It’s now official, the Prince George Spruce Kings will play their 2021 regular season schedule in Chilliwack.
The B.C. Hockey League announced Friday that the Spruce Kings, Merritt Centennials and Chilliwack Chiefs will be grouped together in one of five pods the league plans to set up to complete a pandemic-condensed schedule.
The three teams will play each other within their pod at Chilliwack Coliseum (formerly known as Prospera Centre) and will play no other BCHL opponents during the five-week season.
The other pods will be the Scotia Barn in Burnaby (host Coquitlam Express, Powell River Kings and Surrey Eagles); South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton (host Penticton Vees, Cranbrook Bucks, Trail Smoke Eaters); Weyerhauser Arena in Port Alberni (host Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Cowichan Valley Capitals, Nanaimo Clippers, Victoria Grizzlies); and Kal Tire Place in Vernon (host Vernon Vipers, Salmon Arm Silverbacks, West Kelowna Warriors).
Each team will play an 18- or 20-game schedule, to be released by the league next week.
The first games will be played on Friday, April 2.
No fans will be allowed in the arenas. All BCHL games will be streamed live on Hockey TV.
