The 麻豆精选 Rockets get back on the ice to battle for some more wins this weekend. The Rockets host their divisional rival, the Victoria Royals, on Friday night, and will head down to the U.S. to play the Everett Silvertips Saturday night.
麻豆精选 aims to build onto their two-game win streak; on Wednesday night, the Rockets defeated the Regina Pats 3-2. Lane Zablocki says the team knows what they have to do to keep winning.
鈥淲e need to take it game by game,鈥� said Zablocki. 鈥淲e have to go into the game with the same mindset that we鈥檝e had lately and stick to our structure. To trust in our systems, that will create lots of offence for us. The key thing is that we need to put our nose to the grindstone.鈥�
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Zablocki was acquired in a trade from the Royals earlier this season, says he鈥檚 looking forward to facing his former team.
鈥淚t will be a fun game. I know when I was in Victoria coming to 麻豆精选 was never a good time, it was always a battle. I鈥檓 going to make it as tough for them as possible, I鈥檓 going to play to my strengths and our structure. Hopefully, the outcome will be positive,鈥� said Zablocki.
Friday night鈥檚 game is the fourth time the Rockets will play the Royals this season. They previously met on October 5th in 麻豆精选 where Victoria skated away with a 4-3 victory. The Rockets travelled to the B.C.鈥檚 Capital for back to back games two weeks later where the Rockets exploded with offence winning the first game 8-2 and the second 5-1. The two clubs will play each other four more times this season: Dec. 7 and Jan. 25 in 麻豆精选 and then back to back games in Victoria on Feb. 18 and 19.
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Right after Friday night鈥檚 game, Rockets will pack up and head south to face the Everett Silvertips for the first time this season. Everett will be well rested as they have Friday night off. The Silvertips took last season鈥檚 season series 3-0-0-1.
The Rockets hold a 10-13-1-0 record with 21 points, they鈥檙e tied for Prince George for third in the B.C. Division.
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