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By Aaron Schulze

Spruce Kings 7 Eagles 2

Spruce Kings blow out Eagles in home opener

Sep 27, 2025 | 9:30 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — A bit of home cooking got the Prince George Spruce Kings their first win of the 2025-26 British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) season.

During their home opener Friday (Sept. 26) night, the Spruce Kings blew out the Surrey Eagles 7-2.

The Spruce Kings started with a pair of special teams goals, one on the power play and one shorthanded, before the Eagles got on the board. From there, the Spruce Kings scored four unanswered goals en route to the win.

Prince George is 1-1-0-0 to start the BCHL season. Their four-game homestand continues Saturday (Sept. 27) when they welcome the Okotoks Oilers of Alberta to Kopar Memorial Arena. Puck drop is at 6:00 p.m.

Scoring Summary

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First Period

1-0, Spruce Kings, Tai Ushio (1) from Ozbej Rep and Kazumo Sasaki (power play), 2:50

2-0, Spruce Kings, Carter Hesselgrave (1) unassisted (shorthanded), 10:52

2-1, Eagles, Lucas Busch (2) from Gavin Rocha and Nishaan Parmar, 13:13

3-1, Spruce Kings, Tai Ushio 2 (2) from Dracen Campbell, 16:17

Second Period

4-1, Spruce Kings, Matic Percic (1) from Carter Hesselgrave, 8:21

5-1, Spruce Kings, Kazumo Sasaki (1) from Tai Ushio and Ozbej Rep, 15:40

Third Period

6-1, Spruce Kings, Mathis Laplante (1) from Dominic Szczygiel, 2:42

6-2, Eagles, Lucas DiGiantommaso (2) unassisted, 4:02

7-2, Spruce Kings, Ryan Wachtel (1) from Trent LeDrew and Nick Metelkin (power play), 11:19

Goaltending

Colin Reay (W), Spruce Kings, 34 saves on 36 shots in 60 minutes played.

Maddox Osaka (L), Eagles, 24 saves on 31 shots in 60 minutes played.