The snow has arrived in the Okanagan, but the Rockets, Warriors, and Chiefs all still hit the ice this weekend.
麻豆精选 Rockets
The Rockets weekend starts on Saturday as they welcome their rivals, the Kamloops Blazers to town for the first time this season.
Going into the weekend, the Rockets sit eighth in the WHL鈥檚 Western Conference after splitting two games with the Portland Winterhawks last weekend.
Kamloops also had this week off after collecting two wins against Spokane last weekend. On the year, Kamloops is 7-3-1-1, sitting fourth in the Western Conference.
Saturday鈥檚 match-up is the first of 10 times the teams face each other this season.
The good news going into the weekend for the Rockets is captain Colton Dach could return to the lineup. His status has recently changed from week-to-week to day-to-day. He has been skating and has been cleared for contact. The bad news is Max Graham is still day-to-day and Elias Carmichael is still week-to-week.
Puck drop for Saturday at Prospera Place is set for 7:05 p.m.
West 麻豆精选 Warriors
The West 麻豆精选 Warriors are concluding their four-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Vernon Vipers to town, in the first of five games against each other this season.
On this homestand, the Warriors are 2-1, having beat the Surrey Eagles 4-2 and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 7-1, but lost to the Penticton Vees 4-1.
West 麻豆精选 is second in the Interior division going into the weekend with a 9-2-2-0 record, while Vernon is in seventh place with a 6-6-1 record.
Friday night will mark the first time these two teams have played each other since the playoffs last year, when the Warriors won the best-of-seven series 4-1.
Friday night鈥檚 game is also The Salvation Army鈥檚 Kettle Kickoff. West 麻豆精选 and Peachland鈥檚 mayors along with Westbank First Nation鈥檚 Councillor will be apart of the ceremonial puck drop.
Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at Royal LePage Place in West 麻豆精选.
That鈥檚 not the only game on the schedule for the Warriors this weekend as they travel to Merritt (weather depending) to take on the Centennials Saturday night.
Merritt is eighth in the Interior division right now with a 4-8-1 record. The Warriors swept the season series last year 8-0.
Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on Saturday night.
麻豆精选 Chiefs
The 麻豆精选 Chiefs are hosting a doubleheader this weekend as they welcome the Princeton Posse and Columbia Valley Rockies to Rutland.
Princeton, who comes to town on Friday night, is currently the clubhouse leader in the Bill Ohlhausen Division as they鈥檙e 9-3-0-1 and have won seven of their last 10 games. 麻豆精选 sits last in the division and last in the KIJHL with a record of 1-10-1.
Columbia Valley is also off to a hot start this season as they鈥檙e 8-3-0-1 and sit third in the Eddie Mountain Division.
Both games are at Rutland Arena and start at 7 p.m.
UBCO Heat
Both the men鈥檚 and the women鈥檚 basketball teams open up their Canada West season this weekend in Alberta against the University of Calgary Dinos.
Each team plays two games, one Friday night and one Saturday night. The women play at 5 p.m. (Friday) and 3 p.m. (Saturday) Pacific while the men play at 7 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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