Players and Coaches Excited in Kelowna
A few of the players and head coach Mark Recchi talk about how exciting it is being here in Kelowna.
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A few of the players and head coach Mark Recchi talk about how exciting it is being here in Kelowna.








| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tij Iginla | 41 | 49 | 90 | 47 |
| Carson Wetsch | 22 | 50 | 72 | 14 |
| Shane Smith | 33 | 35 | 68 | -5 |
| Mazden Leslie | 18 | 50 | 68 | 24 |
| Ty Halaburda | 29 | 35 | 64 | 12 |
| Hiroki Gojsic | 19 | 22 | 41 | 9 |
| Hayden Paupanekis | 15 | 22 | 37 | -2 |
| Tomas Poletin | 20 | 15 | 35 | 14 |
| Keith McInnis | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3 |
| Vojtech Cihar | 12 | 19 | 31 | 18 |
| Parker Alcos | 5 | 25 | 30 | 43 |
| Rowan Guest | 1 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Dawson Gerwing | 11 | 13 | 24 | -5 |
| Owen Folstrom | 14 | 5 | 19 | -10 |
| Levi Benson | 5 | 11 | 16 | -2 |
| Will Sharpe | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 |
| Nate Corbet | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Connor Pankratz | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Kayden Longley | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Kalder Varga | 8 | 3 | 11 | -11 |
| Jacob Henderson | 2 | 9 | 11 | -8 |
| Jaxon Kehrig | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 |
| Daniel Pekar | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 |
| Ryan Oothoudt | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Eli Barrett | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Goalie | W | L | GAA | SAV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Boettiger | 25 | 10 | 2.83 | .911 |
| Josh Banini | 12 | 11 | 3.35 | .890 |