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Prince George Spruce Kings | |
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City | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
League | British Columbia Hockey League |
Division | Mainland |
Founded | 1972 | –73
Home arena | Kopar Memorial Arena |
Colours | Blue, red, and white |
General manager | Mike Hawes |
Head coach | Alex Evin [1] |
Website | www.sprucekings.bc.ca/ |
Franchise history | |
1972–present | Prince George Spruce Kings |
The Prince George Spruce Kings are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Mainland Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kopar Memorial Arena, which has a capacity of 2,112. The Spruce Kings won their first Fred Page Cup in the 2018/2019 BCHL Season. The Spruce Kings had a playoff record of 16-1, sweeping the last 3 playoff rounds, including the championship series.
Founded in 1972, the Spruce Kings originally were a part of the Pacific Northwest Hockey League. In 1975, the Spruce Kings and the neighboring Quesnel Millionaires joined the Peace Junior B Hockey League, which renamed itself the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League. In 1980, the league was promoted to Junior A and the Spruce Kings won the league's first Junior A championship. From 1980 until 1996, the Kings won nine league titles. In 1981, the Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Golden Hawks 4-games-to-3 to claim their first Junior A title.
In 1994, the Royal City Outlaws had joined the British Columbia Hockey League as an expansion franchise. In 1996, the Spruce Kings bought out the BCHL rights of the Outlaws, using the rights to move the Spruce Kings into the BCHL.
The Prince George Spruce Kings hosted the Royal Bank Cup in 2007. They lost in an anticlimactic final after surviving a record-setting quintuple overtime match in the semi-final versus the Camrose Kodiaks. Spruce King goalie Jordan White made 91 saves in the 3–2 victory. At 146 minutes, it was the longest game in Royal Bank Cup history.[ citation needed ]
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
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1972–73 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | — | 216 | 141 | 38 | 1st, PNHL | |
1973–74 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 0 | — | 219 | 132 | 62 | 1st, PNHL | |
1974–75 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | — | .475 | 6th, PNHL | |||
1975–76 | 40 | 19 | 20 | 1 | — | 203 | 176 | 39 | 4th, PCJHL | PCJHL champions, 4–1 (North Stars) |
1976–77 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 0 | — | 205 | 215 | 30 | 5th, PCJHL | did not qualify |
1977–78 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0 | — | 171 | 217 | 36 | 5th, PCJHL | |
1978–79 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0 | — | 209 | 165 | 42 | 4th, PCJHL | |
1979–80 | 48 | 36 | 11 | 1 | — | 296 | 163 | 73 | 1st, PCJHL | PCJHL champions |
1980–81 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 1 | — | 197 | 133 | 53 | 1st, PCJHL | PCJHL champions, 4–3 (Golden Hawks) |
1981–82 | 56 | 44 | 12 | 0 | — | 418 | 219 | 88 | 1st, PCJHL | PCJHL champions, 4–1 (North Stars) |
1982–83 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 0 | — | 199 | 243 | 30 | 4th, PCJHL | Lost in semifinals, 2–3 (Canucks) |
1983–84 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 0 | — | 337 | 176 | 86 | 1st, PCJHL | PCJHL champions, 4–1 (Mustangs) |
1984–85 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 1 | — | 274 | 221 | 53 | 3rd, PCJHL | PCJHL champions, 4–0 (Huskies) |
1985–86 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 0 | — | 415 | 171 | 88 | 1st, PCJHL | PCJHL champions, 4–1 (Mustangs) |
1986–87 | 48 | 33 | 14 | 1 | — | 314 | 216 | 67 | 1st, PCJHL | Lost in semifinals, 2–4 (Millionaires) |
1987–88 | 50 | 29 | 20 | 1 | — | 315 | 241 | 59 | 3rd, PCJHL | Lost in finals, 3–4 (North Stars) |
1988–89 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | — | 289 | 205 | 52 | 4th, PCJHL | Lost in semifinals, 1–4 (North Stars) |
1989–90 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 0 | — | 365 | 218 | 68 | 2nd, PCJHL | PCJHL champions, 4–0 (Huskies) |
1990–91 | 54 | 40 | 12 | 2 | — | 374 | 211 | 82 | 1st, PCJHL | PCJHL champions, 4–1 (Mustangs) |
1991–92 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 2 | — | 344 | 228 | 74 | 1st, RMJHL Peace-Cariboo division | RMJHL champions, 3–2 (Smoke Eaters) |
1992–93 | 52 | 34 | 18 | — | 0 | 285 | 221 | 68 | 2nd, RMJHL Peace-Cariboo | Lost in semifinals, 0–4 (Mustangs) |
1993–94 | 52 | 36 | 14 | — | 2 | 299 | 188 | 74 | 1st, RMJHL Peace-Cariboo | Lost semifinals, 2–4 (Huskies) |
1994–95 | 52 | 41 | 9 | — | 2 | 342 | 186 | 84 | 1st, RMJHL Peace-Cariboo | Lost finals, 2–4 (Colts) |
1995–96 | 58 | 37 | 18 | — | 3 | 324 | 251 | 77 | 2nd, RMJHL Peace-Cariboo | RMJHL champions, 4–1 (Ghostriders) |
1996–97 | 60 | 28 | 30 | 2 | — | 233 | 283 | 58 | 4th, BCHL Interior conference | Lost in preliminary, 1–2 (Centennials) |
1997–98 | 60 | 22 | 36 | 2 | — | 230 | 269 | 46 | 5th, Interior | Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (Panthers) |
1998–99 | 60 | 37 | 20 | — | 3 | 305 | 229 | 77 | 2nd, Interior | Lost in division finals, 0–4 (Vipers) |
1999–00 | 60 | 36 | 23 | — | 1 | 293 | 245 | 73 | 3rd, Interior | Lost conference semifinals, 2–4 (Vipers) |
2000–01 | 60 | 28 | 26 | — | 6 | 237 | 248 | 62 | 3rd, Interior | Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 (Centennials) |
2001–02 | 60 | 16 | 36 | — | 8 | 220 | 300 | 40 | 7th, Interior | did not qualify |
2002–03 | 60 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 242 | 327 | 41 | 7th, Interior | did not qualify |
2003–04 | 60 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 234 | 252 | 58 | 6th, Interior | Lost preliminary, 0–4 (Silverbacks) |
2004–05 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 211 | 165 | 78 | 2nd, Interior | Lost semifinals, 1–4 (Vipers) |
2005–06 | 60 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 151 | 228 | 49 | 6th, Interior | Lost preliminary, 1–4 (Vipers) |
2006–07 | 60 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 211 | 186 | 75 | 5th, Interior | Lost preliminary, 3–4 (Silverbacks) |
2007–08 | 60 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 178 | 235 | 52 | 6th, Interior | Lost in preliminary, 1–3 (Silverbacks) |
2008–09 | 60 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 186 | 180 | 61 | 5th, Interior | Lost division quarterfinals, 2–3 (Vees) |
2009–10 | 60 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 210 | 270 | 41 | 8th, Interior | did not qualify |
2010–11 | 60 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 158 | 272 | 33 | 8th, Interior | did not qualify |
2011–12 | 60 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 218 | 185 | 72 | 3rd Interior | Lost division semifinals, 0–4 (Centennials) |
2012–13 | 56 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 170 | 185 | 59 | 3rd Mainland | Lost division semifinals, 2–3 (Chiefs) |
2013–14 | 58 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 192 | 158 | 70 | 2nd Mainland | Lost in division semifinals, 2–4 (Express) |
2014–15 | 58 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 195 | 213 | 61 | 3rd Mainland | Lost division finals, 0–4 (Chiefs) |
2015–16 | 58 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 143 | 250 | 34 | 5th Mainland | did not qualify |
2016–17 | 58 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 210 | 210 | 56 | 4th Mainland | Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–4 (Wild) |
2017–18 | 58 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 170 | 138 | 74 | 1st Mainland | Lost BCHL Finals, 1–4 (Wild) |
2018–19 | 58 | 39 | 13 | — | 6 | 181 | 120 | 84 | 5th Mainland | Fred Page Cup Champions, 4–0 (Vipers) Doyle Cup Champions, 4–2 (Bandits) |
2019–20 | 58 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 150 | 203 | 44 | 5th Mainland | Lost First Round, 0–4 (Smoke Eaters) |
[ [2023-24 BCHL Season 2023-24 ]] || 16 || 35 || 3 || 0
2023-24 (BCHL) Penticton Vees Defeated Prince George Spruce Kings “ 4-games-to-none’’
Starting in 1994, the Outlaws played two seasons in the BCHL. In 1996, the Spruce Kings bought the rights to the Outlaws' franchise and brought their Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League team in their place.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
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1994–95 | 60 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 203 | 454 | 8 | 5th, Mainland | did not qualify |
1995–96 | 60 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 190 | 274 | 37 | 4th, Mainland | Lost in preliminary, 1–2 (Clippers) |
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