Cardinal Sport Preview: Rockets and Royals to close out season series this weekend
Kelowna Rockets at Victoria Royals
| Date | Time | Fri., Feb. 16, 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) |
Kelowna Rockets at Victoria Royals
| Date | Time | Sat., Feb. 17, 2024 | 6:05 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’s next home game is set for Family Day on Monday, February 19 when the Tri-City Americans make their final visit of the season to Prospera Place. Kids (12 and under) tickets are on sale for $10. It will also be a Fan First Menu night at Prospera, which means $2 hot dogs and $5 beer from Lucky Lager.
Single Game Tickets for all Rockets games 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
- There are no injuries or roster changes on this week’s WHL weekly report
The Rockets injury report is updated weekly and can be viewed here.
ROCKET TO WATCH
- Entering Friday, Trae Johnson has recorded two assists in his last two games
SEASON RECORD
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 • 3-2 overtime loss
- Nov. 14 @ VIC • 5-3 loss
- Feb 7 vs VIC • 2-0 win
- Feb. 16 @ VIC 3-2 loss
- Feb. 17 @ VIC 6:05 pm
THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET
The Kelowna Rockets got back on track with a 2-0 victory over the Victoria Royals on February 7 at Prospera Place.
After being outscored 19-6 in their previous two games, the Rockets were able to hold the injury-riddled Victoria Royals off the scoresheet. Tij Iginla and Hiroki Gojsic scored for the Rockets, while Jari Kykkanen turned aside 21 shots to collect his second shutout of the campaign and first-star honors.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
as of Thursday afternoon
| # | TEAM | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS |
| 1 | Portland Winterhaws | 51 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 75 |
| 2 | Prince George Cougars | 52 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 3 | Everett Silvertips | 56 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 73 |
| 4 | Wenatchee Wild | 53 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| 5 | Victoria Royals | 54 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 58 |
| 6 | Vancouver Giants | 52 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| 7 | Kelowna Rockets | 53 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 51 |
| 8 | Spokane Chiefs | 50 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Tri-City Americans | 52 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| 10 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 51 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| 11 | Kamloops Blazers | 51 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
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.staging.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.
