Rockets Blanked By Wheat Kings
October 20, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Kelowna Rockets News Release
Kelowna Rockets defenceman Caden Price (right) vs. the Brandon Wheat Kings
(Kelowna Rockets, Credit: Paige Bednorz)
The Kelowna Rockets were blanked 3-0 by the Brandon Wheat Kings on Wednesday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, BC.
Goaltender Carson Bjarnason shut the door for Brandon, stopping all 29 shots he faced. While 2023 NHL Draft prospect Nate Danielson put on a show posting an assist and the game-winning goal.
“I think that we were very timid tonight, I guess would be a nice way of putting things,” said Rockets head coach Kris Mallette in his postgame interview.
“Our puck support was nonexistent, I thought we were a lot of watching to say the least. Within our own game, there wasn’t enough urgency. Yeah, we had thirty-whatever shots on net and I’d say twenty-four of them were right into the crest of Carson Bjarnason.”
GAME SUMMARY
Nate Danielson (3) got Brandon on the board in the final minute of the first period, jumping on a rebound that popped right out to him at the side of the net.
Import pick Andrei Malyavin (1) recorded his first WHL goal on a shot from the blue line 3:33 into the second period. While on the power play the puck was deflected off the crossbar and sat on the goal line for Nolan Ritchie (3) to tap in.
ADDITIONAL STATS
Brandon outshot Kelowna 31 to 29
The Rockets were 0/4 on the power play while Everett was 1/7
Carson Bjarnason was the game’s first star, Nate Danielson was the second and Jake Chiasson was the third
The Rockets record moves to 3-5-1-0
Talyn Boyko stopped 28 of the 31 shots fired on him in his first game since being returned to the Rockets by the New York Rangers ECHL affiliate
UP NEXT
The Rockets will be back in action on Saturday, October 22 when they host Buffalo Sabres prospect Matthew Savoie and the Winnipeg Ice for the first time since the 2018-19 season, it will also be the team’s annual Candy Scramble game.
Kids are invited to dress up in their Halloween costumes, they’ll have the chance to go on the ice during the intermission to collect candy from the ice surface.
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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