Kelowna Rockets rolling as playoffs near, have won 7 of past 10

And if things continue to go swimmingly well, as they have recently, the Rockets could open the playoffs at home.

Kelowna, which has won seven of its past 10 games and was, is also just one point up on the sixth-place Victoria Royals .If the Rockets do overtake the Wild, who are 5-5 in their past 10 games, they’ll host the fourth-versus-fifth playoff series later this month.“Our team has kind of found its way,” said Rockets president and GM Bruce Hamilton, whose team was in seventh place just two weeks ago.“It just isn’t Andrew Cristall now, which is good.

The 20-year-old, who’s in his final season of junior eligibility, is second in the WHL’s scoring race with 109 points, two behind leader Jagger Firkus of the Moose Jaw Warriors . “He plays the game hard, at both ends of the rink and he still scores that many goals. He’s going to have an opportunity to play professionally, for sure. He’s really been a special player for them.”

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