The Spruce Grove Saints (2-6-1-0) conclude their week long road trip on the Lower Mainland of BC as they take on the defending Fred Page Cup Champion Surrey Eagles (6-4-0-0) on Friday night at the South Surrey Arena.
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Breakdown:
Spruce Grove:
Overall Record: 2-6-1-0 (8th in Interior Conference – 17th in BCHL)
Home Record: 1-3-0-0
Road Record: 1-3-1-0
Power Play: 6-for-29 (20.7% – 10th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 23-for-28 (82.1% – 9th in BCHL)
Surrey:
Overall Record: 6-4-0-0 (4th in Coastal Conference – 10th in BCHL)
Home Record: 3-3-0-0
Road Record: 3-1-0-0
Power Play: 3-for-26 (11.5% – 20th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 24-for-30 (80.0% – 10th in BCHL)
Season Series:
Friday, October 18th @ South Surrey Arena (8:00 PM MST)
Looking Back:
The Saints will look to snap a three-game losing skid tonight after falling to the Chilliwack Chiefs on Thursday night by a 4-1 final score in the finale of the BCHL Showcase at Chilliwack Coliseum. Keifer Miller scored the lone Saints goal while Xander Miceli turned aside 27 of the 29 shots thrown his way in his 3rd loss of the season.
Surrey comes into action having not played since Wednesday which was a 3-2 triumph over the Powell River Kings at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack. Brady Kudrick scored twice in the game while Jagjeevan Phangura added a single in the win with Colton Jugnauth making 29 saves on 31 shots in his 1st win of the season.
Saints Leading Scorers:
Josh Polak (4-3-7)
Stephen Kirkpatrick (2-3-5)
Austin Peters (3-2-5)
Matheson Mason (3-1-4)
Ryan Johnstone (3-1-4)
Eagles Leading Scorers:
Brady Kudrick (7-5-12)
Brandon Gill (6-3-9)
Jackson Anderson (3-6-9)
Sihwan Kim (1-7-8)
Massimo Fazio (3-4-7)
Who To Watch For:
Spruce Grove:
- Keifer Miller – Forward – Banff, Alberta – College of the Holy Cross
Tallying the lone goal in the Saints 4-1 loss to the Chiefs in Chilliwack on Thursday, Miller will look to carry that offensive touch with him into Friday’s contest against Surrey. The Holy Cross commit has points in back-to-back games and has played in 116 games with the Saints over his career with plenty of junior hockey experience to lean on.
- James Richards – Defenceman – Port Williams, Nova Scotia – Niagara University
Richards has made an immediate impact since joining the Saints just over two weeks ago and has contributed three assists for the blue line in five games, including a nice set up to Miller for the lone goal on Thursday night. The Niagara University commit has shown his play in all situations and has become a go-to defender on the back end.
Surrey:
- Brady Kudrick – Forward – Norwell, Massachusetts
A big three-point effort from the Norwell, Massachusetts native on Wednesday morning in a win over Powell River has seen Kudrick shoot up to 12 points in the season and factored into each of the Surrey goals in the game. Of the five games this season in which Kudrick has collected points, the forward has earned multi-point games in four of those contests.
- Sihwan Kim – Forward – Seoul, South Korea
Not many players have stapled themselves in the BCHL from South Korea but Kim has done so and done so very well in earning a point in every game but one so far this season. After being shutout in the opening game of the campaign, Kim has racked up points in five consecutive games including three of those being multi-point contests.
The Saints and Eagles play their one and only game on Friday night with a late Alberta-time puck drop of 8:00 PM MST at the South Surrey Arena. The game will be broadcasted live on the Saints Radio Network as well as streamed online on FloHockey.
