A Giant Undertaking

• You'll have to excuse goaltender Kristofer Westblom if he is a little paranoid should a Vancouver Giants forward come blaring down the wing in full flight Wednesday night. The Rockets goaltender suffered a season ending knee injury against the Giants last season, in the Rockets lone win in eight attempts against the division rival. The Rocket won that game 2-0, but it ended Westblom's season.
• You probably got the hint that Westblom will start Wednesday in goal for the Rockets. Despite a less than spectacular performance in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Tri City Americans, the coaches are going with the veteran Wednesday night.
• Rockets d-man Colin Joe won't play Wednesday. The veteran d-man is close to returning to the lineup with a playing cast for his wrist. The cast hasn't arrived, leaving C-Joe on the sidelines.
• It would be a safe bet that designated tough guys James McEwan and Garet Hunt will square off Wednesday night. The two had a tremendous tilt last season at Prospera Place, and win-lose or draw, both guys deserve a ton of credit for standing in there and trading punches back and forth. Hunt has leaned down to about 175 pounds on his 5 foot 10 inch frame. Last year the stocky Hunt weighed in at close to 190 pounds.
• The media will make a big deal about it, but Rockets head coach Ryan Huska says he doesn't feel odd facing his former head coach Wednesday night. Huska played for the Kamloops Blazers in the early 90's when Hay was his head coach. How sweet would it be though for Huska to earn his first win as a WHL head coach against Hay?
• Road teams have had early success in the young WHL season. Of the 23 games played so far, the road team has won 13 times or 57 percent of the time.