The West Kelowna Warriors scored the first goal of the game midway through the first period but couldn’t muster much offence from then on and suffered a 4-1 B.C. Hockey League loss at the hands of the host Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Saturday.
Defenceman Wyatt Head was the lone goalscorer for the Warriors, assisted by Willie Reim and Max Bulawka, who a night earlier scored three goals and added two assists respectively in a 5-3 win over the Silverbacks at Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna.
Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNowDefenceman Wyatt Head scored the lone Warriors goal, his fourth of the season.Salmon Arm’s Tyson Gayfer replied with a tying goal in the return match just over two minutes after the Head goal and scored what stood up as the winner with the lone goal of the second period.
Noah Wakeford and Trevor Adams added Silverback goals in the third period to clinch the win and break the Warriors’ four-game winning streak.
Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNowThe Warriors' Max Bulawka assisted on Head's goal for his third point in two nights.After managing just four goals in the opening frame, the Silverbacks took charge in the second, outshooting the Warriors 12-6 and added 16 shots in a wide-open third that saw West Kelowna fire 12 shots at winning goaltender Ethan Langenegger. He stopped 22 of 23 shots overall.
Brock Baier, who played 10 games with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League last season, gave up the four goals in 32 shots in his first game in the BCHL.
Photo Credit: Lorne White/KelownaNowWill Reim helped set up the only Warriors goal after scoring three times the night before.The loss dropped the Warriors record to 5-4 on the season and they’re now tied with the Merritt Centennials for first place in the Interior Division. The Trail Smoke Eaters are one point back while four teams, including the Silverbacks, all have eight points.
The Warriors and Silverbacks meet again on Friday in Salmon Arm while the Warriors will play host to the Victoria Grizzlies on Sunday beginning at 2:30 p.m.
