Prince George Spruce Kings
CityPrince George, British Columbia, Canada
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
DivisionMainland
Founded1972 (1972)–73
Home arenaKopar Memorial Arena
ColoursBlue, red, and white
     
General managerMike Hawes
Head coachAlex Evin[1]
Websitewww.sprucekings.bc.ca/
Franchise history
1972–presentPrince George Spruce Kings

The Prince George Spruce Kings are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Mainland Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kopar Memorial Arena, which has a capacity of 2,112. The Spruce Kings won their first Fred Page Cup in the 2018/2019 BCHL Season. The Spruce Kings had a playoff record of 16-1, sweeping the last 3 playoff rounds, including the championship series.

History

Founded in 1972, the Spruce Kings originally were a part of the Pacific Northwest Hockey League. In 1975, the Spruce Kings and the neighboring Quesnel Millionaires joined the Peace Junior B Hockey League, which renamed itself the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League. In 1980, the league was promoted to Junior A and the Spruce Kings won the league's first Junior A championship. From 1980 until 1996, the Kings won nine league titles. In 1981, the Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Golden Hawks 4-games-to-3 to claim their first Junior A title.

In 1994, the Royal City Outlaws had joined the British Columbia Hockey League as an expansion franchise. In 1996, the Spruce Kings bought out the BCHL rights of the Outlaws, using the rights to move the Spruce Kings into the BCHL.

The Prince George Spruce Kings hosted the Royal Bank Cup in 2007. They lost in an anticlimactic final after surviving a record-setting quintuple overtime match in the semi-final versus the Camrose Kodiaks. Spruce King goalie Jordan White made 91 saves in the 3–2 victory. At 146 minutes, it was the longest game in Royal Bank Cup history.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1972–73281990—216141381st, PNHL
1973–74403190—219132621st, PNHL
1974–754019210—.4756th, PNHL
1975–764019201—203176394th, PCJHLPCJHL champions, 4–1 (North Stars)
1976–774015250—205215305th, PCJHLdid not qualify
1977–784018220—171217365th, PCJHL
1978–793621150—209165424th, PCJHL
1979–804836111—296163731st, PCJHLPCJHL champions
1980–814026131—197133531st, PCJHLPCJHL champions, 4–3 (Golden Hawks)
1981–825644120—418219881st, PCJHLPCJHL champions, 4–1 (North Stars)
1982–834015250—199243304th, PCJHLLost in semifinals, 2–3 (Canucks)
1983–84504370—337176861st, PCJHLPCJHL champions, 4–1 (Mustangs)
1984–854826211—274221533rd, PCJHLPCJHL champions, 4–0 (Huskies)
1985–86504460—415171881st, PCJHLPCJHL champions, 4–1 (Mustangs)
1986–874833141—314216671st, PCJHLLost in semifinals, 2–4 (Millionaires)
1987–885029201—315241593rd, PCJHLLost in finals, 3–4 (North Stars)
1988–895226260—289205524th, PCJHLLost in semifinals, 1–4 (North Stars)
1989–905234180—365218682nd, PCJHLPCJHL champions, 4–0 (Huskies)
1990–915440122—374211821st, PCJHLPCJHL champions, 4–1 (Mustangs)
1991–925236142—344228741st, RMJHL Peace-Cariboo divisionRMJHL champions, 3–2 (Smoke Eaters)
1992–93523418—0285221682nd, RMJHL Peace-CaribooLost in semifinals, 0–4 (Mustangs)
1993–94523614—2299188741st, RMJHL Peace-CaribooLost semifinals, 2–4 (Huskies)
1994–9552419—2342186841st, RMJHL Peace-CaribooLost finals, 2–4 (Colts)
1995–96583718—3324251772nd, RMJHL Peace-CaribooRMJHL champions, 4–1 (Ghostriders)
1996–976028302—233283584th, BCHL Interior conferenceLost in preliminary, 1–2 (Centennials)
1997–986022362—230269465th, InteriorLost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (Panthers)
1998–99603720—3305229772nd, InteriorLost in division finals, 0–4 (Vipers)
1999–00603623—1293245733rd, InteriorLost conference semifinals, 2–4 (Vipers)
2000–01602826—6237248623rd, InteriorLost quarterfinals, 0–4 (Centennials)
2001–02601636—8220300407th, Interiordid not qualify
2002–0360193803242327417th, Interiordid not qualify
2003–0460242637234252586th, InteriorLost preliminary, 0–4 (Silverbacks)
2004–0560361815211165782nd, InteriorLost semifinals, 1–4 (Vipers)
2005–0660213243151228496th, InteriorLost preliminary, 1–4 (Vipers)
2006–0760341925211186755th, InteriorLost preliminary, 3–4 (Silverbacks)
2007–0860212919178235526th, InteriorLost in preliminary, 1–3 (Silverbacks)
2008–0960262536186180615th, InteriorLost division quarterfinals, 2–3 (Vees)
2009–1060183714210270418th, Interiordid not qualify
2010–1160134016158272338th, Interiordid not qualify
2011–1260332124218185723rd InteriorLost division semifinals, 0–4 (Centennials)
2012–1356252218170185593rd MainlandLost division semifinals, 2–3 (Chiefs)
2013–1458322042192158702nd MainlandLost in division semifinals, 2–4 (Express)
2014–1558272416195213613rd MainlandLost division finals, 0–4 (Chiefs)
2015–1658143842143250345th Mainlanddid not qualify
2016–1758252742210210564th MainlandLost Div. Semifinals, 2–4 (Wild)
2017–1858331744170138741st MainlandLost BCHL Finals, 1–4 (Wild)
2018–19583913—6181120845th MainlandFred Page Cup Champions, 4–0 (Vipers)
Doyle Cup Champions, 4–2 (Bandits)
2019–2058183208150203445th MainlandLost First Round, 0–4 (Smoke Eaters)

Playoffs

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks 4-games-to-2
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Golden Hawks 4-games-to-3 PCJHL CHAMPIONS
Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-3
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-1 PCJHL CHAMPIONS
Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none
  • 1983 Lost semi-final
Quesnel Millionaires defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-1
Dawson Creek Kodiaks defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-2
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-1
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1 PCJHL CHAMPIONS
Langley Eagles (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-none PCJHL CHAMPIONS
Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1 PCJHL CHAMPIONS
Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none
  • 1987 Lost semi-final
Quesnel Millionaires defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-2
  • 1988 Lost final
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none
Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-3
  • 1989 Lost semi-final
Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-1
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-none PCJHL CHAMPIONS
New Westminster Royals (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings advance to final due to DQ of Quesnel Millionaires
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1 PCJHL CHAMPIONS
Vernon Lakers (BCHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-2
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Trail Smoke Eaters 3-games-to-2 RMJHL CHAMPIONS
Vernon Lakers (BCHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-none
  • 1993 Lost semifinals
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie Chiefs 4-games-to-none
Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-none
  • 1994 Lost semifinals
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none
Fort St. John Huskies defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-2
  • 1995 Lost final
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-none
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none
Cranbrook Colts defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-2
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-1
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-1
Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fernie Ghostriders 4-games-to-1 RMJHL CHAMPIONS
Vernon Vipers (BCHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-none

Royal City Outlaws standings

Starting in 1994, the Outlaws played two seasons in the BCHL. In 1996, the Spruce Kings bought the rights to the Outlaws' franchise and brought their Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League team in their place.

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1994–9560456020345485th, Mainlanddid not qualify
1995–966016395190274374th, MainlandLost in preliminary, 1–2 (Clippers)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Staff".
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