Grant Earns Shutout In Spruce Kings Debut

PHOTO: Garrett James

CHILLIWACK BC – Kobe Grant stood tall in his Spruce Kings debut, making 19 saves en route to a 5-0 Spruce Kings victory on Friday night against the Merritt Centennials.

1st Period:

NO SCORING

Shots: PG 4 MER 11

2nd Period:

PG: Just over a minute into the second frame, Simon Labelle spotted Rowan Miller at the left circle and fired it by Josh Dias to give the Spruce Kings a 1-0 lead. Labelle and Nick Rhéaume had the helpers on Miller’s second in the pod.

PG: On a Merritt power-play, Andrew Seaman was able to use his speed to his advantage on a Merritt line change and had a picture perfect finish on the backhand on a breakaway to make it 2-0. Seaman’s pod leading 6th of the year was unassisted at 16:09.

SHOTS:

PG 13 MER 5

3rd Period:

PG: 22 seconds into the period, Christian Buono was able to pot home the rebound off an Amran Bhabra point shot, to give the Spruce Kings a three goal lead. Buono’s fifth in the pod season, was assisted by Bhabra and Mason Waite.

PG: At 14:17 of the period, much similar to the Buono marker, John Herrington was able to rifle home a rebound in front of the goal past Dias to make it 4-0 Spruce Kings. Herrington’s 2nd of the pod season was assisted by Christian Buono and Max Borovinskiy.

PG: With 9 seconds remaining in the final frame, a Mason Waite point shot sealed the deal as the puck found its way past Dias to make it 5-0. The PP marker from Waite was assisted by Buono.

SHOTS:

PG 17 MER 3

FINAL SCORE:

PG 5 MER 0

FINAL SHOTS:

PG 35 MER 19

POWER-PLAYS:

PG: 1/7

MER: 0/6

PG: Kobe Grant 19 Saves (1-0)

MER: Josh Dias 34 Saves (2-5)

3 STARS:

1. PG: Kobe Grant (19 Save Shutout)
2. PG: Andrew Seaman (1 G)
3. PG: Christian Buono (1 G 2 A)

FORTIS BC ENERGY PLAYER OF THE GAME: PG: Mason Waite (1 G 1 A)

Next Game: Sunday @ Chilliwack – 5 PM