PHOTO: Garrett James
CHILLIWACK, BC – Tonight, at the Chilliwack Coliseum, the Prince George Spruce Kings look to bounce back after a heartbreaking defeat against the Chilliwack Chiefs 3-2 in a shootout. Zach Gabruch and John Herrington had the Spruce Kings goals, while Aaron Trotter made 27 saves earning first star honours.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Alex Evin
Record: 5-3-1
Last Game: A 3-2 shootout defeat against the Chilliwack Chiefs last night.
Record vs. MER: 4-0
Power-Play: 17.8% (9th)
Penalty Kill: 91.3% (3rd)
Leading Scorers: Christian Buono (9GP – 5G – 6A – 11 PTS), Andrew Seaman (9GP – 6G – 4A – 10 PTS), Nick Rhéaume (9GP 3G – 3A – 6 PTS)
HUDSON’S HOPE’S FINEST
Spruce Kings forward John Herrington has goals in his last two games. The former Cariboo Cougar also has added a couple helpers to add to his point totals in this pod season. Herrington is also celebrating his 19thbirthday today.
BUONO LEADING THE CHARGE
Spruce Kings forward Christian Buono has been finding the scoresheet close to a nightly basis. Buono has 11 points in 9 games. Buono also sits with 3 goals and 3 assists on the Spruce Kings power-play, good for the top 10 in the BC Hockey League.
IN BETWEEN THE PIPES
Prince George has been getting some great performances in between the pipes. Aaron Trotter sits with a 1.58 GAA and a .934 save percentage which ranks 3rd out of all BCHL goaltenders. Jordan Fairlie isn’t too far behind him. The Fort St. John product holds a 2.02 GAA and a .926 save percentage, good for 5th out of all BCHL netmidners. Kobe Grant is also coming off his first career BCHL shutout a few nights ago against the Merritt Centennials.
PRINCE GEORGE NOTES
- Prince George has only allowed more than 30 shots once in this Pod Season.
- Christian Buono and Andrew Seaman lead all Spruce Kings in points against Merritt with 8.
- 4 different Spruce Kings have Game Winning Goals this Pod season.
- Spruce Kings captain Mason Waite has 5 points in his last 4 games.
- MERRITT CENTENNIALS
- OVERVIEW
- Head Coach: Derek Sweet Coulter
- Record: 2-7
Last Game: A 4-1 defeat to the Chilliwack Chiefs on Saturday, April 17th
Record vs. PG: 0-4
Power-Play: 11.1% (11th)
Penalty Kill: 80% (9th)
Leading Scorers: Jake McLean (9GP – 3G – 4A – 7PTS) Matteo Pecchia (9GP- 2G – 4A – 6 PTS) Jerzy Orchard (8GP – 3G – 2A – 5PTS)
McLean Continues to Impress
2002 forward Jake McLean has three points in his last three games heading into tonight’s game against the Prince George Spruce Kings. The North Vancouver product leads all Centennials in points with nine.
BUSY WORKLOAD
20 year old goaltender Josh Dias has been busy in between the pipes to say the least. Dias has logged 451 minutes of action thus far in the Pod. The Surrey, BC product has played 8 games and has both Centennial wins this season as well.
Merritt Notes
- Jerzy Orchard leads all Centennials in power-play points with 3.
- Brandon Dent has 2 points his last two games.
- Tonight marks defenseman Liam Vissram’s 60th BCHL game.
