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Game Day Preview: The Kelowna Rockets take
a four game home ice winning streak in tonight’s game against the Victoria
Royals. The Rockets have beaten Swift Current (3-2), Prince George (4-3 OTW),
Brandon (4-3) and Regina (3-2). Yes, all four games have been decided by a
single goal. In fact, of the 10 home games this season, 6 have been decided by
one goal. The Royals are making two appearances at Prospera Place in two weeks.
Victoria is here again Friday December 7th. These two teams are a
combined 15-0-0-0 when carrying the lead into the third period. The Rockets are
8-0-0-0 when that happens. The Rockets have trailed going into the third period
13 times this season (1-11-1-0). The Rockets are in Everett tomorrow night
before closing out the month of November Wednesday against visiting Vancouver.
The team heads to Tri City to face the Americans one week from tonight. The
Rockets are 6-3-1-0 in 10 games under Adam Foote. In the opening 10 games under
Jason Smith, the team was 2-8-0-0.
Digg’n Deeper: Liam Kindree leads
the Rockets with 3+4=7 in the three games in the seasonal series vs. Victoria.
Lassi Thomson and Nolan Foote also have 3 goals in the three games…Roman Basran
has appeared in two games against the Royals, posting an impressive 2-0-0-0
record with a goals against average of 1.50 and a save percentage of .933….The
Rockets power play has been deadly against Victoria with 5 goals in 12 chances,
for a whopping efficiency rate of 41.7%.
Broadcasters
Notebook: Nolan
Foote has the second most goals (15) of any 2000 born player in the WHL. Brett
Kemp of Edmonton has 16 goals…Foote has scored 7 home goals and 8 road goals
this season…Foote is three points shy (97) of 100 for his career…Kyle Topping
plays in his 150th career game tonight…6 of Topping’s 9 goals have
come on the road…15 of Topping’s team leading 28 points have come on the
road…Leif Mattson has gone 15 games without a goal… Nolan Foote turns 18 on
November 29th …Four members of the Kelowna Rockets have been named
to NHL Central Scouting’s November “Players to Watch’ List. Forward Nolan Foote
is an ‘A’ prospect, meaning a first round candidate. Kaedan Korczak is a ‘B’
prospect which means he is a second or third round candidate. Roman Basran/Lassi
Thomson are ‘C’ prospects, which means he could be taken in the third to the
seventh round…Adam Foote was officially named the new head coach of the Kelowna
Rockets on October 23, 2018 replacing Jason Smith…Leif Mattson earned his 100th
career point with an assist Wednesday vs. Regina.
Trade Winds: The Rockets traded 18
year-old Wil Kushniryk to the Tri City Americans October 22, 2018 for a 5th
round bantam pick. The Rockets acquired 20 year-old defenceman Dalton Galley October
10, 2018 from Medicine Hat for a 10th round bantam pick. The hockey
club acquired 18 year-old forward Michael Farren October 11th from
the Saskatoon Blades for a third round pick. The Rockets acquired 20 year-old
Lane Zablocki from Victoria for a conditional 7th round and
conditional 4th round bantam draft pick on September 29th.
Season Highs/Lows:
Most goals scored: 8 @ Victoria October
19/18 (8-2 W)
Most goals allowed: 9 vs. Seattle October
10th, 2018 (9-6 L)
Most shots on net: 45 @ Seattle October
6th, 2018 (4-1 L).
Fewest shots on net: 13 @ Edmonton
November 17, 2018 (3-1 L)
Most shots allowed: 50 @ Portland
November 10, 2018 (3-0 L)
Fewest shots allowed:
20 @ Victoria October 19, 2018 (8-2 W)
Last time shut out at
home: October
3rd, 2018 vs. Vancouver (5-0 L)
Last time shut out on
road: November
10, 2018 @ Portland (3-0 L)
Most power play goals
allowed: 4
vs. Seattle October 10th, 2018 (9-6 L). T-Birds were 4/5 on power
play.
Most power play goals
scored:
4 @ Victoria October 19, 2018 (8-2 W)
Roster
Stats:
Player
total:
24
Year by
Year Breakdown:
20’s (1998) – 3 Gally, Zablocki, Chizen
19’s (1999) - 5 Topping, Mattson, Gardiner, Bruggen-Cate,
Cowell
18’s (2000) – 9 Farren, Thomson,
Porter, Foote, Zabransky, Kindree, Brennan, Pow, Steffler,
17’s (2001) - 6
Korczak, Crosbie, Basran, Liwiski,
Wilton, Augustine
16’s (2002) - 1 Ernst
Game Notes Compiled
by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
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