 
VS
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1-4-0-1
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Record
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3-1-0-1
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9
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Goals
For
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18
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27
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Goals
Against
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12
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3%
17th in BCHL
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Power
Play
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15%
12th in BCHL
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68.57%
16th in BCHL
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Penalty
Kill
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80.65%
12th in BCHL
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Venue: The
Coliseum
Game Time: 7pm
Fun Fact: Both teams are coming off overtime losses
Match Up
Last Season: Cowichan won both games played between the two
games.
Prince George Home Record: 1-2-0-0
Spruce Kings Leading Scorer: Hoffman, LeBrun, Colley, Johnson (3pts each)
Cowichan Valley Road Record: 0-0-0-1
Capitals Leading Scorer: Osczevski and Kehoe (5pts each)
Player to watch:
Spruce Kings:
In the three games played
since his suspension, Jake LeBrun has scored twice, and added an assist.
His assist on Sunday against Victoria was a big one, as he drove to the net,
and Corey Hoffman poked the puck home to send the game to overtime. Prince
George would lose in the second overtime, but thanks to LeBrun the team at
least earned a point from the game. This will be the first game in The Coliseum
for the captain since he was suspended following the first game of the season
against Wenatchee.
Capitals:
Darien Craighead only has one game to his name this season, but he was efficient in
his time picking up a goal. He was a point per game player last year, and with
another good start in the team’s OT loss to Vernon, Craighead will look to keep
his point production rolling along. Kade Kehoe had five points in his first three games, but has been held scoreless the past two. With
Coming In:
This
will be the first game for both teams following the BCHL Showcase. Prince
George picked up their first win of the season, after beating Trail 6-3. That
was a big game for the team, as entering the match they only had four goals in
two games. The next day they would battle back late to send the game against
Victoria to overtime, but would wind up losing. After entering the weekend with
no points, taking three of a possible four was a great outcome for the team.
Last year Prince George only scored a single goal against the Capitals in their
two meetings, so that will have to change this year if they expect any success.
Silent but Deadly
One player that hasn’t been
talked about much this season is Parker Colley. Right now he’s someone to watch
though, as he has three points in his last two games. The rookie has been going
around his job the right way, and is now on the top line with Corey Hoffman and
Jake LeBrun. Colley is also someone to watch for his first BCHL goal, and after
teammates Johnson, Logan, and Tilsley scored their first goals last weekend
against Trail, keep an eye on Colley to score after putting up three assists to
start this season.
Home at Last
After two weeks away from
The Coliseum, the Spruce Kings are back at home. This will also come on the
tail of some big news for the team, as the arena is now allowed to sell
alcohol. There have been mixed opinions to kick things off as expected, but no
one will really know the results until games get going at home.
Don’t Look Ahead
Tomorrow night the Spruce
Kings will be taking on the reigning BCHL champions, the Penticton Vees. Prince
George has to make sure that they focus on the Capitals, as they’re no one to
look over. Off to a very strong start, Cowichan Valley will be gunning for a
win after losing their last game 4-3 in overtime after leading 3-0 at one point
against Vernon.
Bechtel is Back
This will be the first
game against his old game for Rylan Bechtel. After spending the past two
seasons with Cowichan Valley, Bectel was acquired in the offseason by Prince
George. The past two games in the showcase were the first for Bechtel, after
joining the team late in the season. With some experience in his pocket with
his new team, Bechtel should look to have a strong game against his old team.
New Faces
There were a number of
changes for the team this past week. Luc Soares was traded to the Saskatchewan
Junior Hockey League, Matthew Stief returned to Prince George after a stint
down in the USHL with Waterloo, Bryan Basilico was acquired from the Trail
Smoke Eaters, and if that wasn’t enough, Jarod Hovde was brought in from the
Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
Broadcast Info: For all games, you can listen to the action on Mixlr or watch live at BCHL
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