Monday, May 23, 2016

Warriors Capture First RBC Cup

11 commits lead West Kelowna to Canada’s Junior A national championship.

Warriors Capture First RBC Cup
Captain Kyle Marino is one of two Alaska commits on the West Kelowna Warriors.

Eleven Division I commits helped lead the BCHL’s West Kelowna Warriors to their first RBC Cup as Junior A national champions in Canada with a 4-0 win against the Lloydminster Bobcats on Sunday.

RBC Cup Site | Championship Highlights

Uncommitted goaltender Matthew Greenfield stopped all 48 shots he faced in the championship game to earn the shutout.

Jonathan Desbiens (Bentley), Reed Gunville, Liam Blackburn (New Hampshire) and Rylan Yaremko (Northern Michigan) provided the goals for the Warriors, who won the BCHL championship and Western Canada Cup en route to the RBC Cup.

Blackburn led the Warriors with seven points in six RBC Cup games; Desbiens’s goal in the championship was his team-leading fifth for the tournament.

Massachusetts recruit Cale Makar, a defenseman for the Brooks Bandits, shared the tournament lead in scoring with Blackburn with seven points. Makar was named the RBC Cup MVP and Top Defenseman in awards based on the tournament’s preliminary round play.

Canisius recruit Daniel Urbani was named the tournament’s top goaltender and Colorado College recruit Bryce Van Horn was named the top forward.

West Kelowna Warriors NCAA Commits
Bryan BasilicoLake Superior State
Liam BlackburnNew Hampshire
Kristian BlumenscheinColorado College
Jonathan DesbiensBentley
Quin ForemanDartmouth
Kylar HopeAlaska
Kyle MarinoAlaska
Brett MennearBentley
Nick RutiglianoBentley
Connor SodergrenArmy
Rylan YaremkoNorthern Michigan