The Spruce Grove Saints (4-7-1-0) will see the West Kelowna Warriors (4-6-2-0) make their first ever trip to Grant Fuhr Arena on Saturday night for a Spooky Saturday game that encourages children to dress up in their Halloween costume for great prizes as well as trick-or-treating in the intermissions.
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Breakdown:
Spruce Grove:
Overall Record: 4-7-1-0 (9th in Interior Conference – 17th in BCHL)
Home Record: 1-5-0-0
Road Record: 3-2-1-0
Power Play: 7-for-36 (19.4% – 12th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 30-for-36 (83.3% – 5th in BCHL)
West Kelowna:
Overall Record: 4-6-2-0 (8th in Interior Conference – 15th in BCHL)
Home Record: 2-2-0-0
Road Record: 2-4-2-0
Power Play: 5-for-42 (16.7% – 15th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 31-for-42 (73.8% – 18th in BCHL)
Season Series:
Saturday, October 26th @ Grant Fuhr Arena (7:00 PM)
Saturday, November 30th @ Royal LePage Place (8:00 PM MST)
Saturday, January 4th @ Royal LePage Place (8:00 PM MST)
Saturday, February 1st @ Grant Fuhr Arena (7:00 PM)
Looking Back:
The Saints are looking for back-to-back wins for the first time this season after earning a 4-3 triumph over the Blackfalds Bulldogs at Eagle Builders Centre on Friday night. Josh Polak and Keifer Miller scored twice in the game for the Saints while Miller’s game winning marker happened with just seven seconds remaining in regulation for the win while Xander Miceli turned aside 25 of the 28 shots thrown his way in his 3rd win of the season.
West Kelowna comes into Saturday’s contest after snapping a five-game losing skid on Friday night in Sherwood Park against the Crusaders with five unanswered goals in a 6-3 win at Sherwood Park Arena. Jack Pridham tallied twice in the game for the Warriors while Owen Drury, Cal Hughes, Sam LeDrew and Dylan Krayer added singles in the victory. Dawson Labre made 32 saves on 35 shots to pick up his 3rd win of the season.
Saints Leading Scorers:
Josh Polak (7-5-12)
Keifer Miller (4-4-8)
Austin Peters (3-4-7)
Matheson Mason (5-1-6)
Max Seguin (2-4-6)
Warriors Leading Scorers:
Cal Hughes (6-5-11)
Jackson Kyrkostas (0-11-11)
Sam LeDrew (5-3-8)
Dylan Krayer (5-2-7)
Jack Pridham (4-2-6)
Who’s Hot:
Spruce Grove:
- Keifer Miller – Forward – Banff, Alberta – College of the Holy Cross
Scoring a pair of goals on Friday night in Blackfalds, Miller continued what has been a strong stretch of offensive play over the course of the past couple of weeks. The Holy Cross commit has points in four of his past five games earning three goals and three assists for six points in that span and has vaulted to second in team scoring with his eight points on the campaign.
- Josh Polak – Forward – Strathcona Country, Alberta
The other part of the two-goal duo from Friday in Blackfalds, Polak added an assist on the game winning marker for a three-point effort and continues to pace the Saints in scoring with 7 goals and 12 points in 12 games played this season. Polak has points in two of his last three games, both being multi-point games, and is coming off of back-to-back three point efforts against the Bulldogs, doing so on September 21st
West Kelowna:
- Dylan Krayer – Forward – Concord, Massachusetts – Arizona State University
After spending time in the playoffs with the Warriors a season ago, Krayer brings that experience into what has been a strong start offensively while also earning goals in three of his last four games. The ASU commit has posted 7 points in 12 games this season in his first full year in the BCHL.
- Jack Pridham – Forward – Stouffville, Ontario – Boston University – drafted 92nd overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Following a successful summer of being drafted by the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks, Pridham has been able to keep that momentum rolling into the new season and his second in the BCHL. While getting through an early season injury, the BU commit has six points in six games and earned a pair of goals in his team’s win in Sherwood Park on Friday night.
Spruce Grove returns to home ice on Saturday, October 26th as the West Kelowna Warriors make their first ever trip to Grant Fuhr Arena. It’s a Spooky Saturday as children are encouraged to dress up to win some great prizes while candy will be handed out during the intermissions. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 PM with tickets available for purchase online at tickets.sprucegrovesaints.ca.
