The Spruce Kings and the Vipers turned back time Saturday night.
In the 80th anniversary of the first-ever game at the Vernon Civic Arena, Prince George defeated Vernon 3-2 before more than 2,000 fans at the BCHL Heritage Game.
Goal-scorers included Ethan de Jong on the penalty kill, Ben Brar unassisted 85 seconds into the second, and Jarod Hovde with the game-winner six minutes later.
Jarod Hovde (Unassisted) made it 3-2 (after review) pic.twitter.com/rXPBSXxlfO
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 7, 2018
Netminder Evan DeBrouwer made 42 saves on 44 shots for his 17th victory of the season.
With the win, the Spruce Kings improve to 21-12-3-4, launching them into the top spot in the Mainland Division ahead of the Langley Rivermen.
Prince George concludes their three-game, three-day road trip today, 3PM in Salmon Arm against the Silverbacks.
Thank you @VernonVipers @SpruceKings for an amazing evening! What an homage and wonder way to say good bye to the Civic #BCHL #VernonBC pic.twitter.com/tNk87wZOKD
— LisaMazurekPhoto (@LisaMPhotos) January 7, 2018
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