Warriors put lots of pucks in the nets in weekend wins

Six first-period goals by the West Kelowna lifted the Warriors to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Cowichan Valley Capitals in a Sunday BC Hockey League matinee.

The Warriors didn’t waste any time scoring early on. Lucas Cullen was able to get the Warriors on the board within the first two minutes to make it 1-0.

The Warriors would then go on the power-play only a minute later, and it was a nifty passing play between Chase Dubois and Mike Hardman leaving a wide open Parm Dhaliwal making it 2-0.

Only 90 seconds later, the Warriors would make it 3-0 thanks to Dubois connecting off a Hardman pass for the Warriors’ second power-play goal of the afternoon.

The Warriors began to run away with the game at the 11 minute mark of the period with Garrett Ewert scoring his first goal of the season and then, only 23 seconds later, Willie Reim received a Hardman pass to make it 5-0.

The five goals scored in under 10 minutes was not a club record, as the record was set in October 2013 when they scored five in only 5:46, interestingly enough also against the Capitals. Hardman would add another goal for the Warriors late in the period to make it 6-0 by the first intermission.

The Warriors would take their foot off the gas pedal throughout the remainder of the game allowing two goals.

Midway through the second period, Warriors forward Eric Olson and Capitals defender Doug Scott dropped the gloves to the delight of the home crowd.

The Capitals also had numerous ejections