Last season, Rylan Ferster91裸聊视频檚 team played deep into the month of May and won a Canadian junior A hockey championship.

Ten months later, the coach and GM of the West Kelowna Warriors is doing his best to process an early exit from the B.C. Hockey League playoffs.

The Warriors91裸聊视频� 2016-17 brief postseason run ended on Tuesday night in Merritt, as the rival Centennials swept West Kelowna in four straight games.

In a season filled with adversity91裸聊视频攆rom roster instability to key injuries to the possibility of the team being relocated91裸聊视频擣erster said his team coped as well as could be expected.

91裸聊视频淚 can91裸聊视频檛 fault our guys on their effort, there were very few times I questioned that, I thought they worked hard all year,91裸聊视频� said Ferster, who is finishing up his sixth season with the club. 91裸聊视频淚 thought we had more adversity this year than any other year I can remember, so I was proud of the kids.

91裸聊视频淲e had pretty good luck last year and won a national championship, and this year we didn91裸聊视频檛 have much at all, but that91裸聊视频檚 hockey. You don91裸聊视频檛 make excuses, you lick your wounds and move on.91裸聊视频�

While the Warriors were relatively healthy early in the season, key injuries began to mount as the playoffs drew closer.

Perhaps the most crucial loss of all was that of captain Nicholas Rutigliano to a concussion. Without their inspirational leader in the lineup, the Warriors went 4-13, including 0-4 in the post season.

Puck luck clearly wasn91裸聊视频檛 on the Warriors91裸聊视频� side against Merritt either, as they suffered a pair of one-goal losses to open the series at home, including a 4-3 triple overtime setback in Game 2.

Still, Fertser gave credit where credit is due.

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Adding to Ferster91裸聊视频檚 challenge was the fluctuation of his lineup on a weekly basis. Fifty-one players suited up for West Kelowna during the season, including eight goaltenders.

Also weighing on the Warriors since mid-January was the potential relocation of the club to another community following the 2016-17 season.

So when word came out last week that owner Mark Cheyne had found a group of investors to keep the team in West Kelowna, Ferster counted himself among the many who celebrated the news.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 nice to see,91裸聊视频� said Ferster, who has two years remaining on his contract with the Warriors. 91裸聊视频淭his is a great place to coach and a great place to be a player. We play in a great division in a great league, there are just so many positives.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 proud of the fact we were able to win a championship last season, to be the best in the country, that was a credit to everybody involved, right from Mark Cheyne on down.91裸聊视频�

Based on the all the challenges the club faced this season, Cheyne said Ferster, his staff and the players all performed admirably.

91裸聊视频淭hat was a tough season right from the start, they did a great job of keeping things together,91裸聊视频� said Cheyne.

Ferster will be back on the ice in a little over a month when the Warriors host their spring camp April 21 to 23 at Royal LePage Place.