Prince George, B.C.- The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed four  players for the 2010-11 season. The first of a number  of signings during the off-season were made after the team received  commitments from Riley Spraggs (F), Faiz Kahn (F), Trevor Esau (D) and Chris Bodo (F).

Spraggs, Kahn and Esau were all members of the Revelstoke Grizzlies of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) winning the 2009-10 league championship, the Cyclone Taylor Cup and the Keystone Cup. Bodo comes via the Strathroy Rockets of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) where he finished the season third in league scoring with 97 points.

 

Riley Spraggs, who played five games with the Spruce Kings last season, is  a '91 forward 5' 9" 175 lbs from Vernon, BC. In 47 regular season games, Spraggs had a record of 25 goals, 23 assists and 41 PIMs.

Faiz Kahn, from Santa Claire, California is a '90 forward 5' 9" 160 lbs.  As a rookie last season, Kahn led the Grizzlies in scoring with 27 goals and   41  assists in 42 games played.

 

Trevor Esau comes in as an 18 year old defenceman born in 1992, 6' 4" 205 lbs from Abbotsford, BC. Esau finished last season with a record of 1 goal, 6 assists and 95 PIMs in 48 games.

 

Chris Bodo is a 5' 9" 185 lbs '91 born forward from St. Thomas, Ontario. Playing on the right side, Bodo was the 2009-10 Strathroy Rockets regular season and playoffs scoring champion recording 49 goals and 48 assists in 50 regular season games. Bodo comes with a NCAA Division I scholarship to Mercyhurst College for the 2011-12 season.

 

"We are extremely happy as an organization that we were able to secure commitments from these four players," said Spruce Kings assistant general manager and director of player personnel, Mike Hawes. "Spraggs, Kahn and Bodo are extremely gifted forwards with great numbers to show from last season and Esau is a key addition to our defence next year and for years down the road."