Prince George Spruce Kings


The Prince George Spruce Kings are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Mainland Division of the British Columbia Hockey League. They play their home games at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena, which has a capacity of 1,800.

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. The entry of the two new teams caused them to change their name to become 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 1996, the Spruce Kings bought out the rights of the BCHL's Royal City Outlaws and moved in the Prince George team.
The Prince George Spruce Kings hosted the Royal Bank Cup in 2007. They lost in an anti-climactic 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.
On April 6, 2017, head coach Chad Van Diemen stepped down to focus on family matters, and assistant coach Adam Maglio was promoted to head coach.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1972–73281990—216141381st, PNHL
1973–74403190—219132621st, PNHL
1974–754019210—.4756th, PNHL
1975–764019201—203176394th, PC Jr. BPCJHL Champions, 4–1
1976–774015250—205215305th, PC Jr. BDid not qualify
1977–784018220—171217365th, PC Jr. B
1978–793621150—209165424th, PC Jr. B
1979–804836111—296163731st, PC Jr. BPCJHL Champions
1980–814026131—197133531st, PCJHLPCJHL Champions, 4–3
1981–825644120—418219881st, PCJHLPCJHL Champions, 4–1
1982–834015250—199243304th, PCJHLLost in Semifinals, 2–3
1983–84504370—337176861st, PCJHLPCJHL Champions, 4–1
1984–854826211—274221533rd, PCJHLPCJHL Champions, 4–0
1985–86504460—415171881st, PCJHLPCJHL Champions, 4–1
1986–874833141—314216671st, PCJHLLost in Semifinals, 2–4
1987–885029201—315241593rd, PCJHLLost in Finals, 3–4
1988–895226260—289205524th, PCJHLLost in Semifinals, 1–4
1989–905234180—365218682nd, PCJHLPCJHL Champions, 4–0
1990–915440122—374211821st, PCJHLPCJHL Champions, 4–1
1991–925236142—344228741st, Peace-CaribooRMJHL Champions, 3–2
1992–93523418—0285221682nd, Peace-CaribooLost in Semifinals, 0–4
1993–94523614—2299188741st, Peace-CaribooLost Semifinals, 2–4
1994–9552419—2342186841st, Peace-CaribooLost Finals, 2–4
1995–96583718—3324251772nd, Peace-CaribooRMJHL Champions, 4–1
1996–976028302—233283584th, InteriorLost in Preliminary, 1–2
1997–986022362—230269465th, InteriorLost in Quarterfinals, 2–4
1998–99603720—3305229772nd, InteriorLost in Division Finals, 0–4
1999–00603623—1293245733rd, InteriorLost Conference Semifinals, 2–4
2000–01602826—6237248623rd, InteriorLost Quarterfinals, 0–4
2001–02601636—8220300407th, InteriorDid not qualify
2002–0360193803242327417th, InteriorDid not qualify
2003–0460242637234252586th, InteriorLost Preliminary, 0–4
2004–0560361815211165782nd, InteriorLost Semifinals, 1–4
2005–0660213243151228496th, InteriorLost Preliminary, 1–4
2006–0760341925211186755th, InteriorLost Preliminary, 3–4
2007–0860212919178235526th, InteriorLost in Preliminary, 1–3
2008–0960262536186180615th, InteriorLost Division Quarterfinals, 2–3
2009–1060183714210270418th, InteriorDid not qualify
2010–1160134016158272338th, InteriorDid not qualify
2011–1260332124218185723rd Interior
7th BCHL		Lost Division Semifinals, 0–4
2012–1356252218170185593rd Mainland
9th BCHL		Lost Division Semifinals, 2–3
2013–1458322042192158702nd Mainland
6th BCHL		Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–4
2014–1558272416195213613rd Mainland
10th BCHL		Lost Division Finals, 0–4
2015–1658143842143250345th Mainland
16th BCHL		Did not qualify
2016–1758252742210210564th Mainland
10th BCHL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–4
2017–1858331744170138741st of 5, Mainland
4th of 17, BCHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–3
Won Div. Finals, 4–3
Won Semifinals, 4–1
Lost League Finals, 1–4
2018–19583913—6181120842nd of 5, Mainland
2nd of 17, BCHL		Won First Round, 4–1
Won Second Round, 4–0
Won Semifinals, 4–0
Won League Finals, 4–0
Won Doyle Cup, 4–2
2019–2058183208150203445th of 5, Mainland
15th of 17, BCHL		Lost First Round, 0–4

Playoffs

Starting in 1994, the Outlaws played two seasons in the BCHL. In 1996, the Spruce Kings bought the rights to the Outlaws' franchise and brought their Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League team in their place.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGPWLTGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1994–9560456020345485th, MainlandDid not qualify
1995–966016395190274374th, MainlandLost in Preliminary, 1–2