(CKPG News File).

By Aaron Schulze

Spruce Kings

Spruce Kings beat Centennials in home opener 6-3

Oct 16, 2021 | 10:21 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Prince George Spruce Kings put on a show for the 713 fans in attendance at their home opener at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena on Friday (Oct. 15).

A game against the Merritt Centennials looked to be in the bag with the Spruce Kings holding a 4-1 lead after two periods.

Although the Centennials gave the Spruce Kings a scare with a pair of power play goals to make it 4-3 in the third. But a response by Kolton Cousins 1:25 after the 4-3 goal gave the Spruce Kings a two-goal lead again and put them in cruise control to secure their second win of the young British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) season.

Prince George exits Saturday with a 2-1-0 record in three games, good for four points and puts them in the middle of the pack of the BCHL Interior Division. They host the Centennials again at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena at 7 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 16).

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First Period

1-0, Spruce Kings, Austin Fraser (2) from Max Borovinskiy, 9:24

2-0, Spruce Kings, Rowan Miller (2) from Dylan Schives and Nick Rheaume (power play), 17:21

Second Period

2-1, Centennials, Talon Zakall (1) from Jerzy Orchard and Walker Erickson (power play), 0:22

3-1, Spruce Kings, Nick Rheaume (1) from Simon Labelle and Colton Cameron, 11:06

4-1, Spruce Kings, Ty Gagno from Amran Bhabra and Jimmy Doyle, 12;10

Third Period

4-2, Centennials, Jerzy Orchard (2) from Jacob Dewitt (power play), 6:18

4-3, Centennials, Henry Smith (1) from Tristan Allen and Anton Sorensen (power play), 11:14

5-3, Spruce Kings, Kolton Cousins (2) from Kilian McGregor-Bennett and John Herrington, 12:39

6-3, Spruce Kings, Nick Rheaume 2 (2) from Rowan Miller and Amran Bhabra (power play), 18:42

Goaltending

Aaron Trotter (W), Spruce Kings, 20 saves on 23 shots in 60 minutes played.

Brayden Melnyk (L), 38 saves on 44 shots in 60 minutes played.