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Rockets Set For Family Day Matchup

February 18, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets' Mascot Rocky Raccoon with fans
Kelowna Rockets' Mascot Rocky Raccoon with fans
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Jaret Gale/Kelowna Rockets)

The Kelowna Rockets will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak when they host the Tri-City Americans for their annual Family Day game on Monday, February 19 at Prospera Place - puck drop is set for 2:05 pm.

Kids (12 and under) tickets are on sale for $10. It will also be a Fan First Menu night at Prospera, which means $2 hot dogs and $5 beer from Lucky Lager. During one of the intermissions, Cst. Kent Wagner and RCMP Service Dog Mysan along with some of the other service dogs and their handlers are expected to put on a show for the fans.

The Rockets fell 3-2 in back-to-back games against the Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday on the island. Jari Kykkanen made both starts for Kelowna.

Tri-City enters the game having gone 4-6 in their last ten games. Over the weekend they split their home-and-home series with the Spokane Chiefs, collecting a 6-3 win on Friday and then falling 6-4 on 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

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

ROCKET TO WATCH

Tij Iginla has recorded goals in back-to-back games. Entering Monday he leads the Rockets in goals with 37.

SEASON RECORD

Oct. 20 @ TC - 4-3 SOW

Nov. 7 @ TC - 4-3 loss

Feb. 19 vs TC - 2:05 pm

Mar. 2 @ TC - 6:05 pm

Mar. 6 vs TC - 7:05 pm

THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET

The Tri-City Americans came back to hand the Kelowna Rockets their fifth consecutive loss, downing them 4-3 on November 7 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, WA.

The Rockets jumped out to a two-goal lead early into the game, but the Americans cut it in half before the end of the opening 20. Kelowna restored their two-goal lead on the power play in the second period, but the Americans stormed back with three unanswered goals.

The Rockets special teams had a strong night, shutting down both Americans power play attempts, while the power play was successful on their lone power play of the game.

A number of Kelowna players missed the game due to injuries including goaltender Jari Kykkanen (day-to-day/upper-body). With Kykkanen out, Jake Pilon made the start for the Rockets. The seventeen-year-old made 26 saves on 30 shots fired his way.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS

# TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS

1 x Portland Winterhaws 53 37 13 2 1 77

2 x Prince George Cougars 54 36 15 0 3 75

3 x Everett Silvertips 58 36 18 2 2 76

4 Victoria Royals 56 27 21 4 4 62

5 Wenatchee Wild 54 28 22 4 0 60

6 Vancouver Giants 54 26 25 3 0 55

7 Kelowna Rockets 55 24 28 3 0 51

8 Spokane Chiefs 52 22 25 4 1 49

9 Tri-City Americans 54 21 30 2 1 45

10 Seattle Thunderbirds 52 19 31 2 0 40

11 Kamloops Blazers 53 17 31 3 2 39

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.

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Kelowna Rockets' Mascot Rocky Raccoon with fans
Kelowna Rockets' Mascot Rocky Raccoon with fans
(Jaret Gale/Kelowna Rockets)		   



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