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Rockets To Play Two Mid Week Games

November 20, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Kelowna Rockets left wing Ben Thornton
Kelowna Rockets left wing Ben Thornton
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)

The Kelowna Rockets will be busy with two mid-week games, hosting the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Tuesday at Prospera Place, then hitting the road to face the Seattle Thunderbirds on Wednesday night at the accesso ShoWare Center.

The Rockets winless streak grew to nine games on Saturday when the WHL-leading Prince George Cougars came back from a 4-1 deficit to win 5-4 at Propsera Place.

With the loss, Kelowna matched their longest losing streak since the 2006-07 season where the Rockets went on a nine-game winless streak, dropping two of the games in overtime, from January 13 to February 2, 2007. Kelowna's longest losing streak took place during the 1999-00 season when the team was winless in 12 consecutive games from Feb. 4, 2000 to Mar. 1, 2000.

Fan First Menu Game

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.

Canes Central Division Swing

The Hurricanes enter Tuesday second in the Central Division with a record of 12-8-2-0. Lethbridge kicked off their BC Division road trip on Friday with an 8-3 win over the Victoria Royals on the island, the next night they picked up a 4-3 win in overtime at the Langley Events Centre.

It's the Hurricanes first visit to Kelowna since the 2019-20 season.

T-Birds Rivalry Renewed

The Rockets and T-Birds will face off for the first time since Seattle eliminated the Rockets in the opening round of the 2023 WHL Playoffs this past spring. Wednesday's game will also be Tij Iginla's first visit back to Kent and the first game against his former team since being traded to the Rockets in June.

Seattle faced off against the Everett Silvertips over the weekend in a home-and-home series where the two traded 4-1 wins. The Thunderbirds will hit the road to face the Tri-City Americans on Tuesday before hosting the Rockets on Wednesday night.

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.

In addition, six and twelve-game Mini Packs for the Kelowna Rockets season are now on sale through Select Your Tickets. To learn how to save on walk-up tickets and use the flexibility of a Mini Pack click here.

ROCKETS ROSTER UPDATES

- Andrew Cristall was listed out day-to-day on last week's injury report with an upper-body injury. The Rockets leading scorer has missed the Rockets last two games

- Kayden Longley missed the last game with a lower-body injury, he's listed out one to two weeks

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

ROCKETS TO WATCH

- Tij Iginla has goals in three consecutive games, including two on Saturday against the Prince George Cougars. Wednesday's game will be Iginla's first game against his former club.

- Rockets captain Gabriel Szturc recorded two goals and an assist in the Rockets loss on Saturday

HURRICANES TO WATCH

- Brayden Edwards is tied for the team lead in scoring with 20 points, he recorded a hat trick and an assist in Friday's win over the Victoria Royals.

- Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Noah Chadwick leads all Lethbridge defencemen in scoring with 17 points (6G, 11A).

THUNDERBIRDS TO WATCH

- Overage forward Eric Alarie leads the Thunderbirds in scoring with 18 points. A former first-round pick of the Moose Jaw Warriors, Seattle traded for Alarie in October.

- Buffalo Sabres prospect Scott Ratzlaff has taken on the bulk of the load in net for Seattle this season.

SEASON RECORDS

vs HURRICANES

- Nov. 19 vs LET - 7:05 pm

vs THUNDERBIRDS

- Nov. 22 at SEA - 7:05 pm

- Nov. 25 vs SEA - 7:05 pm

- Dec. 2 at SEA - 6:05 pm

- Jan. 10 vs SEA - 7:05 pm

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 left wing Ben Thornton
Kelowna Rockets left wing Ben Thornton
(Steve Dunsmoor)		   



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