Vees Fall To Rockets
Published on September 26, 2026 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Penticton Vees News Release
Penticton Vees' Giorgos Pantelas and AJ Reyelts in action
(Penticton Vees, Credit: Steve Dunsmoor )
Kelowna, BC - The Penticton Vees couldn't hang on to a 1-0 lead on Saturday night falling to the Rockets 3-1 in Kelowna.
The Vees fall to 2-2-0-0 on the season.
For the second straight night the Vees struck first as once again it was Roberts Naudins driving hard to the net and jamming home a loose puck for his second goal of the season to make the score 1-0 after 20.
Vees starter AJ Reyelts made 20 saves in the opening frame.
It took until 4:30 remaining in the middle frame for the Rockets to solve Reyelts on their 29th shot of the game as Eli Barrett wired one through traffic on the high glove-side to make the score 1-1 after 40 minutes of play.
The Rockets took a lead they would not relinquish early in the third period on the powerplay as Jacob Henderson took a pass from Madden Daneault and rifled the shot short side to make it 2-1.
Kelowna defended their own end well the rest of the way and added an empty net goal to make the final 3-1.
GAME STATS
Shots: Vees- 24 Rockets- 38
Scoring: Vees- Roberts Naudins Rockets- Eli Barrett, Jacob Henderson, Dawson Gerwing
Power Plays: Vees- 0/2 Rockets- 1/3
Goaltending: Vees- AJ Reyelts - 35/37 Rockets- Harrison Boettiger - 23/24
Up Next: The Vees return home Friday Oct. 2 to host the Vancouver Giants
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 Penticton Vees' Giorgos Pantelas and AJ Reyelts in action (Steve Dunsmoor ) |
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