Tonight’s Preview: This is the one and only meeting between these two teams this season. Yes, the Rockets won’t play in Cranbrook this year. The Ice haven’t played at Prospera Place since March 15, 2006 in a 1-0 road win. Kootenay should visit more often considering they have had success in this building. Since the start of the 2000-2001 campaign the Rockets are just 4-7-0-0 with one tie in the last 12 games against the Ice at Skyreach Place/Prospera Place. The Rockets open a portion of their schedule tonight playing four straight games on home ice. That includes a game tomorrow night against the Prince George Cougars before visits with Kamloops and Portland next weekend. The Rockets enter tonight’s game having recorded a point in 11 of their last 12 games (8-1-1-2), having out-scored the opposition 40-25 over that period. The Rockets are coming off a 6-1 loss in Tri City Wednesday night. The Americans erupted for 6 straight goals in the second period in the win. Kyle St. Denis scored the lone goal for the Rockets, who were 0/5 on the power play. The Rockets enter tonight’s game having won 3 straight on home ice, with points in 5 straight (3-0-1-1).
A November to Remember? The Rockets are 7-1-1-1=16pts in 10 games during the month of November. How does that compare with other years? Note the Rockets have two more games remaining in the month.
2006-2007: 4-5-1-0=9pts 2005-2006: 5-3-1-0= 11pts
2004-2005: 8-1-0-0 and 4 ties=20pts 2003-2004: 11-3-0-0 and one tie=23pts
2002-2003: 5-4-0-0 and two ties=12pts
Giving Up 6: The Rockets gave up 6 goals in Wednesday’s loss in Tri City. The Rockets gave up 6 or more goals on the road 4 times last season. In all four games the Rockets allowed 7 goals against, in losses to Medicine Hat, Vancouver, Chilliwack and Prince George.
Red Hot Rockets:
*The Rockets are 7 for 35 on the power play in their last 6 games or 20%.
Brady Leavold: Leavold has points in five of his last 6 games.
Tyson Barrie: 1+5=6 in last 7 games Colin Long: points in 9 of last 11 (5+11=16)
Cody Almond: points in 7 of last 11 games (4+10=14) Jamie Benn: 6+4=10 in last 9 games Kyle St. Denis: 5+3=8 in last 11 games
Lucas Bloodoff: Goals in 7 of last 12 games (9 goals over that period)
*The Rockets penalty kill has given up 6 goals in their last 30 kills.
Rockets Milestones:
Colin Joe played in his 200th WHL game Sunday November 18th in Vancouver.
James McEwan is 6 games shy of 200 for his career.
Lucas Bloodoff is 4 games shy of 100 for his career.
Lucas Bloodoff is one goal shy of the 10 he scored in his rookie season.
Colin Long has surpassed his point total of 28 set last season. Long has 31 points this season.
Only four Rockets have played in all 25 games this season. Lucas Bloodoff, Brandon McMillan, Colin Long and Kyle St. Denis have dressed in every game this season.
Brandon McMillan has 5 more points than he did all of last season.
Broadcasters Bits: The Rockets have out-shot the opposition in 10 of their last 14 games. For the first time this season the Rockets tied the opposition in shots, when the Americans and Rockets had 31 shots apiece in Wednesday’s 6-1 road loss…Rockets goaltender Kristofer Westblom has started nine of the team’s last eleven games, posting a record of 6-1-1-1. Oddly enough Westblom has been in goal in 10 of the Rockets 13 wins this season…Colin Long has been held off the score-sheet in just six of the teams first 25 games this season…Rockets defenseman Luke Schenn will represent the WHL against a touring team from Russia during the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge later this month in Medicine Hat and Cranbrook… The Rockets have points in 5 straight home games (4-0-0-1), having outscored the opposition 17-10 over that period…The Rockets have points in seven of their last 8 road games (5-1-1-1)…The Rockets have given up a power play goal in 19 of the 25 games they’ve played this season…The Rockets have been involved in a one goal game in 8 of their first 11 home games. The Rockets are 3-3-1-1 in those one goal contests…The Rockets have been involved in thirteen – one goal games this season, including ten of their last 16 games overall…The Rockets all-time are 8 and 9 in the shootout.
Rockets Schedule - Next 5 Games: Rockets Results - Last 5 Games:
Nov 24 vs. PG Rockets 1 Kamloops 2 SOL
Nov 30 vs. Kamloops Rockets 2 Everett 3 OTL
Dec 1 vs. Portland Rockets 4 Hawks 1 W
Dec 2 @ Chilliwack Rockets 5 Giants 3 W
Dec 5 vs. Med Hat Rockets 1 Americans 6 L
Rockets Players by Province: BC=13 US=4 ALB=3 SASK=2 MAN=1 EURO=1 Total=24
Rockets Season Highs and Lows:
Most Goals Scored: 6 @ PG Nov 10/07 (6-1 W), vs. Blazers Oct 30th (6-1 W)
Most Goals Allowed: 6 @ Tri City November 21/07 (6-1 L)
Most Power Play Chances: 9 @ PG Nov 10/07 (6-1 W – 4/9) vs. Warriors Oct 27/07. Rockets were 0/9 losing 4-3 in shootout.
Most Power Play Goals Scored: 4 @ PG Nov 10/07 (6-1 W)
Most Power Play Goals Allowed: 4 @ Everett Sept 29/07
Most Shots Taken: 38 @ Portland Nov 17/07 (Rockets 4 Hawks 1)
Fewest Shots Taken: 9 @ Vancouver Sept 29/07 (5-0L)
Most Shot Allowed: 48 @ Vancouver Sept 30/07
Fewest Shots Allowed: 13 vs. Blazers Oct 30/07 (6-1 W)
Last Shutout: - Kristofer Westblom 28 saves vs. Calgary (5-0 W)
Last Time Shutout: - @ Vancouver Sept 29/07 – Sexsmith 9 saves (5-0 L)
Penalty Shots: Torrie Jung stops Hawks forward Luke Walker Nov 17/07 in a 4-1 win in Portland. Kristofer Westblom stops Everett’s Shane Harper in a 3-2 overtime loss Nov 16/07 in Everett. Torrie Jung stopped Michal Repik in the 3rd period of a 5-0 loss Sept 29/07.
Overtime Winning Goal: Jamie Benn scored at 1:07 of overtime Nov 2/07 in a 3-2 win over Chilliwack.
Shootout Game Winning Goals: Dylan Hood scores in a 4-3 win in Seattle October 6/07. Colin Long scored the game winner in a 2-1 win over Vancouver October 24th.
Rockets vs. Divisions:
vs. BC: 8-3-0-1 vs. US: 3-5-2-0
vs. Central: 2-0-0-0 vs. East: 0-0-0-1
Roster Stats:
Player total: 24
Year by Year Breakdown:
20’s – 3 Westblom, McEwan, Leavold
19’s – 3 Dowzak, MacRae, Joe
18’s – 8 Long, Kytnar, Brusciano, L. Bloodoff, Jung, Schenn, Almond, Benn
17’s – 6 St. Denis, E. Bloodoff, McIntosh, Myers, McMillan, Hood
16’s – 4 Bowman, Barrie, Paradis, Verdino
Average Age: 17.8
Rookies – 7
Record by Month:
Month Games Record Home Road
September: 4 1-2-1-0 0-1-1-0 1-1-0-0
October: 11 5-5-0-1 3-3-0-1 2-2-0-0
November: 13 7-1-1-1 2-0-0-0 5-1-1-1
December: 12 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
January: 13 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
February: 11 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
NHL Draft Picks-Training Camp Attendees: Jamie Benn (Dallas 07), Torrie Jung (Tampa Bay 07), Cody Almond (Minnesota 07), Milan Kytnar (Oilers 07), Tysen Dowzak (Tryout Philadelphia).
Game Notes Compiled by Regan Bartel (AM 1150)
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