The West Kelowna Warriors have traded defenceman Dustin Cave to the Calgary Mustangs (AJHL) for future considerations.
At 5’11, and 203 pounds, Cave played a hard-nosed style of defense. Over two years he accumulated 108 games played, one goal and 15 assists.
The Tappen native was traded from the Salmon Arm SilverBacks in 2011, and is a player the organization won’t easily forget.
“Cave is a great all around person,” says Warriors head coach/GM Rylan Ferster. “He represented the program with class 100 percent of the time. His work in the community was amongst the best I had ever been a part of. We want to thank him for his contributions to the program, and wish him well with his new team.”
‘Caver,’ as fans knew him, was a favourite amongst the youth in the community for all his hard work at local schools, and especially with the Okanagan Boys & Girls Club.
Cave spearheaded a program called ‘Caver’z Kidz.’
Each Tuesday he played floor hockey with a group of kids at the local Boys & Girls Club.
At every game kids from the club were invited to sit in the Caver’z Kidz zone, and were treated with treats, special T-shirt’s, and got to meet Cave post-game.
Not only did Cave find sponsorship of season tickets for all of his Caver’z Kidz, he also raised $1,000 for the Okanagan Boys & Girls Club throughout the year.
