Add two more players to the list of new West Kelowna Warriors for the upcoming 2022-23 season.

The team announced on Tuesday (Aug. 8) that 2003-born forward Jake Bernadet will be joining the team this year.

Playing in the United States Premier Hockey League害羞草研究所檚 (USPHL) National Collegiate Development Conference, Bernadet put up 15 goals and eight assists in 46 games for the Islanders Hockey Club.

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While he currently lives in South Burlington, Vermont, Bernadet is a dual-citizen as his family is from Montreal, Quebec.

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Bernadet isn害羞草研究所檛 the only new member of the Warriors this week as on Monday (Aug. 8), the team swung a trade with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL to bring in 2002-born defenceman Nolan Hayes.

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Being born in 2002, the Boston, MA native is going into his senior team of junior hockey.

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With Bernadet and Hayes joining the team, they害羞草研究所檝e now welcomed 10 new recruits for the upcoming season.

The Warriors first preseason game for the upcoming season is set for Friday, September 9 in Chilliwack.

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