Game Day Preview: The Kelowna Rockets face
the Tri City Americans tonight at Toyota Center. This is the third meeting of
the season between the two teams, with the road team winning both games. Back
on October 12th, the Rockets earned a 3-2 win. Then a night later,
back at Prospera Place, the Americans were a 5-4 winner. The seasonal series
ends next Wednesday (December 5th) in Kelowna. Kaedan Korczak and
Kyle Topping lead the team with 1+2=3 in the two games. Rookie Dallon Wilton
has two goals in the two games. The Rockets are 10-3-1-0 in their last 14
regular season games against the Americans. These two teams combined are
16-0-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes of play. The Rockets host Saskatoon
tomorrow night before hosting the Americans next Wednesday. The Rockets are
7-5-1-0 in 13 games under Adam Foote.
November’s best performers:
With
the month coming to close, Nolan Foote and Liam Kindree have had the most offensive
success. Foote (8+3=11) and Kindree (2+8=10) lead the way. Kyle Topping has 9
points (5+4=9) in November while Leif Mattson (1+7=8) has 8 points this month.
Broadcasters Notebook: The Rockets are
playing their 16th road game tonight. Edmonton has played a league
high 18 road games…The Rockets own the third best road penalty killing unit in
the WHL. The PK at home is second last only behind league worst Brandon…The
Rockets are 5-8-1-0 against BC Division teams this season….Can you name the
only team in the Western Conference the Rockets haven’t yet played? The answer
– the Spokane Chiefs….Three players will celebrate 100 games played with the
Kelowna Rockets, at the same time, Saturday against the visiting Saskatoon
Blades. Kaedan Korczak, Libor Zabransky and Erik Gardiner will hit the 100
games played mark on that night. Gardner hit the 100 games played milestone in
the WHL recently, but Saturday’s game will be his 100th with the
Rockets. The 19 year-old had played four
previous games with the Regina Pats before being traded….Nolan Foote has scored
8 home goals and 8 road goals this season…Foote is two points shy (98) of 100
for his career …7 of Kyle Topping’s 11 goals have come on the road…15 of
Topping’s team leading 30 points have come on the road…Nolan Foote turned 18 yesterday….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.
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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