[2] He appeared in 28 regular season games for Florida, tallying three assists, and played in nine more for the American Hockey League's Carolina Monarchs.
He appeared in six games, recording four penalty minutes, and won a gold medal as Canada defeated Sweden for the championship.
The Sabres named him the recipient of their Tim Horton Memorial Award as the team's "unsung hero"[2] Warrener's five goals and 113 penalty minutes in 2001–02 were both career highs.
[4] He was limited to 50 games in 2002–03 after missing time with a broken foot, concussion, abdominal strain and inner-ear imbalance.
[9] It was the third time he reached the final in his first season with a team, but he again fell short of winning the championship as the Flames were defeated for the Cup in seven games by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
He purchased a luxury suite to bring kids otherwise unable to attend to Flames and Calgary Hitmen games and supported numerous community charities, including the Alberta Children's Hospital and KidSport.
The team named him winner of the Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award as the Flames' player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, determination and leadership on the ice, combined with dedication to community service" in both 2006 and 2007.
[10] Warrener, who was born in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, and his wife Christina, a native of Buffalo, continue to live in Calgary.
In spring 2019 he decided to leave radio in order to rejoin the Flames organization in a player development role.
Along with Mike Commodore, he played a role in Paul Brandt's music video, "Convoy", as a truck driver.