Warriors defenceman commits to Concordia University

West Kelowna Warriors defenceman Scott Allan will play for the University of Concordia Thunder of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) for the 2017-18 season.

Allan, 21, spent the majority of the last two seasons with the Warriors, playing in 98 regularseason games while compiling seven goals and 32 points along with 165 penalty minutes over that span. The 6-foot-7 and 225-pound rearguard got into 38 playoff games with the Warriors and played an integral part in West Kelowna’s Royal Bank Cup run in 2016.

Prior to his time with the Warriors, the Thornton, Colo., native spent parts of two seasons in the WHL, playing in a total of 93 games with Medicine Hat, Seattle and Lethbridge.

“Scott was such a big part of our program over the last two years,” said Warriors head coach and general manager Rylan Ferster, “He was such a tough presence on our blue-line and with his physical, shutdown style of hockey really played a huge part of our RBC Cup team.”

For Allan, the opportunity to continue to play hockey and get an education at the same time was a no-brainer.

“I’m really looking forward to joining a program like Concordia where I can continue to play hockey and go to school at the same time.”

Concordia University is located in Edmonton and plays in the 17-team ACAC. Dan Glegloff is the head coach Concordia, which has a former BCHLer on its current roster in former Trail Smoke Eaters forward Adam Wheeldon.