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Spruce Kings shifting Saturday home games to 6pm this season

Hockey season is still three months away, but fans of the Prince George Spruce Kings can start filling up their calendars.

Today (Friday), the BCHL unveiled its regular season schedule, with each team playing 54 games in 2023-24.

PG will begin its season on the road September 23rd in Salmon Arm against the Silverbacks from the Shaw Centre.

Six days later (September 29th), the Spruce Kings will hold their home opener against the Chilliwack Chiefs and then entertain the Merritt Centennials the next evening (September 30th).

Friday home games for the Spruce Kings will take place at 7 o’clock from the Kopar Memorial Arena while Saturday start times have been bumped up to 6pm.

24 of the 26 Spruce Kings home games fall on a Friday or a Saturday – just two occur on Wednesday, both in November.

The BCHL regular season concludes on March 31st. The playoffs will begin a week later on April 5th.

To view the full schedule, click here.

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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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