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January 25, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets left wing Ty Hurley
Kelowna Rockets left wing Ty Hurley
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: steve)

The Kelowna Rockets will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak when they take on the Kamloops Blazers in a home-and-home series this weekend. The two will play at 7:05 on Friday in Kelowna, then meet the next night at 6:00 pm in Kamloops.

Kelowna is coming off a 4-3 loss to the US Division-leading Everett Silvertips on Wednesday night, where the 'Tips scored the game-winner with 1:31 to go in regulation. Captain Gabriel Szturc scored a pair of goals, while goaltender Jake Pilon stopped 32 of the 36 shots he faced.

The Blazers did not have a midweek game. They faced the Royals last weekend in back-to-back games on the island where they fell 7-2 in the first game but picked up a 6-2 victory in the second game.

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

Carter Kowalyk and Jackson Gillespie are both out week-to-week with upper-body injuries

The Rockets have called up 16-year-old affiliate defenceman Lachlan Staniforth. A sixth-round pick of the Rockets in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, Staniforth has recorded seven points (1G, 6A) and 36 penalty minutes through 26 games this season with the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds of the BCEHL U18

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

ROCKETS TO WATCH

Tij Iginla will return from the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, where he was named the Player of the Game for team white.

Defenceman Marek Rocak picked up a pair of assists in the Rockets loss on Wednesday

SEASON RECORDS

vs BLAZERS

Dec. 27 at KAM - 3-2 L

Dec. 29 vs KAM - 6-4 W

Jan. 26 vs KAM - 7:05 pm

Jan 27 at KAM - 6:00 pm

Feb. 9 at KAM - 7:00 pm

Feb. 10 vs KAM - 7:05 pm

Mar. 8 vs KAM 7:05 pm

Mar. 9 at KAM 6:00 pm

THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET

The Rockets opened their regular-season series with the Kamloops Blazers following the holiday break in December. The two split the weekend home and home series that saw the Blazers win 3-2 on home ice on December 27. The following night the Rockets came back to down the Blazers 6-4 at Prospera Place.

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.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the online 50/50 and purchase tickets.

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

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

Check out the Kelowna Rockets Statistics




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Kelowna Rockets left wing Ty Hurley
Kelowna Rockets left wing Ty Hurley
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