PRINCE GEORGE- Against the odds, the Spruce Kings clinched the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference on the final day of the regular season and are prepared for a dog fight against the top seeded Chilliwack Chiefs.To get in they won six of their final eight games of the season to catch and surpass the...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruce Kings punched their ticket to the playoffs with an emphatic 5-0 victory over the visiting Powell River Kings Sunday at Kopar Memorial Arena.Nicolas Papineau scored the game winner, his 13th of the year, at the 7:11 mark of the first period. Aidan Carolan, Owen Goodbrand, Brock Cummings, and W...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings' destiny has been set up for them in the slot. The Spruce Kings hung on to defeat the Powell River Kings at home Saturday (March 29) night 5-4, but they needed some help on the out-of-town scoreboard to keep their British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) playoff hopes alive f...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings' 2024-25 season hangs in the balance this weekend. The team plays its final two regular season games of the season at home against the Powell River Kings. Prince George sits four points behind the Langley Rivermen for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Confer...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings currently sit three points back of the Rivermen for the final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference, but wouldn't have the chance to play for the spot this weekend if it weren't for three big performances last weekend.They grabbed five of six points against three tough opponents in the ...

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - The Prince George Spruce Kings are gearing up for a must-win Sunday (March 23) afternoon matchup against the Surrey Eagles in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).The Spruce Kings are in tough in their bid to make playoffs this season, as a loss in regulation Sunday would eliminate them from con...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed 17-year-old forward Dominic Szczygiel for the 2025-2026 season. The five-foot-11 native of Avenel, NJ has spent the last three seasons with the Christian Brothers Academy and New Jersey Rockets AAA program. The 2007-born forward put up 50 goals and 83 assists o...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings currently sit two points back of the Coastal Conference's final playoff spot, thanks to grabbing three of four points against the Langley Rivermen last weekend."Those are big points. Our goal is to to get closer and closer to that last playoff spot and we did that. It'...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings split a pair of games against the Langley Rivermen this weekend, as they fell 2-1 in overtime at Kopar Memorial Arena Saturday (March 8) night.Brock Cummings scored late in the third period to extend the game, but it only took a minute for the Rivermen to come away with th...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings kick off their most important road trip of the season on Thursday night in Coquitlam. They enter the tilt just four points back of the Langley Rivermen, with two games in hand, for the Coastal Conference's final playoff spot."We understand where we are as a group. We thought we comp...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Chilliwack Chiefs completed the weekend double over the Prince George Spruce Kings with a 3-1 win at Kopar Memorial Arena Saturday (Feb. 22) night. The Kings struck first in Saturday's game as Carter Hesselgrave scored shorthanded just 2:24 after the opening faceoff. It was all they managed as the C...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings have won four straight games in their push for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference. They sit just three points back from the Langley Rivermen for that spot with two games in hand ahead of their clash with the conference's best, the Chilliwack Chiefs."Our team...

NANAIMO - The Prince George Spruce Kings needed overtime to beat the Nanaimo Clippers 2-1 in the BCHL Saturday (Feb. 15) night. Owen Goodbrand scored the game winner 3:25 into the extra frame as the Kings picked up their fourth win in a row to inch closer to a playoff spot.Mason Loewen also scored for Prince George at ...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings are coming off two massive wins this weekend over the Coquitlam Express. They trailed in both games but showed their resilience, ending the weekend with all four points.Kazumo Sasaki led the way for the Kings, scoring three goals, including both game winners and the overtime tally on Fri...

PRINCE GEORGE - Kazumo Sasaki was the hero once again as the Prince George Spruce Kings continue to make a push for a BCHL playoff berth. Sasaki scored twice as the Kings beat the Coquitlam 3-2 Saturday (Feb. 8) night, their second consecutive win against the Express this weekend.. The native of Nishitokyo, Japan was t...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have bolstered their crease with the signing of goaltender Charles-Edward Gravel for the rest of the 2024-2025 BCHL season. Gravel, a six-foot-one, 194-pound right-handed catching netminder from Lévis, Quebec has played in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have acquired defenseman Brendan Gillmore (05') from the Blackfalds Bulldogs in exchange for future considerations.Gillmore is 5'11, 170 pounds and hails from North York, Ontario. Last year he played 41 games for the Bulldogs and had three goals and three assists.This seas...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings return to Kopar Memorial Arena tonight for their final home meeting with the Surrey Eagles. They have a 2-2 record against them, and last met three weeks ago, but have had some major roster changes since then.Three of their top forwards and their highest scoring defenseman have since bee...

PRINCE GEORGE- A week ago, the Spruce Kings added goaltender Ben Polhill from the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League."The welcome's been good. The guys have been great, team's been great, coaches are good and I'm settling into the billets. It's been really good," said Polhill on his first...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed a pair of players for the rest of the 2024-2025 BCHL season. The team announced the signing of 19-year-old centre Corson Maguire and 18-year-old goaltender Benjamin Polhill Sunday (Jan. 12) afternoon. Maguire, a five-foot-10 Toronto native has 14 goals and 16 a...

PRINCE GEORGE - Nicolas Papineau scored a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, to lead the Prince George Spruce Kings to a 4-3 win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Friday (Jan. 10) night.Papineau's unassisted marker at 6:27 of overtime at the Kopar Memorial Arena ended a two game losing streak for the Kings, w...

PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Spruce Kings' defenseman Trent Ballentyne is on his way to Tennessee next season. The London, Ontario native has committed to Tennessee State University for the 2025-2026 season."I'm super excited to be part of Tennessee State University's inaugural season," says Ballentyne. &q...

CHILLIWACK - The Prince George Spruce Kings gave up four power play goals in a 5-2 defeat to the Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday (Jan. 4) night.Skogen Schrott and Will Moore had the Kings up 2-1 after 20 minutes at the Chilliwack Coliseum, with Schrott's goal coming inside the opening two minutes.The Chiefs went 4-for-4 on ...

SURREY B.C. - The Prince George Spruce Kings struck first, but then gave up four in the third period, in a 4-1 defeat to the Surrey Eagles Friday (Jan. 3) night.Will Moore opened the scoring for the Kings with the only goal of the second period as Prince George led 1-0 after 40 minutes of hockey at the South Surrey Are...

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spruce Kings opened up the second half of the BCHL season grabbing three of a possible four points this past weekend at home.In game one on Saturday (Dec. 28), the Spruce Kings jumped out to an early two-goal lead over the Nanaimo Clippers thanks to tallies by Brock Cummings and Carter Hesselgrave.Th...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed a new goalie for the remainder of this season. Dylan Johnson is 6'1 and 202 pounds and hails from Dallas, Texas. He played six games this year in the USHL this season, putting up a 3-2 record with a 3.73 goals against average and a .853 save percentage. Prior t...

PRINCE GEORGE - A former Prince George Spruce King will play for Team Canada at this year's Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. Layton Ahac, who was part of the Fred Page Cup and Doyle Cup winning team in 2018-19, was one of nine defencemen named to Canada's Spenger Cup roster Friday (Dec. 20). A third-round draft pick...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have added a player to their roster.They've signed 6'1, 180 pound defenseman Ludvig Basth (05) from Brynas IF J20 for the remainder of this season.Basth hails from Gavle, Sweden and has played the past five seasons in the Brynas IF program for the J18 Region and Nationell,...