Prince 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 Coastal East 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.

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

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

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

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 <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Ties">T</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals For">GF</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">PTS</abbr title> 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, Interior4th of 17, BCHL Lost semifinals, 1–4 (Vipers) 2005–06 60 21 32 4 3 151 228 49 6th of 8, Interior13th of 17, BCHL Lost preliminary, 1–4 (Vipers) 2006–07 60 34 19 2 5 211 186 75 5th of 9, Interior6th of 17, BCHL Lost preliminary, 3–4 (Silverbacks) 2007–08 60 21 29 1 9 178 235 52 5th of 8, Interior11th of 16, BCHL Lost in preliminary, 1–3 (Silverbacks) 2008–09 60 26 25 3 6 186 180 61 5th of 8, Interior7th of 16, BCHL Lost division quarterfinals, 2–3 (Vees) 2009–10 60 18 37 1 4 210 270 41 8th of 9, Interior16th of 17, BCHL did not qualify 2010–11 60 13 40 1 6 158 272 33 8th of 8, Interior16th of 16, BCHL did not qualify 2011–12 60 33 21 2 4 218 185 72 3rd of 8, Interior7th of 16, BCHL Lost 1st round, 0–4 (Centennials) 2012–13 56 25 22 1 8 170 185 59 3rd of 5, Coastal9th of 16, BCHL Lost 1st round, 2–3 (Chiefs) 2013–14 58 32 20 4 2 192 158 70 2nd of 5, Coastal6th of 16, BCHL Lost 1st round, 2–4 (Express) 2014–15 58 27 24 1 6 195 213 61 3rd of 5, Coastal11th 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, Coastal16th of 17, BCHL did not qualify 2016–17 58 25 27 4 2 210 210 56 4th of 6, Coastal5th of 17, BCHL Lost 1st round, 2–4 (Wild) 2017–18 58 33 17 4 4 170 138 74 1st of 5, Coastal4th 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, Coastal6th 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, Coastal15th of 17, BCHL Lost 1st round, 0–4 (Smoke Eaters) 2020–21 20 14 5 0 0 74 37 29 1st of 3, Chilliwack pod3rd of 16, BCHL Post-season cancelled 2021–22 54 27 15 0 4 168 129 66 4th of 9, Interior8th of 18, BCHL Won 1st round, 4-2 (BucksLost 2nd round, 4-0 (Vees) 2022–23 54 27 20 0 6 167 161 61 5th of 9, Interior9th of 18, BCHL Lost 1st round, 4-0 (Silverbacks) 2023–24 54 16 35 0 3 148 236 35 8th of 8, Interior16th of 17, BCHL Lost 1st round, 4-0 (Vees) 2024–25 54 23 25 4 2 176 193 52 8th of 10, Coastal15th of 21, BCHL Lost Div Quarterfinal 3-4 (Chiefs)

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