Tonight’s Preview: The
Kelowna Rockets play game three of a five game home stand tonight when they
host the Edmonton Oil Kings. These two teams have met twice this season. The
Rockets were a 2-0 winner on home ice back on November 9th before
falling 4-2 on January 8th in Edmonton. Jordon Cooke picked up the
shutout in the first game before Oil Kings goaltender Tristan Jarry was the
story in the January contest making 43 saves. This is the start of four games
against what would be considered legitimate teams challenging for an Ed
Chynoweth Cup. The Rockets enter tonight’s game having won 27 of their last 32
games overall and 36 of their last 42 games. The Rockets host Victoria tomorrow
night before welcoming Seattle Monday afternoon (2 pm). The team is back on the
road Wednesday in Spokane to face the Chiefs.
Dare to Compare: The
Rockets have scored 14 more goals then the Oil Kings, who have allowed five
fewer against. Edmonton has played one fewer game. The Rockets have 13 players
with 20 or more points. The Oil Kings have 12. The Rockets have 10 players with
10 or more goals. The Oil Kings have 8. Edmonton has six players with 15 or
more goals. The Rockets have five.
Giddy Up Go: The
Rockets are opening a stretch playing five games in eight nights. Of those five
games, four are on home ice against Edmonton, Victoria, Seattle and Prince
George.
Who’s Hot: The power
play is 7 for 17 (41.2%) in its last four games…Rourke Chartier has 7+9=16 in his last 13 games…Myles Bell has 14 goals
in his last fifteen games..Madison Bowey has 2+7=9 in his last twelve games…The
Rockets are 40-4-0-3 in their last 47 home games dating back to last season.
This and That: The
Rockets are 10-2-0-1 since the WHL trade deadline. The Oil Kings are an
impressive 11-1-0-0 since January 10th….The Rockets have surrendered
an average of 34 shots on net in their last three home games…The Rockets have
been involved in 9-one goal games on home ice this season…Myles Bell is the WHL
Player of the Week. Bell had 6+3=9 in three games last week. Bell was also
named POW from December 30th to January 5th….Rourke
Chartier has been named a game star in five of the last 12 games….Mitch Wheaton
turned 19 yesterday…Cole Martin is +97 over the last two seasons…Myles Bell had
11 goals in January. Ryan Olsen had 7 goals in January. Rourke Chartier has 6
goals…The Rockets have 19 games left in the regular season. Eleven are on home
ice with 8 on the road…The Rockets are in their longest home stand of the
season which consists of five consecutive games….The Rockets have scored six or
more goals eight times on home ice this season… The Rockets are 14-2-0-0 in the
second game when facing back-to-back scenarios this season….The team has been
rated as the best team in the CHL according to the Top 10 junior rankings for
6 consecutive weeks….Six alumni of the
Rockets’ will play for their respective countries at the Sochi Olympics. Jamie
Benn, Shea Weber and Duncan Keith will wear colours for Canada. Alex Edler
(Sweden), Lauris Darzins ( Latvia) and Thomas Raffl (Austria) will also
compete…After losing two of his
first three games, Jackson Whistle has won twelve of his last thirteen games….The
Rockets have played in six shootout games this season and are 4 and 3. Three of
the four shootout wins have come on the road in Victoria, Prince George and
Seattle…Jordon Cooke is 39-5-0-2 at home in last 46 starts at home dating back
to last season…The Rockets have scored 4 or more goals in 22 of their 29 road
games this season.
Milestone
Makers:
Myles Bell recorded
his 100th career goal and 250th career point January 25th
vs. Lethbridge.
Ryan Huska, according
to HockeyDB, has 286 WHL regular season victories.
Carter Rigby is
playing in his 149th WHL game tonight – 2 shy of 150.
Madison Bowey has 98
career points.
Rockets
Three Star Leaders:
1st Star 2nd
Star 3rd Star Total
Madison Bowey: 7 3 0 10
Jordon Cooke: 6 0 4 10
Myles Bell: 5 3 1 9
Tyson Baillie: 4 2 3 9
Jackson Whistle: 2 5 2 9
Nick Merkley: 1 4 3 8
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