Former NHL enforcer Dave’ “Tiger” Williams will be keynote speaker at the Prince George Spruce Kings’ gala dinner and team awards banquet Friday, March 29 at the Marriott Courtyard Prince George hotel.
Williams, the all-time NHL penalty-minute leader who led the Vancouver Canucks in scoring in 1980-81 with 35 goals and 62 points, also led the league that season with 343 penalty minutes.
The always-entertaining Williams will take the stage with Spruce Kings broadcaster/business manager Kyle Anderson in a hot stove interview.
The Spruce Kings will also hand out their annual individual awards that night. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the dinner is at 6:30.
Tickets are $75, available at the Spruce Kings office at Kopar Memorial Arena or online
The following afternoon at Kopar the Spruce Kings Alumni players will pick sides for a game that starts at 2:45 p.m. The call has gone out to former Spruce Kings who can register for the alumni game online.
That game will be followed at 6 p.m. on March 29, by a BC Hockey League game between the Spruce Kings and the Powell River Kings.
The two teams will meet again in a rematch on Sunday, March 30 at 3 p.m.
The Spruce Kings are on the road for three games this week, starting with a Thursday game (7 p.m.) in Coquitlam against the Express. Prince George also plays Friday in Surrey (7 p.m) and Sunday afternoon in Salmon Arm (4 p.m.).
The Spruce Kings (17-22-3-1) are four points behind the Langley Rivermen (17-20-7-1) for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference. The Rivermen, who have lost five straight games, have nine games left, while the Spruce Kings have 11 still to play.
