The West Kelowna Warriors (28-10-9-0) open a three-game home stand on Friday night as they renew their Highway 97 rivalry with the Penticton Vees (34-7-3-2) at Royal LePage Place.
Friday also is the annual Feed The Valley Night, presented by Valley First Credit Union. Fans are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to donate in our effort to help Feed The Valley! The 50/50 from the night will also benefit the Central Okanagan Food Bank.
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Breakdown:
West Kelowna:
Overall Record: 28-10-9-0 (2nd in Interior Conference – 3rd in BCHL)
Home Record: 14-4-5-0
Road Record: 14-6-4-0
Power Play: 33-for-145 (22.8% – 5th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 133-for-175 (76.0% – 13th in BCHL)
Penticton:
Overall Record: 34-7-3-2 (1st in Interior Conference – 2nd in BCHL)
Home Record: 19-2-0-0
Road Record: 15-5-3-2
Power Play: 49-for-160 (30.6% – 1st in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 103-for-131 (78.6% – 10th in BCHL)
Season Series:
Friday, September 22nd @ Royal LePage Place (5-3 Warriors) (BOXSCORE)
Friday, December 15th @ South Okanagan Events Centre (3-2 Vees/OT) (BOXSCORE)
Saturday, December 16th @ Royal LePage Place (6-3 Warriors) (BOXSCORE)
Saturday, February 17th @ South Okanagan Events Centre (4-0 Vees) (BOXSCORE)
Friday, March 8th @ Royal LePage Place (7:00 PM)
Friday, March 15th @ Royal LePage Place (7:00 PM)
Sunday, March 31st @ South Okanagan Events Centre (2:00 PM)
Looking Back:
The Warriors enter action on Friday night at RLP following a strong performance on Saturday night in the North Okanagan, earning a 4-2 triumph over the Vernon Vipers at Kal Tire Place. Sean Keohane scored twice while Cal Hughes and Jackson Kyrkostas added singles in the victory. Rorke Applebee collected his 21st win of the season while making 21 saves on 23 shots.
The Vees make their way into the weekend having won each of their last four games including a 6-2 win on the Lower Mainland against the Coquitlam Express at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex on Saturday night. Billy Renfrew recorded a hat-trick while Larry Keenan, Lucas Sorace and Thomas Pichette each added singles in the winning effort. Andrew Ness turned aside 25 of the 28 shots he faced in his 14th win of the season.
Warriors Leading Scorers:
Felix Caron (28-31-59)
Isaiah Norlin (12-23-34)
Michael Salandra (21-23-44)
Jack Pridham (18-22-40)
Jackson Kyrkostas (21-17-38)
Vees Leading Scorers:
Cal Arnott (25-20-45)
Billy Renfrew (17-26-43)
Connor MacPherson (10-30-40)
Ryan MacPherson (14-22-36)
Thomas Pichette (14-21-35)
Who’s Hot:
West Kelowna:
- Cal Hughes – Forward – Westwood, Massachusetts – Boston University
Goals in four consecutive games, the longest continuous goal stretch in his BC Hockey League career, has Hughes hitting his stride at just the right time in the Warriors schedule. The BU commit comes into action on the weekend possessing 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points during a four-game point streak, including a goal and two-assist effort on Saturday night in Vernon against the Vipers.
- Sean Keohane – Defenseman – Milton, Massachusetts – Harvard University – Buffalo Sabres Prospect
Finding the back of the net twice in Saturday’s win in Vernon, Keohane registered his first career multi-goal game. The Buffalo Sabres draft pick isn’t known for his points from the blue line but has strung together points in four of his last five games, earning two goals and four assists for six points in that span.
Penticton:
- Billy Renfrew – Forward – Fairbanks, Alaska – Northern Michigan University
Riding a three-game point streak in which all of those games have been multi-point efforts, Renfrew has quickly risen to second on the Vees in scoring. Adding to his hat-trick effort in Coquitlam on Saturday, the Northern Michigan commit has four goals and three assists for seven points during his point streak with Renfrew earning 12 multi-point games this season.
- Will Ingemann – Goaltender – Plymouth, Minnesota – St. Thomas University
Fresh off of breaking the BCHL’s shutout streak, posting 218:56 of brick wall action, Ingemann has to be feeling very confident about where his game is at. A commit of St. Thomas University, Ingemann has put up video game-like numbers this season, especially over his last six starts. During that time, Ingemann holds a 0.50 goals against average and a .969 save percentage with 4 shutouts and has not been tested for more than 21 shots during that time as well.
The Warriors and Vees play the fifth of their seven game season series on Feed The Valley Night at Royal LePage Place for a 7:00 PM face-off. Pick up your tickets today at the Box Office, open one hour ahead of puck drop, or head to the Warriors website and get your tickets today!
