Warriors player, and local product, Brennan Clark along with Play-by-Play man Jon Zacks, and Andrew Deans spent a sunny Sunday morning in Peachland helping out a great cause this weekend! Wheels For A Cure hosted a Car Show in Peachland as part of their weekend of festivities! Wheels For A Cure is in its second […]
Bentley University forward Alex Grieve (Calgary, Alberta/Westside Warriors) has been named to Inside College Hockey’s Freshman All-America Second Team. Grieve was also named Atlantic Hockey’s Rookie of the Year and to the AHA All-Rookie team on March 15. He finished his freshman campaign with 15 goals and 19 assists for 34 points and was +16. That points total broke […]
The Warriors' Spring Camp is underway at Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna. Featuring nearly 170 prospects, the camp sees players undergo fitness testing as well as three days of scrimmages. It all cumulates with a 'Top Prospects' game on Sunday (Apr. 22nd) at 2 p.m. The public is welcome to drop by at any […]
The Westside Warriors and Boyd Autobody & Glass teamed up to raise over $1500 for the Kelowna SPCA. Throughout the 2011-12 season Warriors fans were encouraged to purchase Frisbees donated by Boyd Autobody. Each year the Kelowna SPCA helps hundreds of animals find new homes, and each penny helps put animals in safe homes. […]
The Westside Warriors are proud to announce Goaltender Tyler Briggs (’92) as the first acquisition of the blockbuster deal that sent veteran defensemen Izaak Berglund (Merrimack ’12) and Michael King (Colorado College ’12) to the Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) on January 10th, 2012. Briggs had a sizzling 2011-12 campaign pacing the Bobcats with a 20-2-5 record that […]
For another Prospect Q&A I buzzed Matt Anholt, who will join the Warriors next year courtesy the Prince Albert Mintos. Matt came to Westside for a weekend in December and soon after committed for 2012-13. He is described to me as a good two-way centreman, and he’s already familiar with the area having lived here […]
Warriors Alumni Justin Schultz was named a first-team selection by the American Hockey Coaches' Association as it announced its All-America teams. Seventeen schools had representation on the teams, with three selections from Union leading the way. Boston College and Ferris State, which met Saturday night in the NCAA championship game, each had two honorees. Eleven of […]
I caught up with future Warrior Ambrose Firkus at his home in Irma, Alberta on Monday. The 17 year-old is coming off a 47 point season (in 27 games) with the Lloydminster Midget ‘AAA’ Bobcats and has committed to Westside for the coming season. Check out his numbers from elite hockey prospects. Below is a […]
Premier Christy Clark added her support to West Kelowna's Kraft Hockeyville bid on Monday. Check out the linked video to see the Premier's message. Voting for the top five communities in Canada continues until Tuesday at 9pm PST.
West Kelowna has advanced to the Top 5 in the Canada-wide Kraft Hockeyville competition. Two weeks ago during the initial round of voting, West Kelowna received just over 1 million votes. Campbell River finished second while Osoyoos was third. West Kelowna is now up against Duck Lake Sk., Stirling Ont., Amos Que., and Yarmouth […]
