The Spruce Grove Saints (8-11-1-0) hit the road for the start of a three-game stretch away from home beginning in Northern BC as they take on the Prince George Spruce Kings (6-11-2-1) on Saturday night at Kopar Memorial Arena.
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Breakdown:
Spruce Grove:
Overall Record: 8-11-1-0 (8th in Interior Conference – 16th in BCHL)
Home Record: 4-7-1-0
Road Record: 4-4-0-0
Power Play: 12-for-62 (19.4% – 13th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 54-for-69 (78.3% – 11th in BCHL)
Prince George:
Overall Record: 6-11-2-1 (9th in Coastal Conference – 18th in BCHL)
Home Record: 3-5-1-1
Road Record: 3-6-1-0
Power Play: 18-for-93 (12.2% – 14th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 60-for-80 (75.0% – 16th in BCHL)
Season Series:
Saturday, November 23rd @ Kopar Memorial Arena (7:00 PM MST)
Looking Back:
Spruce Grove comes into action on Saturday after snapping a three-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Blackfalds Bulldogs on Wednesday night at Grant Fuhr Arena. Six different goal scorers in the way of Keifer Miller, Max Seguin, Austin Peters, Alexy Lachaine, Ethan Kronewitt and Stephen Kirkpatrick came together to find the back of the net while Ryan De Kok turned aside 34 of the 38 shots thrown his way in his 3rd win of the season.
The Spruce Kings come into Saturday night looking to snap a three-game losing skid of their own following a 3-2 loss to the Chilliwack Chiefs on Saturday night at Chilliwack Coliseum. Skogen Schrott and Brogan McNeil each found the back of the net in the losing effort while Ryder Green made 24 saves on 27 shots in his 5th loss of the season.
Saints Leading Scorers:
Josh Polak (9-9-18)
Ryan Johnstone (9-7-16)
Austin Peters (5-11-16)
Keifer Miller (5-9-14)
Adam Lang (1-10-11)
Spruce Kings Leading Scorers:
Skogen Schrott (7-14-21)
Ethan Montroy (10-7-17)
Brogan McNeil (6-7-13)
Kazumo Sasaki (6-6-12)
Brock Cummings (2-10-12)
Who’s Hot:
Spruce Grove:
- Ethan Kronewitt – Forward – Stony Plain, Alberta
Kronewitt comes into Saturday night with points in each of his last three games and scored the game winning goal in Wednesday’s win over the Bulldogs with two of his three goals this season accounting for game winning tallies. The Stony Plain, AB native has registered a goal and two assists for three points during his three-game point streak and has posted 9 points on the season, tripling his total through 19 BCHL games last season.
- Austin Peters – Forward – Winnipeg, Manitoba – University of Maine
Peters kept his point streak in tact on Wednesday with a goal and an assist effort in the victory over Blackfalds and now has earned points in each of his last five games. The University of Maine commit has posted two goals and five assists for seven points in that span while jumping to 16 points in 20 games this season, helping the Saints as a team to 68 goals on the season.
Prince George:
- Skogen Schrott – Forward – Tampa, Florida – Michigan Tech
Carrying a six-game point streak into Saturday’s contest, Schrott has exploded offensively in his second season in the BCHL with Prince George, leading his team with 21 points in 20 games. The Michigan Tech commit has collected five goals and eight assists for 13 points during his six consecutive games with a point including a four-point outing on November 2nd against the Victoria Grizzlies.
- Ethan Montroy – Forward – Cornwall, Ontario
Only two of the 14 games that Montroy has played in with the Spruce Kings have had the forward not collecting a point as the Cornwall, Ontario product has been a big factor for Prince George’s offense. Montroy recently had his six-game point streak snapped in the Spruce Kings matchup against the Langley Rivermen on November 15th but posted three goals and four assists for seven points during that stretch.
The Saints and Spruce Kings meet for the one and only time on the season on Saturday at Kopar Memorial Arena in Prince George. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 PM MST with the game being broadcasted live on the Saints Radio Network as well as streamed online on FloHockey.
