The BCHL community is grieving after losing an alumnus over the weekend.
Former West Kelowna Warrior Parm Dhaliwal was found dead in a New York hotel room on July 30, announced by the team via Twitter.
Some sad news to share as former Warrior Parm Dhaliwal passed away over the weekend.
— West Kelowna Warriors (@BCHLWarriors) August 1, 2022
Our thoughts are with the Dhaliwal family.#BCHL pic.twitter.com/LI0tlqJL3N
Circumstances surrounding the death are unknown at the time.
A native of Surrey, Dhaliwal cut his teeth with Yale Hockey Academy out of Abbotsford before his junior hockey career, which he started in the 2015-16 BCHL season in a pair of games with the Chilliwack Chiefs.
Dhaliwal spent the next three seasons as a key member of the Warriors, culminating in a point-per-game effort in 2018-19.
Despite still being under contract the following season with the Warriors, Dhaliwal was sidelined by concussion issues, effectively ending his hockey career.
News of the passing quickly reached social media, with teams from around the league paying their respects.
Taking time to remember Parm Dhaliwal. The Trail Smoke Eaters are keeping Parm's friends, family and teammates in our thoughts and prayers. https://t.co/Ogop3pcCtt
— Trail Smoke Eaters (@BCHLSmokeEaters) August 1, 2022
On behalf of everyone at the Surrey Eagles organization, we send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Parm Dhaliwal. 💙💚 https://t.co/TUL65kVqaR
— Surrey Eagles (@SurreyEagles) August 2, 2022
The BCHL sent out its own condolences via Twitter upon hearing of the news.
The BCHL lost one of our own over the weekend as we learned of the passing of former West Kelowna Warrior Parm Dhaliwal.
— BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) August 1, 2022
Our condolences go out to his family, friends and former teammates. pic.twitter.com/oqO1L08E1L
A celebration of life will be held on Aug. 7 in Delta.
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