Game 29 - vs Quesnel Millionaires

3 Anderson White (D 6'04" 205 8/16/1991 Caledon, ON, CAN) (GP 12 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
5 Sam Higgins (D 5'10" 165 3/23/1990 Calgary, AB, CAN) (GP 26 G 1 A 14 Pts 15 29 PIMs)
6 Spencer Graboski (F 6'02" 170 1/6/1993 Quesnel, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 3 A 5 Pts 8 04 PIMs)
7 Matthew Herskovitz (D 6'02" 200 12/3/1989 Montreal, PQ, CAN) (GP 28 G 5 A 6 Pts 11 12 PIMs)
8 Tyson Price (F 5'11" 178 8/18/1991 Slave Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 1 A 2 Pts 3 11 PIMs)
9 Brett Howe (F 5'11" 185 5/22/1990 Lethbridge, AB, CAN) (GP 25 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 58 PIMs)
10 Catlin Bigsnake (F 6'05" 275 3/17/1990 Sihsike, AB, CAN) (GP 6 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 23 PIMs)
12 Nicholas Kerr (F 6'02" 205 1/24/1992 Oak Falls, BC, CAN) (GP 1 G 1 A 0 Pts 1 00 PIMs)
14 Skyler Smutek (D 6'00" 175 5/7/1990 Seattle, WA, USA) (GP 28 G 4 A 12 Pts 16 58 PIMs)
16 Trevor Hertz (F 6'00" 189 10/11/1989 Jaffray, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 20 A 15 Pts 35 06 PIMs)
17 Taylor Holst (F 6'01" 185 4/24/1989 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 15 A 13 Pts 28 56 PIMs)
18 Erik Hansen (F 5'11" 175 10/10/1989 Minnetonka, MN, USA) (GP 28 G 4 A 9 Pts 13 10 PIMs)
19 Breyden DeCock (F 5'09" 176 3/1/1990 Calgary, AB, CAN) (GP 22 G 3 A 4 Pts 7 28 PIMs)
20 Darick Ste-Marie (F 5'11" 195 9/19/1989 St-Bruno, PQ, CAN) (GP 28 G 6 A 14 Pts 20 20 PIMs)
21 Tyler French (F 5'07" 165 9/15/1990 Westside, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 8 A 7 Pts 15 13 PIMs)
22 Mitch Galbraith (F 6'02" 183 4/21/1990 Quesnel, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 3 A 1 Pts 4 32 PIMs)
23 Matt Hutchinson (D 6'01" 195 7/1/1991 N. Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 1 A 0 Pts 1 06 PIMs)
24 Brandon Watson (F 5'11" 173 2/24/1992 Keremeos, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 27 PIMs)
25 Rylan Stanyer (D 6'02" 210 4/19/1990 Burns Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 11 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 14 PIMs)
26 Chris Kerr (F 6'00" 175 10/22/1992 Penticton, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 1 A 2 Pts 3 02 PIMs)
26 Jon Puskar (F 5'10" 193 5/14/1989 Canton, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 9 A 15 Pts 24 25 PIMs)
27 Eliot Raibl (D 5'11" 184 3/28/1989 Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 2 A 19 Pts 21 39 PIMs)
28 Tyler Billon (D 6'02" 190 7/18/1992 Chilliwack, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 12 PIMs)
31 Kirby Halcrow (G 6'02" 218 3/13/1991 Grande Prairie, AB, CAN) (GP 20 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 06 PIMs)
35 Luke Siemens (G 5'11" 165 11/6/1992 Delta, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)


1 Steve Papciak (G 5'11" 185 4/26/1990 Des Plaines, IL, USA) (GP 7 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
3 Wes McLeod (D 6'02" 185 9/30/1990 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 7 A 15 Pts 22 40 PIMs)
4 Clayton McEwan (D 6'00" 180 11/26/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 08 PIMs)
5 Justin Fillion (D 5'11" 175 4/23/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 3 A 13 Pts 16 42 PIMs)
6 Tyler Miller (D 6'03" 210 1/1/1991 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 12 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 28 PIMs)
7 Jesse Scrimbit (D 6'01" 180 12/19/1990 Sicamous, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 20 PIMs)
8 Jonathan Gibson (D 6'01" 205 2/1/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 3 A 3 Pts 6 34 PIMs)
9 Nick DeSousa (F 6'00" 180 11/13/1990 Fraser Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 8 A 5 Pts 13 16 PIMs)
10 Brad Bourke (D 6'01" 175 4/21/1989 Onoway, AB, CAN) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
11 Kyle Manlow (F 5'10" 165 6/28/1991 Murrieta, CA, USA) (GP 27 G 3 A 0 Pts 3 10 PIMs)
14 Lyndon Martell (F 6'01" 190 1/13/1993 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
15 Luke Hannas (F 6'02" 185 9/9/1991 Williams Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 74 PIMs)
16 Jeff Earnest (F 5'10" 175 2/8/1991 Whittier, AK, USA) (GP 24 G 8 A 7 Pts 15 37 PIMs)
17 Brooks Robinson (F 5'11" 180 8/18/1989 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 9 A 29 Pts 38 20 PIMs)
19 Joe Morgan (F 5'08" 180 4/7/1989 Kitimat, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 5 A 13 Pts 18 11 PIMs)
20 Jeff Datoff (D 5'10" 160 5/26/1992 Nanaimo, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 07 PIMs)
21 Stewart Lambert (F 6'00" 175 4/5/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 02 PIMs)
22 Jeremy Wiebe (F 6'00" 180 7/20/1991 Vernon, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 70 PIMs)
23 RJay Berra (F 6'00" 180 7/26/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 6 A 10 Pts 16 08 PIMs)
24 Josh Pineiro (D 5'10" 211 8/25/1989 Huntington Beach, CA, USA) (GP 22 G 6 A 15 Pts 21 30 PIMs)
25 Zac Rasmussen (F 5'09" 178 5/8/1989 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 11 A 14 Pts 25 61 PIMs)
26 Sam Muchalla (F 5'08" 150 8/14/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 12 A 22 Pts 34 40 PIMs)
30 Marcus Beesley (G 5'10" 165 11/24/1992 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
35 Kyle Nielsen (G 5'10" 170 7/21/1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)

Game 29 - vs Quesnel Millionaires

3 Anderson White (D 6'04" 205 8/16/1991 Caledon, ON, CAN) (GP 12 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
5 Sam Higgins (D 5'10" 165 3/23/1990 Calgary, AB, CAN) (GP 26 G 1 A 14 Pts 15 29 PIMs)
6 Spencer Graboski (F 6'02" 170 1/6/1993 Quesnel, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 3 A 5 Pts 8 04 PIMs)
7 Matthew Herskovitz (D 6'02" 200 12/3/1989 Montreal, PQ, CAN) (GP 28 G 5 A 6 Pts 11 12 PIMs)
8 Tyson Price (F 5'11" 178 8/18/1991 Slave Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 1 A 2 Pts 3 11 PIMs)
9 Brett Howe (F 5'11" 185 5/22/1990 Lethbridge, AB, CAN) (GP 25 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 58 PIMs)
10 Catlin Bigsnake (F 6'05" 275 3/17/1990 Sihsike, AB, CAN) (GP 6 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 23 PIMs)
12 Nicholas Kerr (F 6'02" 205 1/24/1992 Oak Falls, BC, CAN) (GP 1 G 1 A 0 Pts 1 00 PIMs)
14 Skyler Smutek (D 6'00" 175 5/7/1990 Seattle, WA, USA) (GP 28 G 4 A 12 Pts 16 58 PIMs)
16 Trevor Hertz (F 6'00" 189 10/11/1989 Jaffray, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 20 A 15 Pts 35 06 PIMs)
17 Taylor Holst (F 6'01" 185 4/24/1989 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 15 A 13 Pts 28 56 PIMs)
18 Erik Hansen (F 5'11" 175 10/10/1989 Minnetonka, MN, USA) (GP 28 G 4 A 9 Pts 13 10 PIMs)
19 Breyden DeCock (F 5'09" 176 3/1/1990 Calgary, AB, CAN) (GP 22 G 3 A 4 Pts 7 28 PIMs)
20 Darick Ste-Marie (F 5'11" 195 9/19/1989 St-Bruno, PQ, CAN) (GP 28 G 6 A 14 Pts 20 20 PIMs)
21 Tyler French (F 5'07" 165 9/15/1990 Westside, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 8 A 7 Pts 15 13 PIMs)
22 Mitch Galbraith (F 6'02" 183 4/21/1990 Quesnel, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 3 A 1 Pts 4 32 PIMs)
23 Matt Hutchinson (D 6'01" 195 7/1/1991 North Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 1 A 0 Pts 1 06 PIMs)
24 Brandon Watson (F 5'11" 173 2/24/1992 Keremeos, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 27 PIMs)
25 Rylan Stanyer (D 6'02" 210 4/19/1990 Burns Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 11 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 14 PIMs)
26 Chris Kerr (F 6'00" 175 10/22/1992 Penticton, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 1 A 2 Pts 3 02 PIMs)
26 Jon Puskar (F 5'10" 193 5/14/1989 Canton, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 9 A 15 Pts 24 25 PIMs)
27 Eliot Raibl (D 5'11" 184 3/28/1989 Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 2 A 19 Pts 21 39 PIMs)
28 Tyler Billon (D 6'02" 190 7/18/1992 Chilliwack, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 12 PIMs)
31 Kirby Halcrow (G 6'02" 218 3/13/1991 Grande Prairie, AB, CAN) (GP 20 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 06 PIMs)
35 Luke Siemens (G 5'11" 165 11/6/1992 Delta, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)


1 Steve Papciak (G 5'11" 185 4/26/1990 Des Plaines, IL, USA) (GP 7 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
3 Wes McLeod (D 6'02" 185 9/30/1990 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 7 A 15 Pts 22 40 PIMs)
4 Clayton McEwan (D 6'00" 180 11/26/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 08 PIMs)
5 Justin Fillion (D 5'11" 175 4/23/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 3 A 13 Pts 16 42 PIMs)
6 Tyler Miller (D 6'03" 210 1/1/1991 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 12 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 28 PIMs)
7 Jesse Scrimbit (D 6'01" 180 12/19/1990 Sicamous, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 20 PIMs)
8 Jonathan Gibson (D 6'01" 205 2/1/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 3 A 3 Pts 6 34 PIMs)
9 Nick DeSousa (F 6'00" 180 11/13/1990 Fraser Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 8 A 5 Pts 13 16 PIMs)
10 Brad Bourke (D 6'01" 175 4/21/1989 Onoway, AB, CAN) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
11 Kyle Manlow (F 5'10" 165 6/28/1991 Murrieta, CA, USA) (GP 27 G 3 A 0 Pts 3 10 PIMs)
14 Lyndon Martell (F 6'01" 190 1/13/1993 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
15 Luke Hannas (F 6'02" 185 9/9/1991 Williams Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 74 PIMs)
16 Jeff Earnest (F 5'10" 175 2/8/1991 Whittier, AK, USA) (GP 24 G 8 A 7 Pts 15 37 PIMs)
17 Brooks Robinson (F 5'11" 180 8/18/1989 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 9 A 29 Pts 38 20 PIMs)
19 Joe Morgan (F 5'08" 180 4/7/1989 Kitimat, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 5 A 13 Pts 18 11 PIMs)
20 Jeff Datoff (D 5'10" 160 5/26/1992 Nanaimo, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 07 PIMs)
21 Stewart Lambert (F 6'00" 175 4/5/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 02 PIMs)
22 Jeremy Wiebe (F 6'00" 180 7/20/1991 Vernon, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 70 PIMs)
23 RJay Berra (F 6'00" 180 7/26/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 28 G 6 A 10 Pts 16 08 PIMs)
24 Josh Pineiro (D 5'10" 211 8/25/1989 Huntington Beach, CA, USA) (GP 22 G 6 A 15 Pts 21 30 PIMs)
25 Zac Rasmussen (F 5'09" 178 5/8/1989 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 11 A 14 Pts 25 61 PIMs)
26 Sam Muchalla (F 5'08" 150 8/14/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 12 A 22 Pts 34 40 PIMs)
30 Marcus Beesley (G 5'10" 165 11/24/1992 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
35 Kyle Nielsen (G 5'10" 170 7/21/1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)

Game 28 - vs Trail Smoke Eaters

Rosters ...

Trail Smoke Eaters

1 Kiefer Smiley (G 5'11" 180 2/23/1990 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 06 PIMs)
2 Graeme Strukoff (D 5'11" 185 3/30/1991 Chilliwack, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 1 A 3 Pts 4 40 PIMs)
3 Ben Matthews (D 6''03" 197 3/23/1991 Chugiak, AK, USA) (GP 21 G 2 A 5 Pts 7 38 PIMs)
4 Wade Bennett (D 5'08" 170 4/22/1990 Gardena, CA, USA) (GP 20 G 0 A 10 Pts 10 10 PIMs)
5 Philip Patenaude (D 6'02" 190 5/11/1991 Montreal, PQ, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
6 Eric Walker (D 6'01" 187 2/23/1993 Castlegar, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 1 A 3 Pts 4 29 PIMs)
7 Steve Koshey (D 5'08" 175 3/27/1991 Trail, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 3 A 13 Pts 16 10 PIMs)
8 Tommy Rizzardo (D 6'00" 205 2/25/1990 Dallas, TX, USA) (GP 14 G 1 A 6 Pts 7 15 PIMs)
9 Travis St. Denis (F 5'07" 155 9/9/1992 Trail, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 13 A 10 Pts 23 33 PIMs)
10 Darnell Dyck (F 6'02" 185 4/18/1991 Chilliwack, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 8 A 8 Pts 16 34 PIMs)
11 Sam Mellor (F 5'10" 175 11/21/1992 Cranbrook, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 11 A 12 Pts 23 04 PIMs)
14 Scott Jacklin (F 5'11" 178 3/9/1990 Kimberley, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 6 A 19 Pts 25 23 PIMs)
16 Matt Wilkins (F 5'11" 175 1/26/1991 Kimberley, BC, CAN) (GP 11 G 1 A 10 Pts 11 10 PIMs)
17 Nick Sandor (F 6'00" 187 2/15/1989 Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 12 A 13 Pts 25 06 PIMs)
18 Josh McEwan (F 5'10" 175 4/7/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 15 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 71 PIMs)
19 Michael Betz (F 6'02" 215 7/3/1992 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
20 Sean Nugent (F 6'02" 210 11/8/1989 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 2 A 2 Pts 4 46 PIMs)
21 Justin Brown (F 5'11" 180 10/12/1991 Trail, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 1 A 3 Pts 4 18 PIMs)
22 Thomas Abenante (F 5'09" 160 3/16/1990 Trail, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 02 PIMs)
23 Tye Lewis (F 5'10" 185 6/24/1989 Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 12 A 13 Pts 25 10 PIMs)
25 Paul Mailey (F 5'09" 165 7/28/1990 Trail, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 4 A 7 Pts 11 04 PIMs)
26 Mitch Kaufmann (D 6'00" 192 8/9/1991 Red Deer, AB, CAN) (GP 15 G 2 A 4 Pts 6 17 PIMs)
35 Garrett Beckwith (G 6'00" 180 1/4/1990 Parsipany, NJ, USA) (GP 15 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)


Prince George Spruce Kings

1 Steve Papciak (G 5'11" 185 4/26/1990 Des Plaines, IL, USA) (GP 6 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
3 Wes McLeod (D 6'02" 185 9/30/1990 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 6 A 15 Pts 21 40 PIMs)
4 Clayton McEwan (D 6'00" 180 11/26/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 08 PIMs)
5 Justin Fillion (D 5'11" 175 4/23/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 3 A 13 Pts 16 42 PIMs)
6 Tyler Miller (D 6'03" 210 1/1/1991 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 11 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 28 PIMs)
7 Jesse Scrimbit (D 6'01" 180 12/19/1990 Sicamous, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 20 PIMs)
8 Jonathan Gibson (D 6'01" 205 2/1/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 3 A 3 Pts 6 32 PIMs)
9 Nick DeSousa (F 6'00" 180 11/13/1990 Fraser Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 8 A 4 Pts 12 14 PIMs)
10 Brad Bourke (D 6'01" 175 4/21/1989 Onoway, AB, CAN) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
11 Kyle Manlow (F 5'10" 165 6/28/1991 Murrieta, CA, USA) (GP 26 G 3 A 0 Pts 3 10 PIMs)
14 Lyndon Martell (F 6'01" 190 1/13/1993 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
15 Luke Hannas (F 6'02" 185 9/9/1991 Williams Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 69 PIMs)
16 Jeff Earnest (F 5'10" 175 2/8/1991 Whittier, AK, USA) (GP 24 G 8 A 7 Pts 15 37 PIMs)
17 Brooks Robinson (F 5'11" 180 8/18/1989 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 9 A 29 Pts 38 20 PIMs)
19 Joe Morgan (F 5'08" 180 4/7/1989 Kitimat, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 5 A 12 Pts 17 11 PIMs)
20 Jeff Datoff (D 5'10" 160 5/26/1992 Nanaimo, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 07 PIMs)
21 Stewart Lambert (F 6'00" 175 4/5/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 16 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
22 Jeremy Wiebe (F 6'00" 180 7/20/1991 Vernon, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 70 PIMs)
23 RJay Berra (F 6'00" 180 7/26/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 6 A 9 Pts 15 08 PIMs)
24 Josh Pineiro (D 5'10" 211 8/25/1989 Huntington Beach, CA, USA) (GP 21 G 6 A 14 Pts 20 30 PIMs)
25 Zac Rasmussen (F 5'09" 178 5/8/1989 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 11 A 13 Pts 24 59 PIMs)
26 Sam Muchalla (F 5'08" 150 8/14/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 12 A 22 Pts 34 38 PIMs)
35 Kyle Nielsen (G 5'10" 170 7/21/1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN) (GP 8 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)

Game 27 - at Quesnel Millionaires

Game Preview ...

Needless to say that this game has taken on a whole new complextion given the result just four nights ago and that these two will meet again in four more nights in the Coliseum. The Spruce Kings head back down to Quesnel to play the Millionaires for the second time in less than a week and the sixth time since the beginning of the season. This is also the fourth trip to Gold Pan city and a rink that was given the Spruce Kings fits having lost two of the previous three in the Vault.

On Friday night, confidence was high with the Spruce Kings riding a two game winning streak and the belief that the team had turned a corner in their season. That thought was quickly extinquished with the clang of the goal post, not once but twice as the Millionaires came at their visitors hard all night long. Just a matter of seconds into the opening period, Trevor Hertz rattled the post and the rebound came right back out for Tyler French who also hit the post. The Millionaires kept persisting and scored twice in the opening frame to take a 2-0 lead to the dressing room after the first period.

The Quesnel Millionaires contined their relentless forececk and eventually built up a 4-0 lead over the Spruce Kings. With time becoming a factor, the Spruce Kings were able to pounce on a few chances including a big point shot by Josh Pineiro that came right back on Kirby Halcrow (Quesnel Millionaires goaltender) where Lyndon Martell was able to find the loose puck to bury his third goal in nine games with his new team. Brooks Robinson scored the only other marker for Prince George giving the twenty year old forward his ninth of the season and 38th point to keep him in the top sixth among BCHL point getters.

The Spruce Kings will be looking for secondary offensive production and a strong defensive showing from top to bottom. With the smaller ice surface in Quesnel, the Millionaires like to dump and then press for a turnover. That style of play has proven effective with the Mill's 'D' getting rewarded with lots of assists and the occassional goal from point shots in the smaller offensive zones. One player that had a good game on Friday night but was still victimized by the final outcome was Spruce Kings goaltender Kyle Nielsen.

Nielsen faced a total of thirty shots and was strong between the pipes coming up with some big stops throughout. Tonight Steve Papciak, who has only played against the Millionaires once, will be back between the pipes tonight. Papciak and the Spruce Kings picked up a win against the Millionaires back on October 30th in Quesnel. That game saw the Spruce Kings build up a 3-0 lead on four shots to chase the starting goaltender eleven minutes in. On that night both Kirby Halcrow and Wes McLeod were away in Summerside PEI for the World Junior A Challenge. Tonight Halcrow is expected to get the start again for Quesnel and has proven to be a challenge for Prince George to beat in his three games with 2 wins and 1 loss as well as a 1.58 GAA and 93.67 save percentage.

Tonight's game is a 7:00pm start from the Vault in Quesnel with the game broadcast live on 93.1 CFIS-FM and also online from the Spruce Kings website. Prince George will be back at home for two more games this week starting with the Trail Smoke Eaters on Thursday and the Quesnel Millionaires on Saturday. Both games will be at the Prince George Coliseum with 7:00pm starts.

Rosters ...

Quesnel Millionaires

3 Anderson White (D 6'04" 205 8/16/1991 Caledon, ON, CAN) (GP 11 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
5 Sam Higgins (D 5'10" 165 3/23/1990 Calgary, AB, CAN) (GP 24 G 1 A 13 Pts 14 27 PIMs)
6 Spencer Graboski (F 6'02" 170 1/6/1993 Quesnel, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 3 A 5 Pts 8 04 PIMs)
7 Matthew Herskovitz (D 6'02" 200 12/3/1989 Montreal, PQ, CAN) (GP 26 G 5 A 6 Pts 11 12 PIMs)
8 Tyson Price (F 5'11" 178 8/18/1991 Slave Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 15 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 06 PIMs)
9 Brett Howe (F 5'11" 185 5/22/1990 Lethbridge, AB, CAN) (GP 24 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 58 PIMs)
10 Catlin Bigsnake (F 6'05" 275 3/17/1990 Sihsike, AB, CAN) (GP 5 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 16 PIMs)
14 Skyler Smutek (D 6'00" 175 5/7/1990 Seattle, WA, USA) (GP 26 G 4 A 12 Pts 16 44 PIMs)
16 Trevor Hertz (F 6'00" 189 10/11/1989 Jaffray, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 19 A 13 Pts 32 06 PIMs)
17 Taylor Holst (F 6'01" 185 4/24/1989 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 14 A 12 Pts 26 49 PIMs)
18 Erik Hansen (F 5'11" 175 10/10/1989 Minnetonka, MN, USA) (GP 26 G 3 A 9 Pts 12 06 PIMs)
19 Breyden DeCock (F 5'09" 176 3/1/1990 Calgary, AB, CAN) (GP 20 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 24 PIMs)
20 Darick Ste-Marie (F 5'11" 195 9/19/1989 St-Bruno, PQ, CAN) (GP 26 G 6 A 14 Pts 20 20 PIMs)
21 Tyler French (F 5'07" 165 9/15/1990 Westside, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 8 A 7 Pts 15 13 PIMs)
22 Mitch Galbraith (F 6'02" 183 4/21/1990 Quesnel, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 3 A 1 Pts 4 32 PIMs)
23 Matt Hutchinson (D 6'01" 195 7/1/1991 North Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 7 G 1 A 0 Pts 1 04 PIMs)
24 Brandon Watson (F 5'11" 173 2/24/1992 Keremeos, BC, CAN) (GP 15 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 27 PIMs)
25 Rylan Stanyer (D 6'02" 210 4/19/1990 Burns Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 11 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 14 PIMs)
26 Chris Kerr (F 6'00" 175 10/22/1992 Penticton, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 00 PIMs)
26 Jon Puskar (F 5'10" 193 5/14/1989 Canton, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 9 A 15 Pts 24 25 PIMs)
27 Eliot Raibl (D 5'11" 184 3/28/1989 Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 2 A 17 Pts 19 39 PIMs)
28 Tyler Billon (D 6'02" 190 7/18/1992 Chilliwack, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 10 PIMs)
31 Kirby Halcrow (G 6'02" 218 3/13/1991 Grande Prairie, AB, CAN) (GP 18 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 06 PIMs)
35 Luke Siemens (G 5'11" 165 11/6/1992 Delta, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)


Prince George Spruce Kings

1 Steve Papciak (G 5'11" 185 4/26/1990 Des Plaines, IL, USA) (GP 5 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
3 Wes McLeod (D 6'02" 185 9/30/1990 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 6 A 15 Pts 21 33 PIMs)
4 Clayton McEwan (D 6'00" 180 11/26/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 08 PIMs)
5 Justin Fillion (D 5'11" 175 4/23/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 3 A 13 Pts 16 35 PIMs)
6 Tyler Miller (D 6'03" 210 1/1/1991 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 10 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 23 PIMs)
7 Jesse Scrimbit (D 6'01" 180 12/19/1990 Sicamous, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 20 PIMs)
8 Jonathan Gibson (D 6'01" 205 2/1/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 3 A 3 Pts 6 32 PIMs)
9 Nick DeSousa (F 6'00" 180 11/13/1990 Fraser Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 7 A 4 Pts 11 14 PIMs)
10 Brad Bourke (D 6'01" 175 4/21/1989 Onoway, AB, CAN) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
11 Kyle Manlow (F 5'10" 165 6/28/1991 Murrieta, CA, USA) (GP 25 G 3 A 0 Pts 3 10 PIMs)
14 Lyndon Martell (F 6'01" 190 1/13/1993 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
15 Luke Hannas (F 6'02" 185 9/9/1991 Williams Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 69 PIMs)
16 Jeff Earnest (F 5'10" 175 2/8/1991 Whittier, AK, USA) (GP 24 G 8 A 7 Pts 15 37 PIMs)
17 Brooks Robinson (F 5'11" 180 8/18/1989 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 9 A 29 Pts 38 20 PIMs)
19 Joe Morgan (F 5'08" 180 4/7/1989 Kitimat, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 5 A 11 Pts 16 11 PIMs)
20 Jeff Datoff (D 5'10" 160 5/26/1992 Nanaimo, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
21 Stewart Lambert (F 6'00" 175 4/5/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 15 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
22 Jeremy Wiebe (F 6'00" 180 7/20/1991 Vernon, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 70 PIMs)
23 RJay Berra (F 6'00" 180 7/26/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 6 A 7 Pts 13 08 PIMs)
24 Josh Pineiro (D 5'10" 211 8/25/1989 Huntington Beach, CA, USA) (GP 20 G 5 A 14 Pts 19 25 PIMs)
25 Zac Rasmussen (F 5'09" 178 5/8/1989 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 10 A 11 Pts 21 59 PIMs)
26 Sam Muchalla (F 5'08" 150 8/14/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 12 A 22 Pts 34 38 PIMs)
35 Kyle Nielsen (G 5'10" 170 7/21/1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN) (GP 8 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)

Game 26 - vs Salmon Arm Silverbacks

Rosters ...

Salmon Arm Silverbacks

4 Mike Puddifant (D 6'00" 192 6/27/1991 Salmon Arm, BC, CAN) (GP 26 G 1 A 4 Pts 5 55 PIMs)
5 Jayson Reardon (D 6'01" 200 6/24/1990 Lumby, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 0 A 4 Pts 4 64 PIMs)
8 Jagger Dirk (D 6'00" 170 5/4/1993 Penticton, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 4 A 12 Pts 16 24 PIMs)
9 Christopher Hoe (F 6'00" 175 1/30/1990 Burnaby, BC, CAN) (GP 11 G 0 A 4 Pts 4 10 PIMs)
10 Greg Noyes (D 6'01" 174 5/26/1990 Lucan, ON, CAN) (GP 27 G 11 A 16 Pts 27 22 PIMs)
11 Charlie Vasaturo (D 6'03" 202 12/7/1990 Sewell, NJ, USA) (GP 27 G 2 A 10 Pts 12 36 PIMs)
12 Tyler Gubb (F 6'02" 210 6/11/1989 Stouffville, ON, CAN) (GP 27 G 12 A 15 Pts 27 40 PIMs)
14 Justin Krabben (D 6'04" 182 6/30/1991 Rocky Mtn. House, AB, CAN) (GP 22 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
15 Jarryd Tenvaanholt (F 6'01" 170 10/24/1991 Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 2 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
15 Devon Roeszler (F 6'00" 175 4/12/1990 Chatham, ON, CAN) (GP 12 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 08 PIMs)
16 Josh Manson (F 6'03" 190 10/7/1991 Prince Albert, SK, CAN) (GP 22 G 2 A 10 Pts 12 29 PIMs)
17 Brett Knowles (F 5'11" 180 4/25/1991 Vanderhoof, BC, CAN) (GP 17 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 26 PIMs)
18 Rick Soo (F 5'11" 177 3/15/1991 Tokyo, JPN) (GP 15 G 4 A 1 Pts 5 08 PIMs)
19 David Killip (F 5'10" 155 3/31/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 19 A 19 Pts 38 37 PIMs)
20 Devin Gannon (F 6'00" 185 10/31/1991 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 4 A 5 Pts 9 37 PIMs)
22 Bobby Lipsett (F 6'00" 197 3/27/1989 Salmon Arm, BC, CAN) (GP 27 G 2 A 7 Pts 9 31 PIMs)
28 Josh Monk (D 5'11" 190 4/5/1992 Langley, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 0 A 4 Pts 4 29 PIMs)
29 Kurt Williams (G 5'10" 167 11/15/1991 Faribault, MN, USA) (GP 4 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
39 Faiz Khan (F 5'09" 160 6/20/1990 Santa Clarita, CA, USA) (GP 4 G 1 A 0 Pts 1 00 PIMs)
41 Tony Ierfino (G 6'01" 190 2/11/1989 Montreal, PQ, CAN) (GP 24 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 04 PIMs)
88 Mark Zengerle (F 5'11" 178 5/12/1989 Rochester, NY, USA) (GP 27 G 16 A 41 Pts 57 26 PIMs)
91 Travis Statchuk (F 5'10" 175 3/31/1990 Wadena, SK, CAN) (GP 23 G 10 A 20 Pts 30 27 PIMs)
94 Corey Chakeen (F 5'11" 182 7/18/1989 Clarendon Hills, IL, USA) (GP 27 G 13 A 8 Pts 21 28 PIMs)
98 Matt Cassidy (F 5'10" 180 2/23/1990 London, ON, CAN) (GP 27 G 5 A 4 Pts 9 04 PIMs)


Prince George Spruce Kings

1 Steve Papciak (G 5'11" 185 4/26/1990 Des Plaines, IL, USA) (GP 5 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
3 Wes McLeod (D 6'02" 185 9/30/1990 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 6 A 15 Pts 21 33 PIMs)
4 Clayton McEwan (D 6'00" 180 11/26/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 08 PIMs)
5 Justin Fillion (D 5'11" 175 4/23/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 3 A 13 Pts 16 33 PIMs)
6 Tyler Miller (D 6'03" 210 1/1/1991 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 23 PIMs)
7 Jesse Scrimbit (D 6'01" 180 12/19/1990 Sicamous, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 20 PIMs)
8 Jonathan Gibson (D 6'01" 205 2/1/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 32 PIMs)
9 Nick DeSousa (F 6'00" 180 11/13/1990 Fraser Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 7 A 4 Pts 11 14 PIMs)
10 Brad Bourke (D 6'01" 175 4/21/1989 Onoway, AB, CAN) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
11 Kyle Manlow (F 5'10" 165 6/28/1991 Murrieta, CA, USA) (GP 24 G 3 A 0 Pts 3 10 PIMs)
14 Lyndon Martell (F 6'01" 190 1/13/1993 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
15 Luke Hannas (F 6'02" 185 9/9/1991 Williams Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 62 PIMs)
16 Jeff Earnest (F 5'10" 175 2/8/1991 Whittier, AK, USA) (GP 23 G 8 A 6 Pts 14 33 PIMs)
17 Brooks Robinson (F 5'11" 180 8/18/1989 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 9 A 27 Pts 36 20 PIMs)
19 Joe Morgan (F 5'08" 180 4/7/1989 Kitimat, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 4 A 10 Pts 14 11 PIMs)
20 Jeff Datoff (D 5'10" 160 5/26/1992 Nanaimo, BC, CAN) (GP 16 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
21 Stewart Lambert (F 6'00" 175 4/5/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 15 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
22 Jeremy Wiebe (F 6'00" 180 7/20/1991 Vernon, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 68 PIMs)
23 RJay Berra (F 6'00" 180 7/26/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 25 G 6 A 6 Pts 12 06 PIMs)
24 Josh Pineiro (D 5'10" 211 8/25/1989 Huntington Beach, CA, USA) (GP 19 G 5 A 13 Pts 18 25 PIMs)
25 Zac Rasmussen (F 5'09" 178 5/8/1989 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 8 A 11 Pts 19 59 PIMs)
26 Sam Muchalla (F 5'08" 150 8/14/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 12 A 21 Pts 33 34 PIMs)
30 Marcus Beesley (G 5'10" 165 11/24/1992 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
35 Kyle Nielsen (G 5'10" 170 7/21/1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN) (GP 7 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)

Game 25 - at Quesnel Millionaires

Game Preview ...

These two teams are proving to be more closely matched than either team would like to admit. Heading into this contest the Spruce Kings and the Millionaires are separated by a single point in the Interior Conference with the advantage going to Prince George and both having played 24 games. This is the fifth meeting between the two teams having split the previous four games with a pair of wins each. The teams will meet a total of ten times through the season with the winner of the season series winning this year's CNC Challenge Cup.

In the last two meetings it was the visitors that took home the victories in each other's rinks ... a trend the Spruce Kings would like to see continue, at least for tonight. The Spruce Kings are currently riding a two game winning streak having beat the Williams Lake Timberwolves twice in a row and both times by 6-3 margins. Prior to the games versus the Timberwolves, the Spruce Kings turned a corner in their season in a game against the league leading Vernon Vipers. It was a game that the Spruce Kings lost but ultimately came away with many morale victories in.

It was the game prior to Vernon that the Spruce Kings wish they could call a mulligan on after coming up with a poor performance against the Millionaires on home ice. That loss will still be fresh in the minds of all the players as they head into the Vault tonight. In that game the Millionaires introduced the BCHL to Catlin Bigsnake, at 6'5" 275, the younger brother of Bigsnake is an imposing presence on the ice and intended only to be an enforcer for Quesnel. Jonathan Gibson ended up in a dust up with Bigsnake and it is safe to say that Gibson still remembers the big man dusting off his hands after their no-decision tilt. But speaking with Gibson, the rookie only wants to see him and his team put the damage on the score clock and more specifically in the win column.

It is expected that Kirby Halcrow will get the start tonight after bringing home silver from the World Junior A Challenge as the backup goaltender to Sean Bonar for Team Canada West. As for Wes McLeod he is feeling much better today and after putting up a four point night in Williams Lake on Tuesday, that is definitly a good thing for Prince George. Kyle Nielsen is expected to get the start for the Spruce Kings with Steve Papciak still nursing a "skate bite" injury on his ankly. Papciak meanwhile will be adding some colour to tonight's broadcast as he joins myself for the play-by-play of the game beginning at 7:15pm with the pregame show and opening faceoff at 7:30pm. The game can be heard on 93.1 CFIS-FM and also online from the Spruce Kings website by clicking on the CFIS-FM Listen Live link.


Rosters ...

Quesnel Milllionaires

1 Michael Smith (G 5'09" 170 4/19/1991 Spokane, WA, USA) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
3 Anderson White (D 6'04" 205 8/16/1991 Caledon, ON, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
5 Sam Higgins (D 5'10" 165 3/23/1990 Calgary, AB, CAN) (GP 22 G 1 A 11 Pts 12 25 PIMs)
6 Spencer Graboski (F 6'02" 170 1/6/1993 Quesnel, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 3 A 5 Pts 8 04 PIMs)
7 Matthew Herskovitz (D 6'02" 200 12/3/1989 Montreal, PQ, CAN) (GP 24 G 5 A 6 Pts 11 12 PIMs)
8 Tyson Price (F 5'11" 178 8/18/1991 Slave Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 13 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 04 PIMs)
9 Brett Howe (F 5'11" 185 5/22/1990 Lethbridge, AB, CAN) (GP 22 G 1 A 3 Pts 4 53 PIMs)
10 Catlin Bigsnake (F 6'05" 275 3/17/1990 Sihsike, AB, CAN) (GP 3 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 07 PIMs)
14 Skyler Smutek (D 6'00" 175 5/7/1990 Seattle, WA, USA) (GP 24 G 3 A 9 Pts 12 44 PIMs)
16 Trevor Hertz (F 6'00" 189 10/11/1989 Jaffray, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 18 A 12 Pts 30 02 PIMs)
17 Taylor Holst (F 6'01" 185 4/24/1989 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 13 A 12 Pts 25 45 PIMs)
18 Erik Hansen (F 5'11" 175 10/10/1989 Minnetonka, MN, USA) (GP 24 G 3 A 9 Pts 12 04 PIMs)
19 Breyden DeCock (F 5'09" 176 3/1/1990 Calgary, AB, CAN) (GP 18 G 2 A 2 Pts 4 16 PIMs)
20 Darick Ste-Marie (F 5'11" 195 9/19/1989 St-Bruno, PQ, CAN) (GP 24 G 6 A 13 Pts 19 20 PIMs)
21 Tyler French (F 5'07" 165 9/15/1990 Westside, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 8 A 7 Pts 15 13 PIMs)
22 Mitch Galbraith (F 6'02" 183 4/21/1990 Quesnel, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 3 A 1 Pts 4 32 PIMs)
23 Matt Hutchinson (D 6'01" 195 7/1/1991 North Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 7 G 1 A 0 Pts 1 04 PIMs)
24 Brandon Watson (F 5'11" 173 2/24/1992 Keremeos, BC, CAN) (GP 13 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 25 PIMs)
25 Rylan Stanyer (D 6'02" 210 4/19/1990 Burns Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 11 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 14 PIMs)
26 Chris Kerr (F 6'00" 175 10/22/1992 Penticton, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 00 PIMs)
26 Jon Puskar (F 5'10" 193 5/14/1989 Canton, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 9 A 15 Pts 24 25 PIMs)
27 Eliot Raibl (D 5'11" 184 3/28/1989 Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 2 A 17 Pts 19 37 PIMs)
28 Tyler Billon (D 6'02" 190 7/18/1992 Chilliwack, BC, CAN) (GP 16 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 08 PIMs)
31 Kirby Halcrow (G 6'02" 218 3/13/1991 Grande Prairie, AB, CAN) (GP 16 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 06 PIMs)
35 Luke Siemens (G 5'11" 165 11/6/1992 Delta, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)


Prince George Spruce Kings

1 Steve Papciak (G 5'11" 185 4/26/1990 Des Plaines, IL, USA) (GP 5 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
3 Wes McLeod (D 6'02" 185 9/30/1990 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 6 A 14 Pts 20 31 PIMs)
4 Clayton McEwan (D 6'00" 180 11/26/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 08 PIMs)
5 Justin Fillion (D 5'11" 175 4/23/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 3 A 13 Pts 16 33 PIMs)
6 Tyler Miller (D 6'03" 210 1/1/1991 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 23 PIMs)
7 Jesse Scrimbit (D 6'01" 180 12/19/1990 Sicamous, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 16 PIMs)
8 Jonathan Gibson (D 6'01" 205 2/1/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 32 PIMs)
9 Nick DeSousa (F 6'00" 180 11/13/1990 Fraser Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 7 A 4 Pts 11 12 PIMs)
10 Brad Bourke (D 6'01" 175 4/21/1989 Onoway, AB, CAN) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
11 Kyle Manlow (F 5'10" 165 6/28/1991 Murrieta, CA, USA) (GP 23 G 3 A 0 Pts 3 10 PIMs)
14 Lyndon Martell (F 6'01" 190 1/13/1993 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
15 Luke Hannas (F 6'02" 185 9/9/1991 Williams Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 62 PIMs)
16 Jeff Earnest (F 5'10" 175 2/8/1991 Whittier, AK, USA) (GP 22 G 8 A 6 Pts 14 31 PIMs)
17 Brooks Robinson (F 5'11" 180 8/18/1989 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 8 A 27 Pts 35 20 PIMs)
19 Joe Morgan (F 5'08" 180 4/7/1989 Kitimat, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 4 A 10 Pts 14 11 PIMs)
20 Jeff Datoff (D 5'10" 160 5/26/1992 Nanaimo, BC, CAN) (GP 16 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
21 Stewart Lambert (F 6'00" 175 4/5/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 15 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
22 Jeremy Wiebe (F 6'00" 180 7/20/1991 Vernon, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 63 PIMs)
23 RJay Berra (F 6'00" 180 7/26/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 24 G 6 A 6 Pts 12 06 PIMs)
24 Josh Pineiro (D 5'10" 211 8/25/1989 Huntington Beach, CA, USA) (GP 18 G 5 A 12 Pts 17 25 PIMs)
25 Zac Rasmussen (F 5'09" 178 5/8/1989 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 8 A 11 Pts 19 55 PIMs)
26 Sam Muchalla (F 5'08" 150 8/14/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 12 A 20 Pts 32 30 PIMs)
30 Marcus Beesley (G 5'10" 165 11/24/1992 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
35 Kyle Nielsen (G 5'10" 170 7/21/1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN) (GP 6 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)

Game 24 - at Williams Lake Timberwolves

Game Preview ...

The Spruce Kings take on the Timberwolves for the fourth of five times in Williams Lake during the regular season. Prince George will be looking to leave a lasting impression on their Interior Division rivals as they won't play each other again until February 3rd. The Spruce Kings are coming off a come-from-behind victory over Williams Lake on Saturday night after a 6-3 win on home ice. The next day the Timberwolves had to limp back into their own barn to host the league leading Vernon Vipers and were shutout 6-0. That loss turned into the straw that cost the T'Wolves coach his job.

After suffering three losses, that started on Friday night, the Timberwolves ownership group made the decision to terminate Dave Dupas and give the head coaching duties to Jason Wright. The move has been viewed as a surprising one by some who believed that the Timberwolves were showing signs of coming on and proving the nay-sayers wrong about not being able to compete at the Junior 'A' level. Timberwolves general manager Geoff Murdoch claims that the team wasn't staying the course and that was what led to the changing of the bench bosses.

Meanwhile the Spruce Kings averted disaster themselves with that Saturday night win over the Timberwolves. The Spruce Kings had been failing to put away their opposition when they had late game leads and had come up with a less than stellar performance in a 4-1 loss to the Quesnel Millionaires. That all seemed to change on Friday night when the Spruce Kings put in a solid effort for a full sixty minutes and were able to capitalize on the few mistakes that the Vernon Vipers made. The league's best team still left with two points, but the Spruce Kings were left with a belief that they could have won that game had their been just a little bit of puck luck on their side.

That puck luck manifested itself on Saturday at the expense of the Timberwolves when the Spruce Kings pressed on a delayed penalty call and were able to get a shot through to the net that counted. Everybody in the building, except the referee, thought that the Timberwolves touched the puck at least twice before Bourke ultimately buried the game winning goal. That shot became a turn of fortunes and injected a shot of much needed confidence into the entire team.

The Spruce Kings will get two more boosts on the backend tonight as Wes McLeod and Josh Pineiro will both be back in the lineup. McLeod, who had missed a total of five games, is back from his all star performance at the World Junior A Challenge with a silver medal. Pineiro, who missed out the last four games with an undisclosed upper body injury, will also be back in the lineup and once again paired up with McLeod on the blue line. Unfortunately I don't expect to see either on the ice as much as they had previously. The intense travel and game schedule of the WJAC has caught up with Wes and he isn't feeling well. As for Josh, he has been practicing for the past two days but has been taking it easy and will be watching to make sure he doesn't reaggrivate his injury.

Perhaps the recent confidence boosters will help to keep the momentum moving upwards for the Spruce Kings with players like Brad Bourke and Joe Morgan getting the job done. Other players coming off great weekends include RJay Berra, Nick DeSousa, Zac Rasmussen, Jonathan Gibson and Jeff Earnest as well as the usuals like top line of Lyndon Martell, Brooks Robinson and Sam Muchalla. By the way, Kyle Nielsen will get the start tonight and affiliate player Bowman Rutledge will be the backup tonight with Steve Papciak nursing a minor injury. Papciak made the trip with the team and will be in the stands watching the game.

Game time tonight is 7:30 from the Cariboo Community Complex and can be heard live on 93.1 CFIS-FM as well as online from the Spruce Kings website by clicking on the CFIS-FM Listen Live link. The Spruce Kings will also be on the road Friday night in Quesnel to take on the Millionaires before returning home to host the Salmon Arm SIlverbacks in a matinee affair at the Prince George Coliseum Sunday afternoon at 3:00pm.

Rosters ...

Williams Lake Timberwolves

1 Sean Donnelly (G 5'11" 170 4/21/1990 White Rock, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 00 PIMs)
3 Casey Fratkin (F 5'10" 165 6/5/1989 Burnaby, BC, CAN) (GP 13 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 24 PIMs)
4 Darren Tarasoff (D 6'01" 195 3/10/1990 Castlegar, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 1 A 3 Pts 4 18 PIMs)
5 Colin Wandfluh (D 5'11" 180 8/8/1990 Abbotsford, BC, CAN) (GP 13 G 1 A 3 Pts 4 06 PIMs)
6 Riley Sweeney (D 5'11" 185 8/31/1992 Delta, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 2 A 9 Pts 11 10 PIMs)
7 Calvin Johnson (F 5'10" 165 5/28/1992 Smithers, BC, CAN) (GP 12 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 41 PIMs)
8 Dane Rupert (F 5'08" 170 4/16/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 5 A 4 Pts 9 08 PIMs)
11 Ryan Stanimir (F 6'00" 175 3/4/1990 West Vancouver, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 11 A 9 Pts 20 21 PIMs)
13 Laine Keyes (F 5'09" 170 4/13/1990 Chase, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 3 A 0 Pts 3 38 PIMs)
14 Kyle Leung (F 5'07" 165 3/5/1990 Port Coquitlam, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 3 A 4 Pts 7 14 PIMs)
16 Anthony DeLong (F 6'00" 165 2/8/1991 Castlegar, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 3 A 4 Pts 7 22 PIMs)
18 Justin Hogan (F 5'11" 185 8/28/1990 Val Therese, PQ, CAN) (GP 19 G 2 A 13 Pts 15 28 PIMs)
19 Cameron Hoffman (F 6'01" 185 7/1/1991 Lake Stevens, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 3 A 1 Pts 4 25 PIMs)
20 Danny Merth (F 6'00" 190 4/19/1991 Anmore, BC, CAN) (GP 10 G 3 A 8 Pts 11 05 PIMs)
21 Keenan Bailey (F 6'00" 175 2/10/1991 Westbank, BC, CAN) (GP 14 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 17 PIMs)
22 Justin Bardarson (F 5'10" 190 6/6/1990 Burns Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 6 A 6 Pts 12 41 PIMs)
23 Trent Murdoch (F 5'11" 155 7/31/1991 Nanaimo, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 7 A 12 Pts 19 04 PIMs)
24 Jake Harcoff (D 5'10" 185 10/17/1990 Surrey, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 17 PIMs)
26 Brendan Nadolny (D 6'02" 190 8/1/1990 Chilliwack, BC, CAN) (GP 5 G 2 A 2 Pts 4 04 PIMs)
27 Jason Diehl (F 6'02" 195 7/24/1989 San Diego, CA, USA) (GP 15 G 6 A 7 Pts 13 11 PIMs)
28 Kyle Beaulieu (D 6'03" 195 1/16/1991 Surrey, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 2 A 6 Pts 8 30 PIMs)
55 Evan Dauenhauer (G 5'11" 175 12/19/1989 Vernon, BC, CAN) (GP 7 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)


Prince George Spruce Kings

1 Steve Papciak (G 5'11" 185 4/26/1990 Des Plaines, IL, USA) (GP 5 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
3 Wes McLeod (D 6'02" 185 9/30/1990 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 5 A 12 Pts 17 31 PIMs)
4 Clayton McEwan (D 6'00" 180 11/26/1991 Kelowna, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 08 PIMs)
5 Justin Fillion (D 5'11" 175 4/23/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 3 A 12 Pts 15 31 PIMs)
6 Tyler Miller (D 6'03" 210 1/1/1991 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 9 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 23 PIMs)
7 Jesse Scrimbit (D 6'01" 180 12/19/1990 Sicamous, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 16 PIMs)
8 Jonathan Gibson (D 6'01" 205 2/1/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 2 A 3 Pts 5 32 PIMs)
9 Nick DeSousa (F 6'00" 180 11/13/1990 Fraser Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 20 G 6 A 4 Pts 10 12 PIMs)
10 Brad Bourke (D 6'01" 175 4/21/1989 Onoway, AB, CAN) (GP 1 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 02 PIMs)
11 Kyle Manlow (F 5'10" 165 6/28/1991 Murrieta, CA, USA) (GP 22 G 3 A 0 Pts 3 10 PIMs)
14 Lyndon Martell (F 6'01" 190 1/13/1993 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
15 Luke Hannas (F 6'02" 185 9/9/1991 Williams Lake, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 62 PIMs)
16 Jeff Earnest (F 5'10" 175 2/8/1991 Whittier, AK, USA) (GP 21 G 7 A 5 Pts 12 31 PIMs)
17 Brooks Robinson (F 5'11" 180 8/18/1989 Duncan, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 8 A 25 Pts 33 18 PIMs)
19 Joe Morgan (F 5'08" 180 4/7/1989 Kitimat, BC, CAN) (GP 18 G 4 A 10 Pts 14 11 PIMs)
20 Jeff Datoff (D 5'10" 160 5/26/1992 Nanaimo, BC, CAN) (GP 16 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
21 Stewart Lambert (F 6'00" 175 4/5/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 15 G 0 A 1 Pts 1 02 PIMs)
22 Jeremy Wiebe (F 6'00" 180 7/20/1991 Vernon, BC, CAN) (GP 19 G 1 A 1 Pts 2 63 PIMs)
23 RJay Berra (F 6'00" 180 7/26/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 23 G 6 A 6 Pts 12 06 PIMs)
24 Josh Pineiro (D 5'10" 211 8/25/1989 Huntington Beach, CA, USA) (GP 17 G 5 A 11 Pts 16 25 PIMs)
25 Zac Rasmussen (F 5'09" 178 5/8/1989 Kamloops, BC, CAN) (GP 22 G 7 A 11 Pts 18 49 PIMs)
26 Sam Muchalla (F 5'08" 150 8/14/1990 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 21 G 10 A 19 Pts 29 30 PIMs)
30 Bowman Rutledge (G 5'09" 150 1/8/1993 Prince George, BC, CAN) (GP 0 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)
35 Kyle Nielsen (G 5'10" 170 7/21/1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN) (GP 5 G 0 A 0 Pts 0 00 PIMs)