The Westside Warriors have been officially eliminated from the B.C. Hockey League playoff race.

The Warriors dropped two overtime games on the weekend, falling 4-3 to the Chilliwack Chiefs on Sunday after a 3-2 loss to the Vernon Vipers in extra time on Saturday night.

With just four teams in each conference qualifying for the BCHL playoffs this year, it means the Warriors will be on the outside looking in, missing the playoff for the first time in its six year history.

Warriors coach Rylan Ferster expected more from a team fighting for its playoff life.

"We still have some guys on our team that want to take shortcuts and that's what happens when you take shortcuts, you don't win hockey games," Ferster said after the weekend.

Ferster, in his first season with the Warriors, says the Warriors final six games will serve as an audition for next season.

"I am really disappointed in some efforts here the last two nights by some guys. But again, this is character and it's a showcase for next year," he said. "This is a pretty good place to play hockey, a pretty good program and a pretty good league for that matter and we have some guys that are showing first hand they don't want to be here."

Sunday's game represented the first of a five-game homestand which will complete the home portion of the Warriors schedule.

They host Prince George and Trail Friday and Saturday before concluding the home schedule the following weekend against Chilliwack and Vernon.

 

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