Zack Rassell (17) is coming to Prince George from the AJHL

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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) have acquired Zack Rassell from the Canmore Eagles of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in exchange for future considerations.

Zack Rassell is a 19 year old forward, 6' 1" 192 lbs, from Calgary, AB with three seasons in the AJHL and a record of 20 goals and 37 assists in 123 games.

Jarryd Ten Vaanholt (14) seen here playing with the Victoria Grizzlies is now with the Spruce Kings

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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) have acquired Jarryd Ten Vaanholt from the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL in exchange for future considerations.

Jarryd Ten Vaanholt is a 6' 2" 205 lbs '91 born forward from West Vancouver, BC. Playing in his second full season in the BCHL, Ten Vaanholt has a record of 39 goals and 52 assists in 97 games.

Latrell Charleson (seen here in a game played as an AP) is now a regular roster player with the Prince George Spruce Kings

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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) have added Latrell Charleson to the team's regular roster. Charleson has played three games with the Spruce Kings as an affiliate player from the Valley West Hawks of the BC Major Midget League.

Latrell Charleson is a 6' 4" 220 lbs '95 born defenseman that has a lot of potential and played with poise and confidence with the Spruce Kings.

Jujhar Khaira (16) fights off a check in the offensive zone ... play led to his sixth assist in two games

Congratulations to Spruce Kings sophomore forward, Jujhar Khaira, who was named the first BCHL Player of the Week of 2012. The Player of the Week honour was awarded after Khaira came away with a seven point performance in just two games!

In the team's first game following the Christmas Break, Khaira helped to set up all four of the Prince George goals in a Spruce Kings 4-2 victory over the Chilliwack Chiefs. Two nights later, Khaira was back at it setting up the game's first goal and the Spruce Kings go-ahead goal before rounding out his seven point performance with a goal of his own.

Jujhar Khaira (16) watches his opponent while protecting the puck in the offensive zone

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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) are extremely proud to announce that forward Jujhar Khaira (pron: Ju_jar Care_ah) has been named to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft Player Watch List.

Seventeen year old Khaira is in his second season with the Spruce Kings and the BCHL. Khaira began showing up on the hockey radar in his first year and that led to a NCAA Division I scholarship commitment with Michigan Tech. This season Khaira was a member of Team Canada West winning gold at the World Junior A Championship.

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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) have signed Michael Betz as a free agent.

From Kelowna British Columbia, Betz is a 6'2" 205lbs 19 year old forward with Junior A and Major Junior experience. Betz has played a total of 56 games split between the Trail Smoke Eaters and the Penticton Vees collecting 39 points (17 goals and 22 assists) through two seasons (2009-10 and 2010-11). He has also suited up in 32 games with the Spokane Chiefs as a 16 and 17 year old player.

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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) have completed a trade with the St. Albert Steel of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for goaltender Ty Swabb in exchange for Stefan Bazar.

From Edmonton Alberta, Swabb is a 6'3"p 170lbs 19 year old goaltender. In his second season in the AJHL he has played in 18 games and has a 90.19 save percentage. In his first year, playing with the Sherwood Park Crusaders, Swabb finished with a 90.86 save percentage.