One last tilt with the Tri-City Americans
Less than 96 hours after beating the Tri-City Americans 4-1 at a packed Toyota Center in Kennewick, Washington, the Kelowna Rockets enter the final three weeks of the season with a rematch against them tonight (104.7 The Lizard pre-game show starts at 6:35 pm) at Prospera Place.
“They are a big group,” Rockets head coach Kris Mallette said. “They have two lines up front that skate well. It is typical in my time here, the Tri-City Americans have big forwards.”
The Americans are the third-heaviest team in the WHL, led by leading scorer Jake Sloan, who tips the scales at 215 pounds. Throw into the mix 20-year-old shot-happy forward Parker Bell at 205 and Andrew Fan, also at a cool 205 pounds, and the Rockets d-core are challenged anytime the opposition has the puck in the offensive zone.
“If you give them time and space and allow them to get comfortable and use their big frames, they can make you pay,” Mallette added.
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