West Kelowna Warriors defenceman Nick Ardanaz has been named the BCHL High School Player of the Month for December. This award is for players 18-years-old or younger who are attending high school full time and is based on in-class and on-ice performance. Ardanaz, who is from Langley, B.C., tied for the most assists among all […]
Photo credit: Ned Dykes/Cornell Athletics (Berard) It was a good week for alums in the Atlantic Hockey Conference as well as alums from the Powell River Kings as three of our four weekly award winners come from the Atlantic and two are former Kings. Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week Mike Lee – Senior […]
The BCHL Board of Governors have approved the sale of the West Kelowna Warriors franchise to businessman John Murphy and local resident Rod Hume. The two will immediately take over operation of the team with Murphy serving as the Warriors’ Governor and Hume acting as Managing Partner. “It is with great excitement that Rod Hume […]
All summer we’ll be going team-by-team to profile new players coming in for the 2019-20 season with recaps of offseason commits and acquisitions. We will also have interviews and scouting reports from the coaches. Last up is the West Kelowna Warriors. The Warriors finished sixth in the Interior Division last season and took the defending […]
After one successful year in the BCHL, West Kelowna Warriors defenceman Lucas Bahn is heading south again as he has committed to the University of Alabama-Huntsville next season, located only a couple of hours away from his hometown of Hendersonville, Tenn. The 19-year-old saw his offensive game grow in West Kelowna this year, putting up […]
Lucas Sowder scored his third of the playoffs and added an assist, Austin Park stopped 25 of 26 shots and Matt Gosiewski’s shorthanded goal was the difference as the Wenatchee Wild beat the West Kelowna Warriors 3-1 to even their series and force a Game 7 tomorrow night. Sowder opened the scoring 5:49 into the […]
Donovan Buskey stopped 40 of 42 shots and Tyler Ghirardosi led the way offensively with three points as the Trail Smoke Eaters topped the Merritt Centennials 5-2 to take a 2-1 series lead. After a scoreless first period, Trail exploded for four straight goals in the second with Spencer McLean, Carter Jones, Kent Johnson and […]
Ethan Scardina scored twice in the first period and that’s all the offence the Nanaimo Clippers would need as Jordan Naylor shut the door the rest of the way, backstopping his team to a 2-1 victory over the Powell River Kings in Game 2 of the Island Division semifinals and evening the series at one […]
No. 1 Penticton Vees vs. No. 8 Cowichan Valley Capitals Regular season head-to-head: (2 games) The Vees won both matchups in regulation by a combined score of 8-3. Of note: As they have all season, Penticton will be looking for offensive production from the blueline, namely from BCHL Top Defenceman award-winner James Miller who was […]
Anaheim Ducks goaltender and former West Kelowna Warrior Kevin Boyle made his first start in the NHL on Wednesday night against the Vancouver Canucks. The 26-year-old could not have asked for a better result as he made 35 saves and earned the shutout in a 1-0 Ducks win. Boyle was extremely busy right from the […]
