When the and Vancouver Giants battle Wednesday night at Prospera Place, one stretch of misery will end while another will continue.

The hometown Rockets are on a four-game WHL losing streak, while the Giants haven乌鸦传媒檛 won in Kelowna since March 2011, a stretch of 26 consecutive games.

Kelowna (38-22-4-2), coming off a 4-2 home ice loss to Spokane Saturday, leads the B.C. Division by four points over Victoria. The Giants (33-23-6-3) sit in third, three points back of the Royals.

Since Feb. 1, the Rockets are a pedestrian 6-8-1-1.

乌鸦传媒淚f we don乌鸦传媒檛 play good hockey down the stretch, it乌鸦传媒檚 hard to have success in the playoffs,乌鸦传媒� said Rockets乌鸦传媒� head coach Jason Smith. 乌鸦传媒淲e need to find a way to put the work in, and get back to competing and executing and playing as a team over these next six games.乌鸦传媒�

This weekend, the Rockets will meet the Blazers in a home-and-home set乌鸦传媒擣riday in Kamloops and Saturday at Prospera Place.

Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 last six games are all against division rivals, with the regular season wrapping up on Saturday, March 17 at Prospera Place against Vancouver.

Don Cherry fundraiser Saturday乌鸦传媒�

The Rockets will be sporting limited edition Don Cherry inspired jerseys on Saturday night when they take on the Kamloops Blazers at Prospera Place.

The event is part of the WHL Suits up with , presented by RE/MAX.

The jerseys will be worn for the game and then auctioned off online. All proceeds from the auctions will go to the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

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