The regular season is in the rear-view for the West Kelowna Warriors.

The teamsa国际传媒檚 focus has shifted to the BCHL playoffs as the Warriors will face Interior division rival Wenatchee Wild beginning March 2.

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檓 optimistic going into the playoffs because of our regular season record against Wenatchee,sa国际传媒� said team owner Kim Dobranski.

sa国际传媒淲e need to pull our socks up, and wesa国际传媒檙e getting some confidence with the win at home (against Trail.) Wesa国际传媒檝e had good success against good teams this year.sa国际传媒�

The Warriors, who ended up sixth in the Interior Division, split the season series against the Wild, who finished third.

West Kelowna will look to rely on Warriorssa国际传媒� leading scorer Mike Hardman and the defensive core to pull off a playoff series upset.

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The Warriors have split other season series against some of the BCHLsa国际传媒檚 best including Penticton, which finished first in the Interior division.

sa国际传媒淪ince (Brandon West, Warriorssa国际传媒� new coach) has come on board, wesa国际传媒檝e seen a change in the players, and the playoffs are a different type of hockey,sa国际传媒� said Dobranski.

sa国际传媒淭he energy level is a lot higher and (we know) the fan support inspires and energizes the players.sa国际传媒�

The Warriors will play the first two games the best-of-of seven series in Wenatchee starting March 2, but will return to home ice March 5 for Games three, four, and five (if necessary). Tickets for the Warriorssa国际传媒� home games go on sale March 2.

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