The West Kelowna Warriors have added two new faces to its locker room staff.
Ayrton Nikkel is coming in as an assistant coach and Paige Shannon will be the team91裸聊视频檚 newest athletic therapist.
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It91裸聊视频檚 a homecoming for Kelowna-native Nikkel, who spent four seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) while finishing his junior career with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) in 2015. He played a year of university-level hockey with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in 2016-2017 before returning to the Okanagan transferring to UBC Okanagan.
91裸聊视频淚 returned home because the Okanagan Valley will always have my heart and the UBC Okanagan campus and their professors, are the highest quality91裸聊视频� said Nikkel, 91裸聊视频淚 have been teaching on-ice skills to players of all ages for the better part of a decade now and the opportunity to teach the game to experienced players was an opportunity I could not pass up.91裸聊视频�
Nikkel has had a previous relationship with Warriors head coach and general manager Brandon West dating back to their time with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.
91裸聊视频淚 have the utmost respect for him as a coach and a person,91裸聊视频� stated Nikkel. 91裸聊视频淚 was honored he considered me for the position and has confidence in me to develop the defensive core of the team.91裸聊视频�
West shared the same sentiment and added, 91裸聊视频淸Nikkel] gave everything he had as a player and I look forward to seeing him develop as a coach now. He91裸聊视频檚 done a tremendous job as a player development coach in his time away from playing the game. It91裸聊视频檚 a great fit for our defencemen and our team will benefit greatly from him.91裸聊视频�
Shannon, on the other hand, is being welcomed to the Central Okanagan for the first time.
Shannon brings a wealth of experience in athletic therapy after graduating from the University of Winnipeg in 2016. Shannon would then move on to Olds, Alberta where she spent time with the Olds Grizzlys Midget club, Olds Mavericks Lacrosse, Olds College Broncos Women91裸聊视频檚 Hockey(ACAC), and was part of the medical staff at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer this past February.
91裸聊视频淧aige has an incredible passion for the game and separated herself in the interview process because of it. She really cares for her players91裸聊视频� health and wellness and that91裸聊视频檚 what the position is all about,91裸聊视频� said West.
91裸聊视频淥ur players are fortunate to have someone with the qualifications she has. Paige came highly recommended by a lot of people in the hockey world.91裸聊视频�
michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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