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Spruce Kings, Bandits battle one last time for Junior A supremacy

To quote the late frontman of The Eagles Glen Frey, the Prince George Spruce Kings and the Brooks Bandits will take it to the limit one more time.

For the eighth time in the last three weeks, both rivals will faceoff, this time it is for the National Junior A Championship, which is being contested today at 2pm Pacific time from the Centennial Regional Arena.

Prince George has a 4-3 series lead heading into the matchup, which saw the Fred Page Cup champions claim its first ever Doyle Cup title on home ice a few weeks ago against the host Bandits in six games from the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena.

Spruce Kings forward Nick Poisson chatted with MYPGNOW ahead of the matchup.

“I think our hatred kind of came up through the Doyle Cup as they kind of picked their poison but the hostile crowd is something we kind of feed off of and it’s nice to be the most hated team in the tournament because all the fans know that you are good.”

“It’s a big motivator for some of our guys.”

Poisson scored one of the two Prince George goals in Saturday’s 2-1 semi-final victory against the Oakville Blades.

He has five goals in the tournament and explained how so many chances are coming to him.

“I am finding the right spots and kind of working at the net and I have been really determined around that area to find the loose pucks.”

MYPGNOW’s Brendan Pawliw is providing extensive coverage of the National Junior A Championship from Brooks, Alberta.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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