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Preview: Rocekts And Chiefs

February 4, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets battle the Spokane Chiefs
Kelowna Rockets battle the Spokane Chiefs
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)

The Kelowna Rockets will wrap up their three-game game to the United States with a Sunday evening game in Spokane at 5:05 against the Chiefs.

After defeating the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 on Wednesday, the Winterhawks turned around and handed the Rockets a commanding 11-1 loss on Friday night.

The Chiefs were in action on Friday in Everett, where they came back from a two-goal deficit to win 6-4 over the Silvertips. Unlike the Rockets, Spokane will hit the ice on Saturday, facing the Tri-City Americans on the road before Kelowna arrives on Sunday.

ROCKETS ROSTER UPDATES

There are no injuries or roster moves to report.

ROCKETS TO WATCH

Winger Ethan Neutens scored the Rockets lone goal in their loss on Friday, he has recorded a goal and an assist in his last two games.

CHIEFS TO WATCH

Berkly Catton, the first overall pick in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft, is ranked ninth among North American skaters by Central Scouting for the upcoming NHL Draft. He leads the Chiefs in scoring with 75 points (33G, 42A) through 45 games.

THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET

The Kelowna Rockets four-game win streak was snapped on by the Spokane Chiefs on October 28 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.

The Rockets fell behind 3-0 but got on the board just before the end of the first frame. Falling behind 5-2, Kelowna scored three unanswered goals in a span of six minutes to head into the third period tied with Spokane at five. With Caden Price sitting in the penalty box, Conner Roulette scored the go-ahead goal. The Chiefs then added two empty net goals to skate away with an 8-5 victory.

Jake Pilon started the game for the Rockets, he made five saves on eight shots before being replaced 16:17 into the game. Jari Kykkanen turned aside 18 of the 21 shots he faced in relief.

Andrew Cristall recorded three goals, for his second career WHL hat trick, en route to earning second-star honors of the night. The Washington Capital draft pick's point streak is now at nine games.

SEASON RECORDS

vs SPOKANE

Oct. 7 vs SPO - 6-3 W

Oct. 27 at SPO - 8-5 L

Feb. 4 at SPO - 5:05

Feb. 13 vs SPO - 7:05

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.

Six and twelve game Mini Packs for the Kelowna Rockets season are now on sale through Select Your Tickets.

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Kelowna Rockets battle the Spokane Chiefs
Kelowna Rockets battle the Spokane Chiefs
(Steve Dunsmoor)		   



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