If you ask the St. Vincent de Paul society, they might say Kazumo Sasaki scored the biggest goal for the Prince George Spruce Kings in a 6-3 win over the Langley Rivermen.
Sasaki opened the Spruce Kings’ scoring, prompting the 1,404 fans at Kopar Memorial Arena to throw mittens, socks, toques and more on the ice.
Kazumo Sasaki DROPS THE GLOVES pic.twitter.com/XmOtdTOuut
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 15, 2024
Fans did so for the Spruce Kings’ annual “Drop the Gloves and Sock it to Em,” game, which benefits the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Sasaki’s first on the night cut the Rivermen’s lead to two, after Luke Pfoh opened the scoring with a pair for Langley.
It was almost all Spruce Kings after the goal with Sasaki adding another in the second, Brock Cummings scoring a pair, and
Cooper Williams and Lucas Veilleux scoring once each.
Ethan Merner scored another for the Rivermen.
Colin Reay got the start in net for the Spruce Kings, making 28 saves.
The box score is here.
The Spruce Kings (9-15-2-1) are sitting ninth in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference, one point behind the Nanaimo Clippers (10-15-2-0)
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings are now on their holiday break, and will return to action on December 28th, when they host Nanaimo at the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The full Spruce Kings schedule is here.
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