PHOTO – Garrett James
Tonight, at the Chilliwack Coliseum, the Prince George Spruce Kings take on the Merritt Centennials for the 10th and final time in this pod season at 5 PM. The Spruce Kings are coming off a 5-1 victory on Wednesday night to put them in first place in the pod standings. Linden Makow, Christian Buono, Hunor Torzsok, Rowan Miller, and Mason Waite all had goals for PG in the victory, while Aaron Trotter got the win in goal making 26 saves.
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PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Alex Evin
Record: 12-5-1
Last Game: A 5-1 victory against the Merritt Centennials on Wednesday May 5th.
Record vs. MER: 8-1
Power-Play: 23.8% (4th) Penalty Kill: 87.7% (3rd)
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Leading Scorers: Christian Buono (18 GP – 12G – 11A – 23 PTS), Andrew Seaman (17GP – 10G – 6A – 16 PTS), Mason Waite (15GP – 4G – 12A – 16 PTS)
THE CAPTAIN
Firing on all cylinders may be an understatement for defenceman and captain Mason Waite. The Winnipeg product has seven points in his last four games heading into this evenings contest against the Centennials. The St. Lawrence University commit now has 16 points in 15 games played in the pod season.
DEPTH
With the conclusion of the 5-1 victory a few nights ago, almost every single Spruce King has been able to find the back of the net. 17 of the 20 skaters have found the back of the net, and every single skater on the roster also has notched points.
PRINCE GEORGE NOTES
- Christian Buono is two points away from 100 career BCHL points
- Kilian McGregor-Bennett returns to the Spruce Kings lineup
- Mason Waite sits third out of all BCHL defenceman in points (16)
- Jordan Fairlie starts in goal for Prince George
MERRITT CENTENNIALS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Derek Sweet-Coulter
Record: 3-15
Record vs. PG: 1-8
Last Game: A 5-1 defeat against the Prince George Spruce Kings on May 5th.
Power-Play: 12.3% (14th)
Penalty Kill: 76.7% (11th)
Leading Scorers: Walker Erickson (17 GP – 5G – 6A – 11 PTS), Ben Ward (17 GP – 4G – 5A – 9 PTS), Brandon Dent (16 GP – 3G – 9A – 12 PTS)
CAPTAIN ZACK
Forward and captain Zack Dallazanna has been one of the top offensive go getters for the Centennials in the last two games. The Port Moody product has two goals in as many games heading into tonight. Dallazanna sits with 8 points thus far in the pod.
MERRITT NOTES
- Ben Ward has nine points in his last five games
- Defenceman Talon Zakall has two points in his last three games
- Josh Dias starts in goal for Merritt
