Cardinal Sport Preview: Rockets at Royals
Kelowna Rockets at Victoria Royals
| Date | Time | Mon., Nov. 13, 2023 | 3:05 pm |
| Video Stream | CHL TV |
| Radio | 104.7 The Lizard + Rocket Fan App |
| Live Stats | WHL Box Score |
| Live Updates | @Kelowna_Rockets on X (formally Twitter) |
Kelowna Rockets at Victoria Royals
| Date | Time | Tue., Nov. 14, 2023 | 7:05 pm |
| Video Stream | CHL TV |
| Radio | 104.7 The Lizard + Rocket Fan App |
| Live Stats | WHL Box Score |
| Live Updates | @Kelowna_Rockets on X (formally Twitter) |
After playing the first three games of their eight-game season series against the Victoria Royals in Kelowna, the Rockets will travel to Victoria for their first two road games of the season series.
With Monday being the holiday, puck drop is set for 3:05 pm, while the two will meet up again on Tuesday night at 7:05 pm.
TRYING TO END THE STREAK
The Rockets winless streak grew to six on Friday with a 2-1 loss to the Everett Silvertips. Andrew Cristall, who took a puck up high in Tuesday’s game against Tri-City, missed the game. Jari Kykkanen and Kayden Lognley also missed the game due to injuries. Marcus Pacheco, who has been out since training camp with a lower-body injury, took warm-ups as a game-time decision but did not dress for the game. Kelowna goaltender Jake Pilon was named the game’s third star after stopping 37 of the 39 shots he faced.
ROYALS NEW BENCH BOSS
James Patrick will face the Rockets for the first time as the new head coach of the Victoria Royals. The Royals announced on November 6 that Patrick was replacing Royals longtime coach Dan Price. Patrick was most recently with the Winnipeg/Kootenay ICE franchise for the previous six seasons before joining the Royals in August as their Director of Player Development.
VICTORIA’S WEEKEND SPLIT
The Royals picked up their first win with Patrick behind the bench on Friday, scoring three unanswered goals to take down the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 on the island. The two then faced off in Kent the next night, where Seattle claimed a 5-4 win.
THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET
VICTORIA
In their latest meeting on November 4, the Kelowna Rockets fell 2-1 to the Victoria Royals at Prospera Place.
Scoreless through the first period, the Royals took a 2-0 lead into the third period. With time ticking away, Andrew Cristall was able to get the Rockets on the board with 44 seconds to play in the game. Jari Kykkanen made 18 saves on 20 shots, he has not appeared in the Rockets last three games after suffering an upper-body injury in the game.
ROCKETS ROSTER UPDATES
- Marcus Pacheco’s lower-body injury time was updated on last week’s injury report to day-to-day, he has been out with a lower-body injury since training camp. He took warm-ups on Friday in Everett but did not dress for the game.
- Jari Kykkanen missed the Rockets last three games with an upper-body injury, he is listed out day-to-day
- The Rockets have returned 16-year-old affiliate goaltender Nathan Kam to Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep
- Kayden Longley also missed the Rockets last three games with a lower-body injury, he is listed out day-to-day
- Andrew Cristall, who took a puck up high in Tuesday’s game against Tri-City, missed Friday’s game
- Ben Thornton, who was acquired from Brandon earlier this month, has joined the team. Thornton has yet to play a game this season.
The Rockets injury report is updated weekly on Tuesday’s and can be viewed here.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
KELOWNA
- Hiroki Gojsic recorded the lone goal in the Rockets loss to Everett on Friday.
- As of Monday, Ty Hurley has suited up in 99 WHL games, his next game will be his 100th. The 19-year-old has posted three goal and ten assists over his career.
VICTORIA
- Sixteen-year-old rookie Cole Reschny is expected to make his return to the Royals lineup after competing at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
- Nineteen-year-old forward Tanner Scott leads the Royals in scoring with 22 points (8G, 14A) through nineteen games.
SEASON RECORDS
vs ROYALS
- Oct. 9 vs VIC • 9-7 loss
- Oct. 25 vs VIC • 6-3 win
- Nov. 3 vs VIC • 2-1 loss
- Nov. 13 @ VIC • 3:05 pm
- Nov. 14 @ VIC • 7:05 pm
- Feb 7 vs VIC • 7:05 pm
- Feb. 16 @ VIC 7:05 pm
- Feb. 17 @ VIC 6:05 pm
WATCH AND LISTEN
Radio broadcast
Rockets games will be broadcast on 104.7 FM the Lizard this season with Regan Bartel calling all of the action.
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Online video stream
All Rockets games will be available on WHL Live. WHL Live on is available to fans anywhere in the world, providing high-quality streaming of WHL games on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV platforms, via mobile with iOS and Android, and on web using Safari or Google Chrome web browsers. Visit watch.chl.ca for complete details and subscription options.
Six and twelve game Mini Packs for the Kelowna Rockets season are now on sale through Select Your Tickets. To learn how to save on walk-up tickets and use the flexibility of a Mini Pack click here.
