Was it a momentum changer for the Spruce Kings? Well I guess we will find out after this weekend. In the meantime, take a look back at some of the hilites from the 3-2 overtime win against the Vernon Vipers.
The voices you hear are that of Todd Miller and Don Klepp from the Vernon broadcast.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Haunted House
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All this week there is a special treat for the tricksters that come out at this time of the year. The old abandoned Saan store on the Hart Hwy has been taken over by an old hag, her pet, a number of creatures and an assortment of beings normally found in horror flicks. The Haunted House or rather the House of a 1000 Souls II is back this year and is creepier than ever.
If you haven't been before, or even if you have, you should check out the Haunted House that features a number of creaks, squeaks and things that go bump in the night that will give the hair on the back of your neck a rise, put goosebumps on your arms and get your heart racing just a little bit more than normal. The people behind the Haunted House have done a spectacular job, or rather spooktacular job, and left very little out.
All of your senses will get a chill and a thrill from the moment you step into the darkness from the outside. The visual elements are stunning with the use of lights, shadows and bog fog. As you stand outside the entrance to the house you will hear spine tingling screams over top of the eerie sounds of a truly horrific place reminiscent of an early horror movie.
The theatrical ambiance encompasses the entire 1500 square foot area of the once innocent family clothing store. Entering the rickety old house seems safe enough at first, but don't be too brave and don't think you can be cautious enough either. There are horrific sights and sounds at every corner waiting for you. Just when you think you've made it into a safe area, that's when you'll let your guard down and become the next victim of the residents of the Haunted House.
There is enough horrors in the house to get under the skin of the bravest of souls with corpses that come to life and turns that take you right into the mouth of fear itself. When you're looking to your left and to your right, don't forget to look behind you because the shadows have eyes too. Be careful also not to step on the Old Hag's pet ... a highly disturbing creature that will be sure to leave a lasting impression on your very psyche.
a highly disturbing creature will greet you when you least expect in the House of 1000 Souls II
The master minds behind the Haunted House have left very little out and deserve to be credited for all their hard worked volunteer hours spent setting up the elaborate Haunted House and the Killmore Karnival. Pat and Dave Wenger, Michael Pockett and Barry Williams put their love for the scariest season of them all together and came up with a winner for the residents of Prince George as well as one non-profit group.
The Faternal Order of the Eagles are the big beneficiaries in this group effort as all proceeds from the Haunted House go to them this year. There is a small admission of $5.00 for all who want to brave the trip through the Haunted House, but it is well worth the cost. The creatures that wander the Haunted House are volunteers from around the city and include players from the Prince George Spruce Kings hockey club, some of which were fortunate enough to see the transformation of the Saan store first hand.
The Haunted House runs nightly from 5pm til 9pm with a special opening time on Saturday and Sunday of noon. On Saturday night there will also be a Masquerade Ball afterwards. For more information on the Haunted House you can call or text the Old Hag at 250.981.2565. The Haunted House is suitable for all ages and is also handicap accessible.
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All this week there is a special treat for the tricksters that come out at this time of the year. The old abandoned Saan store on the Hart Hwy has been taken over by an old hag, her pet, a number of creatures and an assortment of beings normally found in horror flicks. The Haunted House or rather the House of a 1000 Souls II is back this year and is creepier than ever.
If you haven't been before, or even if you have, you should check out the Haunted House that features a number of creaks, squeaks and things that go bump in the night that will give the hair on the back of your neck a rise, put goosebumps on your arms and get your heart racing just a little bit more than normal. The people behind the Haunted House have done a spectacular job, or rather spooktacular job, and left very little out.
All of your senses will get a chill and a thrill from the moment you step into the darkness from the outside. The visual elements are stunning with the use of lights, shadows and bog fog. As you stand outside the entrance to the house you will hear spine tingling screams over top of the eerie sounds of a truly horrific place reminiscent of an early horror movie.
The theatrical ambiance encompasses the entire 1500 square foot area of the once innocent family clothing store. Entering the rickety old house seems safe enough at first, but don't be too brave and don't think you can be cautious enough either. There are horrific sights and sounds at every corner waiting for you. Just when you think you've made it into a safe area, that's when you'll let your guard down and become the next victim of the residents of the Haunted House.
There is enough horrors in the house to get under the skin of the bravest of souls with corpses that come to life and turns that take you right into the mouth of fear itself. When you're looking to your left and to your right, don't forget to look behind you because the shadows have eyes too. Be careful also not to step on the Old Hag's pet ... a highly disturbing creature that will be sure to leave a lasting impression on your very psyche.
a highly disturbing creature will greet you when you least expect in the House of 1000 Souls II
The master minds behind the Haunted House have left very little out and deserve to be credited for all their hard worked volunteer hours spent setting up the elaborate Haunted House and the Killmore Karnival. Pat and Dave Wenger, Michael Pockett and Barry Williams put their love for the scariest season of them all together and came up with a winner for the residents of Prince George as well as one non-profit group.
The Faternal Order of the Eagles are the big beneficiaries in this group effort as all proceeds from the Haunted House go to them this year. There is a small admission of $5.00 for all who want to brave the trip through the Haunted House, but it is well worth the cost. The creatures that wander the Haunted House are volunteers from around the city and include players from the Prince George Spruce Kings hockey club, some of which were fortunate enough to see the transformation of the Saan store first hand.
The Haunted House runs nightly from 5pm til 9pm with a special opening time on Saturday and Sunday of noon. On Saturday night there will also be a Masquerade Ball afterwards. For more information on the Haunted House you can call or text the Old Hag at 250.981.2565. The Haunted House is suitable for all ages and is also handicap accessible.
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| Members of the Spruce Kings just before they headed inside the Haunted House |
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| Isaac Davies (middle) and Kirk Thompson (right) didn't see the troll behind them |
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| A gargoyle stands guard at the entrance to the property that the Haunted House is on |
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| The Old Hag's pet patrols the Haunted House keeping an eye on everybody |
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| Alex Wright tries to figure out what is in the Yuk Buckets |
Sunday, October 24, 2010
One From the Road
The Prince George Spruce Kings rolled in to Vernon to take on the Vernon Vipers Sunday afternoon with every excuse possible available for them. Coming off of two losses to the Trail Smoke Eaters to start a three game weekend in less than three days. A grueling bus ride that started on Thursday saw the team spend half the day in the bus traveling down to the Kootenays. After the late Saturday game (a 7:30pm start), the team then had to get back on the bus for a five hour trip to Vernon for a short sleep before heading to the rink at noon for the 2:00 game time.
Frustration, fatigue and a host of other excuses could have been used and accepted by a lot of people that know all to well how tough it is to play three games on the road. The players and the coaching staff weren't prepared to use those excuses and instead through them in the garbage can with the used tape. After the fact a few players admitted that some Red Bull did provide them with the wings and the energy to go the distance plus a little extra in the overtime win over the Vernon Vipers.
When the team came out onto the ice for their pregame skate, I was underneath the stands near the Spruce Kings tunnel. Standing there interviewing Tom Bohmer before the start of the game there was just something about the sounds in the arena that had me fired up. The pucks off the glass, the skates cutting into the ice and the song "Sandstorm" by Darude provided a charged up atmosphere and I got excited for the game. Bohmer was telling me about how the team had been building momentum in their two losses against the Trail Smoke Eaters and he had a believe that good things were on the horizon if the simple game plan was adhered too.
The coaching staff made very few changes from the previous two games except for maybe one. On a hockey instinct, head coach Ed Dempsey went with Kirk Thompson in goal and then added Nic DeSousa to centre up the top line of Zac Ashdown and RJay Berra. Justin Fillion and Trevor Esau started on the blueline. Early in the game the Vernon Vipers came up with some early shots on Thompson that got the eighteen year old rookie into the game early. As the period progressed the Spruce Kings found themselves just going with the flow but getting the job done.
With the first five minutes out of the way, the feeling started creeping into the game that this was one the Spruce Kings could steal away if they could get a few bounces to go their way. The first bounce was a neutral zone interception by Riley Spraggs who knocked down the puck and went in for the first real scoring chance for the Spruce Kings. That chance was followed up by two more back to back quality shots by the youngsters, Jujhar Khaira and Stephen Ryan.
The first period ended in a scoreless tie with both sides believing they had the edge in the play but neither having anything to show on the score clock. In the second period, the Spruce Kings found themselves hemmed inside their own zone again and again they were able to withstand the pressure. At one point the Vipers had a sure goal stolen away by Justin Fillion who was able to stop the puck behind Kirk Thompson along the goal line and clear the zone. That seemed to be another one of those bounces that went the Spruce Kings way and let to some more chances but still no goals ... for either team.
Just past the midway mark of the second period the Vernon Vipers were able to work the puck down the ice and eventually through the top of the crease and off the stick of Adam Hadley to open the scoring. A few seconds later the Vipers thought they scored again but were robbed again on the goal line this time by the quick glove of Thompson. Off the ensuing faceoff Trevor Esau started the defensive zone breakout with a nice pass to Connor Tiechko who tried to feed Chris Bodo through the neutral zone. The puck bounced off a defender`s skate and came right back to Tiechko who broke in over the Vipers blue line and from the high slot fired a wrister that beat Bryton udy cleanly. A whistle from the linseman who called Bodo offisde brought that one back.
Shortly after that the Vipers added to their lead when Dylan Walchuk was able to come out from the right side and dance through the crease before dropping the puck into the back of the net on the far side. The excuses were starting to be formed from those that didn't believe, but not the Spruce Kings. They kept digging and trying to come up with chances with an effort that resulted in their first power play chance. The Spruce Kings power play unit looked much improved on this night with the right side of the ice being utilized between Justin Fillion from the high slot to Zac Ashdown, Nic DeSousa and RJay Berra down low.
With the puck in the right corner, Ashdown was able to get it back to Fillion who fed back into the corner for Berra. The captain may have spotted the penalty door open or saw something else with DeSousa open on the far side, either way he decided to fire a quick shot from sharp angle. The shot took a Spruce Kings bounce off a defender's skate and deflected into the net. A bounce that went the way of the Spruce Kings in the form of an even strength goal scored just one second after the power play ended.
A few minutes later Brendon Fornwald found himself in the defensive zone without a stick. Fornwald from his knees on the top of the crease tried to throw the puck out of the zone. The puck was stopped by Malcolm Lyles on the right point who fired it back at the Spruce Kings goal. The shot was blocked by Trevor Esau who fell on the puck; with his back to the shooter, Esau lay on the puck waiting for the whistle when Lyles came in with a vicious spear. Fornwald saw this and immediately went to the assistance of his defense man and was knocked to the ice.
The incident drew a pair of minors for spearing and roughing in the eyes of Kris Hartley and when David Robinson went to question the calls he was assessed an unsportsman conduct penalty. The three minors put the Spruce Kings on an extended power play starting with a full two minute two man advantage. Again Justin Fillion quarterbacked the power play from the slot feeding the puck to Trent Murdoch who went down to the corner where Nic DeSousa and Zac Ashdown kept the puck in control and got it back to Murdoch. Faking the shot, Murdoch fired a had pass across to the top of the left side faceoff circle where Fillion was waiting for it and one-timed a bullet of shot labeled for the short side beating the goaltender and tieing the game up at two.
In the third period, both teams would trade chances with the Spruce Kings getting the puck in deep a few times. It would be the Vipers with the best scoring chances late in the game, but Kirk Thompson had his best saves of the game waiting in his glove. With 5:10 remaining in regulation time, a high shot found its way to the net and got Thompson just over the chest protector and just under the mask, hitting the goaltender in the collarbone. Thompson made the save but was slowing getting up bringing the trainer Bill Baldridge to the ice to check on the youngster.
It was only a short stoppage and provided the Spruce Kings with a bit of a breather for the final minutes of regulation time. The Vipers would get one more chance to win it in regulation time on a breakout from their own zone that saw Thompson rob the shooter with a quick glove at the 18:40 mark of the game. From there the final seconds ticked down leading to the four on four BCHL first overtime period. The Vipers would get the first chance to score with another shot high to the glove side of Thompson that again was caught and held.
The Spruce Kings would get their chance seconds later when Zac Ashdown sped down the right side wall and Chris Bodo joining him for a 2-on-1. While trying to get the pass across to Bodo, Ashdown was caught and hooked down from behind leaving the referee no choice but to make the hooking call. Ed Dempsey called a time out and drew up a faceoff play that seemed to work to perfection. Ashdown took the draw with a pair of right handed shooting forwards lined up on either side. Chris Bodo on the right, RJay Berra on the left and Justin Fillion behind. Ashdown won the draw and went straight to the net, both Bodo and Berra were able to get a stick on the puck and direct through traffic to Ashdown who slid it five hole for the overtime winner.
The goal gave the Spruce Kings their first overtime win in three tries and more importantly their first road victory of the season and the all important two points. Over in the Nicola Valley Arena, the Merritt Centennials were putting the finishing touches to a 4-1 win over the Quesnel Millionaires for their second win in a row. The win by Prince George leaves them one point back of the Quesnel Millionaires and three points back of the Merritt Centennials. The Spruce Kings next two game will be huge as they are both against the Centennials in the Castle on Friday night and Sunday afternoon with the Centennials also playing Saturday night in Quesnel while the Spruce Kings will be idol that night.
It was an entertaining game for a number of reasons, but none more so than the fact that the Spruce Kings did not just roll over and take it when the excuses were there to defend them. Out of the twenty man roster that dressed for the Sunday afternoon game, you would be hard pressed to find a player that didn't contribute to the final outcome. Just selecting the three stars was tough and Vernon found themselves missing out on choosing perhaps the best player on the ice as Justin Fillion was strong both offensively and defensively in the game. Kirk Thompson was sensational in goal and of course Zac Ashdown's overtime winner almost automatically gives him a star. RJay Berra had another strong game and all four were selected in the game broadcast for a star with Berra getting the Generator Player of the Game nod.
Frustration, fatigue and a host of other excuses could have been used and accepted by a lot of people that know all to well how tough it is to play three games on the road. The players and the coaching staff weren't prepared to use those excuses and instead through them in the garbage can with the used tape. After the fact a few players admitted that some Red Bull did provide them with the wings and the energy to go the distance plus a little extra in the overtime win over the Vernon Vipers.
When the team came out onto the ice for their pregame skate, I was underneath the stands near the Spruce Kings tunnel. Standing there interviewing Tom Bohmer before the start of the game there was just something about the sounds in the arena that had me fired up. The pucks off the glass, the skates cutting into the ice and the song "Sandstorm" by Darude provided a charged up atmosphere and I got excited for the game. Bohmer was telling me about how the team had been building momentum in their two losses against the Trail Smoke Eaters and he had a believe that good things were on the horizon if the simple game plan was adhered too.
The coaching staff made very few changes from the previous two games except for maybe one. On a hockey instinct, head coach Ed Dempsey went with Kirk Thompson in goal and then added Nic DeSousa to centre up the top line of Zac Ashdown and RJay Berra. Justin Fillion and Trevor Esau started on the blueline. Early in the game the Vernon Vipers came up with some early shots on Thompson that got the eighteen year old rookie into the game early. As the period progressed the Spruce Kings found themselves just going with the flow but getting the job done.
With the first five minutes out of the way, the feeling started creeping into the game that this was one the Spruce Kings could steal away if they could get a few bounces to go their way. The first bounce was a neutral zone interception by Riley Spraggs who knocked down the puck and went in for the first real scoring chance for the Spruce Kings. That chance was followed up by two more back to back quality shots by the youngsters, Jujhar Khaira and Stephen Ryan.
The first period ended in a scoreless tie with both sides believing they had the edge in the play but neither having anything to show on the score clock. In the second period, the Spruce Kings found themselves hemmed inside their own zone again and again they were able to withstand the pressure. At one point the Vipers had a sure goal stolen away by Justin Fillion who was able to stop the puck behind Kirk Thompson along the goal line and clear the zone. That seemed to be another one of those bounces that went the Spruce Kings way and let to some more chances but still no goals ... for either team.
Just past the midway mark of the second period the Vernon Vipers were able to work the puck down the ice and eventually through the top of the crease and off the stick of Adam Hadley to open the scoring. A few seconds later the Vipers thought they scored again but were robbed again on the goal line this time by the quick glove of Thompson. Off the ensuing faceoff Trevor Esau started the defensive zone breakout with a nice pass to Connor Tiechko who tried to feed Chris Bodo through the neutral zone. The puck bounced off a defender`s skate and came right back to Tiechko who broke in over the Vipers blue line and from the high slot fired a wrister that beat Bryton udy cleanly. A whistle from the linseman who called Bodo offisde brought that one back.
Shortly after that the Vipers added to their lead when Dylan Walchuk was able to come out from the right side and dance through the crease before dropping the puck into the back of the net on the far side. The excuses were starting to be formed from those that didn't believe, but not the Spruce Kings. They kept digging and trying to come up with chances with an effort that resulted in their first power play chance. The Spruce Kings power play unit looked much improved on this night with the right side of the ice being utilized between Justin Fillion from the high slot to Zac Ashdown, Nic DeSousa and RJay Berra down low.
With the puck in the right corner, Ashdown was able to get it back to Fillion who fed back into the corner for Berra. The captain may have spotted the penalty door open or saw something else with DeSousa open on the far side, either way he decided to fire a quick shot from sharp angle. The shot took a Spruce Kings bounce off a defender's skate and deflected into the net. A bounce that went the way of the Spruce Kings in the form of an even strength goal scored just one second after the power play ended.
A few minutes later Brendon Fornwald found himself in the defensive zone without a stick. Fornwald from his knees on the top of the crease tried to throw the puck out of the zone. The puck was stopped by Malcolm Lyles on the right point who fired it back at the Spruce Kings goal. The shot was blocked by Trevor Esau who fell on the puck; with his back to the shooter, Esau lay on the puck waiting for the whistle when Lyles came in with a vicious spear. Fornwald saw this and immediately went to the assistance of his defense man and was knocked to the ice.
The incident drew a pair of minors for spearing and roughing in the eyes of Kris Hartley and when David Robinson went to question the calls he was assessed an unsportsman conduct penalty. The three minors put the Spruce Kings on an extended power play starting with a full two minute two man advantage. Again Justin Fillion quarterbacked the power play from the slot feeding the puck to Trent Murdoch who went down to the corner where Nic DeSousa and Zac Ashdown kept the puck in control and got it back to Murdoch. Faking the shot, Murdoch fired a had pass across to the top of the left side faceoff circle where Fillion was waiting for it and one-timed a bullet of shot labeled for the short side beating the goaltender and tieing the game up at two.
In the third period, both teams would trade chances with the Spruce Kings getting the puck in deep a few times. It would be the Vipers with the best scoring chances late in the game, but Kirk Thompson had his best saves of the game waiting in his glove. With 5:10 remaining in regulation time, a high shot found its way to the net and got Thompson just over the chest protector and just under the mask, hitting the goaltender in the collarbone. Thompson made the save but was slowing getting up bringing the trainer Bill Baldridge to the ice to check on the youngster.
It was only a short stoppage and provided the Spruce Kings with a bit of a breather for the final minutes of regulation time. The Vipers would get one more chance to win it in regulation time on a breakout from their own zone that saw Thompson rob the shooter with a quick glove at the 18:40 mark of the game. From there the final seconds ticked down leading to the four on four BCHL first overtime period. The Vipers would get the first chance to score with another shot high to the glove side of Thompson that again was caught and held.
The Spruce Kings would get their chance seconds later when Zac Ashdown sped down the right side wall and Chris Bodo joining him for a 2-on-1. While trying to get the pass across to Bodo, Ashdown was caught and hooked down from behind leaving the referee no choice but to make the hooking call. Ed Dempsey called a time out and drew up a faceoff play that seemed to work to perfection. Ashdown took the draw with a pair of right handed shooting forwards lined up on either side. Chris Bodo on the right, RJay Berra on the left and Justin Fillion behind. Ashdown won the draw and went straight to the net, both Bodo and Berra were able to get a stick on the puck and direct through traffic to Ashdown who slid it five hole for the overtime winner.
The goal gave the Spruce Kings their first overtime win in three tries and more importantly their first road victory of the season and the all important two points. Over in the Nicola Valley Arena, the Merritt Centennials were putting the finishing touches to a 4-1 win over the Quesnel Millionaires for their second win in a row. The win by Prince George leaves them one point back of the Quesnel Millionaires and three points back of the Merritt Centennials. The Spruce Kings next two game will be huge as they are both against the Centennials in the Castle on Friday night and Sunday afternoon with the Centennials also playing Saturday night in Quesnel while the Spruce Kings will be idol that night.
It was an entertaining game for a number of reasons, but none more so than the fact that the Spruce Kings did not just roll over and take it when the excuses were there to defend them. Out of the twenty man roster that dressed for the Sunday afternoon game, you would be hard pressed to find a player that didn't contribute to the final outcome. Just selecting the three stars was tough and Vernon found themselves missing out on choosing perhaps the best player on the ice as Justin Fillion was strong both offensively and defensively in the game. Kirk Thompson was sensational in goal and of course Zac Ashdown's overtime winner almost automatically gives him a star. RJay Berra had another strong game and all four were selected in the game broadcast for a star with Berra getting the Generator Player of the Game nod.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Back Half of the Double Header
When you look at the final score and sometimes even just the boxscore, it is easy to miss what happened in a game and where things went right or even where they went wrong. For the Spruce Kings on Friday night, they did a lot of things right and created many chances because of some good effort and work ethic.
When seeing just the 7-3 loss, a much improved effort is lost in those numbers. The Spruce Kings did have that much improved effort in their first meeting of the season against the Trail Smoke Eaters. In fact the first three shifts all had a shot on goal and one good chance to open the scoring. Before the game was two minutes old, they also found themselves on the powerplay with a double minor from a tripping and checking from behind call.
It was a double minor and should of actually been a two man advantage instead, but those are the kind of things that the Spruce Kings have gotten used to dealing with as the season has unfolded before them. The power play generated another three scoring chances for the Spruce Kings, but chances were all they would get on the man advantage.
When the Trail Smoke Eaters got their first power play, they too were only able to generate chances. The difference was the six seconds after the penalized player stepped onto the ice and tried to get involved in the defensive zone. As if it was a sign of things to come, Scott Jacklin found himself picking up his stick and glove from the ice after losing it in a battle in the slot. After gearing up, Jacklin found the puck and was able to start a play that got the Spruce Kings turned around in their own zone and eventually the puck ended up on Sam Mellor's stick and into the back of the net.
The Spruce Kings weren't about to let this one slip by as they went back to work on their own offense. After setting up two previous scoring chances the resulted in shots on goal, Jujhar Khaira found himself behind the Trail Smoke Eaters net with the puck and spotted a wide open Kyle Manlow in the slot. With a perfect centering pass Khaira fed Manlow who then out waited Kiefer Smiley and then fired a high shot over the blocker of the goaltender to tie the game at 1.
The first would end that way as the two teams went to their respective dressing rooms. In the second period it was a pair of lifetime friends and team mates that put the visitors up by one. Justin Fillion was able to glove the puck down at the blue line and saucered a perfect pass that went over a defender's stick and landed flat on the ice for RJay Berra who came straight down the slot. With a forehand backhand deke, Berra beat Smiley high on the glove side.
That lead was short lived when a puck was mishandled coming out of the Spruce Kings with the team on the powerplay. Scott Jacklin was right there to pick up the loose puck and moved in untouched and put on his own moves on Alex Wright before sliding it under the Spruce Kings netminder. The short handed goal proved to be a turning point in the game as the Smoke Eaters would add three more in the second to take a 5-2 lead to the dressing room.
Like their first goal, the Trail Smoke Eaters third goal came seconds after the Spruce Kings had killed off a penalty ... and worse still it was banked in off a Spruce Kings player. The next two goals both came on the power play for Trail with Faiz Khan in the penalty box for high sticking and then Jujhar Khaira in the box for a retaliation slash.
In the third period the Spruce Kings closed the gap with a hard working solo effort from one of the newest acquistions to the team. Winning a puck battle along the half wall, Zac Ashdown made his way to the net and powered himself into the crease. Smiley was able to make the initial save but the puck was left there for Ashdown to reach back and flick it into the net. With bodies crashing in the blue paint, the goal was originally awarded to Nic DeSousa until video was used to show that the hard work and continuous effort resulted in Ashdown's first as a member of the Spruce Kings.
Any chance of a comeback was snuffed out by the Smoke Eaters as they scored two in less than a minute before the mid way mark of the third period. Behind on the score board 7-3, the coaching staff made the decision to pull Alex Wright to see if his team could generate some momentum for the back half of the weekend double header with the Trail Smoke Eaters.
The return matchup between the two teams is less than 24 hours later - 7:30pm in the Cominco Arena. Looking over the game tape after the game and also during the next day uncovered a few things that the coaching staff will try to use as motivation and strategy for tonight's game. In the words of assistant coach, Tom Bohmer, "70 percent of everything the team did, they did right." Obviously the message is to find that missing percentage and come away with two points tonight.
Game time tonight is 7:30 with the game being broadcast in Prince George on 93.1 CFIS-FM. It will also be available online from the radio station's website and also from the Spruce Kings website as well as the BCHL Fanzone. Audio only webcast will start at 7:15pm with the pregame show, Ron Gallo will provide the play-by-play and then a look back at the game during the Predator Paintball post game show.
Following the game tonight the Spruce Kings will travel into Vernon for their 2pm matinee meeting with the Vernon Vipers. It will be the first time the Spruce Kings have played the Vipers in their arena this season and if things go well on Saturday, the Spruce Kings already know that they have picked up one of their wins against the Vipers.
When seeing just the 7-3 loss, a much improved effort is lost in those numbers. The Spruce Kings did have that much improved effort in their first meeting of the season against the Trail Smoke Eaters. In fact the first three shifts all had a shot on goal and one good chance to open the scoring. Before the game was two minutes old, they also found themselves on the powerplay with a double minor from a tripping and checking from behind call.
It was a double minor and should of actually been a two man advantage instead, but those are the kind of things that the Spruce Kings have gotten used to dealing with as the season has unfolded before them. The power play generated another three scoring chances for the Spruce Kings, but chances were all they would get on the man advantage.
When the Trail Smoke Eaters got their first power play, they too were only able to generate chances. The difference was the six seconds after the penalized player stepped onto the ice and tried to get involved in the defensive zone. As if it was a sign of things to come, Scott Jacklin found himself picking up his stick and glove from the ice after losing it in a battle in the slot. After gearing up, Jacklin found the puck and was able to start a play that got the Spruce Kings turned around in their own zone and eventually the puck ended up on Sam Mellor's stick and into the back of the net.
The Spruce Kings weren't about to let this one slip by as they went back to work on their own offense. After setting up two previous scoring chances the resulted in shots on goal, Jujhar Khaira found himself behind the Trail Smoke Eaters net with the puck and spotted a wide open Kyle Manlow in the slot. With a perfect centering pass Khaira fed Manlow who then out waited Kiefer Smiley and then fired a high shot over the blocker of the goaltender to tie the game at 1.
The first would end that way as the two teams went to their respective dressing rooms. In the second period it was a pair of lifetime friends and team mates that put the visitors up by one. Justin Fillion was able to glove the puck down at the blue line and saucered a perfect pass that went over a defender's stick and landed flat on the ice for RJay Berra who came straight down the slot. With a forehand backhand deke, Berra beat Smiley high on the glove side.
That lead was short lived when a puck was mishandled coming out of the Spruce Kings with the team on the powerplay. Scott Jacklin was right there to pick up the loose puck and moved in untouched and put on his own moves on Alex Wright before sliding it under the Spruce Kings netminder. The short handed goal proved to be a turning point in the game as the Smoke Eaters would add three more in the second to take a 5-2 lead to the dressing room.
Like their first goal, the Trail Smoke Eaters third goal came seconds after the Spruce Kings had killed off a penalty ... and worse still it was banked in off a Spruce Kings player. The next two goals both came on the power play for Trail with Faiz Khan in the penalty box for high sticking and then Jujhar Khaira in the box for a retaliation slash.
In the third period the Spruce Kings closed the gap with a hard working solo effort from one of the newest acquistions to the team. Winning a puck battle along the half wall, Zac Ashdown made his way to the net and powered himself into the crease. Smiley was able to make the initial save but the puck was left there for Ashdown to reach back and flick it into the net. With bodies crashing in the blue paint, the goal was originally awarded to Nic DeSousa until video was used to show that the hard work and continuous effort resulted in Ashdown's first as a member of the Spruce Kings.
Any chance of a comeback was snuffed out by the Smoke Eaters as they scored two in less than a minute before the mid way mark of the third period. Behind on the score board 7-3, the coaching staff made the decision to pull Alex Wright to see if his team could generate some momentum for the back half of the weekend double header with the Trail Smoke Eaters.
The return matchup between the two teams is less than 24 hours later - 7:30pm in the Cominco Arena. Looking over the game tape after the game and also during the next day uncovered a few things that the coaching staff will try to use as motivation and strategy for tonight's game. In the words of assistant coach, Tom Bohmer, "70 percent of everything the team did, they did right." Obviously the message is to find that missing percentage and come away with two points tonight.
Game time tonight is 7:30 with the game being broadcast in Prince George on 93.1 CFIS-FM. It will also be available online from the radio station's website and also from the Spruce Kings website as well as the BCHL Fanzone. Audio only webcast will start at 7:15pm with the pregame show, Ron Gallo will provide the play-by-play and then a look back at the game during the Predator Paintball post game show.
Following the game tonight the Spruce Kings will travel into Vernon for their 2pm matinee meeting with the Vernon Vipers. It will be the first time the Spruce Kings have played the Vipers in their arena this season and if things go well on Saturday, the Spruce Kings already know that they have picked up one of their wins against the Vipers.
Friday, October 22, 2010
First Half of a Weekend Doubleheader
With travel costs and just travel in general to consider when it comes to making up the season schedule, every once in awhile a gem like this gets booked. And I do expect this to be a gem of a mini-series between the Trail Smoke Eaters and the Prince George Spruce Kings. It is the first meeting of the season between the two teams and there is just something to be said about when these two meet each other.
Last year the teams only played a total of four games against each other with all but one of them being decided by one goal. The two in Trail both went to overtime with Trail winning one in the first overtime period and Prince George winning the first one in double overtime. In the 2008-09 season, these two teams met in Trail for a double header that again saw one of the games go to overtime with Sam Muchalla scoring the game winner from Wes McLeod and Zach Davies.
Overtimes aside, these two teams have played each other tough in their recent histories and have had some great games with a physical edge to them. The games in Trail may have another significance as the Spruce Kings have used them in the past to turn things around. Something the team would like nothing more to do than tonight.
The Trail Smoke Eaters have been on a roll to start the season and find themselves in second place of the Interior Division with a number of players contributing big numbers offensively. The team has stubbed its toe a couple of times but has been able to recover quickly and get back on track. Most recently was a devastating loss to the Penticton Vees when they had a two goal lead late in the game and a power play to boot. Their most recent game was an overtime win against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on home ice Wednesday night.
The Trail Smoke Eaters are at the front end of an extended eight game home stand that features the double header with the Spruce Kings this weekend, another double header with the Quesnel Millionaires next weekend, two visits from the Penticton Vees and a single with the Victoria Grizzlies. The Trail Smoke Eaters will then head north where they will play in the Coliseum twice before returning home to host the Spruce Kings on November 20th.
With a total of five matchups in less than thirty days between these two teams, its a safe bet to make that both teams will want to assert themselves early in the five game series. With tonight`s game being the first, the Smoke Eaters are going to be relying on their success to this point in the season to get them through the early introductions, while the Spruce Kings will be looking to build on the positives that they have been able to generate.
One of those positives has been the work on the penalty kill allowing only one power play goal against in the last eleven short handed situations where the one was scored with two men in the box. Other positives include the improvement in other areas of the game especially the faceoff circle where winning a faceoff becomes instrumental in generating momentum. The four centres in charge of winning the majority of draws tonight are Kyle Manlow, Nic DeSousa, Connor Tiechko and Stephen Ryan.
Line combinations will see Manlow between Jujhar Khaira (left) and Trent Murdoch (right), DeSousa between Zac Ashdown (left) and RJay Berra (right), Tiechko between Faiz Khan (left) and Chris Bodo (right) as well as Ryan between Brendan Fornwald (left) and Riley Spraggs (right). Justin Fillion, Trevor Esau, Derek Henderson, Jeff Datoff, Isaac Davies and Jeremy Wiebe will provide the defensive pairings with Alex Wright expected to get the start in goal.
On the other side of the ice, the Spruce Kings will have to be wary of a few players as the Trail Smoke Eaters have shown some scoring depth with a majority of the points coming from Sam Mellor (19g 13a), Travis St. Dennis (14g 14a) and Scott Jacklin (6g 21a). For the first of these two meetings, Kiefer Smiley is expected to get the start for the Smoke Eaters with his 2.74 goals against average and 92.11 save percentage.
As a team the Trail Smoke Eaters have been averaging 3.60 goals a game while allowing 3.10 goals against. On home ice they have established a strong presence against their opponents with a record of 6-1-0-1, they are 8th in the league on home ice for powerplay goals, 5th on the penalty kill and have outscored their opposition 35-21 in those eight games.
The Spruce Kings are still looking for their first win on the road this season. Talking with a few players about their recent struggles, the common consensus is that this is a fluke and not an indication of the team or the players abilities. The mood is still optimistic and positive and there have been many signs leaving me to believe that this is a hurdle that will be overcome ... will it be cleared tonight?
Game time is 7:30pm in the Cominco Arena in Trail with the game being broadcast in Prince George on 93.1 CFIS-FM and also online from the radio station's website or the Spruce Kings website (please note at the time this blog was being written, the Spruce Kings website was down ... you can access the broadcast at http://ustream.tv/channel/spruce-kings)
Last year the teams only played a total of four games against each other with all but one of them being decided by one goal. The two in Trail both went to overtime with Trail winning one in the first overtime period and Prince George winning the first one in double overtime. In the 2008-09 season, these two teams met in Trail for a double header that again saw one of the games go to overtime with Sam Muchalla scoring the game winner from Wes McLeod and Zach Davies.
Overtimes aside, these two teams have played each other tough in their recent histories and have had some great games with a physical edge to them. The games in Trail may have another significance as the Spruce Kings have used them in the past to turn things around. Something the team would like nothing more to do than tonight.
The Trail Smoke Eaters have been on a roll to start the season and find themselves in second place of the Interior Division with a number of players contributing big numbers offensively. The team has stubbed its toe a couple of times but has been able to recover quickly and get back on track. Most recently was a devastating loss to the Penticton Vees when they had a two goal lead late in the game and a power play to boot. Their most recent game was an overtime win against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on home ice Wednesday night.
The Trail Smoke Eaters are at the front end of an extended eight game home stand that features the double header with the Spruce Kings this weekend, another double header with the Quesnel Millionaires next weekend, two visits from the Penticton Vees and a single with the Victoria Grizzlies. The Trail Smoke Eaters will then head north where they will play in the Coliseum twice before returning home to host the Spruce Kings on November 20th.
With a total of five matchups in less than thirty days between these two teams, its a safe bet to make that both teams will want to assert themselves early in the five game series. With tonight`s game being the first, the Smoke Eaters are going to be relying on their success to this point in the season to get them through the early introductions, while the Spruce Kings will be looking to build on the positives that they have been able to generate.
One of those positives has been the work on the penalty kill allowing only one power play goal against in the last eleven short handed situations where the one was scored with two men in the box. Other positives include the improvement in other areas of the game especially the faceoff circle where winning a faceoff becomes instrumental in generating momentum. The four centres in charge of winning the majority of draws tonight are Kyle Manlow, Nic DeSousa, Connor Tiechko and Stephen Ryan.
Line combinations will see Manlow between Jujhar Khaira (left) and Trent Murdoch (right), DeSousa between Zac Ashdown (left) and RJay Berra (right), Tiechko between Faiz Khan (left) and Chris Bodo (right) as well as Ryan between Brendan Fornwald (left) and Riley Spraggs (right). Justin Fillion, Trevor Esau, Derek Henderson, Jeff Datoff, Isaac Davies and Jeremy Wiebe will provide the defensive pairings with Alex Wright expected to get the start in goal.
On the other side of the ice, the Spruce Kings will have to be wary of a few players as the Trail Smoke Eaters have shown some scoring depth with a majority of the points coming from Sam Mellor (19g 13a), Travis St. Dennis (14g 14a) and Scott Jacklin (6g 21a). For the first of these two meetings, Kiefer Smiley is expected to get the start for the Smoke Eaters with his 2.74 goals against average and 92.11 save percentage.
As a team the Trail Smoke Eaters have been averaging 3.60 goals a game while allowing 3.10 goals against. On home ice they have established a strong presence against their opponents with a record of 6-1-0-1, they are 8th in the league on home ice for powerplay goals, 5th on the penalty kill and have outscored their opposition 35-21 in those eight games.
The Spruce Kings are still looking for their first win on the road this season. Talking with a few players about their recent struggles, the common consensus is that this is a fluke and not an indication of the team or the players abilities. The mood is still optimistic and positive and there have been many signs leaving me to believe that this is a hurdle that will be overcome ... will it be cleared tonight?
Game time is 7:30pm in the Cominco Arena in Trail with the game being broadcast in Prince George on 93.1 CFIS-FM and also online from the radio station's website or the Spruce Kings website (please note at the time this blog was being written, the Spruce Kings website was down ... you can access the broadcast at http://ustream.tv/channel/spruce-kings)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Battle of the Kings in the Castle
The Spruce Kings will return home to defend their Castle against the Powell River Kings. The visitors are on to their second stop of a five game road trip that has seen them bust into the Vault where they took two points away from the Quesnel Millionaires. The Coastal Conference Kings will also have stops in Merritt and Salmon Arm this weekend before closing out their road trip in Coquitlam.
The Spruce Kings have this one game on home ice before hitting the road for another three in three days including a double header with the Trail Smoke Eaters and a Sunday afternoon affair in Vernon against the Vipers.
The Spruce Kings will have two new players in the lineup for tonight with Trent Murdoch and Zac Ashdown donning the Crown after being acquired in separate deals earlier in the week. Both players have been skating with their new team mates and will be looking to add their contributions to the team tonight. Murdoch will be wearing jersey number 15 and Ashdown will be wearing jersey number 25.
Murdoch is no stranger to life in the Interior Division having played last season with the Williams Lake Timberwolves where he finished second in team scoring. Murdoch found himself in Alberni Valley playing for the Bulldogs for the start of this season. Both players have some familiarity with their opponents tonight with Zac Ashdown maybe having a bit more. Ashdown played a full season with the Nanaimo Clippers before ending up with the Burnaby Express for last season and the start of this season with the team in Coquitlam.
The addition of the two players will make for a few new line combinations. To start the game Murdoch will be playing on the left wing with Nic DeSousa (centre) and RJay Berra (right). Ashdown will also start on the left side with Connor Tiechko (centre) and Riley Spraggs (right). The other expected line combinations will see Faiz Khan (left), Jujhar Khaira (centre) and Chris Bodo (right) along with Brendon Fornwald (left), Stephen Ryan (centre) and Kyle Manlow (right). Justin Fillion, Trevor Esau, Jeremy Wiebe, Derek Henderson, Isaac Davies and Jeff Datoff will take care of things from the blue line.
Another new name to the Spruce Kings roster is a familiar face to the team even if it is hid behind a mask during the game. Alex Wright is expected to get his first start on home ice this season as he makes his return to the Spruce Kings after spending last season with the Prince George Cougars. As a twenty year old this year, Alex says he is looking to make this his best season and be a leader for the team both on and off the ice.
Alex has already posted some respectable career numbers from his earlier tenure with the team. A save percentage of 90.4 is fifth best and a 2.80 goals against average is third best among goaltenders that have played a minimum of 1500 minutes for the team. As for those minutes, Wright could find himself in the top five of that stat too having already taken over seventh spot after playing the full sixty minutes in Quesnel on Saturday night.
The Spruce Kings are looking for the new players to add that missing ingredient and provide the boost that will get the team out of its current pothole. The team has played well enough to have a better record than it does especially against those teams that have found early season success. That trend will have to continue tonight against a team that is has been putting up points in three out of every four games they play.
The Powell River Kings come into the Castle with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie and 1 overtime loss good enough for 22 points in 15 games. Leading the way are a pair of college committed players in Chad Niddery (8g 17a) and Matt Garbowsky (8g 12a). Niddery just committed this week to Ohio State while Garbowsky is set to attend RIT next season.
One player from the Powell River Kings that is sure to have his own cheering section tonight is Michael Garteig who hails from Prince George. Of the 14 games Garteig has played in, 9 have been wins and another was a tie. Garteig has posted 3 shutouts this season and has a 1.68 goals against average and a 92.83 save percentage.
The Spruce Kings have this one game on home ice before hitting the road for another three in three days including a double header with the Trail Smoke Eaters and a Sunday afternoon affair in Vernon against the Vipers.
The Spruce Kings will have two new players in the lineup for tonight with Trent Murdoch and Zac Ashdown donning the Crown after being acquired in separate deals earlier in the week. Both players have been skating with their new team mates and will be looking to add their contributions to the team tonight. Murdoch will be wearing jersey number 15 and Ashdown will be wearing jersey number 25.
Murdoch is no stranger to life in the Interior Division having played last season with the Williams Lake Timberwolves where he finished second in team scoring. Murdoch found himself in Alberni Valley playing for the Bulldogs for the start of this season. Both players have some familiarity with their opponents tonight with Zac Ashdown maybe having a bit more. Ashdown played a full season with the Nanaimo Clippers before ending up with the Burnaby Express for last season and the start of this season with the team in Coquitlam.
The addition of the two players will make for a few new line combinations. To start the game Murdoch will be playing on the left wing with Nic DeSousa (centre) and RJay Berra (right). Ashdown will also start on the left side with Connor Tiechko (centre) and Riley Spraggs (right). The other expected line combinations will see Faiz Khan (left), Jujhar Khaira (centre) and Chris Bodo (right) along with Brendon Fornwald (left), Stephen Ryan (centre) and Kyle Manlow (right). Justin Fillion, Trevor Esau, Jeremy Wiebe, Derek Henderson, Isaac Davies and Jeff Datoff will take care of things from the blue line.
Another new name to the Spruce Kings roster is a familiar face to the team even if it is hid behind a mask during the game. Alex Wright is expected to get his first start on home ice this season as he makes his return to the Spruce Kings after spending last season with the Prince George Cougars. As a twenty year old this year, Alex says he is looking to make this his best season and be a leader for the team both on and off the ice.
Alex has already posted some respectable career numbers from his earlier tenure with the team. A save percentage of 90.4 is fifth best and a 2.80 goals against average is third best among goaltenders that have played a minimum of 1500 minutes for the team. As for those minutes, Wright could find himself in the top five of that stat too having already taken over seventh spot after playing the full sixty minutes in Quesnel on Saturday night.
The Spruce Kings are looking for the new players to add that missing ingredient and provide the boost that will get the team out of its current pothole. The team has played well enough to have a better record than it does especially against those teams that have found early season success. That trend will have to continue tonight against a team that is has been putting up points in three out of every four games they play.
The Powell River Kings come into the Castle with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie and 1 overtime loss good enough for 22 points in 15 games. Leading the way are a pair of college committed players in Chad Niddery (8g 17a) and Matt Garbowsky (8g 12a). Niddery just committed this week to Ohio State while Garbowsky is set to attend RIT next season.
One player from the Powell River Kings that is sure to have his own cheering section tonight is Michael Garteig who hails from Prince George. Of the 14 games Garteig has played in, 9 have been wins and another was a tie. Garteig has posted 3 shutouts this season and has a 1.68 goals against average and a 92.83 save percentage.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Spruce Kings Rookie Getting Noticed
Spruce Kings sixteen year old rookie Jujhar Khaira is starting to emerge out of obscurity and onto a much brighter stage. Earlier today he was the subject of The Hockey News Prospect Watch feature. The Hockey News has long been the standard for news from the hockey world. With their Prospect Watch feature, they "focus on up-and-comers from the AHL, Europe, major junior, the NCAA and even minor hockey leagues looking for players destined to become big names in the NHL."
In this particular case they did veer away from the traditional feeding grounds and went to the league that has been establishing itself over the past number of years as another source of professional talent. What they found was a gem that had been overlooked by other teams and even other leagues. In a list of ten players dating back to the beginning of August, that have been chronicled in the Prospect Watch feature, seven have already been drafted and one other was signed as a free agent to the NHL. Two of the players are draft eligible in 2012 with the other sixteen year old playing major junior this year.
Being in that company, you know Jujhar Khaira is truly a special player and being identified so early in his first year of junior eligibility shows that. The Spruce Kings scouting network has reason to be pretty proud of themselves right now. Here's a player that went through the Bantam Draft undetected and came out the other side happy that he was missed and given the opportunity to play with the Spruce Kings.
Speaking with Jujhar, I can tell you that his focus remains on playing the game at the highest level possible while earning an NCAA Division I scholarship. It is quite possible that the next press release from the Spruce Kings office will be just that as schools have been making their intention known. Scouts have been coming to Prince George and following the team on the road to watch this young man play.
What follows is the complete article written by Ryan Kennedy and reprinted here with permission from the Hockey News. The original article and other Prospect Watch articles are available online from the Hockey News website (click here).
In this particular case they did veer away from the traditional feeding grounds and went to the league that has been establishing itself over the past number of years as another source of professional talent. What they found was a gem that had been overlooked by other teams and even other leagues. In a list of ten players dating back to the beginning of August, that have been chronicled in the Prospect Watch feature, seven have already been drafted and one other was signed as a free agent to the NHL. Two of the players are draft eligible in 2012 with the other sixteen year old playing major junior this year.
Being in that company, you know Jujhar Khaira is truly a special player and being identified so early in his first year of junior eligibility shows that. The Spruce Kings scouting network has reason to be pretty proud of themselves right now. Here's a player that went through the Bantam Draft undetected and came out the other side happy that he was missed and given the opportunity to play with the Spruce Kings.
Speaking with Jujhar, I can tell you that his focus remains on playing the game at the highest level possible while earning an NCAA Division I scholarship. It is quite possible that the next press release from the Spruce Kings office will be just that as schools have been making their intention known. Scouts have been coming to Prince George and following the team on the road to watch this young man play.
What follows is the complete article written by Ryan Kennedy and reprinted here with permission from the Hockey News. The original article and other Prospect Watch articles are available online from the Hockey News website (click here).
Some pros were scouted from the day they hit puberty, their ascendancies breathlessly catalogued by bird-dogs, GMs and the media. But the path of the late-bloomer is also well-worn and when a kid starts putting up numbers, you wonder how all the experts fell asleep at the switch.
Size is often a factor and the now 6-foot-1, 180-pound Jujhar Khaira (pronounced Judge-ar Care-ah) is raising eyebrows in Jr. A.
Jujhar Khaira (photo courtesy Andrea Johnson)
Just 16 years old, the center for the Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia League is having a breakout season, posting 16 points through 14 games in a league generally dominated by older players. As an example, the team's leading scorer, RJay Berra, is a full four years older than Khaira, who went undrafted in his Western League bantam year, but wasn't too shocked by the omission.
"I don't think there was any expectation, to tell you the truth," Khaira said. "But it has been a great motivator for me."
The Surrey, B.C. native plans to go to an NCAA program once he's finished high school, anyway, but the Spruce Kings are glad they found him when they did.
"Jujhar's off to a real good start," said coach Ed Dempsey. "He came to one of our prospect camps and we identified him there, then he came to training camp and did very well.”
Coming from the Vancouver suburbs, small-town Prince George is a definite geographic shift for the youngster, but he's having a ball.
"I love it," Khaira said. "There are so many people that actually love hockey and everyone knows what's going on."
And what Spruce Kings fans have seen so far is a big kid who can move and score.
"He's a very gifted two-way player and a big man who's very mobile," Dempsey said. "He's got a great shot with a great release and he gets from Point A to Point B quicker than you think."
But Khaira's play isn't the only reason he gets noticed. Coming from the multicultural haven of Surrey, he's one of the few South Asian faces in hockey. Along with teammate Faiz Khan, Khaira is part of a growing group of players that includes Canucks pick Prab Rai, Buffalo prospect Kevin Sundher, Boston University's Sahir Gill and of course Vancouver's Manny Malhotra.
"I was probably the only brown kid on my team every year of minor hockey," said Khaira, who was glad to see Malhotra sign with the Canucks, but also lists Ryan Kesler and Sidney Crosby as his favorite players.
And while Khaira, NHL draft eligible in 2012, enjoys showing off hockey's growing diversity, he also acknowledges it's pretty early in the game to consider himself a role model. After all, he's still 16. But the presence he has brought to the ice so far in Prince George puts him in a different class.
"It's not often a 16-year-old comes in and has such a major impact," Dempsey said. "It's definitely a unique situation. He's a player that slipped through the cracks. He's a 1994 (birthday), so it's hard to call him a late-bloomer."
But the BCHL is glad to have him. One of the most consistent Jr. A leagues when it comes to churning out top talent, the BCHL has also been a springboard for players such as New Jersey's Travis Zajac, Colorado's David Jones and Phoenix's Kyle Turris.
Khaira will likely play another full season with the Spruce Kings before heading off to college and given what he's done as a freshman, that's a pretty scary notion for the rest of the league.
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