The West Kelowna Warriors Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club are pleased to announce the acquisition of defensemen Stephen Kleysen (’97) from the Winnipeg Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) in exchange for future considerations.
Kleysen, 19, split the 2015/16 season with the Winnipeg Blues and Madison Capitols of the United States Hockey League. With the Blues last season, Kleysen collected four goals and 23 points over 30 games played while amassing 36 total points in 87 career games in the MJHL.
The Winnipeg, Manitoba native spent the second half of his 2015/16 season with the Madison Capitols in the USHL where he compiled one goals and three points over a 25 game stretch with the club.
“Stephen is a quality player and will be able to play quality minutes for us on the back end”, commented Warriors Head Coach and General Manager Rylan Ferster.
The Warriors would like to welcome Stephen to the organization and the city of West Kelowna.
Fans will get their first chance to see Stephen and the rest of the Warriors starting on August 22nd with their main camp followed by West Kelowna’s first preseason game, scheduled for August 24th against the Penticton Vees at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
