The Warriors were simply dominant in the final two periods on Wednesday in Salmon Arm. Unfortunately for them, a 3-1 deficit after 20 minutes was too much, and Salmon Arm hung on for a 5-2 victory. Trailing 2-0 just 3 ½ minutes into the game, Garrett Skrbich got the Tribe on the board when he beat Kurt […]
The Vipers put up another strong defensive showing, as they topped Westside 4-1 in Vernon on Friday night. Shots counted 32-21 in favour of the Vipers on the night, including 11-2 in the opening period. Scoreless after 20 minutes, Mike Zalewski drew first blood for the hosts when he fired a wrister from the right face-off dot […]
Max French played Wednesday night with a heavy heart. The Westside Warriors captain dedicated Wednesday's game against the Chilliwack Chiefs for long-time friend Brittany Metro who is in the midst of her second battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. French opened the scoring and then watched as his teammates filled the net four times in the second […]
Today the Westside Warriors and West Kelowna Kraft Hockeyville Committee joined forces and volunteered at the 18thAnnual Wendy’s Dreamlift Day! Coaches Rylan Ferster and Brent Gough were accompanied by Team Owner Mark Cheyne, Director of Operations Andrew Deans, Stuntman Steve Francis, Assistant Captain Josh Monk and Alex Draper of Shutout Collectibles/West Kelowna Hockeyville Committee. This is the […]
Tonight the Tribe hosts the Chilliwack Chiefs in a “must win” situation, game time 7pm. This game, in particular, is close to the Warriors family. Max French, the teams newly crowned hometown Captain, approached us last week and asked if we could dedicate a game to his best friend Brittany Metro. Upon further conversation […]
Playing their 4th game in 5 days, the Warriors battled back from an early deficit to earn a 3-3 tie against a physical and speedy Chiefs squad on Sunday in Chilliwack. After gutting-out a 3-1 victory over Vernon the night before, the Warriors showed signs of fatigue and ‘bus-legs’ early in the game, allowing a pair […]
The Westside Warriors got two things they haven't received a lot of this season on Saturday — timely goals and timely saves. Reid Simmonds scored twice including the game winner with less than four minutes left in regulation time as the Warriors tripped-up the visiting Vernon Vipers 3-1 in one of the better games you'll […]
The Penticton Vees played a smart and skilled hockey game on Friday night to earn their 24th consecutive victory, and shut out the Westside Warriors. Final shots counted 49-17 in favour of the home side, and the Vees also got impressive special-teams performances, going 3/7 on the powerplay and denying Westside on all 5 of the […]
A tight decision at the Nicola Valley Arena went Merritt’s way, as the Centennials trumped Westside on Wednesday night. Forward Chad Brears scored both of Merritt’s goals on the powerplay, as the Cents went 2/9 on the man advantage and squeaked out a 2-1 victory. Defenceman Ben Betker scored the lone Westside goal when he jammed in […]
This week, volunteers with West Kelowna’s Kraft Hockeyville bid and the Westside Warriors presented Dave Ford an $8,000 hot tub, kindly donated by the Melvin family at Beachcomber Home Leisure in Kelowna. The hot tub was a grand prize offered in a raffle drive by the Warriors and Kraft Hockeyville group to raise donations […]
