38 points, but Grande Prairie has one game in hand.

The Wolverines will visit Drayton Valley Friday and host Canmore on Saturday.

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Storm players Matthew Gillard and Max Algajer will be in the playoffs with their teammates on Canada West Saturday at the World Junior A Challenge in Camrose.

Canada West will play unbeaten Sweden in the first semi-final Saturday at 1 p.m. while Canada East plays the U.S. in the other at 5 p.m.

Canada West lost 9-0 to the Americans on Thursday to finish out the round robin at 0-3. Sweden beat Canada East 5-2. Canada East wound up 1-2, the U.S. 2-1 and Sweden 3-0.

NWJHL

There are two games in the Northwest Junior Hockey League Friday.

Fort St. John travels to Fairview and Beaverlodge is in Sexsmith.

Saturday, Beaverlodge will be at the Wheat Kings and Fairview in Dawson Creek.

Those games all start at 8 p.m.

On Saturday at 7 p.m., Peace River is in La Crete.

Sunday games include Peace River in La Crete starting at 1:30, Wheat Kings in Sexsmith at 2 p.m. and Dawson Creek in Fort St. John at 3 p.m.

NPHL

There is one game in the North Peace Hockey League Friday with Valleyview in Manning.

Saturday, Falher is in Valleyview, Manning in Grande Prairie and Fort St. John in High Prairie.

Those games all start at 8:30 p.m.

There were three games Thursday night. Grande Prairie won 6-5 in Dawson Creek, Spirt River won 5-2 in Fort St. John and Falher stopped visiting High Prairie 6-1.

Skiing

Nitehawk ski hill is open Friday from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m, then again from 11-5 Saturday and Sunday.

The Tube Zone will be open from 5-7 and 7:30-9:30 Friday, noon-2 and 2:30 to 4:30 Saturday and Sunday.

Whispering Pines Ski Hill is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10-4 p.m. Rental shop opens at 9 a.m.