The Westside Warriors have named home-town player as their next Captain.
West Kelowna’s own Max French is set to don the ‘C’, after the team dealt 20 year-old defenceman Izaak Berglund at Tuesday’s BCHL trading deadline.
“It’s an honour” says French of being named Captain. “We have a great group of guys here and a great leadership group, and I think it’s going to be really exciting going forward.”
French also paid tribute to the outgoing captain, describing Berglund as ‘wise’ and ‘a great guy.’
However, the 19 year-old French doesn’t plan on changing much in his own style. “I’m just going to keep on doing what I’ve been going all year, which is being vocal, and letting my play on and off the ice show that I’m a leader.”
The Warriors sit 10 points out of a playoff position with 23 games left in the season, but French says he and his mates are determined to push hard for the remainder of the year.
French’s tenure as Captain will begin on Friday night, when the Warriors host the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.
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