The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Rockets defeated the Kamloops Blazers 6-4 on Tuesday night at Prospera Place in WHL preseason action.
After a scoreless first period, ut didn’t take long to end the drought as just 2:12 into the middle frame Liam Kindree broke the stalemate with an assist going to Erik Gardiner. The Blazers quickly tied it 1-1 but three straight goals from Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ made the score 4-1 through two periods of play.
Gordie Ballhorn, Leif Mattson and Ten Brennan had second period markers for Â鶹¾«Ñ¡.
In the third, the Blazers cut the Rockets lead to 4-2 but defenseman James Hilsendager restored the two goal advantage for the Rockets on the power play with a bomb of a slap shot from the point with assists going to Jack Cowell and Kyle Topping. Dallon Wilton added one more for the Rockets before a pair of late Blazers’ goals made the final 6-4.
Brodan Salmond and James Porter split the game in the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ nets with Salmond turning aside 17 of the 18 shots he faced, and Porter stopping 19 of 22.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ improved to 1-0-1-0 thus far in the preseason.
The Rockets are back at it this Friday night when they host the Blazers once again at Prospera Place. Puck drop is at 7:05 p.m.