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WHL Kelowna Rockets

Broncos Set To Battle Rockets On Fan First Menu Night

October 17, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets left wing Max Graham
Kelowna Rockets left wing Max Graham
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)

The Kelowna Rockets will wrap up their five-game homestand with a Wednesday matchup against the Swift Current Broncos at 7:05 pm. It's the Bronco's first visit to Kelowna since October 16, 2019.

It will also be a Fan First Menu night with $2 hot dogs and $5-$6 options from Blue Ribbon. The Fan First Menu is available at all Monday to Wednesday regular season games.

Kelowna is coming off a 9-2 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday at Prospera Place. Falling behind 4-0 in the first period, the Rockets were able to make a 4-2 game before the end of the first 20 minutes. The Tigers then responded with five unanswered goals. Kelowna gave up a season-high five power play goals.

The Bronco's kicked off their BC Division road trip last Wednesday in Prince Geroge, their results thus far:

Oct 11 @ Prince George 2-1 loss

Oct. 13 @ Vancouver 6-2 win

Oct. 14 @ Victoria 7-2 win

Oct. 17 @ Kamloops TBD

Oct. 18 @ Kelowna

The Swift Current roster features five NHL-drafted players: Connor Hvidston (ANA '22), Josh Filmon (NJ '22), Ryan McCleary (PIT '21), Owen Pickering (PIT '22), Reid Dyck (BOS '22).

TICKETS

Single-game tickets for all Rockets games are on sale at Select Your Tickets.

Tickets for Rockets games are only available at Select Your Tickets, they are the official provider of Rockets tickets. To view pricing and a seating map please click here.

Tickets can be purchased:

Online at selectyourtickets.com

By calling Select Your Tickets at 250-762-5050

Or by visiting the Select Your Tickets box office at the Prospera Place box office. The box office is open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and opens at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday home game days.

In addition, six and twelve-game Mini Packs for the Kelowna Rockets season are now on sale through Select Your Tickets. To learn how to save on walk-up tickets and use the flexibility of a Mini Pack click here.

ROCKETS ROSTER UPDATES

Marcus Pacheco's lower-body injury time was updated on this week's injury report to one week.

The Rockets injury report is updated weekly and can be viewed here.

SEASON RECORDS

vs BRONCOS

Oct. 18 vs SC - 7:05 pm

WATCH AND LISTEN

Radio broadcast

Rockets games will be broadcast on 104.7 FM the Lizard this season with Regan Bartel calling all of the action.

Don't forget to download the RocketFAN app and visit rocketfan.ca for more exclusive Rockets content from Pattison. Fans can stream the radio broadcast of all Rockets games on the app.

Click here to download RocketFAN on Google Play

Click here to download RocketFAN on the App Store

Online video stream

All Rockets games will be available on WHL Live. WHL Live on is available to fans anywhere in the world, providing high-quality streaming of WHL games on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV platforms, via mobile with iOS and Android, and on web using Safari or Google Chrome web browsers. Visit watch.chl.ca for complete details and subscription options.

ONLINE 50/50

The Kelowna Rockets online 50/50 is back for the 2023-24 season!

The online 50/50 will give fans in Rockets fans located in British Columbia and those who are attending the game the chance to win during every Rockets home game this season. The 50/50 will also raise important dollars for the Kelowna Minor Hockey Association.

Tickets will be available for purchase on all game days starting at 9 a.m. PT and end at the start of the third period on the same day.

Check out the Kelowna Rockets Statistics




Images from this story

Kelowna Rockets left wing Max Graham
Kelowna Rockets left wing Max Graham
(Steve Dunsmoor)		   



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