By Jeromy Corrigan

Off to College

Poisson thankful for time with the Spruce Kings

Jun 9, 2020 | 4:13 PM

While there will be a large returning cast of players from the 2019-2020 Spruce Kings returning to Prince George for next season, a few fan favourites will not.

This includes North Vancouver product Nick Poisson.

It was a memorable career in PG for the forward.

In the 2018-2019 season, which saw the Spruce Kings win the Fred Page Cup, Doyle Cup, and come 2nd in the National Championship, Poisson had 14 goals and 16 assists in the regular season.

He followed that up with 21 goals and 26 assists this past year.

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“This was one of the most fun teams I have ever been on,” shared Poisson.

“As much as losing sucks and it wasn’t fun at times, we still kept a good attitude because we came to the rink every day and we were a tight group. So it was really fun to come to the rink with guys you knew you were going to have a laugh with.”

Now Poisson will follow his older brother on the Division 1 NCAA route as he goes to Providence next year. Training is well underway for the younger Poisson. A busy off-season, one which he hopes helps him become a regular in the line-up with the Friars.

“It’s been tough with everything going on in the world,” explained Poisson.

“As soon as things started to clear up in B.C as we were lucky enough for it to remain pretty calm in B.C, I was able to get into gyms and lately been able to skate. I have been lucky enough to have external resources to help push myself.”

Like most hockey players, Poisson is hoping to get bigger and stronger this off-season so he is fully prepared for his first full season of college hockey.

However, even though he is moving on to Division 1 hockey in the NCAA, he will always remember Prince George and the Spruce Kings. Poisson has many fond memories from his time with the Kings, but there is one thing specifically, he will remember from his time in PG.

“The fans for sure. I don’t think there is a better community-based team that I have played on or that I have known about that support the team as much as our fans do. I will always remember the playoffs. I had never played in a four-round playoff series growing up. Coming in and the Mix is absolutely bumping and you are just fired up. At least in our playoff run last year from Game 1 of the playoffs to all the way to the National Final where a lot of fans showed up. That really means a lot for a player that you will always have fans behind you who are always going to come out and cheer. Even this year with a down year, we were still averaging a good number of fans and the building is always loud. It really gives a great home-ice advantage and a great feeling for a player.”