Tonight, in Cranbrook, the Prince George Spruce Kings return to action looking to collect their first road victory in the playoffs. Last night, the Spruce Kings were on the wrong end of a 3-0 setback against the Bucks. Aaron Trotter was great once again in goal, making 40 saves. Game 4 goes down tonight at 6:00 PM PDT with a lot on the line on both sides. A win for the Spruce Kings a 3-1 stranglehold on the series going back to the RMCA for Game 5 on Thursday, while a win for Cranbrook and the series becomes a best of 3.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Alex Evin
Record: 2-1
Goals For/Goals Against: 8 GF/5 GA
Power-Play: 2/13
Penalty-Kill: 8/10
Leading Scorers: Kolton Cousins (3GP – 2G – 1A – 3PTS) Luc Laylin (3GP – 2G – 1A – 3PTS) Nick Rheaume (3GP – 1G – 2A- 3PTS)
CONTINUING TO DELIVER
If there were any positives to take from Game 3, it was the performance of Aaron Trotter. The BCHL’s second star of the week made 40 saves last night, and now sports 1.63 goals against average and a .947 save percentage. The University Of St. Thomas commit will look to put forward a similar effort, and a different result on the scoreboard.
CRANBROOK BUCKS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Ryan Donald
Record: 1-2
Goals For/Goals Against: 2 GF/8 GA
Power-Play: 2/11
Penalty-Kill: 10/12
Leading Scorers: Tyson Dyck (3GP – 1G – 1A – 2PTS) Zeth Kindrachuk (3GP – 2G – 0A- 2PTS) AJ Vasko (3GP – 1G – 1A – 2PTS)
THEY’RE BACK
The Bucks get some reinforcements back in their lineup tonight up front. Centremen Noah Quinn and Liam Hansson are back in the Bucks lineup after serving two game suspensions back in the opening game of the series. Quinn, from Nelson, BC, suited up in 53 games this season and collected 55 points in those contests, while Hansson had 36 points in 51 games in the regular season.
