The West Kelowna Warriors (17-6-2-0) begin the final week of play before the holiday break with a midweek matchup against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (17-7-0-1) on Wednesday night at the Shaw Centre.
How To Follow:
Listen: AM 1150
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Breakdown:
West Kelowna:
Overall Record: 17-6-2-0 (2nd in Interior Conference – 3rd in BCHL)
Home Record: 9-3-2-0
Road Record: 8-3-0-0
Power Play: 14-for-80 (17.5% – 15th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 76-for-96 (79.2% – 9th in BCHL)
Salmon Arm:
Overall Record: 17-7-0-1 (3rd in Interior Conference – 4th in BCHL)
Home Record: 11-1-0-0
Road Record: 6-6-0-1
Power Play: 16-for-77 (20.8% – 10th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 58-for-71 (81.7% – 3rd in BCHL)
Season Series:
Friday, October 6th @ Shaw Centre (7-3 Silverbacks) (BOXSCORE)
Saturday, October 7th @ Royal LePage Place (4-0 Warriors) (BOXSCORE)
Wednesday, November 22nd @ Royal LePage Place (3-2 Warriors/SO) (BOXSCORE)
Saturday, December 2nd @ Royal LePage Place (4-0 Warriors) (BOXSCORE)
Wednesday, December 13th @ Shaw Centre (6:00 PM)
Friday, February 16th @ Royal LePage Place (7:00 PM)
Looking Back:
West Kelowna completed their seventh win in a row on Sunday afternoon as they earned a 7-3 victory over the Vernon Vipers at Royal LePage Place. Jackson Kyrkostas netted his second hat trick of the season while Jack Pridham, Isaiah Norlin, Michael Salandra and Felix Caron added singles in the win. Rorke Applebee turned aside 22 of the 25 shots thrown his way for his 12th win of the season.
The Silverbacks are also coming off of a victory against the Vipers, their third win in a row, with a 5-2 triumph at Kal Tire Place on Tuesday night. Five different goal scorers in Isaac Lambert, Reid Varkonyi, Nathan Mackie, Tristan Allen and Casy Laylin had the goals for the Silverbacks while Eli Pulver made 28 saves on 30 shots in his 10th win of the season.
Warriors Leading Scorers:
Felix Caron (16-12-28)
Johannes Løkkeberg (8-15-23)
Michael Salandra (8-15-23)
Jackson Kyrkostas (13-8-21)
Jack Pridham (9-10-19)
Silverbacks Leading Scorers:
Tristan Allen (4-16-20)
Isaac Lambert (10-8-18)
Reid Varkonyi (7-11-18)
Casy Laylin (6-12-18)
JJ Monteiro (9-8-17)
Who’s Hot:
West Kelowna:
- Jackson Kyrkostas – Forward – West Palm Beach, Florida – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Tallying his second hat trick of the season on Sunday afternoon, Kyrkostas has vaulted his way to a tie for 7th in the league in goal scoring with his 13 markers while teammate Felix Caron is tied for the league lead at 16. The RPI commit has points in each of his last three games, earning four goals and an assist in that span.
- Jack Pridham – Forward – Stouffville, Ontario – Boston University
Points in four consecutive games, and four out of his last five, have Pridham in a solid place coming into the final week ahead of the holiday break. The BU commit has two goals and four assists over his four-game point streak, including a three-point contest last Saturday against the Trail Smoke Eaters.
Salmon Arm:
- Eli Pulver – Goaltender – Vancouver, BC
Fresh off of being the BCHL’s 1st Star of the Week, Pulver made 65 saves on 66 shots in back-to-back wins over the Penticton Vees before turning aside 28 of the 30 shots he faced in the victory over the Vipers on Tuesday. Over his last three games, the Vancouver, BC native has posted a 1.00 goals against average and a .969 save percentage.
- Home Sweet Home
The Silverbacks have made the Shaw Centre one of the toughest buildings to play in in the league, posting a 10-1-0-0 record on home ice and have won each of their last three games in Salmon Arm. The ‘Backs have given up a league-low 21 goals against at home with only a Vernon Vipers visit on November 18th as the only time a road team has scored more than three goals.
The Warriors and Silverbacks meet for the fifth of their six-game season series tonight at the Shaw Centre. Puck drop is slated for 6:00 PM with the game broadcasted live on AM 1150 as well as streamed online on FloHockey.
