The Prince George Spruce Kings welcomed a break away from the friendly confines of the Kopar Memorial and boy has it shown up in a big way during a five-game road swing.
A three-goal first period led by a pair of markers from Tai Ushio and a single from Dominic Szczygiel gave the visiting Spruce Kings a convincing 6-2 victory over the Langley Rivermen on Saturday in front of 962 fans at the George Preston Arena.
Aaron Reierson tried to revive the Rivermen back to shore with a second period goal trimming the deficit to 3-1 but the rally was snuffed out ten minutes later by PG blueliner Dracen Campbell.
Carter Hesselgrave notched his third goal of the weekend on the power-play while River Arnason collected his first BCHL at 16:19 of the third period.
Christian Chouha tallied a late goal for Langley with less than three minutes remaining.
Colin Reay made 22 saves in the victory for the Spruce Kings who improve to 9-8-0-0.
Ryan Wachtel enjoyed a three-assist game while Marcus Lougheed also recorded a pair of helpers.
The Spruce Kings head to Vancouver Island for a trio of games starting Wednesday against the Nanaimo Clippers (10-6-2-0). Puck drop is at 7pm from the Frank Crane Arena.
PG then plays a double-header in Duncan Friday (Nov 21) and Saturday (Nov 22) against the Cowichan Valley Capitals (13-5-1-0).
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