BCHL Welcomes the West Kelowna Warriors

The BCHL today announced that the former Westside Warriors will now be known as the West Kelowna Warriors.  Warriors captain, Max French officially unveiled the new jersey and logo while, inside Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna, where arena workers were busy painting the new logo into centre ice.West Kelowna Warriors

The Warriors have been in the BCHL since 2006 when the moved from Langley, BC.  The Langley franchise had joined the league in 1994 as the Langley Thunder before re-branding as the Hornets in 1998. The West Kelowna Warriors have never finished higher than 3rd place in the BCHL.

2006-07 60 23 25 3 9 192 221 58 7th in Mainland Lost in Preliminary
2007-08 60 40 17 0 3 237 161 83 3rd BCHL Lost in Semi-Finals
2008-09 60 37 18 1 4 220 162 79 5th BCHL
2009-10 60 38 18 1 3 244 173 80 4th BCHL Lost Quarter-final
2010-11 60 33 20 2 5 246 183 73 4th, Interior Lost Division Semi-final
2011-12 60 22 29 2 7 190 208 53 11th BCHL DNQ

The BCHL currently consists of 16 teams in two conferences, the Coastal Conference and the Interior Conference.

Coastal Conference

Alberni Valley Bulldogs
Cowichan Valley Capitals
Nanaimo Clippers
Victoria Grizzlies
Coquitlam Express
Langley Rivermen
Powell River Kings
Surrey Eagles

Interior Conference

Merritt Centennials
Penticton Vees
Prince George Spruce Kings
Chilliwack Chiefs
Salmon Arm Silverbacks
Trail Smoke Eaters
Vernon Vipers
West Kelowna Warriors

The Penticton Vees are the defending BCHL champions after setting a number of records during the 2011-2012 season including:

  • Winning streak in a season: 42 Games 2011-2012
  • Most wins in a season: 54
  • Most points in a season: 110