The Kelowna Rockets will be ready for another royal battle when Victoria comes to visit this week.
Kelowna starts their week with a Wednesday night matchup against the Royals for the first home-game against the B.C. division rivals. Kelowna visited Victoria last week for a two-games series and returned home with three points.
With a 6-2 win over Prince George on Nov. 1, the Rockets will look to build on the energy to continue the point streak against the Royals.
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It乌鸦传媒檚 been a good start to the season for Kelowna who sit tied for first place in the division with 20 points. Kelowna went 6-3-1 in October and will look to stay atop the division with four divisional games in the month.
A bight spot for the Rockets this year has been the defence and goaltending. Kelowna has the fourth best goals-against in the entire WHL so far this season with 37. In 15 games, Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 goalie duo of Roman Basran and Cole Schwebius have recorded a combined 0.922 save percentage, a 2.26 goals-against-average and one shut-out.
Schwebius has carved out a solid back-up role behind Basran since being acquired via trade in the off-season. Rockets乌鸦传媒� third string goalie, James Porter, has since been reassigned to the BCHL where he will get valuable playing time with the Vernon Vipers.
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Porter has suited up for 73 games in the last two seasons with the Rockets, posting a 30-22-7-2 record.
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