sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Rockets will host Brandon Wheat Kings in WHL hockey, Tuesday at Prospera Place, beginning at 7:05 p.m.
It will be the lone meeting of the season between the two clubs.
The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Rockets gained three of a possible four points this past weekend against the Seattle Thunderbirds, grabbing a point in overtime on Friday before defeating the T-Birds by a 5-2 score the following evening.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ got goals from Jackson Gillespie, who scored twice in the game, as well as Levi Benson, Jakub Stancl and Hayden Paupanekis. Rhett Stoesser made 50 saves in goal for the victory.
WHEAT KINGS
The Wheat Kings spent the past two games in Everett and Vancouver, where they dropped both games. Brandon fell 5-3 to the Silvertips on Friday before falling 3-1 to the Giants on Sunday. Following their game with sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ they will head to Kamloops and Prince George to end off their trip.
ROCKETS ROSTER AND INJURY UPDATE
The WHL Trade Deadline and come and gone with the Rockets being very active in preparation for next year's Memorial Cup. The Rockets moved defenceman Caden Price to the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for defenceman Will Sharpe, the rights to goaltender Harrison Boettiger along with five draft picks. Andrew Cristall was also moved, traded to the Spokane Chiefs for forward Hayden Paupanekis along with five draft picks which included two first round picks. The Rockets then acquired 2006-born forward Dawson Gerwing from the Swift Current Broncos.
The Rockets wrapped up the deadline with a pair of deals with the Everett Silvertips.
The Rockets acquired a seventh-round pick in exchange for defenceman Landon Cowper before closing out the deadline by acquiring forward Andrew Petruk for a ninth-round selection in 2025.
ROCKETS TO WATCH
• Rhett Stoesser was outstanding in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ victory on Saturday in Seattle, turning aside 50 of the 52 shots he faced.
• Jackson Gillespie registered his first career two-goal game in the Western Hockey League on Saturday, beating Seattle Thunderbirds goaltender Scott Ratzlaff twice with shots from the point.
WHEAT KINGS TO WATCH
• Nolan Flamand makes his return to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ after spending parts of three seasons with the Rockets. In 39 games he has 13 goals and 40 points.
• Carson Bjarnason is one of the top goaltenders in the Western Hockey League as the second-round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers has a .907 save percentage in 20 games this season. He was also the third goaltender for Canada at the 2025 World Junior Hockey Championships.
THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET
The Wheat Kings bested the Rockets in their one and only meeting, defeating sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 6-3 thanks to a two point performance from Nolan Flamand and Roger McQueen.
SEASON RECORD
• Jan. 21 vs BDN • @ 7:05 PM
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.
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Online video stream
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