· I guess the world didn’t end after all or you
wouldn’t be reading this. Thank God. I didn’t want the world to end with the
Kelowna Rockets playing such great hockey. What a shame that would have been.
· Since a 5-3 loss in Edmonton on October 27th
the Rockets are 16-4-0-0 in their last 20 games.
· The Rockets have played 19 road games this
season. That means 17 road games remain with only two significant trips to
Prince George (Jan 4/5) and Victoria (Feb 22/23).
· With 37 games left in the regular season, 23 of
them 62% will be played against teams in the BC Division. Of those 37 games,
only two (Lethbridge and PA) are against teams outside the Western Conference.
· The Rockets make only 4 more trips across the
border into the United States. The team plays Spokane twice
and Everett and Seattle once.
· The Rockets defensive core is a combined +104.
· The Rockets record is 23-10-1-1. Last season before
the Christmas break, the team was 14-16-2-3. That is 9 more wins, 6 fewer losses and 15
more points than a season ago.
· Last season prior to the Christmas break the
Rockets scored 112 goals. This season at the ‘break’, the team has scored 143
times or 31 more goals.
·Myles Bell has 48 points after 35 games this
season. The 19 year-old is on pace for a 100 points season. Who was the last
Rockets player to record 100 points in a season? Colin Long had exactly 100
points in the 2007-2008 season. That year, Long had 31 goals and 69 assists.
·Bell has 48 points after 35 games this season.
Shane McColgan was the leading point getter on the team after 35 games last
season. McColgan had 10+26=36 points.
The Rockets play Kamloops and Vancouver seven more times.
The Rockets play Kamloops and Vancouver seven more times.
· How cute is this little minor hockey player pictured to the right?
That is Kelowna Rockets forward Ryan Olsen in his minor hockey days. Who would
have thought Olsen would become a power forward with 16 goals under his belt.
With a strong second half, is 30 a possibility before seasons end?
3 comments:
"62% of the second half will be against BC division teams." That is going to be awesome. Divisional rival games are always the best. 6 against Victoria and 7 against Kamloops and Vancouver. We are in for some great hockey! Go Rockets Go!
Ryan remembers - The highlight of that 2001 season was a player, the only player, who hadn't scored a goal all season. It was the last game of the season and in the 3rd period with only a couple of minutes left when our coach called a time out. He talked to the kids about getting the puck to this goal scoreless kid. The puck dropped, play went into the ozone and wouldn't ya know it, this kid finally scored his first goal. It was the highlight of the year!! Ryan had scored a ton of goals that year but that didn't matter.
Very nice story John!
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