Tonight, at the Chilliwack Coliseum, the Prince George Spruce Kings look to string their 4th consecutive win together as they take on the Merritt Centennials at 5 PM. The Spruce Kings are coming off a dominant victory against the Chilliwack Chiefs, winning 5-2. Christian Buono, Rowan Miller, John Herrington, and Kolton Cousins (2) all found the back of the net, while Aaron Trotter got his fourth victory, making 16 saves.
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PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Alex Evin
Record: 8-3-1
Last Game: A 5-2 victory over the Chilliwack Chiefs last night.
Record vs. MER: 5-0-0
Power-Play: 21.4% (6th) Penalty Kill: 89.1% (3rd)
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Leading Scorers: Christian Buono (12 GP – 7G – 8A – 15 PTS), Andrew Seaman (12 GP – 8G – 6A – 14 PTS), Mason Waite (9 GP – 2G – 7A – 9 PTS)
THE DEFENDERS
The pair of Mason Waite and Amran Bhabra showed out in last night’s victory. Waite finished with a helper and was also credited with first star honours. Bhabra wasn’t credited with any points last night, however, he did earn the Fortis BC Energy Player Of The Game.
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Spruce Kings 17-year-old forward Kilian McGregor-Bennett was finally able to get on the scoresheet for the first time in his BCHL career. McGregor-Bennett was the one who made the nifty pass to Rowan Miller short-handed to give the Spruce Kings a two-goal lead in that opening period last night against Chilliwack.
PRINCE GEORGE NOTES
- Kolton Cousins has 4 goals in his last 3 games.
- John Herrington has five points in his last five games.
- Rowan Miller and Andrew Seaman lead PG in game winners with two a piece
- Kobe Grant starts in goal tonight
MERRITT CENTENNIALS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Derek-Sweet Coulter
Record: 2-9
Record vs. PG: 0-5
Power-Play: 11.3% (15th)
Penalty Kill: 76.8% (11th)
Leading Scorers: Matteo Pecchia (11 GP – 4G – 4A – 8 PTS), Walker Erickson (10 GP – 3G – 4A – 7 PTS), Jake McLean (11 GP – 3G – 4A – 7 PTS)
PECCHIA
On loan from the Langley Rivermen, Matteo Pecchia now sits atop of the Centennials scoring in this pod season. Pecchia has 8 points in his teams’ first 11 games. The 20-year-old from North Vancouver also has three points in his last three games.
MERRITT NOTES
- Talon Zakall lead all Centennial defenders in points with 6
- Walker Erickson as four points in his last three games
- Josh Dias starts in goal for Merritt
