Prince George Spruce Kings

Prince George Spruce Kings
CityPrince George, British Columbia, Canada
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
DivisionInterior
Founded1972 (1972)–73
Home arenaKopar Memorial Arena
ColoursBlue, red, and white
     
General managerMike Hawes
Head coachAlex Evin
Websitesprucekings.bc.ca
Franchise history
1972–presentPrince George Spruce Kings

The Prince George Spruce Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at the Kopar Memorial Arena, which has a capacity of 2,112. The Spruce Kings won their first Fred Page Cup in the 2018-19 BCHL season.

History

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]

Season-by-season record

Pacific Northwest Hockey League

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PTS = Points

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS Finish Playoffs
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 — 0.475 6th, PNHL

Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PTS = Points

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS Finish Playoffs
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)

Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PTS = Points

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS Finish Playoffs
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)

British Columbia Hockey League

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PTS = Points

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS Finish Playoffs
1996–97 60 28 30 2 0 233 283 58 4th, Interior Lost in preliminary, 1–2 (Centennials)
1997–98 60 22 36 2 0 230 269 46 5th, Interior Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (Panthers)
1998–99 60 37 20 0 3 305 229 77 2nd, Interior Lost in division finals, 0–4 (Vipers)
1999–00 60 36 23 0 1 293 245 73 3rd, Interior Lost conference semifinals, 2–4 (Vipers)
2000–01 60 28 26 0 6 237 248 62 3rd, Interior Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 (Centennials)
2001–02 60 16 36 0 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 of 8, Interior
4th of 17, BCHL		 Lost semifinals, 1–4 (Vipers)
2005–06 60 21 32 4 3 151 228 49 6th of 8, Interior
13th of 17, BCHL		 Lost preliminary, 1–4 (Vipers)
2006–07 60 34 19 2 5 211 186 75 5th of 9, Interior
6th of 17, BCHL		 Lost preliminary, 3–4 (Silverbacks)
2007–08 60 21 29 1 9 178 235 52 5th of 8, Interior
11th of 16, BCHL		 Lost in preliminary, 1–3 (Silverbacks)
2008–09 60 26 25 3 6 186 180 61 5th of 8, Interior
7th of 16, BCHL		 Lost division quarterfinals, 2–3 (Vees)
2009–10 60 18 37 1 4 210 270 41 8th of 9, Interior
16th of 17, BCHL		 did not qualify
2010–11 60 13 40 1 6 158 272 33 8th of 8, Interior
16th of 16, BCHL		 did not qualify
2011–12 60 33 21 2 4 218 185 72 3rd of 8, Interior
7th of 16, BCHL		 Lost 1st round, 0–4 (Centennials)
2012–13 56 25 22 1 8 170 185 59 3rd of 5, Coastal
9th of 16, BCHL		 Lost 1st round, 2–3 (Chiefs)
2013–14 58 32 20 4 2 192 158 70 2nd of 5, Coastal
6th of 16, BCHL		 Lost 1st round, 2–4 (Express)
2014–15 58 27 24 1 6 195 213 61 3rd of 5, Coastal
11th of 16, BCHL		 Won 1st round, 4-2 (Rivermen)
Lost 2nd round, 0–4 (Chiefs)
2015–16 58 14 38 4 2 143 250 34 5th of 6, Coastal
16th of 17, BCHL		 did not qualify
2016–17 58 25 27 4 2 210 210 56 4th of 6, Coastal
5th of 17, BCHL		 Lost 1st round, 2–4 (Wild)
2017–18 58 33 17 4 4 170 138 74 1st of 5, Coastal
4th of 17, BCHL		 Won 1st round, 4-3 (Chiefs)
Won 2nd round, 4-3 (Eagles)
Won semi-finals, 4-1 (Kings)
Lost finals, 1–4 (Wild)
2018–19 58 39 13 0 6 181 120 84 2nd of 5, Coastal
6th of 17, BCHL		 Won 1st round, 4-1 (Express)
Won 2nd round, 4-0 (Chiefs)
Won semi-finals, 4-0 (Grizzlies)
Won finals, 4-0 (Vipers)
Won Doyle Cup, 4-2 (Bandits)
Lost nationals, 4-3 (Bandits)
2019–20 58 18 32 0 8 150 203 44 5th of 5, Coastal
15th of 17, BCHL		 Lost 1st round, 0–4 (Smoke Eaters)
2020–21 20 14 5 0 0 74 37 29 1st of 3, Chilliwack pod
3rd of 16, BCHL		 Post-season cancelled
2021–22 54 27 15 0 4 168 129 66 4th of 9, Interior
8th of 18, BCHL		 Won 1st round, 4-2 (Bucks
Lost 2nd round, 4-0 (Vees)
2022–23 54 27 20 0 6 167 161 61 5th of 9, Interior
9th of 18, BCHL		 Lost 1st round, 4-0 (Silverbacks)
2023–24 54 16 35 0 3 148 236 35 8th of 8, Interior
16th of 17, BCHL		 Lost 1st round, 4-0 (Vees)


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