Chris Clegg
South Peace News
The Grimshaw Huskies missed a recent deadline to apply for re-entry into the North Peace Hockey Leage in early June, but it does not mean the club will not play in the league next season.
The Huskies are planning a bid and taking the same approach as the High Prairie Regals last season when they used a clause in the NPHL Constitution to submit a late bid which was eventually accepted. The clause includes a provision that the league president (Michael Mercredi) shall call a special meeting to discuss any subject if a majority of teams agree to do so in writing. “Any subject” could include a late application. As far as the normal process of applying for entry, it is out of the league executive’s hands.
The Huskies asked the league for a one-week extension in early June to prepare a bid but refused by the member clubs, not the league executive. The Huskies, knowing the Regals’ late bid was successful last year, inquired about the process and are considering the same route.
The Huskies last played in the NPHL in 2022-23 posting a 5-15 record.
The Huskies, who joined the NPHL as its fifth team in 1955-56, are tied with the Regals with 13 league titles.