TONIGHT'S LINEUP FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 - 7:05 PM Prospera Place, Kelowna BC KELOWNA ROCKETS VICTORIA ROYALS NO PLAYER YOB MP SO GA SA NO PLAYER YOB MP SO GA SA 1 NICHOLAS CRISTIANO AP 04 31 ADAM EVANOFF 00 30 ROMAN BASRAN 01 33 CONNOR MARTIN* 02^ 31 COLE SCHWEBIUS 01 35 KEEGAN MADDOCKS* 03 NO PLAYER YOB G A PTS PM NO PLAYER YOB G A PTS PM 2 NOAH DOREY* 03 4 NOAH LAMB 01 3 SEAN COMRIE 00 6 GANNON LAROQUE* 03 5 JOHN BABCOCK* 04 7 BRAYDEN TRACEY ANA 19 01 6 KAEDAN KORCZAK VGK 19 01 8 KALEM PARKER* 04^ 8 TREVOR WONG 03 9 MATTHEW SMITH 00 9 MARK LIWISKI 01 10 TRENTYN CRANE* 03 10 TURNER MCMILLEN* 03 11 MATTHEW HODSON* 03 12 STEEL QURINING* 03 12 CAGE NEWANS* 03 14 ELIAS CARMICHAEL 03 14 CARTER DERENIWSKY* 04 15 RILEN KOVACEVIC* 04 17 BRADEN SMITH* 03 16 SCOTT COUSINS* 04 18 TARUN FIZER 'C' 01 17 ALEX SWETLIKOFF 01 19 BRAYDEN SCHUURMAN* 04 18 DAVID KOPE 00^ 20 TY YODER 02 19 ETHAN ERNST 02 21 ALEX BOLSHAKOV 02 20 NOLAN FLAMAND* 04 22 KEANU DERUNGS 02 21 JAKE LEE 01 23 NICK DORRINGTON 02 22 DILLON HAMALIUK SJ 19 00^ 24 LUKE SHIPLEY AP 04 23 JAKE POOLE 02 26 GRAEME BRYKS 01 24 DYLAN WIGHTMAN* 03 27 JASON SPIZAWKWA AP 04 25 TYSON FEIST 01 28 RILEY GANNON 02 27 JACKSON DESOUZA* 03 29 BRANDON CUTLER 00 28 ANDREW CRISTALL AP 05 34 TANNER SCOTT* 04 29 WILLIAM IRVINE* 03 *Rookie AP - Affiliate Player ^Late birthdate President/GM: Bruce Hamilton General Manager & Head Coach: Dan Price Head Coach: Kris Mallette Assistant GM: Jeff Harris Assistant Coach: Vernon Fiddler Director of Player Personnel: Ed Fowler Assistant Coach/Skills Development.: Curtis Hamilton Assistant Coach: J.F. Best Director of Hockey Ops: Jake Wagman Assistant Coach: Doug Bodger Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Goaltender & Skills Coach: Dwayne Roloson Goaltender Coach: Adam Brown Goaltender Coach: Lynden Sammartino Equipment Manager: Andrew Knopf Strength, Conditioning & Skills Coach: Jeff Compton Athletic Therapist/Equipment Manager: JT Ward Referees: Steve PAPP, Ward PATEMAN Assistant Trainer: Brock Ward Linesmen: Josh ALBINATI, Jade PORTWOOD VGJ: Barry Kennedy Starters, scratches and line combos for the Rockets will be posted on Twitter @Kelowna_Rockets at least 30 minutes prior to puck drop Standings Western Conference U.S. Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 Everett Silvertips 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.000 12 0 35 3 3 0-0 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 2 Portland Winterhawks 3 2 0 1 0 5 0.833 10 7 34 2 2 0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-1-0 2-0-1-0 2-0-1-0 3 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 1 1 0 0 2 0.500 5 7 29 0 0 1-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 4 Tri-City Americans 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.333 3 12 53 0 1 0-0 1-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 1-2-0-0 0-2-0-0 5 Spokane Chiefs 3 0 2 0 1 1 0.167 6 10 20 0 0 0-1 0-0-0-0 0-2-0-1 0-2-0-1 0-2-0-1 B.C. Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 Kamloops Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2 Kelowna Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 3 Prince George Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 4 Vancouver Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 5 Victoria Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Eastern Conference Central Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 Edmonton Oil Kings 7 7 0 0 0 14 1.000 34 9 92 7 7 0-0 4-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 2 Calgary Hitmen 8 4 3 1 0 9 0.563 25 27 113 3 4 0-0 3-1-0-0 1-2-1-0 4-3-1-0 2-0-0-0 3 Medicine Hat Tigers 7 4 3 0 0 8 0.571 29 22 56 3 4 0-0 2-1-0-0 2-2-0-0 4-3-0-0 0-1-0-0 4 Lethbridge Hurricanes 8 3 4 1 0 7 0.438 25 38 98 2 3 0-0 2-2-0-0 1-2-1-0 3-4-1-0 0-1-1-0 5 Red Deer Rebels 10 2 6 2 0 6 0.300 24 41 149 1 2 0-0 2-2-1-0 0-4-1-0 2-6-2-0 0-3-0-0 East Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM RW ROW S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 Saskatoon Blades 7 6 0 1 0 13 0.929 29 18 89 5 6 0-0 3-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 6-0-1-0 6-0-1-0 2 Brandon Wheat Kings 8 5 2 1 0 11 0.688 32 25 111 4 5 0-0 3-1-0-0 2-1-1-0 5-2-1-0 2-0-0-0 3 Winnipeg ICE 7 5 2 0 0 10 0.714 29 19 64 3 5 0-0 3-1-0-0 2-1-0-0 5-2-0-0 0-1-0-0 4 Moose Jaw Warriors 7 4 3 0 0 8 0.571 21 25 71 1 3 1-0 1-2-0-0 3-1-0-0 4-3-0-0 0-2-0-0 5 Prince Albert Raiders 7 2 3 1 1 6 0.429 20 24 96 2 2 0-1 1-2-0-1 1-1-1-0 2-3-1-1 0-3-1-0 6 Regina Pats 7 2 3 2 0 6 0.429 23 33 97 2 2 0-0 0-1-2-0 2-2-0-0 2-3-2-0 1-0-0-0 7 Swift Current Broncos 7 1 5 1 0 3 0.214 20 30 59 1 1 0-0 0-3-0-0 1-2-1-0 1-5-1-0 1-0-1-0 x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title z = Regular Season Champion Thursday, March 25 2021 Friday, March 26 2021 Saturday, March 27 2021 Regina 5 at Prince Albert 3 Final Saskatoon at Regina 4:00 pm MDT Edmonton at Calgary 2:00 pm MDT Brandon 4 at Winnipeg 3 Final Calgary at Edmonton 7:00 pm MDT Medicine Hat at Lethbridge 7:00 pm MDT Everett at Portland 5:00 pm PDT Portland at Seattle 5:05 pm PDT Lethbridge at Medicine Hat 7:00 pm MDT Prince Albert at Moose Jaw 8:00 pm MDT Seattle at Spokane 5:10 pm PDT Spokane at Tri-City 6:05 pm PDT Winnipeg at Swift Current 8:00 pm MDT Kamloops at Prince George 7:00 pm PDT Vancouver at Kamloops 7:00 pm PDT Victoria at Kelowna 7:05 pm PDT whl.ca VICTORIA ROYALS AT KELOWNA ROCKETS Friday, March 26, 2021 – 7:05 P.M. – Prospera Place TALE OF THE TAPE Victoria Royals (0-0-0-0 – 0 points) Kelowna Rockets (0-0-0-0 – 0 points) T-1st B.C. Division T-1st B.C. Division Power Play: 0/0 – 100.0% (1st in WHL) Power Play: 0/0 – 100.0% (1st in WHL) Penalty Kill: 0/0 – 100.0% (1st in WHL) Penalty Kill: 0/0 – 100.0% (1st in WHL) Last Ten: 0-0-0-0 Streak: 0-0-0-0 Last Ten: 0-0-0-0 Streak: 0-0-0-0 GF: 0 GA: 0 GF: 0 GA: 0 PIM: 0 PIM: 0 TEAM NOTES PREPARED BY ROCKETS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF - Tonight’s Preview: The Rockets kick off their 24-game schedule against the Victoria Royals. Last season Kelowna played the full nine game series against the Royals, with the Royals taking the season series 3-4-1-1. The Rockets final game of the 2019-20 season was played against the Royals, where they fell 3-2. Following tonight’s game, the Rockets will head to Kamloops to play the Vancouver Giants at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 28. - Jam Packed: The Rockets will play their 24-game schedule over a 48-day period between March 26 and May 12. The WHL’s B.C. Division will play all 2020-21 regular-season games exclusively within the RE/MAX Hub Centres located in Kamloops and Kelowna.