‘It was so exciting at the end. It was a great way to finish off the regular season at home,’ said Ty Thorpe, who set up the winner.
Kelowna Rockets before an announced crowd of 4,417 at the Langley Events Centre in Vancouver’s final home game of the Western Hockey League regular season.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
Vancouver faces the second-place Kamloops Blazers, who are the Memorial Cup hosts, in the best-of-seven opening round of the playoffs beginning next Friday in Kamloops. Honzek’s tally was his 23rd of the season and fourth game winner. With the final placings in the standings already decided, the Slovak winger, who is pegged to be a first-round pick in next summer’s NHL Draft, is expected to get tonight off, as is linemate and team captain Ty Thorpe. Vancouver regulars who were were rested Friday, like forwards Jaden Lipinski and Ty Halaburda, are expected to play tonight.
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