Kelowna Stopped by Victoria 5-2
October 13, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Kelowna Rockets News Release
Kelowna Rockets’ Marcus Pacheco and Victoria Royals’ Reggie Newman on the ice
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Jay Wallace)
The Kelowna Rockets fell to the Victoria Royals 5-2 on Wednesday night at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena in Victoria, BC.
The Rockets were up 2-1 heading into the third period, but the Royals scored four straight goals to push past the Rockets.
Goaltender Tyler Palmer made 40 saves on 42 shots to backstop the Royals to their first win of the season, they entered the game with a record of 0-7-1-0.
Nolan Flamand scored both of Kelowna’s goals, while Nicholas Cristiano made his first start of the season for the Rockets
GAME SUMMARY
After a scoreless opening frame, Nolan Flamand (1) put the Rockets on the board 55 seconds into the second period while in on a two-on-one with Adam Kydd. The Rockets lead didn’t last long though, Tanner Scott (2) picked the puck off of Elias Carmichael to tie the game 31 seconds after Flamand’s goal. With the puck sitting at the side of the net Flamand (2) poked the puck past Tyler Palmer to reestablish the Rockets lead.
Matthew Hodson (3) deflected former Rocket Jake Poole’s shot past Rockets starter Nicholas Cristiano 1:43 into the third. After Colton Dach failed on a breakaway Kelowna product Teague Patton (1) gave the Royals their first lead of the night. Poole (2) capitalized on an odd-man rush to push Victoria out to a two-goal lead. Luke Shipley (2) added an empty net goal.
ADDITIONAL STATS
Victoria outshot Kelowna 42 to 29
Both teams were 0/2 on the man advantage
Tyler Palmer was the game’s first star, Jake Poole was the second and Nolan Flamand was the third
It was Nolan Flamand’s second career multi-goal game
The Rockets record moves to 3-3-1-0
UP NEXT
The Rockets will be back in action on Friday when they host the Everett Silvertips for their Pink in the Rink game. Kelowna will wear special pink jerseys that will be up for auction at the game.
Single-game tickets for all Rockets home games are on sale at Select Your Tickets. Tickets can be purchased online through www.selectyourtickets.com, at the Prospera Place box office, or by phone at 250-762-5050.
Season tickets are still available at a prorated rate, don’t miss a minute of the Rockets action and secure yours today.
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