The West Kelowna Warriors Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club are pleased to announce their leadership group for the 2020/21 season.
Veteran Wyllum Deveaux has been named team captain, joining alongside him are forwards Carter Wilkie, Elan Bar Lev Wise, John Evans and blue liner Nick Ardanaz who will all serve as alternate captains for the Warriors this season. “We are very excited to announce these young men as our leadership group for the upcoming season,” stated Warriors Head Coach Simon Ferguson. “We expect all five guys to be leaders in our dressing room, and push us to be better every day.”
Deveaux, 20, is entering his first season with the Warriors after spending the past pair of seasons with Harvard(NCAA). Head Coach Simon Fergsuon is confident the “C” on his jersey is a no brainer. “Wyllum has been a major contributor to the team on and off the ice since arriving here in West Kelowna”.
Wilkie, 20, enters his 2nd season with the Warriors wearing the “A” with 118 games played over 3 BCHL seasons scoring 26 goals totaling 72 points. The Calgary, AB native recently committed to Rochester Institute of Technology(NCAA) for the 2021/22 season.
Bar Lev Wise, 19, also enters his second season with the Warriors after being acquired via trade with the Vernon Vipers. Bar Lev Wise’s season took a hit last year after suffering mono last winter, but appears to be in the best game shape he’s ever been in.
Evans, 18, dominated BCHL scoring in the 2nd half of the 2019/20 season and finished tied for the league in short handed goals. The South Surrey native was named an alternate captain halfway through the 2019/20 season and is currently leading the Warriors in Okanagan Cup scoring.
Ardanaz, 18, came to the Warriors as a rookie blue liner last season and was immediately placed into a top pairing role. Both Ardanaz and Evans are committed to the University of New Hampshire in 2021/22.
The Warriors cap off the preliminary round of the Okanagan Cup this weekend versus the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Friday’s game goes at 6:30pm from the Shaw Centre in Salmon Arm and Saturday’s game starts at 7:00pm from Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna. Both games will be available on the Shaw Spotlight channel and Wings West Kelowna will be showing both games on the big screens this weekend. Call Wings West Kelowna to make a reservation.
