As expected, Tim Zwiers of Williams Lake was given the start in net for the Prince George Spruce Kings and saw the majority of action in front of his crease. The younger lineup of the Spruce Kings held their own and had some chances at the other end as well. The Millionaires, with their older lineup and two game of preseason experience, found themselves with a few goal mouth scrambles that Zwiers and his defence were able to keep out of the Prince George goal.
The Millionaires opened the scoring at the 8:48 mark with a goal that was awarded to the defenceman, Matt Herskovitz. Helpers on the only goal of the opening twenty minutes went to a pair of returning Millionaires players, Thomas Kala and Mitch Galbraith. There was only one powerplay in the opening period and that went to the Millionaires when Justin Fillion got caught for a hooking penalty in the defensive zone.
There were also offsetting penalties at the beginning game as a result of a pair of players crossing the centre line during the pregame skate. Josh Garneau of Quesnel Millionaire and Stewart Lambert of the Prince George Spruce Kings were both caught with a foot over the line and that was enough for the officiating crew to institute the 10 misconduct call. By the way, just so you know when you are at the rink and see the faceoff moved to the defensive zone after a penalty call ... that is one of the new rules in place for the 2009-10 season in the BCHL.
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