Prince George Spruce Kings

History

Founded in 1972, the Spruce Kings originally were a part of the Pacific Northwest Hockey League. In 1975, the Spruce Kings and the Quesnel Millionaires joined the Peace Junior B Hockey League. The entry of the two new teams caused them to change their name the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League. In 1980, the league was promoted to Junior A, the Spruce Kings won the league's first ever Junior A championship. From 1980 until 1996, the Kings won 9 league titles. In 1981, the Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Golden Hawks 4-games-to-3 to claim their first ever Jr. 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 RBC Royal Bank Cup history.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Playoffs

1981 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Dawson Creek Kodiaks 4-games-to-2 Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Golden Hawks 4-games-to-3 PCJHL CHAMPIONS Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none

1982 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-3 Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-1 PCJHL CHAMPIONS Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none

1983 Lost Semi-final

Quesnel Millionaires defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-1 Dawson Creek Kodiaks defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-2

1984 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-1 Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1 PCJHL CHAMPIONS Langley Eagles (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none

1985 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-none PCJHL CHAMPIONS Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none

1986 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie North Stars 4-games-to-none Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1 PCJHL CHAMPIONS Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 2-games-to-none

1987 Lost Semi-final

Quesnel Millionaires defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-2

1988 Lost Final

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-3

1989 Lost Semi-final

Grande Prairie North Stars defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-1

1990 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1 Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-none PCJHL CHAMPIONS New Westminster Royals (BCJHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-none

1991 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings advance to final due to DQ of Quesnel Millionaires Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-1 PCJHL CHAMPIONS Vernon Lakers (BCHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-none

1992 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-none Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-2 Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Trail Smoke Eaters 3-games-to-2 RMJHL CHAMPIONS Vernon Lakers (BCHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-none

1993 Lost Semi-final

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Grande Prairie Chiefs 4-games-to-none Williams Lake Mustangs defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-none

1994 Lost Semi-final

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none Fort St. John Huskies defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-2

1995 Lost Final

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-none Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Williams Lake Mustangs 4-games-to-none Cranbrook Colts defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4-games-to-2

1996 Won League, Lost Mowat Cup

Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fort St. John Huskies 4-games-to-1 Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Quesnel Millionaires 4-games-to-1 Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Fernie Ghostriders 4-games-to-1 RMJHL CHAMPIONS Vernon Vipers (BCHL) defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 3-games-to-none

Royal City Outlaws standings

Starting in 2004, 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, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against