WHL Kelowna Rockets

Rockets Suffer Two More Injuries

Published on March 29, 2013 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets president and general manager Bruce Hamilton announced on Friday that two more Kelowna Rockets players have been lost to the club indefinitely with long term injuries.

Due to the number of inquiries the Rockets have had about the injuries, the organization is releasing the following details on the nature of injuries.

Veteran defenceman MacKenzie Johnston, 19, suffered a 2nd-degree shoulder separation after being hit in game four on Wednesday in Seattle. He will be sidelined for a minimum of six to eight weeks.

Rookie forward Rourke Chartier is also out indefinitely with an undisclosed upper body injury that will keep him sidelined six to eight weeks.

The two players join Rockets regulars Colton Sissons, Carter Rigby and Mitchell Wheaton, all out with long term injuries.

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