Bentey delivers full ride for Vanroboys

Lucas Vanroboys now has a college scholarship tucked into his hockey bag.

The 19-year-old Prince George Spruce Kings centre is heading to Bentley University in Waltham, Mass., next season.

Vanroboys joined the Spruce Kings in January in a deadline trade from the Cowichan Valley Capitals and his toughness and playmaking skills were instrumental in helping the Kings make it all the way to the final of the National Junior A Championship in Brooks, Alta.

He played 15 regular season games for Kings and had three goals and five assists, after putting up seven goals and 15 points in 27 games with Cowichan.

He had four goals and five assists in 17 BCHL playoff games, helping the Kings win their firstever Fred Page Cup BCHL title. He also had a goal and an assists in the Doyle Cup series against the Brooks Bandits, which the Kings won in six games to claim the Pacific regional title. He contributed one assist in six games at the NJAC.

The Kings lost the championship in the final 4-3 to Brooks.

Vanroboys, a native of Thamesville, Ont., becomes the 10th Spruce Kings roster player from this past season’s team to lock up an NCAA Division 1 scholarship for next season.

• The Spruce Kings will host their annual general meeting to elect a new board of directors on July 9 at 7 p.m. at the multipurpose room at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena.

• The Kings announced on Twitter they’ve traded winger Tyer Schleppe to the Coquitam Express to complete an earlier deal. Schleppe, a 2001-born Vancouver native, had five goals and nine points in 51 games this year with the Kings.