 
VS
|
||
6-17-0-2
|
Record
|
16-5-2-1
|
56 (16th)
|
Goals
For
|
104 (T-1st)
|
104 (15th)
|
Goals
Against
|
54 (5th)
|
18.75% (12th)
|
Power
Play
|
22.14% (5th)
|
73.91% (16th)
|
Penalty
Kill
|
85.27% (4th)
|
Venue: Prince
George Coliseum
Game Time: 7pm
Last Year’s Matchup: 1-1
Season Series: 1-0 in favour of Prince George after a 4-3 win earlier this
season
Game Overview:
Salmon Arm will come barging into Prince George
after a huge game last night. The Silverbacks gave the Alberni Valley Bulldogs
a whooping, taking a 10-1 decision. Salmon Arm was deadly on both special
teams, as they scored three goals on the man advantage, and three goals while
shorthanded. The Silverbacks now lead the BCHL with 10 short handed goals in 24
games. Prince George meanwhile, comes in after taking a tough loss on Wednesday
against the West Kelowna Warriors. The Spruce Kings opened up a 2-0 lead just
nine minutes in, but the Warriors would claw back, and eventually take a 6-4
win. 10 goals is the most amount Prince George has seen in combined goals this
season, as they also had a pair of 7-3 losses to Trail and Victoria.
In their one meeting this season, Prince George
scored three goals in the first for an early 3-0 lead, and thanks to an early
goal in the third by Oliver Trachsel they would take the final result 4-3. Jake
LeBrun, Bryan Basilico, and Nick Guerra were the other goal scorers for PG. For
Salmon Arm, it was Nick Hutchison, Chase Zieky, and Colton Thibault.
Ethan De Jong will also be slotting into the Spruce
King lineup this weekend. The ’99 Burnaby Winter Club player was in the game
against the Surrey Eagles last weekend, and wound up earning an assist on Parker
Colley’s empty netter. Most impressively, coach Chad van Diemen had him out in
the final minute when the Spruce Kings were up by just a goal.
Prince George Home Record: 3-10-0-2
Spruce Kings Leading Scorer: Adam Brubacher – 8G/12A/ 20 pts
Salmon Arm Road Record: 7-3-0-0
Silverbacks Leading Scorer: Nick Hutchison – 11G/19A & Taro
Hirose – 4G/26A/30 pts
Player to watch:
Spruce Kings:
Corey Hoffman
– FWD: It’s nearly been
a month since Hoffman has gotten a point. Despite the drought he led the team
in points until this past Wednesday. Hoffman had a game misconduct last game in
the 1st against West Kelowna, so look for him to come out with some energy
tonight. He had two assists in 4-3 win over Salmon Arm earlier this season.
Nick Guerra –
FWD: The Victoria native
only has one goal this year, but it was against the Silverbacks. Guerra is more
of a defensive forward, but look for him to crack the scoresheet once again
against Salmon Arm.
 |
| Nick Guerra on Wednesday against West Kelowna |
Silverbacks:
Taro Hirose-
FWD: The last time these two
teams met, Hirose picked up one assist. Thanks to a four point night last night
against the Bulldogs he is now up to 30 points in 24 games. The 2nd year
forward was nearly a point a point per game player last year, and looks set to
achieve that goal this season.
Kodi Schwarz-
D: Since being acquired
from the Surrey Eagles, Schwarz had two points in five games, then added a goal
and two assists last night against Alberni Valley. As a member of the Eagles he
had an assist when Surrey beat Prince George earlier in the year.
Broadcast Info: For all games, you can listen to the action on Mixlr or watch live at BCHL
FASTHockey
No comments:
Post a Comment