With the 2019 season just three weeks away, West Âé¶čAV has named the players that will captain this yearâs Warriors.
Veteran Jake Harrison has been named the Warriorsâ team captain, while Parm Dhaliwal and Lucas Cullen were appointed alternate captains for the 2019 season.
âWe are very excited to announce these young men as our leadership group for the upcoming season,â said Warriors head coach.
âAll three exemplify what it means to be a Warrior and a leader.â
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The three 20-year-olds have played a combined 448 games in the BC Hockey League with the Warriors.
Harrison, a West Âé¶čAV native, enters his fourth season with the Warriors after playing with the Fargo Force in the US Hockey League last season. Heâs the only remaining member from West Âé¶čAVâs 2016 RBC Cup-winning team and is ready to direct his hometown team.
âItâs an amazing feeling,â said Harrison, âIâve learned a lot from the captains Iâve played with and Iâm ready to take what Iâve learned to help lead our team this season.â
Harrison has compiled 94 points and 193 penalty minutes in his 190 BCHL games.
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Alternate captains Dhaliwal and Cullen were a big part of the Warriors offence last season. Cullen led the way during last seasonâs playoff push with seven goals in seven games in a lost series against the Wenatchee Wild. Dhaliwal had a career year last season with 61 points in 57 games.
â(Cullen and Dhaliwal) are great teammates who lead by their actions. Both have been here for a few years now and have always been guys who put the team first,â said West.
âIâm confident that all three (players) will guide our team with class and integrity.â
A third alternate captain for the Warriors will be named later this season.
West Âé¶čAV starts their preseason Aug. 21 before starting the season at home against the Vernon Vipers on Sept. 6.
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