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(This article was originally published on Aug. 19, 2020.) When you visit the Prince George Spruce Kings website, you see a slogan above the main page. “True Blue since ’72” is the slogan. Oddly enough, for a team that lives by that slogan, the Spruce Kings don’t have blue […]
Some hockey teams choose to release a new alternate jersey every few seasons. Others choose to never release alternate jerseys. They are happy with their designs and see no reason to add another jersey. These two kinds of teams happen to be close rivals of the New York Rangers. […]
Grey is not an official team colour of the Prince George Spruce Kings. They’ve used grey on past jerseys but it was never as an official team colour. That’s what makes this alternate jersey unique when compared to the others. It reverts to horizontal striping along the waist. The […]
Most BCHL franchises use a wordmark in their primary logo. Teams like the Trail Smoke Eaters, Vernon Vipers, Victoria Grizzlies, and Wenatchee Wild all have jersey logos that incorporate some kind wordmark. The Prince George Spruce Kings are one of the exceptions. The main logo worn on their primary […]
Since March, all civic facilities in Prince George have been closed due to provincial health restrictions. With British Columbia now in Phase 3 of the COVID-19 restart plan, many facilities are slated to reopen. However, the pandemic has had another effect on cities and communities. In a report brought […]
(This article was originally published on Jul. 24, 2020.) For decades the Prince George Spruce Kings have based their primary jerseys on those worn by the New York Rangers. The Spruce Kings use the same jersey designs and team colours as the Rangers in almost every uniform they’ve ever […]
In past articles, I’ve talked about the Prince George Spruce Kings hockey program. It’s a great program that has seen several players recruited by NCAA schools. In fact, the University of Alaska-Anchorage recruited Spruce Kings graduating player Chong Min Lee to play for them this fall. Two other Spruce […]
From 1975 to 2011, Prince George’s closest geographic rivalry was with the Quesnel Millionaires. These two shared a rivalry that spanned 36 years and transcended two different junior hockey leagues. It was a rivalry that was often intense and ugly. In my second article for BCHLNetwork, I found a […]
The BCHL has some very isolated teams and one of the most isolated is the Prince George Spruce Kings. The closest teams geographically to Prince George are the Merritt Centennials and Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Until the upcoming season, the Spruce Kings closest division rival was in Chilliwack. Having a […]
(This article was originally published on Jun. 17, 2020) On February 12, 1999, Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League commissioner Bronco Horvath penned a letter to the BCHL Board of Governors. Details of the letter were recounted by Doyle Potenteau during his coverage of the Quesnel Millionaires. In the letter, […]
