Overtime Win for Spruce Kings in Victoria

Overtime win for Spruce Kings in Victoria

Third straight win for the local BCHL team

Hesselgrave’s heroics lift Spruce Kings to overtime win in Victoria

VICTORIA — Carter Hesselgrave scored a highlight reel goal to give the Prince George Spruce Kings a 2-1 overtime win against the Victoria Grizzlies in BCHL action Friday (Jan. 23) night. It’s the Spruce Kings (19-13-1-0) third win in a row, as they sit third in the Coastal Conference with 39 points from 33 games, two points ahead of Nanaimo (17-13-3-0) and Alberni Valley (17-14-3-0). The Grizzlies (15-16-2-0) struck first when Artur Gross scored…

Highlight Reel Hesselgrave Ends it in OT

Carter Hesselgrave won a key defensive zone faceoff, toe-dragged a sliding defenseman off a bank pass from Trent LeDrew, and slid the puck through the legs of Mikus Vecvanags to give the Spruce Kings a 2-1 win with 13.9 in overtime on Friday night against the Victoria Grizzlies. After a scoreless first period, Artur Gross got the Grizzlies on the board, banking one off the right shoulder of Ryder Green and in after Ozbej Rep had fallen in the def