The West Kelowna Warriors (15-6-2-0) continue their three-game home stand with an annual tradition as the Teddy Bear Toss returns tonight against the Trail Smoke Eaters (10-9-6-0) on Saturday night at Royal LePage Place.
Fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal (wrapped in plastic) to the game to thrown onto the ice following the Warriors first goal of the game. Stuffies will be donated to the Salvation Army as well as the Stuffies For Seniors program. PetSmart will be at the game and collecting donations in exchange for a stuffy.
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Breakdown:
West Kelowna:
Overall Record: 15-6-2-0 (3rd in Interior Conference – 4th in BCHL)
Home Record: 7-3-2-0
Road Record: 8-3-0-0
Power Play: 13-for-71 (18.3% – 14th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 71-for-90 (78.9% – 9th in BCHL)
Trail:
Overall Record: 10-9-6-0 (5th in Interior Conference – 9th in BCHL)
Home Record: 3-6-3-0
Road Record: 7-3-3-0
Power Play: 18-for-91 (19.8% – 11th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 57-for-81 (70.4% – 16th in BCHL)
Season Series:
Saturday, September 23rd @ Cominco Arena (5-4 Warriors/OT) (BOXSCORE)
Saturday, September 30th @ Royal LePage Place (5-3 Warriors) (BOXSCORE)
Friday, December 9th @ Royal LePage Place (7:00 PM)
Saturday, February 10th @ Cominco Arena (7:00 PM)
Friday, March 1st @ Royal LePage Place (7:00 PM)
Friday, March 22nd @ Cominco Arena (7:00 PM)
Looking Back:
The Warriors enter play on a five-game win streak and coming off of their second shutout of the season, defeating the Salmon Arm Silverbacks by a 4-0 score last Saturday night at Royal LePage Place. Brennan Nelson, Trent Wilson, Caden Kemkaran-Humble and Zhenya Miles all tallied in the game while Rorke Applebee turned aside all of the 22 shots thrown his way for his second shutout and 10th win of the season.
Trail comes into action on Saturday following a victory on home ice on Friday night in the way of a 5-2 decision over the Vernon Vipers at Cominco Arena. The Smoke Eaters got goals from Ethan Mann, Mathieu Cobetto-Roy, Adam Barone, Josh Schenk and Ethan Warrener to aid in the win while Teagan Kendrick made 26 saves on 28 shots in his 4th win of the season.
Warriors Leading Scorers:
Felix Caron (15-11-26)
Michael Salandra (7-14-21)
Johannes Løkkeberg (8-12-20)
Brennan Nelson (5-14-19)
Jackson Kyrkostas (9-8-17)
Smoke Eaters Leading Scorers:
Adam Marshall (11-10-21)
Mathieu Cobetto-Roy (8-12-20)
Adam Barone (5-15-20)
Ridge Dawson (10-9-19)
Josh Schenk (8-11-19)
Who’s Hot:
West Kelowna:
- Jack Farrell – Defenseman – Wilmington, Massachusetts – Bentley University
The back end of the Warriors has started to see production occur, even without top scoring d-man Isaiah Norlin last weekend and Farrell is a player who spearheaded that. The Bentley University commit has tallied points in each of his last three games, posting four assists in that time including a two-assist contest against the Centennials in Merritt on Friday.
- Michael Salandra – Forward – Pleasantville, New York
20-year-old Salandra has been consistently putting together strong offensive efforts over the past few weeks and enters play on Saturday with points in five of his last six games. During that stretch of time, the Pleasantville, New York native has registered a goal and seven assists for eight points in that span.
Trail:
- Adam Marshall – Forward – Wayzata, Minnesota – Army West Point
Leading the Smoke Eaters balanced attack in scoring, Marshall has earned 11 goals and 21 points in 25 games played and is riding a stretch of points in five of his last six games as well. The Army commit has registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points during that time which includes a three-point effort against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks last Friday.
- Adam Barone – Defenseman – Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – Lake Superior State University
Sitting in a tie for 6th in scoring amongst defenders in the BCHL this season, Barone has added a terrific element of scoring from the blue line. The Lake Superior State commit has compiled 5 goals and 20 points in 25 games this season while earning points in six of his last seven games, garnering 2 goals and 7 assists for 9 points in that stretch. Barone comes into Saturday’s game with each of his last two contests featuring a goal and an assist.
The Warriors and Smoke Eaters meet for the second of their six-game season series tonight at Royal LePage Place. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 PM with tickets available at the Warriors website or in-person at the Box Office ahead of the opening face-off.
