After falling behind the 8-ball early, the Kelowna Rockets wrapped up their 2023 exhibition schedule with a loss to the Victoria Royals on Saturday night.
Just 33 seconds into the contest, 15-year-old Royals defenseman Keaton Verhoeff deposited his first of the preseason. Less than two minutes later, Grand Forks, B.C. native and former Kelowna Chief Alex Edwards found the back of the net for Victoria once again – taking the wind out of the home crowd at Prospera Place.
The Rockets will open up the regular-season schedule against the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday, September 23.West Kelowna 3, Vernon 1 With the win, the Warriors wrapped up their preseason schedule with a perfect 4 and 0 record. A big reason for Saturday’s victory was the play of netminder Rorke Applebee, who turned aside 26 shots, including 12 saves in the third period.The Warriors received goals from Johannes Løkkeberg and Jack Pridham in the opening frame, to take a 2-0 lead going into the second. In the middle frame, Vipers forward Connor Elliott gave the hone team life, but it was short lived.
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