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Kelowna Rockets outscored by Victoria Royals

KELOWNA – The Victoria Royals defeated the Kelowna Rockets 7-4 on Wednesday night, March 16, at Prospera Place in a back and forth game that featured eight power play goals combined.

The Royals jumped out quickly, scoring three times in the first to lead 3-0 after one. Kelowna came back to make the score 3-2 with two early goals in the second. But by the end of the second, the Royals led 6-3 as the teams exchanged six goals in the period.

Tomas Soustal, Dillon Dube, Calvin Thurkauf and Cal Foote scored for the Rockets while Rourke Chartier had three assists on the night.

The loss dropped the Rockets record to 46-20-4-0 on the season and gave Victoria first place in the WHL Western Conference.

The Rockets are back in action this weekend for the team's final two regular season games of the season, a home and home with Vancouver. The two teams will play in Vancouver Friday and in Kelowna Saturday.

Kelowna opens the WHL Playoffs at home March 25 and 26.

Tickets are available for Rockets home games and the first two playoff games through www.selectyourtickets.com, at the Prospera Place box office or by phone at 250-762-5050.

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Howard Alexander


Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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