Game Day Preview: The Kelowna Rockets play
game five of a six game road trip tonight in Red Deer. This is the lone meeting
of the season. Last season the Rockets met the Rebels twice, winning 5-2
(November 11, 2017) before suffering a 3-2 overtime loss in Red Deer (January
27, 2018). Kole Lind would score the tying goal with :33 seconds left in
regulation time before the Rebels would win it in overtime. The Rockets are
coming off a 4-3 overtime loss in Prince George Wednesday night. Kyle Topping,
Erik Gardiner and Lane Zablocki scored in the loss. The Rockets are 1-2-0-1 in
the opening four games of the road trip, which concludes tomorrow night in
Edmonton. The Rockets return home to host the Regina Pats on Wednesday November
21st.
Broadcasters Notebook: The Rockets have
just four players from Alberta. Lane Zablocki is from Wetaskawin. Braydyn
Chizen is from St. Albert. Cayde Augustine was born in Airdrie while Kyle
Crosbie is from Didsbury…Lassi Thomson is the top scoring rookie defenceman in
the WHL with 7+9=16 in 21 games….Mark Liwiski leads WHL rookie with 13 minor
penalties…Kyle Topping lead the team with a +7 rating….Leif Mattson leads the
team in shots (78) followed by Nolan Foote (73)…Kyle Topping had his 12 game
point streak snapped last Saturday in Portland…Nolan Foote had his 6 game goal
scoring streak snapped in that same game….The Rockets are in the midst of
playing in 11 games in 22 days to conclude the month of November….Kyle Topping
turns 19 on November 18th…Nolan Foote turns 18 on November 29th…Nolan Foote played in both games for
Team WHL against the Russian Selects in back-to-back games Monday in Kamloops
and Tuesday in Vancouver…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 and Lassi
Thomson are ‘B’ prospect which means he is projected to be selected in the
second or third round. Roman Basran is a ‘C’ prospect, 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.
Foote earned his first WHL coaching victory that night in the Rockets 3-2 win
over the Swift Current Broncos. Foote played 1,154 games in the NHL with the
Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Quebec Nordiques. Foote is
also a two time Stanley Cup champion.
Trade Winds: The Rockets traded 18
year-old Wil Kushniryk to the Tri City Americans on October 22, 2018 for a 5th
round bantam pick. The Rockets acquired 20 year-old defenceman Dalton Galley October
10, 2018 from the Medicine Hat Tigers 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 WHL bantam pick. The Rockets
acquired 20 year-old Lane Zablocki 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: 21 vs. Vancouver
October 3rd, 2018 (5-0 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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