Tonight, at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, the Prince George Spruce Kings look for their sixth victory in a row, as they take on the Penticton Vees at 7:00 PM. These two clubs wrap up the home and home tonight, with Prince George coming off a 7-1 victory on Wednesday night against the Vees. Nick Rhéaume finished the evening with a hat trick, while Austin Fraser scored twice, and John Herrington found the back of the net also to help PG to their sixth win of the season. Aaron Trotter got the win in goal, making 23 saves.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Alex Evin
2021-22 Season Record: 6-1-0-0
2021-22 Road Record: 3-1-0-0
2021-22 Record vs. PEN: 1-0-0-0
Goals For/Goals Against: 36 GF/15 GA (+21)
Power-Play: 46.7% (1st )
Penalty Kill: 78.3% (9th)
Leading Scorers: Nick Rhéaume (7GP – 7G – 6A – 13PTS) John Herrington (7GP – 6G – 6A – 12PTS) Simon Labelle (7GP – 1G – 7A – 8PTS)
JOHNNY HAMMER TIME
Second year Prince George Spruce King John Herrington has been doing nothing but damage on the man advantage thus far this season. The Hudson’s Hope product already has three power-play goals via the one-timer. The Lake Superior State commit added to that total this past Wednesday against the Penticton Vees which turned out to be the game winning goal.
STONE COLD
Forward Austin Fraser continues to produce offensively for the blue, red, and white. Fraser had a pair of tallies in the 7-1 victory over Penticton and sits third in team goal scoring with five. Two of the five markers from the West Vancouver product have come on the power-play.
PRINCE GEORGE FACTS:
-Prince George leads the BCHL in Goals For/Goals Against rating with +21
– Nick Rhéaume sits in third among all BCHL skaters in points thus far (13)
– Dylan Schives and Amran Bhabra sit with the third most assists among all BCHL defenseman so far (6)
PENTICTON VEES
OVERVIEW
Head Coach: Fred Harbinson
2021-22 Record: 6-1-0-0
2021-22 Home Record: 4-0-0-0
2021-22 Record vs. PG: 0-1-0-0
Goals For/Goals Against: 22 GF/17 GA (+5)
Power-Play: 14.8% (17th)
Penalty Kill: 75.8% (11th)
Leading Scorers: Fin Williams (6GP – 3G – 5A – 8PTS) Josh Nadeau (6GP – 4G – 3A – 7PTS) Luc Wilson (6GP – 4G – 3A – 7PTS)
THE CAPTAIN
Former Spruce King and Vees Captain Fin Williams has been leading the way offensively thus far for Penticton. The North Vancouver product leads his team in points with eight and had the lone Penticton tally this passed Wednesday against the Spruce Kings. Williams is committed to play NCAA Division 1 Hockey at Michigan.
PENTICTON FACTS:
–Frank Djurasevic leads all Vees defenders in points with 4
-Luc Wilson leads his team in power-play goals with 2
-Grayson Arnott is the most recent Vee to commit to an NCAA Division 1 School (University of Maine)
