The Warriors had themselves a great month going 7-2-0-2 with some key results that have moved them to within a point of Salmon Arm for 2nd in the Interior Division. The 16 points in October was in the Top 10 Months in team history, as shown below by Points % (minimum 6 games).
Month
|
Year
|
Record
|
Points %
|
February
|
2008
|
8-0-0-1
|
0.944
|
December
|
2008
|
6-1-0-0
|
0.857
|
January
|
2014
|
7-0-2-1
|
0.850
|
February
|
2011
|
7-1-0-1
|
0.833
|
February
|
2013
|
7-1-0-1
|
0.833
|
December
|
2009
|
8-2-0-0
|
0.800
|
January
|
2013
|
6-1-1-1
|
0.778
|
February
|
2015
|
6-1-0-2
|
0.778
|
November
|
2010
|
7-2-0-1
|
0.750
|
October
|
2015
|
7-2-0-2
|
0.727
|
The Warriors are also creeping up on a team milestone while in their 10th season in the BCHL. Currently, West Kelowna sits with a Franchise record of 298-181-16-55, 2 wins away from 300 in the regular season. It could happen as early as Sunday afternoon when they take on Nanaimo.
On a personal achievement level, Liam Blackburn has been red hot, with points in all 18 of the Warriors games this season. Looking at the month, Here are the Top 7 in team scoring for October:
Player
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
|
Blackburn
|
7
|
9
|
16
|
Desbiens
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
Forster
|
7
|
1
|
8
|
Hope
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
Mennear
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
Rutigliano
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
Gunville
|
7
|
7
|
In the crease, the Warriors acquired Keelan Williams, and he posted a pair of wins in his first weekend in the sweep over Salmon Arm.
Stephen Heslop also had a pretty good month, going 3-2-0-1, while Forbes Ploszaj (traded to Surrey October 28th), went 2-0-0-1.
With their current 4-game winning streak, the West Kelowna Warriors received an Honourable Mention in the CJHL Top 20 Rankings. The Warriors may also have the most games against a ranked team so far this year, as games against Penticton, Cowichan, Wenatchee, and Salmon Arm all came with those teams in the Top 20. It will be fun to watch this team in November, and see if they can vault themselves into that Top 20 argument.
The Month Ahead:
November is another busy month for the Warriors, as they will play 10 games in a 23 day period. Those games break down as follows:
Home - 5
Road - 5 (@ Salmon Arm, @ Prince George, 3 Game Trip - @ Wenatchee, @ Surrey, @ Langley)
vs Division - 4 (Merritt, Penticton, Salmon Arm, Vernon)
Warriors are at home for the first 3 games on November 6th, November 8th (2:30), and November 13th.
Get your tickets and get ready for some more great Warriors hockey action at Royal Lepage Place!
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