Sports stats

WHL Kelowna Rockets

Preview: Americans At Rockets

March 5, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets centre Michael Cicek
Kelowna Rockets centre Michael Cicek
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)

The Kelowna Rockets will be looking to push their win streak to three games when they host the Tri-City Americans on Wednesday at Prospera Place for the final meeting between the two this season.

It will also be a Fan First Menu, which means $2 hot dogs and Lucky Lager on for $5. The Fan First Menu is available at all Monday to Wednesday regular season games.

The Americans and Rockets most recently met on Saturday in Kennewick, WA where the Rockets picked up a 4-1 victory. After scoring for answered goals, the Americans broke Jari Kykkanen's shutout bid off a goal from Jake Sloan (28) broke 11:06 into the third period. Kykkanen stopped 34 of 37 shots fired his way to pick up his 23rd win of the season and earn first-star honors. Andrew Cristall, Tij Iginla, Brett Calhoon and Max Graham all found the back of the net for Kelowna

Looking ahead to the weekend

The Rockets will host the Kamloops Blazers this Saturday at Prospera Place for their final visit of the regular-season. Instario will be playing live music throughout the night.

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.

ROCKETS ROSTER UPDATES

Rookie defenceman Landon Cowper is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

ROCKET TO WATCH

Rockets captain Gabriel Szturc will play his first game at home since signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

SEASON RECORD

vs Americans

Oct. 20 @ TC - 4-3 SOW

Nov. 7 @ TC - 4-3 loss

Feb. 19 vs TC - 3-2 win

Mar. 2 @ TC - 4-1 win

Mar. 6 vs TC - 7:05 pm

CONFERENCE STANDINGS

as of Tuesday

# TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS

1 xy Prince George Cougars 60 41 15 1 3 86

2 x Portland Winterhawks 59 41 15 2 1 85

3 x Everett Silvertips 62 39 18 2 3 83

4 Wenatchee Wild 60 31 25 4 0 66

5 Victoria Royals 61 28 24 5 4 65

6 Vancouver Giants 60 29 27 4 0 62

7 Kelowna Rockets 60 28 28 3 1 60

8 Spokane Chiefs 59 25 28 5 1 56

9 Tri-City Americans 59 22 34 2 1 47

10 Seattle Thunderbirds 60 22 36 2 0 46

11 Kamloops Blazers 60 20 34 3 3 46

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.

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.

LINEUP SHEET + GAME DAY PROGRAM

Printed lineup sheets will not be available at games this season, they can be accessed online by visiting the game day program.

The Game Day Program will be available in the same spot, it comes complete with game notes, stats, team rosters and entry forms for the Rockets intermission contests.

The sheet and program will be uploaded by 3:00 p.m. on game days.

Check out the Kelowna Rockets Statistics




Images from this story

Kelowna Rockets centre Michael Cicek
Kelowna Rockets centre Michael Cicek
(Steve Dunsmoor)		   



Western Hockey League Stories from March 5, 2024


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Kelowna Rockets Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central