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Stretch drive: West Kelowna Warriors enter final month of regular season

This weekend they take on Trail at home and Vernon on the road
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Rorke Applebee and the West Kelowna Warriors welcome the Trail Smoke Eaters to Royal LePage Place on Friday, Mar. 1. (Tami Quan Photography/X)

The West Kelowna Warriors are looking to get back in the win column as they continue to chase the top spot in the BCHL91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Interior Conference.

Entering the final month of the regular season, the Warriors have just nine games to go. With a record of 27-10-8-0, they are second in the conference, seven points behind the Penticton Vees.

On Friday night, the Warriors host the Trail Smoke Eaters, who are fifth in the conference with a record of 21-17-6-0. In their last matchup on Feb. 10, Trail won 6-4.

Puck drop on Mar. 1 is at 7 p.m.

The following night, the Warriors will travel up Highway 97 to take on the Vernon Vipers (26-17-1-0). West Kelowna has dominated the season series, as they are 3-0-1-0 against Vernon.

Saturday night91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s puck drop at the Kal Tire Centre is also at 7 p.m.

Going into the weekend, Warriors91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ forward Felix Caron is second in the BCHL with 27 goals and fourth in points with 56.

However, they will be without forward Michael Salandra for the rest of the regular season. He suffered an injury in the win over Surrey.

The Warriors are coming off of a 5-3 win over Surrey and a 3-2 overtime loss against Coquitlam.

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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