TRAIL, BC – Tonight, at the Trail Memorial Centre, the Prince George Spruce Kings take on the Trail Smoke Eaters in Game 1 of the Shaw BCHL Playoffs. The Spruce Kings wrapped up the regular season this past Saturday night at the RMCA where the Spruce Kings fell 4-3 in a shootout. Haydn Delorme, Corey Cunningham, and Mason Waite had the Spruce King goals in the loss. Delorme had the lone tally for PG in the shootout. The Smoke Eaters also finished their season on Saturday with a 7-5 defeat against the last placed Merritt Centennials.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS
Overview:
Head Coach: Alex Evin
Record: 18-32-9
Last Game: A 4-3 shootout defeat against the Coquitlam Express at the RMCA
Record vs TRA: 0-3
Goals For / Goals Against: 150 GF/ 203 GA (-53)
Power-Play: 17.2
Penalty Kill: 78.3%
Leading Scorers: Nick Poisson (21 G 26 A 47 PTS) Corey Cunningham (26 G 18 A 44 PTS) Nolan Welsh (14 G 25 A 39 PTS)
PRINCE GEORGE NOTES
• This is the first time in BCHL History that the Spruce Kings will be playing Trail in a best of 7 series.
• Nick Poisson led the Spruce Kings in regular season scoring
• The Spruce Kings Penalty Kill is 96% in their last 12 games heading into Game 1.
TRAIL SMOKE EATERS
Overview
Head Coach: Jeff Tambellini
Record : 36-17-4-1
Last Game: A 7-5 defeat against the Merritt Centennials at the Nicola Valley Memorial Centre
Record vs. PG: 3-0
Goals For/Goals Against: 222 GF/ 170 GA (+20)
Power-Play: 23.6%
Penalty Kill: 86.2
Leading Scorers: Kent Johnson (41 G 60 A 101 PTS) Michael Collela (27 G 41 A 68 PTS) Owen Ozar (26 G 40 A 66 PTS)
TRAIL NOTES:
• Kent Johnson, Owen Ozar, Phillippe Lapointe, and goaltender Logan Terness all earned individual awards handed out from the BCHL
• The Smoke Eaters finished 2nd in the Interior Division
