The High River Flyers came away with a single point over the weekend due to an overtime loss to the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings but looked competitive even after a loss to start the season against the Carstar Okotoks Bisons.
On Friday, the Flyers opened the 2024-2025 HJHL season against the Bisons and fell short in a 5-3 hockey game. The Herd led the game 4-1 entering the third period, the Flyers made a game of it by scoring the first goal of the third period to cut the Bisons lead in half. Okotoks responded just over four minutes later to regain the three-goal lead, but the Flyers didn't go down without a fight and got their third goal of the game in the final minute.
Eastan Robert got the first goal for the Flyers in the brand-new season, with Tiernan Rowan and Cody Steinert adding goals in the game against the Bisons.
On Saturday, the Flyers were in Strathmore to face the Wheatland Kings and took control early with a 3-0 lead after the second period. Robert would again open the scoring for High River 1:48 into the first period with the assist coming from Evan Thachuck. Issac Cayetano put the Flyers up by two with a late first-period goal with help from Rowan.
Owen Grant scored the lone goal in the final minute of the second period, giving the Flyers a 3-0 lead. The Wheatland Kings stormed back in the third with two goals and got the winner in overtime.
The Flyers will stay on the road this weekend with their third game of the season coming on Friday night in Medicine Hat when they face the Cubs at 7:30 p.m.