Tonight’s
Preview: The
Kelowna Rockets play game two of a four game home stand tonight when they host
the Prince George Cougars. This is the fourth meeting of the season between the
two teams. Back on October 18th Jordon Cooke made 32 saves in a 3-0
shutout win. Myles Bell scored twice in the victory. The Rockets are 2-1-0-0 in
three games against the Cougars, having out-scored them 13-11. The Cougars make
a return visit to Prospera Place on December 8th. Overall, the
Rockets have one regulation loss in their last seven games (5-1-0-1) with the
lone setback being a 5-3 loss in Edmonton last Saturday. Following tonight’s
game, the Rockets host Edmonton Wednesday and Red Deer Friday night.
Reflecting on
October: The
Rockets were 7-4-0-1 in 12 games in the month of October….Zach Franko has
failed to take a penalty this season. In fact, Franko has taken just one minor
penalty in his last 28 regular season games…In the Rockets four losses in
October, they allowed three or more goals. In seven of the teams wins in
October, they allowed two or fewer goals…The Rockets out-scored the opposition
47-34 in twelve games in October.
November Birthdays: Colton
Sissons turns 19 on Monday while teammate Cody Fowlie turns 20 on that exactly
same day. Tyson Baillie turns 17 on November 16th.
This and That: The
Rockets play 11 games in November, with eight of them on home ice. The three
road games are in Tri City (Nov 16-17) and Everett…In the big picture, nine of
the teams next 13 games are on home ice….Colton Sissons has been named to the
roster for the Subway Super Series this month (Nov 14th ) in
Vancouver…The 58 shots directed towards the Medicine Hat Tigers net October 24th
was shy of the 66 shots the Rockets fired on net in Kamloops during the 2004-2005
campaign…..In the Rockets 9 wins this season, Myles Bell has earned 17 points
(6+11=17). Of the 39 goals scored by the team in those nine wins, Bell has been
in on 17 of them….Bell has 9+14=23 after 17 games this season…J.T Barnett and
rookie Austin Glover are the only three skaters that have failed to find the
score sheet this season…The Rockets have scored 40 goals in their last eleven games.
Colton Sissons and Zach Franko(6), Bell and McKinlay (5), Chartier (3), Severson,
Fowlie and Baillie (2) and Olsen, Goulbourne, Lees, Heffley, Bowie and Nyberg
(1 each) have also scored…The Rockets acquired forward Cody Fowlie off waivers October
22nd. Fowlie played last season with the Everett Silvertips, racking up 40
points….Jordon Cooke was named the CHL/Vaughn Goaltender of the Week for
October 22-28th. Cooke had two wins last week which included a shutout and a
save percentage of .967…Ryan Olsen will play in his 150th career WHL
game Saturday night against visiting Prince George…Ryan Huska has 195 WHL
regular season victories behind the Rockets bench.
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