Tonight, at Western Financial Place in Cranbrook, the Prince George Spruce Kings take on the newest team in the BCHL, the Cranbrook Bucks. It marks the first game of the 3 in 3 weekend road swing for the Spruce Kings who take on the Bucks tonight and Saturday, followed by the Trail Smoke Eaters on Sunday afternoon. Tonight, marks the Spruce Kings 5th game on the pre-season schedule.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS
OVERVIEW:
Head Coach: Alex Evin
Pre-Season Record: 3-1
Last Game: A 5-1 home victory this past Saturday against the Merritt Centennials
Goals For/Goals Against: 16 GF/6 GA
Power-Play: 18.2%
Penalty Kill: 87.5%
Leading Scorers: Andrew Seaman (3-3-6) Christian Buono (1-4-5) Corey Cunningham (1-4-5)
Andrew Seaman
The 20-year-old forward and second year Spruce King has shined thus far in the pre-season. The Union College Commit from Winnetka, IL has three goals in his last three pre-season games heading into this evening’s contest against the Bucks.
CRANBROOK BUCKS:
OVERVIEW:
Head Coach: Ryan Donald
Pre-Season Record: 2-3-1-0
Last Game: A 6-5 overtime defeat against the Trail Smoke Eaters
Goals For/Goals Against: 20 GF/22 GA
Power-Play: 9.4%
Penalty Kill: 87.5%
Leading Scorers: Briggs Gammill (3-6-9), Dane Dowiak (5-3-8), Nathan Fox (1-4-5)
Briggs Gammill
The 2001 forward out of New Canan CT, has had an impressive start to his pre-season. Gammill, who is committed to Yale University already sits with 9 points in his first 6 pre-season games. Gammill had two goals in the Bucks last game this past weekend against the Trail Smoke Eaters.
WHERE TO WATCH:
You can catch all of tonight’s action on BCHL TV powered by Hockey TV. Puck drop is slated for 6:00 PM PST. You can also get live updates via the Spruce Kings twitter page.
The Spruce Kings exhibition series is presented by Canadian Tire.
