StormThe Storm will host Whitecourt Tuesday for the Indigenous Celebration game. Face-off time is set for 7 p.m.The Storm are in second in the North Division, three points back of the first-place Wolverines and have a game in hand.The two sides will also meet Friday night in Whitecourt.NPHLThere are two games in the No...

StormThe Storm won their lone game of the weekend, beating visiting Lloydminster 6-5 in overtime Friday night.Colin Doherty scored the game-winner.The announced attendance was 1288.The Storm host Whitecourt Tuesday in the Indigenous Celebration game. Face-off time will be 7 p.m.NWJHLIn the Northwest Junior Hockey Leagu...

StormThe Storm will host Lloydminster Friday night.Face-off time will be at 6 p.m. The second- place Storm are three points back of first-place Whitecourt.Both teams have clinched playoff spots.The Bobcats are third in the north, six points back of Grande Prairie. NWJHLIn the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs, La...

The 2026 Brier that starts Friday in St. John's will be the last for Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue team.The Gushue side will open against Quebec in the first draw. It will start at 4 p.m. Friday Alberta time.Beaverlodge's Geoff Walker has been the lead on the Gushue rink for many years, during which time the ...

Another Storm player will be joining Zachary Wilson at Niagara University next season, as fellow assistant Captain Chase Christensen announced his commitment yesterday.Christensen says "It's been a dream of mine to play college hockey in the States." I want to thank the City of Grande Prairie, as well as the ...

The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves won a very close opening match at the ACAC Men's Volleyball Championship in Red Deer Thursday afternoon.The Wolves stopped Briercrest College 3-2. Set scores were 24-26, 25-19, 25-20, 26-28 and 16-14.The Wolves will play in a semi-final game Friday evening against Keyano College from...

Game 2 in both semi-final series will be played in the North Peace Hockey League playoffs on Thursday night.Manning is in Grande Prairie. Dawson Creek in Spirit River. Both games start at 8:30.The Comets and Rangers have 1-0 series leads. Manning beat visiting Grande Prairie 5-3 in Game 1 Tuesday night.Spirit River won...

Grande Prairie Storm fans will have to say goodbye to beloved forward and assistant captain Zachary Wilson at the end of the season, as he is committed to joining Niagara University next year.Storm GM Mike Bomersback said he will be missed by all in Grande Prairie, and "seeing him develop as a player and grow as a...

Grande Prairie Storm defenceman Reily Pickford was awarded Rookie of the Week honours after a four-point outing against Devon last weekend.It was a career high for Pickford, who potted his fifth goal of the season and pushed his point total to 21, second most on the Storm's back-end.Currently, the Storm are riding a 16...

Round 2 of the North Peace Hockey League playoffs starts Tuesday night (Feb. 2).Grande Prairie will be in Manning and Spirit River in Dawson Creek as both semi-final series get underway.Both games will start at 8:30 p.m.Grande Prairie and Spirit River both host Game 2 Thursday night.

The Grande Prairie Storm won their lone game over the weekend.The boys hosted the Devon on Sunday (Feb. 22) afternoon, beating the Xtreme 9-2. Grande Prairie's Roghan Walker recorded his first AJHL hat trick in the landslide win.Grande Prairie has clinched a playoff position and sits second in the AJHL's North Division...

A father-son duo from Grande Prairie has been recognized with some awards from Swimming Canada.A story by Jim Morris posted to the organization's website says Oliver Dawson is Swimming Canada's Junior Male Swimmer of the Year and Breakout Performer of the Year for the Olympic Program.Oliver's dad, Alex Dawson, was name...

There is one game in the North Peace Hockey League tonight (Tuesday, February 17) with Falher in Grande Prairie. The A's lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.Valleyview will be in Spirit River Wednesday. The Rangers lead 3-1.The other two series ended on Saturday.Manning won 8-3 in High Prairie to complete a four-game swe...

The Storm are now in first place in the AJHL's North Division after sweeping a weekend home-and-home series against Whitecourt.Grande Prairie won 4-3 in a shootout at home Friday night, then won 3-2 in overtime in Whitecourt on Saturday.Grande Prairie now has 66 points, good for first place and a single point up on Whi...

The Grande Prairie Storm have their biggest match-up to date, as they host Whitecourt for Pattison Media night at Bonnett's starting at 7 p.m.Tonight has massive standings implications as the Wolverines currently lead the North division and entire AJHL with 63 points; the Storm trails only by one, sitting at 62.This wi...

Local ski hills will be open on Monday for Family Day.Fairview Ski HillFairview Ski Hill will host Family Day Fun Races.Entry is free for all ages, and the races are open to skiers and snowboarders of all skill levels.Registration will start at 11 a.m. Races will go from 1-5 p.m.Fairview Ski Hill is open from 11 a.m. u...

NWJHLPeace River has joined the Wheat Kings in the second round of the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs.The Navigators beat Dawson Creek 6-2 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.The other two series will resume Friday.La Crete will be in Sexsmith. The Lumber Barons lead 2-0Fort St. John travels to Fair...

There is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs Wednesday night.Dawson Creek travels to Peace River. The Navigators lead the best-of-five series 2-0.Last night, Fort St. John beat visiting Fairview 7-3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 Friday in Fairview.In the North Peace Hockey League last night, Fal...

NWJHLThe Wheat Kings are the first team to advance to the second round of the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs.A 5-4 Sunday in Beaverlodge completed a three-game sweep for the Wheat Kings.The NWJHL playoffs resume Tuesday with Fairview in Fort St. John. They are tied 1-1.Wednesday, Dawson Creek in Peace River. T...

The Grande Prairie Storm are on a four game win streak following a double-defeat of Calgary this weekend at Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Storm hosted the Canucks on Saturday and Sunday. Grande Prairie swept the series with scores of 4-2 and 4-3, respectively.GP now sits second in the AJHL North Division and league with ...

StormThe Storm hosts Calgary Saturday night at 6 in the Alumni Game and Sunday afternoon at 2 in the Billet Appreciation Game.Grande Prairie is in second place in the AJHL's North Division, three points behind first-place Whitecourt.The Wolverines have two games in hand.NWJHL The rundown of NWJHL games this weekend ca...

The Strike Group North West Junior Hockey League has started the first round of playoffs. The County of Grande Prairie Wheat Kings kicked off their series against the Beaverlodge Blades with a 5-3 win Wednesday (Feb. 4) night. The Wheat Kings are 1-0 in the series heading into weekend play. Other series have the North ...

NWJHLThe Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs started Wednesday night.The Wheat Kings won 5-3 in Beaverlodge. Game 2 will be played Saturday at the County Sportsplex.The Fairview-Fort St. John and Dawson Creek-Peace River series both start Friday. Sexsmith and La Crete starts Saturday.StormThe Storm won 3-2 in overt...

The North Peace Hockey League's Grande Prairie Athletics are set to kickoff the first round of playoffs tonight (Thursday, Feb. 5) against the Falher Pirates. The A's will host the first matchup at the Design Works Centre. Puck drop is set for 8:30 p.m.The rest of the schedule is as follows:Game 2 - Feb. 10 - Falher Me...

Hockey Alberta and the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame Committee announced Wednesday the class of 2026.The class will be inducted Saturday, July 18 at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in Red Deer, which is the new home of the Hall."Each year brings a new chance to honour the people who have shaped hockey in Albe...

NWJHLThe NWJHL playoffs start Wednesday night when the Wheat Kings travel to Beaverlodge.Face-off time will be 8 p.m.Game 2 will take place Saturday at the County Sportsplex.Two other series will start on Friday, with Fairview in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in Peace River.Saturday, Fort St. John will be in Fairview ...

The Grande Prairie Storm climbed three spots in this week's Canadian Junior Hockey League top 20 power rankings.They jumped ahead three spots from last week, now sitting at 17th, as one of only two AJHL teams included in the list; the Whitecourt Wolverines sit at 9th, up from 14th the week prior.They now look to contin...

January 31 will mark Curling Day in Canada.Curling rinks across the country are hosting events.There are also a bunch of curling stories being shared on the Curling Day in Canada website.One of those is about a women's recreational team from Grande Prairie called the Road Trip Team.The team started going to bonspiels a...