The Spruce Grove Saints (2-5-1-0) will look to round out the BCHL Showcase on a winning note as they take on the host Chilliwack Chiefs (5-2-2-0) on Thursday night at the Chilliwack Coliseum.
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Breakdown:
Spruce Grove:
Overall Record: 2-5-1-0 (8th in Interior Conference – 17th in BCHL)
Home Record: 1-3-0-0
Road Record: 1-2-1-0
Power Play: 6-for-23 (25.0% – 7th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 21-for-26 (80.8% – 9th in BCHL)
Chilliwack:
Overall Record: 5-2-2-0 (2nd in Coastal Conference – 8th in BCHL)
Home Record: 1-1-2-0
Road Record: 4-2-0-0
Power Play: 5-for-30 (16.7% – 15th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 24-for-29 (82.8% – 8th in BCHL)
Season Series:
Thursday, October 17th @ Chilliwack Coliseum (8:00 PM MST)
Looking Back:
Spruce Grove concludes their Showcase schedule, and the BCHL Showcase overall, after falling to the Coquitlam Express by a 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday afternoon at Chilliwack Coliseum. Josh Polak and Stephen Kirkpatrick each scored in the game while Xander Miceli turned aside 23 of the 26 shots thrown his way in his 1st overtime loss of the season.
The Chiefs come into action following a 5-3 victory over the West Kelowna Warriors on Tuesday night at the Showcase in Chilliwack. Mateo Mrsic scored twice in the game while Price Grimes, Caleb Elfering and Nathan Morin scored singles in the winning cause with Owen Bresson turning aside 25 of the 28 shots thrown his way in his 3rd 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)
Chiefs Leading Scorers:
Brady Millburn (2-7-9)
Mateo Mrsic (6-2-8)
Dakota McIntosh (5-3-8)
Caleb Elfering (4-3-7)
Nathan Morin (4-2-6)
Who To Watch For:
Spruce Grove:
- Austin Peters – Forward – Winnipeg, Manitoba – University of Maine
Having already played in one game at the Chilliwack Coliseum, Peters got a taste of the building in which he called home last season but will now take on his former team in the Chiefs on Thursday night. The Maine commit earned an assist in the game on Tuesday against the Express and will surely have an extra step tonight against the Chiefs.
- Josh Polak – Forward – Strathcona County, Alberta
For a player who has started the season strong, Polak is garnering a fair amount of attention as an uncommitted player at the Showcase and for good reason, having scored on Tuesday to enforce that. The second year Saint is currently sitting second in the BCHL in power play goals as he has mustered three so far this season.
Chilliwack:
- Mateo Mrsic – Forward – Surrey, BC – Colorado College
Back-to-back multi-goal games has Mrsic with six goals in his opening nine games of the season and five in his last four games to help his team offensively. The Colorado College commit has points in each of those four contests and a plethora of BCHL experience, playing in 168 games while earning 124 points in that process.
- Dakota McIntosh – Forward – Winnipeg, Manitoba
A name that may be familiar to some Saints fans after spending the season with the Blackfalds Bulldogs last year, McIntosh has incorporated himself very strongly into the Chiefs lineup. The Winnipeg, MB native scored twice against Sherwood Park last Friday and tallied two assists against his former team in the Bulldogs on Saturday and sits with eight points in nine games thus far this season.
The Saints and Chiefs play their one and only game from the BCHL Showcase on Thursday night with a late Alberta-time puck drop of 8:00 PM MST at the Chilliwack Coliseum. The game will be broadcasted live on the Saints Radio Network as well as streamed online on FloHockey.
