Calgary, Alberta (January 5, 2016) – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) is pleased to announce the appointment of the head coaches for this month’s CJHL Prospects Game. Brandon West of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (British Columbia Hockey League [BCHL]) will lead Team West, while Nick Greenough of the Valley Jr. A Wildcats (Maritime Hockey […]
The Prince George Spruce Kings would like to announce that they have traded 20 year old goalie Sam Tanguay to the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in exchange for future considerations. Tanguay was acquired on September 16th in a trade with the Aurora Tigers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League that saw […]
The Prince George Spruce Kings are excited to announce that they have added 18 year old goalie Joseph McLeod from the Castlegar Rebels in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). After three years with the Pursuit of Excellence program, McLeod joined Castlegar this year where in 21 games he has 13 wins, with five […]
VS Nanaimo Clippers The Spruce Kings headed into the final three games before the Christmas break on a three game losing streak. Looking to end that, they first faced off against the Nanaimo Clippers who had just beat two weeks ago 5-2. It started with a power play goal, and ended with a power play […]
The Prince George Spruce Kings would like to announce the commitment of 1999 born defenseman Liam Watson-Brawn and 1999 born defenseman Jesse Pomeroy for the 2016/2017 season. Both players have already slotted into some games this season with The Spruce Kings as affiliate players. “We’re excited to be able to welcome Liam and Jesse to […]
Jesse Jenks could still be plying his trade in the BCHL as a 1995-born goalie but he’s showing he’s ready for NCAA action and posted sparkling numbers last weekend to earn the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) rookie of the week nod. The native of Crofton, B.C. was in net both nights for the University […]
Chilliwack entered Prince George with a lot of confidence. In the two previous games in their own barn, the Chiefs had outscored the Spruce Kings 8-1. Being at home didn’t help Prince George a whole lot, as they lost the two games by a combined score of 13-4. The first game was a lot closer, […]
The Coquitlam Express scored the first two goals of game, and the last two but it was the Spruce Kings coming away with the 6-4 win. Prince George entered the game 12 points back of Coquitlam, with the Express holding two games in hand. The visiting team rolled into the Coliseum coming off a big […]
It’s not that he’s a poor loser, it’s just that former Powell River Kings and Penticton Vees goaltender Michael Garteig is simply not that practiced at it. He went 92-23-3 in three BCHL seasons as a starter and now in his senior season at Quinnipiac University, he’s compiled a 59-21-11 mark including his 13-0-2 record […]
Prince George travelled down to the Lower Mainland for a set of mid-late week games. The first two matchups were against Chilliwack and Langley who the Spruce Kings had only seen once each this far into the season. Then Friday marked the third meeting between Prince George and the Coquitlam Express who they are currently […]
