Cardinal Sport Preview: Rockets to wrap up season series with Americans
Tri-City Americans at Kelowna Rockets
| Date | Time | Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2024 | 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 be looking to push their win streak to three games when they host the Tri-City Americans on Wednesday at Prospera Place for the final meeting between the two this season.
It will also be a Fan First Menu, which means $2 hot dogs and Lucky Lager on for $5. The Fan First Menu is available at all Monday to Wednesday regular season games.
The Americans and Rockets most recently met on Saturday in Kennewick, WA where the Rockets picked up a 4-1 victory. After scoring for answered goals, the Americans broke Jari Kykkanen’s shutout bid off a goal from Jake Sloan (28) broke 11:06 into the third period. Kykkanen stopped 34 of 37 shots fired his way to pick up his 23rd win of the season and earn first-star honors. Andrew Cristall, Tij Iginla, Brett Calhoon and Max Graham all found the back of the net for Kelowna
Looking ahead to the weekend
- The Rockets will host the Kamloops Blazers this Saturday at Prospera Place for their final visit of the regular-season. Instario will be playing live music throughout the night.
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.
ROCKETS ROSTER UPDATES
- Rookie defenceman Landon Cowper is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
The Rockets injury report is updated weekly and can be viewed here.
ROCKET TO WATCH
- Rockets captain Gabriel Szturc will play his first game at home since signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
SEASON RECORD
vs Americans
- Oct. 20 @ TC • 4-3 SOW
- Nov. 7 @ TC • 4-3 loss
- Feb. 19 vs TC • 3-2 win
- Mar. 2 @ TC • 4-1 win
- Mar. 6 vs TC • 7:05 pm
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
as of Tuesday
| # | TEAM | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS |
| 1 | xy Prince George Cougars | 60 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 86 |
| 2 | x Portland Winterhawks | 59 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
| 3 | x Everett Silvertips | 62 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 83 |
| 4 | Wenatchee Wild | 60 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 66 |
| 5 | Victoria Royals | 61 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 65 |
| 6 | Vancouver Giants | 60 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 62 |
| 7 | Kelowna Rockets | 60 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
| 8 | Spokane Chiefs | 59 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 56 |
| 9 | Tri-City Americans | 59 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 47 |
| 10 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 60 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| 11 | Kamloops Blazers | 60 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
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
