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February 6, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets take on the Victoria Royals
Kelowna Rockets take on the Victoria Royals
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)

The Victoria Royals will make their last trip of the regular season to Propsera Place on Wednesday night.

It will also be a Fan First Menu night with $2 hot dogs and $5 beers from Lucky Lager. The Fan First Menu is available at all Monday to Wednesday regular season games.

Kelowna will hit home ice for the first time since January 26th, they've been on the road for their last four games. Most recently the Rockets headed to the United States where they handed the US Division leading Portland Winterhawks a 4-3 loss last Wednesday, knocking them out of the top spot. The two met again on Friday night, where Portland then downed the Rockets 11-1. On Sunday the Rockets were outgunned by the Spokane Chiefs, dropping the game 8-5.

Over the weekend the Royals played the Seattle Thunderbirds in a home-and-home series. On Friday they fell 3-2 in a shootout on the island, they then met again in Kent on Sunday where the T-Birds won 5-3.

The Royals come into Wednesday having gone 2-4-2-2 in their last ten games, while the Rockets have gone 3-6-1-0.

Following Wednesday's game, the two will meet two more times this season when the Rockets visit the island next Friday and Saturday.

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

There are no injuries or roster changes on this week's WHL weekly report

ROCKETS TO WATCH

Seventeen-year-old rookie Hiroki Gojsic recorded his first hat trick in Sunday's loss to Spokane, he also recorded an assist on the night. A former second-round pick of the Royals, Gojsic leads all Kelowna rookies in scoring with 29 points (13G, 16A) through 49 games. Only three of his 13 goals this season have come while on the road.

SEASON RECORD

vs ROYALS

Oct. 9 vs VIC - 9-7 loss

Oct. 25 vs VIC - 6-3 win

Nov. 3 vs VIC - 2-1 loss

Nov. 13 @ VIC - 3-2 overtime loss

Nov. 14 @ VIC - 5-3 loss

Feb 7 vs VIC - 7:05 pm

Feb. 16 @ VIC 7:05 pm

Feb. 17 @ VIC 6:05 pm

THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET

The Rockets and Royals last met in mid-November on the island for back-to-back games.

In the first game, the Royals came from behind to take down the Rockets in overtime on November 13. The Rockets led by two goals after the opening period, but the Royals chipped away with goals in the second and third periods to force the game into overtime. Unsuccessful on three power plays in regulation, Victoria capitalized on their fourth-man advantage of the game in overtime.

In the second meeting, the Royals handed the Rockets a 5-3 loss. Marek Rocak put the Rockets on the board first, but the Royals responded with five unanswered goals. Goals from Ethan Neutens and Tij Iginla closed the gap, but it wasn't enough.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS

# TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS

1 Portland Winterhaws 49 34 12 2 1 71

2 Everett Silvertips 53 33 17 1 2 69

3 Prince George Cougars 50 33 15 0 2 68

4 Wenatchee Wild 49 27 18 4 0 58

5 Victoria Royals 50 25 17 4 4 58

6 Kelowna Rockets 49 22 24 3 0 47

7 Vancouver Giants 49 22 24 3 0 47

8 Spokane Chiefs 47 19 24 4 0 42

9 Tri-City Americans 49 18 28 2 1 39

10 Seattle Thunderbirds 46 18 26 2 0 38

11 Kamloops Blazers 48 14 29 3 2 33

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

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 take on the Victoria Royals
Kelowna Rockets take on the Victoria Royals
(Steve Dunsmoor)		   



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