The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Kelowna Rockets 3-1 on Friday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna.

The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Kelowna Rockets 3-1 on Friday night at Prospera Place in Kelow

The opening frame was fast and furious but despite that, and despite each team getting a 5-on-3 opportunity, the two clubs remained scoreless through 20 minutes of play. It took until 11:59 of the second but Kieffer Bellows(7) broke the stalemate to give Portland a one goal advantage. They held on to that 1-0 lead in to the final stanza. The two teams battled back and forth until 7:24 remaining when Skyler McKenzie batte... Full Story