The West Kelowna Warriors Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club announced Sunday that the club has traded goaltender Gabriel Morency (‘98) to the College Français de Longueuil of the Quebec Junior Hockey League (QJHL) in exchange for future considerations.
Morency, 19, was added by the Warriors on the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) trading deadline on January 10th last year after his release from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s (QMJHL) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. In 12 games played with the Warriors in 2016/17, Morency posted a 5-4 record with a 3.36 GAA and a .905 SV%.
Prior to his time in West Kelowna, the Quebec, Quebec native posted a 3.87 GAA and a .866 SV% in 11 games with the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL before being traded to the Armada but not appearing in any game action before his release from the club.
“With the way our goaltending situation is playing out, it was, unfortunately, Gabriel who was the odd man out,” said Warriors head coach and general manager Rylan Ferster, “We’d like to wish him the best as he moves on in his Junior hockey career.”
The Warriors organization would like to thank Gabriel for his contributions to the Warriors and the city of West Kelowna and would like to wish him the best in his future endeavors.
The Warriors continue on their preseason schedule with a matchup against the Penticton Vees on Wednesday, August 30th at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Puck drop is slated for 7:00 PM with the pre-game show starting at 6:55 PM on the Warriors Internet Network with the voice of the Warriors Trevor Miller.
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