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January 23, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets face off with the Everett Silvertips
Kelowna Rockets face off with the Everett Silvertips
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)

The Everett Silvertips will make their first visit of the season to Prospera Place on Wednesday at 7:05.

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

The Rockets will be looking to get back into the win column after falling 4-2 to the Vancouver Giants on Sunday.

Everett will come into the game riding a seven-game win streak. On Friday they tied a franchise record for goals in a game, downing the Spokane Chiefs 11-1. On Sunday they took down Tri-City 3-2.

The Rockets will be without Tij Iginla for the second straight game, on Sunday he departed for the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Watch the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on TSN1/4 and streaming on TSN.ca and the TSN App.

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 injury report is updated weekly and can be viewed here.

ROCKETS TO WATCH

Kayden Longley recorded his second multi-point game of his career on Sunday, posting a goal and an assist

Trae Johnson has recorded two goals in his last three games

SEASON RECORDS

vs Silvertips

Nov. 10 @ EVT - 2-1 L

Jan. 24 vs EVT - 7:05 pm

Mar. 15 @ EVT - 7:05 pm

Mar. 16 vs EVT - 7:05 pm

THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET

The Silvertips took the season series opener 2-1 back on November 11 in Everett. Hiroki Gojsic scored the lone goal of the game for Kelowna, breaking Tyler Palmer's shutout bid with 32 seconds left in the game.

Jari Kykkanen missed the game with an injury, while Jake Pilon was named the game's third star after stopping 37 of the 39 shots he faced. The Rockets were unsuccessful on six power play opportunities, while their penalty kill shut down all five chances that the Silvertips had.

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 face off with the Everett Silvertips
Kelowna Rockets face off with the Everett Silvertips
(Steve Dunsmoor)		   



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