Headline photo: Scott Savard
High River, AB (October 26, 2026) – The High River Flyers aim to get back on track after a disappointing weekend against the Sylvan Lake Wranglers and the Cochrane Generals.
The Flock was outscored 15-2 over the weekend, with Seth Coderre adding his fifth goal of the season on the lone marker against the Wranglers and Bode Twigg earning the only point against the Generals. Jake Brennan earned his third assist of the 2026-2027 HJHL on Coderre’s marker.
Erich Baxter and Logan Van Der Leest shared the net against the Generals, with both facing 26 shots each as Cochrane peppered the Flyers with 52 shots. As for the game against the Wranglers, Baxter played all 60 minutes, stopping 51 of 57 shots he faced.
October 18, the Flyers gave their home crowd lots to cheer about as they came away with a 4-1 win over the Airdrie Thunder. Baxter was a rock in net, stopping 49 of the 50 shots he faced. Captain Lucas Hughes got the Flyers on the board first with his first goal of the season coming with less than three minutes in the first period. Beck O’Neill added his second assist of the season on the play.
Nearly a full 20 minutes later, the Flyers would add to their lead thanks to Brandon Corbeil adding his second of the campaign, with Hughes picking up his second point in as many periods.
The Thunder cut the Flyers’ lead in half at the 9:15 mark of the final frame, as Zachary Hall found the back of the net. The Flyers didn’t panic and added another two goals from O’Neill and Cohen Spencer for their third of the season to end the game 4-1. Hughes finished the game by picking up a point on each Flyers goal as he collected two assists on the final two markers. Trent Kyle would also pick up his first-ever HJHL point, which came against his former team.
October 16, against the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings saw the Flyers come up short in a 3-1 hockey game. Emery Medicine Shield and Koen Wainwright got the Kings on the board in the first period for a 2-0 lead. Coderre would cut their lead in half at the 12:57 mark of the middle stanza, but the Kings got an insurance marker from Medicine Shield in the third period to take it 3-1. Jake Brennan and O’Neill picked up the helpers on Coderre’s goal. Baxter made 34 saves in the contest.
The four games spanning from October 2nd to the 10th were ones to put in the rearview mirror as the Flyers were outscored 36-3. Red Deer would shut the door 7-0 on October 2, and the Bisons would add another seven goals to the Flyers the following game. O’Neill and Corbeil scored for the Flock, while Spencer, Karlo Clark, and Kieren McNaughton collected points with assists.
The following weekend didn’t bode any better for the Flyers as they were downed by the Airdrie Thunder 10-0 and then stopped by the Mountainview Colts 12-1 the following day. Coderre picked up the lone goal of the weekend, with Hughes and Corbeil adding the assists.
The Flyers will host the Kings on Friday at 8:15 PM on Bob Snodgrass Rec Plex home ice.
