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Game Night Preview: The Kelowna Rockets
open a home and home series with the Everett Silvertips this weekend. The two
teams are separated by one point in the fight for first place in the Western
Conference with the Rockets holding two games in hand. In the lone meeting,
September 29th, the Tips earned a 4-3 win in a shootout. The two
teams collide tomorrow in Everett before closing out the four game seasonal
series March 2nd. These two teams have the exact same number of wins
(32) and had the identical same record in January going 9-3-1-0 in 13 games.
The Rockets are coming off a 5-2 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers Tuesday
night. Cal Foote and Dillon Dube each scored once and added two assists in the
win. Overall, the Rockets have won 14 of their last 18 games (13-4-1-0). After
two games this weekend, the Rockets play 15 of their final 20 against teams in
the BC Division. The Rockets host Vancouver Wednesday.
Kole Lind chasing McLean: Kole
Lind is riding a 19 game point streak. It is the third longest point streak in
team history. Tyson Barrie had a 21 game point streak (5+28=33) in the 2009-2010
season. Brett McLean holds the record with a 24 game point streak (18+31=49) in
the 1996-1997 campaign. Lind has (15+21=36) over those 19 games
and has the bragging rights of owning the third longest point streak in the WHL
this season. The longest is held by Swift Current Broncos forward Aleksi
Heponiemi, who went 28 games with a point.
Broadcasters Notebook:
The Rockets
have 20 wins in their last 26 games….James Porter was named the WHL and CHL
Goaltender of the Week ending December 31st after posting a 2-0-0-0
record including one shutout with a goals against average of 0.48 and a save
percentage of .987…The Rockets have four hat-tricks this season from Carsen
Twarynski (vs. Portland/Prince George), and Kole Lind (Prince Albert/Kamloops)…The
Rockets have sent 17 players to Canada’s roster at the World Junior… The
Rockets had their 13 game home ice winning streak snapped January 5th
vs. Seattle…The Rockets are 7 and 3 in overtime with game winners coming from
Kole Lind (twice), Dillon Dube Carsen Twarynski (twice) and Cal Foote (twice).
The only losses in OT came against the Tri City Americans, Portland Winterhawks
and Red Deeer Rebels….Erik Gardiner has missed 36 games after being injured
October 28th vs. Prince George…: NHL Central Scouting has released
its mid-term rankings. Forward Kyle Topping is rated 65th among
North American skaters. Defenceman Libor Zabransky is rated 110th…Dillon Dube
has scored 20+ goals in three consecutive seasons. Dube had 20 goals last
season in 40 games and had a career high 26 in 2015-2016. Dube is riding a 12
game point streak (10+13=23)…The Rockets won their 30th game of the
season January 24th vs. Lethbridge, marking the 11th straight
season the team has achieved that mark. The last time they fell short was in
2006-2007 when the team earned 22 victories…Liam Kindree is missing his 14th
straight game with a lower body injury.
Milestones: Nolan Foote is
playing in his 99th career game tonight – one shy of 100….Kole Lind
has 199 career points – one shy of 200….Dillon Dube has 197 career points,
three shy of 200…;Connor Bruggen-Cate played in his 100th game
December 30th vs. Victoria…Kyle Topping played in his 100th
career game January 10th…Jack Cowell played in his 100th
career game January 12th in Seattle…Head Coach Jason Smith coached
his 100th career regular season game against the Kootenay Ice on
December 2nd…Carsen Twarynski played in his 200th career game
October 28th against the Prince George Cougars…James Hilsendager
plays in his 200th career game November 14th vs. Oil
Kings.
Roster
Stats:
Player
total:
26
Year by
Year Breakdown:
20’s (1997) – 3 Ballhorn, Twarynski, Hilsendager
19’s (1998) - 5 Salmond, Lind, Dube, Cal Foote,
Chizen
18’s (1999) - 6 Topping, Mattson, Gardiner, Bruggen-Cate, Cowell, Skvrne
17’s (2000) - 9
Porter, Foote, Zabransky, Kindree,
Brennan, McGauley, Kushniryk, Pow, Hair
16’s (2001) - 2 Korczak, Basran
15’s (2002) - 1 Cole Tisdale
NHL Drafted
Players: Cal
Foote (Tampa Bay 2017), Kole Lind (Vancouver 2017), Dillon Dube (Calgary 2016),
Carsen Twarynski (Philadelphia 2016), Brayden Chizen (Minnesota 2016).
Game Notes Compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
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