Spruce Kings Fall 4-0 to Rivermen

The Prince George Spruce Kings fell 4-0 on to the Langley Rivermen Sunday afternoon at the George Preston Rec Centre, finishing a 3-game road trip with 4 of a possible 6 points.

The Rivermen opened the scoring at 15:26 of the first period, as Ryan Schelling scored on the power play, snapping a shot over the glove hand of Carter Wishart to make it 1-0.

In the middle frame, Carsten Kayter had a pair of goals as the Rivermen made it 2-0 at 2:31 on the power play, and then 3-0 at 6:41.  Both goals were fired from the point and found their way past Wishart.

Ryder Green would replace Wishart after the third goal, who stopped 14 of 17 shots.

The Rivermen rounded out the scoring at 4:11 of the third period, when Tyler Chan’s one-timer beat Green from between the circles.

Bodee Weiss made 15 saves for the Rivermen to pick up his first BCHL Shutout.

Shots on Goal:

Prince George – 15
Chilliwack – 32

3 Stars presented by PG Floor Fashions

1st Star – Carsten Kayter – Langley (2 goals)

2nd Star – Bodee Weiss – Langley (15 saves)

3rd Star – Tyler Chan – Langley (1 goal, 1 assist)

Next up: Friday September 27th vs Coquitlam at 7:00 PM live on FloHockey and Mixlr. The Spruce Kings Home Opener will kick off with a 5:30 pm BBQ presented by Inland Truck and Equipment where the first 100 fans will receive a free hot dog courtesy of MP Todd Doherty. Hot Dogs will then be available for $5.00. TICKETS: https://bit.ly/PGSKHomeOpener