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WHL Kelowna Rockets

Rockets Head North for Pair of Weekday Games

April 4, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets left wing Gabriel Szturc (right) vs. the Prince George Cougars
Kelowna Rockets left wing Gabriel Szturc (right) vs. the Prince George Cougars
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)

The Kelowna Rockets will be in action on Tuesday and Wednesday night when they face the Prince George Cougars at the CN Centre.

The two didn't have to wait long to see each other again, they faced off on Saturday night at Prospera Place in their ninth meeting of the season. The Rockets matched their season-high for goals in a game with a 9-2 victory over the Cougars. Eight different players found the back of the net for Kelowna, with Andrew Cristall lighting the lamp twice. Talyn Boyko made 22 saves on 24 shots. Cristall, Scott Cousins and Pavel Novak all posted three-point nights.

The Rockets then faced the Victoria Royals on Saturday, shutting them out 5-0. The Cougars last played on Sunday, hosting the Kamloops Blazers where they fell 4-3 in overtime.

The Cougars fell out of a playoff spot over the weekend, with the Spokane Chiefs leapfrogging them for eighth in the Western Conference. You can find the standings below.

ROSTER NEWS

The Rockets have no injuries to report this week.

Cougars forward Blake Eastman is listed as out with a lower-body injury, time tbd.

Injury updates for all WHL teams can be found in the WHL Weekly Report.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Mark Liwiski's next game will be his 200th game, the 20-year-old has posted 50 goals and 41 assists over 199 games.

Talyn Boyko's next appearance in net will be his 100th game.

Defenceman Elias Carmichael posted back-to-back multi-point games over the weekend with a goal and an assist in both games.

With a goal and an assist, Cristall leapfrogged Nick Merkley for second place for the Rockets record of points by a 16-year-old rookie. Cristall has posted 59 points (24G, 35A) through 56 games this season, Shane McColgan holds the record with 69.

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

# Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS

1 X Everett Silvertips 63 44 10 4 5 97

2 X Kamloops Blazers 64 46 16 2 0 94

3 X Portland Winterhawks 64 43 16 3 2 91

4 X Seattle Thunderbirds 64 40 18 4 2 86

5 X Kelowna Rockets 62 37 19 1 5 80

6 Vancouver Giants 62 23 35 4 0 50

7 Victoria Royals 64 22 36 5 1 50

8 Spokane Chiefs 64 22 37 4 1 49

9 Prince George Cougars 63 22 37 3 1 48

10 Tri-City Americans 64 18 41 5 0 41

SEASON SERIES

vs PG

Nov. 6 vs Prince George 4-1 W

Nov. 12 @ Prince George 5-2 W

Nov. 13 @ Prince George 3-0 W

Nov. 27 vs Prince George 4-1 W

Dec. 10 vs Prince George 3-2 L

Feb. 16 vs Prince George 5-2 L

Feb. 18 @ Prince George 3-2 W

Feb. 19 @ Prince George 3-2 W

Apr. 1 vs Prince George 9-2 W

Apr. 5 @ Prince George 7:00 PM

Apr. 6 @ Prince George 7:00 PM

Apr. 16 vs Prince George 7:05 PM

JDS PROJECTED LINEUP

The Rockets will post the JDS Mining Projected Lineup complete with line combos at least half an hour prior to puck drop for all games this season. You will be able to find the graphic on our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram stories.

WATCH AND LISTEN

You can watch all Rockets games on WHL Live on CHL TV. More are details available by visiting watch.CHL.ca.

You can also listen to the game on AM1550.

The next Rockets home game is Saturday, April 9th when they host the Vancouver Giants at 7:05 pm. Tickets for all Rockets games are available at selectyourtickets.com, at the Prospera Place box office or by phone at 250-762-5050. Select Your Tickets is open 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and opens at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday home game days.

Check out the Kelowna Rockets Statistics




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Kelowna Rockets left wing Gabriel Szturc (right) vs. the Prince George Cougars
Kelowna Rockets left wing Gabriel Szturc (right) vs. the Prince George Cougars
(Steve Dunsmoor)		   



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