PHOTO: Wayne Moore/Castanet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 21ST, 2017
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – The West Kelowna Warriors scored two goals in 25 seconds to start the 3rd period to help them to a 3-2 victory over the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday night at Royal LePage Place.
The Warriors opened the scoring at the 9:05 mark of the first period of play as Bennett Norlin cashed in for his 4th goal of the season. Stephen Kleysen had his mid-point shot stopped by Capitals netminder Yann Dery but the rebound was put in by Norlin and gave the Warriors a 1-0 advantage.
Cowichan Valley tied the game just before the period was out as a puck found Ty Pochipinski in front of the Warriors net on an Andrew McCann shot. The Cowichan forward deked in tight and beat Warriors Cole Demers on the glove side to tie the game at one to finish the period off at 1-1.
There would be a change in the Cowichan net as Adam Marcoux would take over in between the pipes after Yann Dery left the game after 20 minutes due to an injury. Dery stopped 15 of the 16 shots he faced in the opening frame.
The Capitals took their first lead of the night and it came courtesy of a power play that lasted only 3 seconds before the puck was in the back of the net. Azzaro Tinling wristed a shot over the glove side of Demers to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead at the 5:50 mark of the 2nd period.
The rest of the period went by scoreless but not without some fireworks as Cavin Tilsley and Capitals forward Nicholas Wilson dropped the gloves, both landing some good right hand shots and set the scene for the final period of play.
The Warriors didn’t take long into the 3rd period to tie the game as just 1:09 into the frame, a deflection got the game knotted back up. Jake Harrison threw a shot on goal from the right point that deflected off of Matt Campese and into the back of the net for Campese’s 3rd goal of the season and a 2-2 tie.
Just 25 seconds after the Campese marker, Chase Dubois scored his third goal in the last two games and the eventual game winner. At the 1:34 mark of the period, Chase Stevenson backhanded a gorgeous pass from behind the net to an awaiting Dubois in the left face-off circle who made no mistake for his 6th goal of the season and a 3-2 Warriors lead.
Cole Demers shut the door in the 3rd frame with 15 saves to go along with his 27 total on the night in 29 shots for his 5th win of the season while Dery turned aside 15 of the 16 first period shots he faced before Adam Marcoux stopped 24 of the 26 shots he faced for his 10th loss of the season.
FINAL SCORE: 3-2 Warriors
FINAL SHOTS ON GOAL: 42-29 Warriors
Warriors PP: 0/3
Warriors PK: 3/4
3 Stars:
1) Jake Harrison (0-1-1)
2) Ty Pochipinski (1-0-1)
3) Wyatt Head (0-1-1)
Fortis Energy Player of the Game: Peter Tomaras (0-0-0)
ATTENDANCE: 703
The Warriors (11-4-0-0) are right back in action with a quick turnaround as they hit the road for the first of three away from RLP beginning with a matchup against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (7-7-0-1) Sunday afternoon at the Shaw Centre. Puck drop is slated for 3:00 PM with the pre-game show starting at 2:45 PM on the Warriors Internet Network and HockeyTV.com with the Voice of the Warriors, Trevor Miller.
The Warriors have introduced a new Fan’tatstic Five ticket package that gives fans a chance to experience five of the most highly anticipated games of the season for just $55.55 with games against the Wenatchee Wild, Penticton Vees, Salmon Arm Silverbacks, Vernon Vipers and Victoria Grizzlies. For more information on these packs and all ticket info, visit the Warriors office or call (250) 769-7051.
