PREVIEW: Rockets to host Silvertips for Fan First Menu game
| Everett Silvertips at Kelowna Rockets |
| Date | Time | Wed, Feb. 15, 2022 | 7:05 pm |
| Tickets | selectyourtickets.com |
| Video Stream | WHL Live on CHL TV |
| Radio | 104.7 The Lizard |
| Live Stats | WHL Box Score |
| Live Updates | @Kelowna_Rockets Twitter |
The Kelowna Rockets will wrap up their seasonal series against the Everett Silvertips with a Wednesday night matchup at Prospera Place.
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.
The Rockets will be looking to end a four-game skid, they were last in action on Saturday falling 4-2 to the Saskatoon Blades. Tied at two after two, the Blades capitalized on two power play chances in the third period to pull away from the Rockets. Gabriel Szturc recorded a pair of goals, while Talyn Boyko made 35 saves on 39 shots.
Meanwhile, the Silvertips will enter Wednesday riding a four-game win streak. The Tips kept the streak going with a 2-1 shootout win on Saturday over Spokane.
Tickets
Single-game tickets for all Rockets games are available at Select Your Tickets. Tickets can be purchased online through www.selectyourtickets.com, at the Prospera Place box office, or by phone at 250-762-5050.
Mini Packs are now on sale for the 2022-23 season, pick from between a six or twelve-game pack. Click here to learn more about Mini Packs.
The last time these two met
The Kelowna Rockets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Everett Silvertips back on December 4 at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA.
Gabriel Szturc was named the game’s first star after netting a pair of goals, while Rockets goaltender Jari Kykkanen made 44 saves to earn second-star honours.
Roster Updates
The Rockets injury report for February 14th featured a couple of changes and a player added to the list.
- Defencemen John Babcock and Marek Rocak remain listed as day-to-day with upper-body injuries
- Forward Ty Hurley and Andrew Cristall are both out with lower-body injuries, but the pair have been upgraded from week-to-week to day-to-day
- Max Graham’s upper-body injury time is down to 1-2 weeks
- Logan Peskett suffered an upp-body injury in Friday’s loss to Prince George, he’s listed as our for the next 2-3 weeks
Affiliate players Scott Cousins and Kayden Longley have been returned to their respective teams, while defenceman Landon Cowper remains up with the team.
Day-to-day means that the player’s return to play is evaluated on a day-to-day basis, it’s not known whether Cristall and Hurley will rejoin the lineup tomorrow or later this weekend.
Click here to view the Rockets Injury Report.
Players to watch
Kelowna
- Rockets captain Gabriel Szturc recorded the fourth muli-goal game of his WHL career on Saturday against Saskatoon. He has surpassed Cristall for the team lead in assists with 37.
- Both goaltenders for the Rockets, Jari Kykkanen and Talyn Boyko, saw action last weekend. After being pulled on Friday, Boyko made the start on Saturday for Kelowna making several key stops in the loss.
Everett
- On February 7th, Jackson Berezowski became the Silvertips all-time goal scorer with his 113th WHL goal. The overage forward is 12th in league scoring this season with 62 points (35G, 27A) through 45 games.
- Goaltender Tyler Palmer was traded to the ‘Tips from the Victoria Royals in late December. Since joining the Royals, he has gone 10-7-1-0 with a 3.21 goals-against average and .907 save percentage.
The series at a glance
2022-23 Season Series vs EVT (2-1-0-0)
| Oct. 14 | vs Everett | 5-4 L |
| Nov. 25 | @ Everett | 4-2 W |
| Dec. 4 | @ Evertt | 5-2 W |
| Feb. 15 | vs Everett | 7:05 pm |
BC Division standings
as of Tuesday afternoon
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | |
| 1 | X – Kamloops Blazers | 49 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 72 |
| 2 | Prince George Cougars | 50 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| 3 | Vancouver Giants | 51 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 46 |
| 4 | Kelowna Rockets | 50 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | Victoria Royals | 53 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
Online 50/50
The Kelowna Rockets online 50/50 is back for the 2022-23 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.
Mini Packs are now on sale for the 2022-23 season, pick from between a six or twelve-game pack. Click here to learn more about Mini Packs.
