Retired NHL goalie getting sued in small claims court

Retired NHL goalie Byron Dafoe has been taken to small claims court in Kelowna.

Alpine Civil Engineering Consultants is seeking nearly $20,000 from the former Boston Bruins netminder for unpaid invoices and interest.

Alpine Engineering claims the two parties entered into an agreement involving Dafoe’s multi-unit development at 5126 MacKinnon Rd. in Peachland.

The lawsuit says they agreed that "Unless otherwise agreed, interest on overdue accounts will run at the rate of 1.5% per month (equivalent to 19.56% per annum).”

Alpine Engineering claims its end of the deal was to provide services “including but not limited to, project management, layouts, design, approvals and construction services to (Dafoe).”

Dafoe only paid the first invoice from July 2023, leaving the rest outstanding, acc