WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHL HOCKEY ON SHAW
CALGARY, AB – Tyson Baillie and the Kelowna Rockets take on Jesse Gabrielle and the Prince George Cougars in a B.C. Division showdown, live on SHAW and Shaw HD channel 304 at (8:00pm MT/7:00pm PT).
Tyson Baillie and the Kelowna Rockets enter the match-up having lost a pair of 3-2 decisions to the Kamloops Blazers over the weekend and now sit five points back of the Victoria Royals for first place in the B.C. Division. With seven games left to go, the Rockets are striving for a late season push to try and regain the top spot in the B.C. Division. Rockets forward Tyson Baillie is having a productive campaign as he leads the Club in scoring with 87 points (38g-49a) to go along with a plus-20 rating. Ballie has also netted 11 power play goals and a short-handed marker. Kelowna’s power play unit has been consistent all season as it ranks seventh-best across the League while their penalty-kill is tied for seventh overall with an 80.0% success rate.
The Prince George Cougars are in a tight battle with the Kamloops Blazers for third place in the B.C. Division as they only own a one point cushion over the Blazers with five games remaining for each Club. Cougars forward Jesse Gabrielle is enjoying a solid season for Prince George as he leads the team in goal scoring with 40 and is second in points with 74. Gabrielle has also scored an impressive seven short-handed goals to rank tied for first amongst all WHL players. The Cougars penalty-kill play has impacted their overall success this season in a positive manner as it is operating at an 83.0% rate, good enough for third-best in the WHL. They have also clicked for 14 short-handed goals as a team which is currently tied for first amongst all WHL Clubs.
Tonight’s match-up marks the eighth head-to-head meeting this season with Kelowna owning a 5-2-0-0 record against Prince George thus far. Rockets forward Dillon Dube leads all skaters in head-to-head scoring with 13 points (6g-7a) in seven contests.
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