The West Kelowna Warriors have announced its leaderhip group, and a West Kelowna native will don an 香蕉视频直播楢香蕉视频直播� as an alternate captain.
Defenseman Jake Harrison is among the players joining captain Jared Marino as the Warriors香蕉视频直播� leaders. Stephen Kleysen and forward Cavin Tilsley will also serve as alternate captains as the team kicks off the 2017-18 BCHL season with a home and home series with Trail, including Saturday night香蕉视频直播檚 home opener.
Saturday香蕉视频直播檚 home opener will also be the team香蕉视频直播檚 First Responders Night and will include pre-game festivities.
Harrison, 18, is entering his third season in the BCHL with the Warriors and has plenty of experience even for his young age. The West Kelowna native, along with captain Marino, are the only two players remaining from the 2016 national championship squad. The veteran of 108 regular season games for the Warriors has tallied 10 goals and earned 50 points with 83 penalty minutes.
香蕉视频直播淚t香蕉视频直播檚 an honour for me to wear a letter this season,香蕉视频直播� stated Harrison, 香蕉视频直播淚 can香蕉视频直播檛 wait to get out and help lead this team to another championship.香蕉视频直播�
Kleysen, 20, enters his second season with the Warriors and fourth and final year of Junior hockey. A Winnipeg, MB native, he has suited up for 170 regular season games between three different team and with the Warriors with last season tallied six goals and 23 points with 150 penalty minutes.
Tilsley, 19, comes into his first full season with the Warriors in 2017/18, after being acquired in mid-November by the Warriors from the Prince George Spruce Kings. The Delta, B.C. native has played in 102 regular season contests in the BCHL, scoring 15 goals and collecting 39 points to go along with 178 penalty minutes.
Warriors head coach/GM Rylan Ferster knows he has a solid veteran presence leading his team.
香蕉视频直播淎long with Jared, we believe that these three men will be able to provide plenty of veteran leadership to our team for this season,香蕉视频直播� said Ferster. Jake has plenty of experience entering his third season including a Royal Bank Cup,while Stephen is a 20-year-old with plenty of junior hockey knowledge and Cavin has the work ethic and character to be a great leader.香蕉视频直播�
The Warriors are hosting a First Responders Appreciation Night on Saturday to be held at their home opener against the Smoke Eaters.
There will be a courtyard party outside of Royal LePage Place that kicks off at 4 p.m. with street hockey, beverage tents, music and much more. Game time is 7 p.m.
