The West Kelowna Warriors (23-7-5-0) return home and honour their neighbours to the South with Peachland Warriors Night as they take on the Chilliwack Chiefs (18-13-3-0) in their lone meeting of the season on Saturday night at Royal LePage Place.
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Breakdown:
West Kelowna:
Overall Record: 23-7-5-0 (2nd in Interior Conference – 3rd in BCHL)
Home Record: 12-4-3-0
Road Record: 11-3-2-0
Power Play: 24-for-115 (20.9% – 11th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 104-for-136 (76.5% – 12th in BCHL)
Chilliwack:
Overall Record: 18-13-3-0 (5th in Coastal Conference – 9th in BCHL)
Home Record: 7-6-3-0
Road Record: 11-7-0-0
Power Play: 24-for-106 (22.6% – 6th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 105-for-134 (78.4% – 8th in BCHL)
Season Series:
Saturday, January 27th @ Royal LePage Place (7:00 PM)
Looking Back:
The Warriors will look to make it three wins in a row following their highest goal output of the season on Friday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena in an 8-3 victory over the Merritt Centennials. Isaiah Norlin and Michael Salandra each had a pair of goals in the game while Brennan Nelson, Cal Hughes, Felix Caron and Trent Wilson each tallied singles in the win. Matthew DellaRusso made his first start since December 1st and turned aside 26 of the 29 shots thrown his way in his 5th win of the season.
Chilliwack was just the second team to knock off the Penticton Vees at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Friday night, earning a 3-1 triumph with three 3rd period goals. Brady Milburn scored twice while Connor Dick added a single in the winning effort while Vladimir Nikitin turned away 48 of the 49 shots he faced in his 7th win of the season.
Warriors Leading Scorers:
Felix Caron (22-20-42)
Michael Salandra (16-22-38)
Isaiah Norlin (10-26-36)
Jack Pridham (13-19-32)
Jackson Kyrkostas (17-13-30)
Chiefs Leading Scorers:
Willyam Gendron (11-23-34)
Matteo Mrsic (10-20-30)
Brady Milburn (12-17-29)
Nathan Morin (10-14-24)
Brian Morse (7-15-22)
Who’s Hot:
West Kelowna:
- Michael Salandra – Forward – Pleasantville, New York – Quinnipiac University
He just keeps scoring and getting points. Salandra was part of a dominant attack in Merritt a night ago in which the Warriors took home an 8-3 victory. The Quinnipiac University commit extended his point streak to nine games with a two-goal, two-assist performance and has amassed 8 goals and 7 assists for 15 points during that span while also scoring in each of his last four games.
- Cal Hughes – Forward – Westwood, Massachusetts – Boston University
Lost in the shuffle of some big multi-point performances last night was a solid outing from Hughes, who now has goals in three of his last four games to pace a Warriors team that is tied for the league lead in scoring. The BU commit has points in six of his last seven games, posting five goals and five assists for ten points over that span and ranks 4th in rookie goal scoring with his 16 markers.
Chilliwack:
- Brady Milburn – Forward – Kamloops, BC – Lake Superior State University
In his third season in the BCHL, Milburn is putting together his best offensive season to date, exceeding his point total from last season with two goals In last night’s win in Penticton. The Lake Superior State commit was named a BCHL All-Star and has scored in back-to-back games, riding a three-game point streak with three goals and two assists for five points in that span.
- Willyam Gendron – Forward – Boisbrand, Quebec – Sacred Heart University
The Chiefs beefed up their offensive attack with a trade for the Nanaimo Clippers leading scorer in Gendron, who made his Chilliwack debut last night in Penticton. The Sacred Heart commit is in his second BCHL season and has 70 points in 76 games played over his time in Nanaimo and this season has earned 34 points in 32 games.
The Warriors and Chiefs will get together in their one and only meeting of the season tonight with West Kelowna’s special Peachland Warriors jerseys available for auction throughout the game. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 PM with tickets available for purchase on the Warriors website as well as at the Box Office, open one hour before the opening puck drop.
