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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Prince George Spruce Kings would like to congratulate Linda Kelly of McBride British Columbia as the first early bird winner in the 28th Annual Spruce Kings Show Home Lottery. Ticket number 886 was purchased by Linda Kelly at Canadian Tire and was drawn on Sunday night at 8:00pm out of the Show Home Lottery draw barrel at the house in the Aberdeen Glen Subdivision.

The first early bird prize was a Vancouver Canucks Get-Away for two from Japatedon Travel & Cruises in Prince George. The prize package featured a departure from Prince George, accommodations in Vancouver and tickets to an upcoming Canucks game at General Motors Place. There are a total of ten early bird prizes leading up to the grand prize of a quality built Show Home by Ebb Construction valued at $376,000 on February 14, 2010.

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Jeff Earnest

PRINCE GEORGE, BC - The Prince George Spruce Kings Junior A Hockey Club of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is pleased to announce that Spruce Kings rookie forward, Jeff Earnest, has verbally committed to a four year scholarship at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. UAF is a NCAA Division I school featuring a top ranked engineering program and a top ranked hockey program. The Nanooks play out of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), a twelve team division featuring such teams as Northern Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Bowling Green.

Currently playing in his first season with the Prince George Spruce Kings, Jeff Earnest has quickly shed the moniker of rookie picking up three goals and three assists along with 23 minutes in penalties through fourteen games. Prior to joining the Spruce Kings, this Alaskan born forward played for the San Jose Midget U18AAA Sharks where he scored 17 goals, added 31 assists and picked up 76 minutes in penalties through 58 games. His fierce competitive style and offensive abilities are what led the University of Alaska Fairbanks to offer Earnest a scholarship for the 2011 season.

Prince George Spruce Kings set to renew rivalries in 2009/10

The Prince George Spruce Kings and the British Columbia Hockey League have officially released the 2009/10 schedule that features a later start to the season than in past years. The Spruce Kings will begin play in their fourteenth season in the BCHL with their season opener at home on Friday September 11th against the Westside Warriors. The regular season will also wrap up at home with an inter-conference game against the Burnaby Express on Saturday February 20th.

The sixty game schedule will consist of thirty home and thirty road games against the sixteen other teams in the BCHL. After testing the single interlock model last season, the BCHL has gone back to a full double interlock schedule that will see every team play each other at least once in every team's barn. This season also marks the return of the Williams Lake Timberwolves to the league following a two year absence.