Prince George Spruce Kings

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Prince George Spruce Kings

City	Prince George, British Columbia
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Founded	1972
Home Arena	Prince George Coliseum
Colours	White, Blue, and Red
Coach/GM	Ed Dempsey
Assoc. Coach	Mike Hawes

The Prince George Spruce Kings are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Canadian Junior Amateur Hockey League.

Founded in 1972, the Spruce Kings originally were a part of the Pacific Northwest Hockey League, in the 1975-1976 season, the Spruce Kings joined the Peace Cariboo Junior Hockey League for its inaugural year, winning the inaugural title. In the 1980-1981 the Spruce Kings moved up to the Junior 'A' level, from the Junior 'B', where the Spruce Kings won the league championship. In 1996 the Spruce Kings bought out the BCHL's New West Outlaws, and moved them to Prince George to become the Spruce Kings the following season.

The Prince George Spruce Kings will be hosting the Royal Bank Cup in 2007

Royal City Outlaws 1994-96

Prince George Spruce Kings 1996 to Present

[edit] Season-by-Season Record

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

Season	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1994-95	BCJHL	60	4	56	0	-	203	454	8	5th in Mainland	DNQ
1995-96	BCJHL	60	16	39	5	-	190	274	37	4th in Mainland	Lost in Preliminary
1996-97	BCHL	60	28	30	2	-	233	283	58	4th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary
1997-98	BCHL	60	22	36	2	-	230	269	46	5th in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
1998-99	BCHL	60	37	20	-	3	305	229	77	2nd in Interior	Lost in Semi-finals
1999-00	BCHL	60	36	23	-	1	293	245	73	3rd in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
2000-01	BCHL	60	28	26	-	6	237	248	62	3rd in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
2001-02	BCHL	60	16	36	-	8	220	300	40	7th in Interior	DNQ
2002-03	BCHL	60	19	38	0	3	242	327	41	7th in Interior	DNQ
2003-04	BCHL	60	24	26	3	7	234	252	58	6th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary
2004-05	BCHL	60	36	18	1	5	211	165	78	2nd in Interior	Lost in Semi-finals
2005-06	BCHL	60	21	32	4	3	151	228	49	6th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary