Lac La Biche Lakers get double win against Edson Eagles

LAC LA BICHE – The Lac La Biche Lakers began off 2025 with a pair of wins in opposition to the Edson Eagles, who at the moment maintain the highest spot within the five-team Nationwide Junior Hockey League (NJHL) North Division.

Lac La Biche beat the Eagles 6-4 on the Edson and District Leisure Centre on Jan. 17. The Lakers then hosted Edson on the Daring Middle the next day, the place they completed with a second 6-4 victory.

Friday

The Eagles’ Alysik Buffalo scored the one aim of the primary interval, giving his crew an early 1-0 lead on Friday.

The Lakers dominated the scoreboard through the second interval, attaining 5 targets inside 20 minutes. Ahead Ethan Christian shot three of these targets, whereas Larry Flett and Patrick Bourque scored one aim every earlier than the interval concluded.

The sport’s third interval kicked off with Buffalo and fellow Eagle Landy Johnson every getting the puck previous Lac La Biche’s defences, bringing the rating to 5-3. With round 5 minutes remaining within the third interval, the Lakers’ Peyton Moneyas scored the crew’s sixth aim of the night.

Saturday

Throughout Saturday’s rematch between the 2 groups, the Lakers stored their NJHL rivals off the scoreboard till the second interval. Christian shot the puck previous Eagles goaltender Carter Sapach twice through the first interval, whereas Flett had one aim.

The second interval began off with Flett buying the Lakers’ fourth aim of the night. Following this, the Eagles obtained their wings again, scoring three consecutive targets to push the sport 4-3. Within the dying seconds of the second interval, Moneyas attained his first aim of the match, giving the Lakers a 5-3 lead.

All through the course of the third interval, Edson’s Ryan Schnider and Lac La Biche’s Eli Moyah obtained one aim every.

Whereas the Eagles are at the moment the leaders of their NJHL North Division, the Lakers maintain fourth spot, one rung above the last-place Gibbons Pioneers.

The Lakers can be again in motion on Jan. 24 after they tackle the Northern Alberta Lightning on the Daring Middle. Sport time is 7:30 p.m. The crew is on the highway on Jan. 25 for a sport in opposition to the Excessive Prairie Crimson Wings.