The West Kelowna Warriors (29-10-11-0) hit the road in the second-to-last weekend of regular season action with a pair of games in the Kootenays beginning on Friday night against the Trail Smoke Eaters (25-19-6-0) at Cominco Arena.
How To Follow:
Listen: AM 1150
Watch: FloHockey
Breakdown:
West Kelowna:
Overall Record: 29-10-11-0 (2nd in Interior Conference – 3rd in BCHL)
Home Record: 15-4-7-0
Road Record: 14-6-4-0
Power Play: 34-for-151 (22.5% – 6th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 140-for-182 (76.9% – 13th in BCHL)
Trail:
Overall Record: 25-19-6-0 (5th in Interior Conference – 9th in BCHL)
Home Record: 15-7-3-0
Road Record: 10-12-3-0
Power Play: 39-for-178 (21.9% – 8th in BCHL)
Penalty Kill: 114-for-154 (74.0% – 14th 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 (6-3 Warriors) (BOXSCORE)
Saturday, February 10th @ Cominco Arena (6-4 Smoke Eaters) (BOXSCORE)
Friday, March 1st @ Royal LePage Place (6-5 Smoke Eaters/OT) (BOXSCORE)
Friday, March 22nd @ Cominco Arena (7:00 PM)
Looking Back:
West Kelowna enters the weekend of play on the road following another overtime set back one week ago as they dropped a 4-3 game to the Penticton Vees on Friday night at Royal LePage Place. Jack Pridham, Jackson Kyrkostas and Carter Oakenfold each found the back of the net for the Warriors in the game while Rorke Applebee turned aside 29 of the 33 shots he faced in the game in his 8th overtime loss of the season.
The Smoke Eaters come into action after a 5-2 loss to the Cranbrook Bucks on Saturday night at Cominco Arena. Chase Stefanek and Adam Barone scored the goals for the Smoke Eaters in the defeat while Ryan Parker fell in his 7th game of the season, stopping 26 of the 31 shots he faced in the game.
Warriors Leading Scorers:
Felix Caron (28-34-62)
Isaiah Norlin (12-35-47)
Michael Salandra (21-23-44)
Jackson Kyrkostas (22-21-43)
Jack Pridham (21-22-43)
Smoke Eaters Leading Scorers:
Mathieu Cobetto-Roy (25-24-49)
Ridge Dawson (21-17-38)
Chase Stefanek (12-23-35)
Adam Marshall (16-15-31)
Jason Stefanek (15-16-31)
Who’s Hot:
West Kelowna:
- Cal Hughes – Forward – Westwood, Massachusetts – Boston University
Factoring in on two of the three goals the Warriors scored on Friday night against Penticton, Hughes has been a solid point producer for West Kelowna, especially in the second half of the season. The BU commit has registered a point in 12 of the 20 games since the calendar turned to 2024 while 6 of those games have been multi-point affairs.
- Jack Pridham – Forward – Stouffville, Ontario – Boston University
Another BU commit, Pridham has found the back of the net with regularity as he rides a three-game goal scoring streak into Friday night’s action against Trail. The Stouffville, Ontario native has points in each of his last five games, scoring 4 goals while adding an assist for 5 points in that span with Pridham having scored in 7 of his last 12 games.
Trail:
- Ridge Dawson – Forward – Kelowna, BC
He seems to have his best games against the Warriors but Dawson has put together a strong stretch of play to close out February and into early March. The Kelowna, BC native has posted 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points in his last 11 games, including 3 goals and an assist in his last 2 games against West Kelowna.
- Christian Kim – Forward – Torrance, California
Three games shy of 100 in his BCHL career, Kim has found a recent goal scoring surge in March that has seen the second-year forward register goals in three of his last four games and points in five of his last six contests. The Torrance, California native has posted 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in that five-game span.
The Warriors and Smoke Eaters play in the final game of their six-game season series on Friday night at Cominco Arena in the West Kootenays. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM with the game being broadcasted live on AM 1150 as well as streamed live on FloHockey.
