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By Regan Bartel

Rockets open roady in Regina

Ready….set….play!!!

Dec 9, 2023 | 8:15 AM

The Kelowna Rockets will open their East Division road trip tonight in Regina against the Pats.

It will mark the first time the team faces ex-teammate Logan Peskett, who was dealt to the Queen City on November 16th for a 5th and 7th-round selection.

Meantime, tonight’s game will mark the debut of 19-year-old forward Luke Schelter, who was acquired in a trade with the Portland Winterhawks. Schelter, who is from Centennial, Colorado, was the Winterhawks’ 6th-round pick in the 2019 WHL draft. The 6’2, 200-pound skater will add some much needed size to the forward group.

Following Saturday’s game, the Rockets schedule ramps up with four games in five nights.

Next week they’ll visit Moose Jaw on Tuesday, Brandon on Wednesday, Prince Albert on Friday, and Saskatoon on Saturday before heading into the holiday break.

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It’s Kelowna’s first road trip out to Saskatchewan and Manitoba to see the East Division teams since the 2019-20 season. Due to the Hub Season and Covid restrictions, the eastern and western conference teams had not faced one another since before March 2020.

The two conferences faced each other for the first time last year, with the East Division teams making the trip out to BC.

This road trip will offer a handful of the Rockets from Saskatchewan and Manitoba their first chance to play in front of their friends and family, players on the Rockets roster from those provinces including, Will Munro, Michael Cicek, Trae Johnson, and Caden Price.

Head Coach Kris Mallette played two seasons with the Moose Jaw Warriors while athletic therapist Scott Hoyer was born and raised in Regina.

Rockets prospect Owen Folstrom has joined the team on the trip and is expected to make his WHL debut.

The 15-year-old has posted 14 points (11G, 3A) and six penalty minutes in 15 games this season for the Calgary Flames U18AAA of the AEHL.

The Calgary, AB product was selected by the Rockets in the fourth round of the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft. He appeared in two preseason games for Kelowna before being returned to his U18 team for the season.

All the games on this Eastern Division road trip can be heard on 104.7 The Lizard, with the pre-game shows starting at 4:35 pm and the play-by-play action at 5:05 pm.