West Kelowna, BC – The West Kelowna Warriors and Brooks Bandits are set to begin their opening round series of the 2025 Rogers BCHL Playoffs this weekend.
The second seeded Bandits will have home ice advantage for the series, hosting the first two games of the series at Centennial Regional Arena in Central Alberta this weekend, before the series shifts back to West Kelowna for Games 3 & 4 at Royal LePage Place. Fans in attendance at RLP for Game 3 will receive souvenir “Towel Power” Playoff Towels upon entry to RLP.
The series shifts back to Brooks for Game 5, before returning to West Kelowna for Game 6. Should the series require a seventh game, it would take place on Tuesday, April 15th in Brooks.
FULL SCHEDULE:
GAME 1: FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH – 6:00PM PDT PUCKDROP – CENTENNIAL REGIONAL ARENA, BROOKS, AB.
GAME 2: SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH – 6:00PM PDT PUCKDROP – CENTENNIAL REGIONAL ARENA, BROOKS, AB.
GAME 3: TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH – 7:00 PM PDT PUCKDROP – ROYAL LEPAGE PLACE, WEST KELOWNA, BC
GAME 4: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH – 7:00 PM PDT PUCKDROP – ROYAL LEPAGE PLACE, WEST KELOWNA, BC
GAME 5*: FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH – 6:00PM PDT PUCKDROP – CENTENNIAL REGIONAL ARENA, BROOKS, AB.
GAME 6*: SUNDAY, APRIL 13TH – 5:00 PM PDT PUCKDROP – ROYAL LEPAGE PLACE, WEST KELOWNA, BC
GAME 7*: TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH – 6:00PM PDT PUCKDROP – CENTENNIAL REGIONAL ARENA, BROOKS, AB.
(*if necessary)
Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 will all be available to stream with the Voice of your Warriors Joey Pitt on FloHockey, as well as the radio broadcast of the game on AM1150 and am1150.ca.
Single game playoff tickets go on sale Tuesday morning at www.happsnow.com/team/West-Kelowna-Warriors-Hockey. You can also purchase your tickets in person at the Warriors office, or at the Royal LePage Place Box Office on GameDay.
PHOTO: Tami Quan Photography
CUTLINE: Warriors defenseman Axel Lofgren connects with a right hand on Bandits forward Nathan Brown during a scrap in a regular season matchup earlier this month. The two teams will meet in the opening round of the BCHL Playoffs.
