Hockey Player to Photographer
“Snapshots” From the Past By Stan Neufeld It’s a memory now but my recollections are still vivid – of hockey games I played in the post War Memorial Arena proudly wearing an As uniform – the arena packed to the rafters with screaming fans. Some of the most memorable games that we played pitted us […]
Of Builders, Blocks and the Building of a Team
A Tribute to Kurt Robinson and other volunteersBy Stan Neufeld You might say it’s just a hometown hockey team – but guess what! Cobbling together a team to participate in the North Peace Hockey League (NPHL) hockey requires the same basic skills that are needed to lead a nation. Numerous books have been written about […]
Re-Connecting A Broken Thread
The A’s Will Play In the NPHL in 2016/17 By Stan Neufeld and Ron Neufeld Senior hockey is once again alive and well in Grande Prairie – at least on paper. The Grande Prairie Athletics will compete for the Lawrence Cup in the up-coming 2016/17 NPHL season. Senior hockey has been resuscitated under the leadership […]
NPHL Finals Wrap
The Stanley Cup Series of the North WestBy Stan Neufeld The Holy Grail, known in this context as the Campbell Cup, is becoming a permanent fixture at the MacLean Rec Centre in Spirit River. The Campbell Cup is to the North Peace Hockey League (NPHL) what the Stanley cup is to the NHL and last […]
UPDATE: NPHL Finals
By Stan Neufeld The Spirit River Rangers are 60 minutes away from winning yet another North Peace Hockey League championship. Rangers defeated Grimshaw Huskies 6-3 at home last night taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the best of seven series. Now the big question: Can the East division champions conjure the same magic to just […]
NPHL FINALS
ICE CHIPSBy Stan Neufeld There are always stories within the larger narrative of hockey games and a series. One story worthy of note pertains to one of the Peace countries colourful and dedicated hockey families: the Lefleys. One of the goals scored by the Rangers last night came from the stick of Colin Lefley. Colin […]
NPHL Finals Preview
By Marty Tingstad What happened with the Ft St John Flyers is quite the fiasco. This is not the first time that something like this has occurred with Senior Hockey in Alberta. In 2012, The Horse Lake Chiefs made their second run at the Allan Cup. This squad did not have the big names that […]
NPHL Semi Finals Wrap
The hockey season for Fort St. John Flyers has come to an abrupt end a day before they were to make a run for the Campbell Cup and the North Peace Hockey league championships. Flyers, who came from glory to goats in a matter of days, were to start their series tomorrow night against defending […]
UPDATES: NPHL Semi Finals
Sunday, February 28th Fans who bet on the Fort St. John Flyers should go out and buy lottery tickets. Turns out betting on the Flyers, who at one point in the series were 0-3 game under dogs, was smart money. Odds makers will tell us the chances of such a comeback are probably only 9.5% […]
NPHL Semi Finals
By Marty Tingstad The fans will get there a little earlier, the grill and coffee pot will be turned on a little sooner, and the tape will be wound a little tighter. The NPHL semi-finals are set to begin. The marquee matchup should be the Spirit River Rangers playing the Falher Pirates. Perhaps their Jan […]