Cardinal Sport Preview: Rockets look to bounce back against Broncos
Swift Current Broncos at Kelowna Rockets
| Date | Time | Wed., Oct. 18, 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) |
The Kelowna Rockets will wrap up their five-game homestand with a Wednesday matchup against the Swift Current Broncos at 7:05 pm. It’s the Bronco’s first visit to Kelowna since October 16, 2019.
It will also be a Fan First Menu night with $2 hot dogs and $5-$6 options from Blue Ribbon. The Fan First Menu is available at all Monday to Wednesday regular season games.
Kelowna is coming off a 9-2 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday at Prospera Place. Falling behind 4-0 in the first period, the Rockets were able to make a 4-2 game before the end of the first 20 minutes. The Tigers then responded with five unanswered goals. Kelowna gave up a season-high five power play goals.
The Bronco’s kicked off their BC Division road trip last Wednesday in Prince Geroge, their results thus far:
- Oct 11 @ Prince George 2-1 loss
- Oct. 13 @ Vancouver 6-2 win
- Oct. 14 @ Victoria 7-2 loss
- Oct. 17 @ Kamloops TBD
- Oct. 18 @ Kelowna
The Swift Current roster features five NHL-drafted players: Connor Hvidston (ANA ’22), Josh Filmon (NJ ’22), Ryan McCleary (PIT ’21), Owen Pickering (PIT ’22), Reid Dyck (BOS ’22).
TICKETS
Single-game tickets for all Rockets games are on sale at Select Your Tickets.
Tickets for Rockets games are only available at Select Your Tickets, they are the official provider of Rockets tickets. To view pricing and a seating map please click here.
Tickets can be purchased:
- Online at selectyourtickets.com
- By calling Select Your Tickets at 250-762-5050
- Or by visiting the Select Your Tickets box office at the Prospera Place box office. The box office is open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and opens at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday home game days.
In addition, 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.
ROCKETS ROSTER UPDATES
- Marcus Pacheco’s lower-body injury time was updated on this week’s injury report to one week.
The Rockets injury report is updated weekly and can be viewed here.
ROCKETS TO WATCH
- Nineteen-year-old centreman Michael Cicek only needs one more point to match his career high of 12 set last season with Spokane through 41 games.
- Seattle Kraken prospect Caden Price made his season debut last weekend after missing the Rockets first six games with a lower-body injury. In his first two games of the season the 18-year-old posted a goal and three assists.
BRONCOS TO WATCH
- Earlier this week 16-year-old forward Ty Coupland was named WHL Rookie of the Week for the week ending October 15, 2023. Coupland recorded five points (3G-2A) in three games this week as the Broncos went 1-2-0-0 to start a B.C. Division road swing.
- As of Tuesday afternoon, Matthew Ward, a former first-round WHL Prospects Draft pick, leads the Broncos in scoring with fourteen points (4G, 10A) through nine games.
SEASON RECORDS
vs BRONCOS
- Oct. 18 vs SC • 7:05 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.
Don’t forget to download the RocketFAN app and visit rocketfan.ca for more exclusive Rockets content from Pattison. Fans can stream the radio broadcast of all Rockets games on the app.
Click here to download RocketFAN on Google Play
Click here to download RocketFAN on the App Store
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.
ONLINE 50/50
The Kelowna Rockets online 50/50 is back for the 2023-24 season!
The online 50/50 will give fans in Rockets fans located in British Columbia and those who are attending the game the chance to win during every Rockets home game this season. The 50/50 will also raise important dollars for the Kelowna Minor Hockey Association.
Tickets will be available for purchase on all game days starting at 9 a.m. PT and end at the start of the third period on the same day.
CLICK HERE to learn more about the online 50/50 and purchase tickets.
LINEUP SHEET + GAME DAY PROGRAM
Printed lineup sheets will not be available at games this season, they can be accessed online by visiting the game day program.
The Game Day Program will be available in the same spot, it comes complete with game notes, stats, team rosters and entry forms for the Rockets intermission contests.
The sheet and program will be uploaded by 3:00 p.m. on game days
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.
