The start of February welcomes a big weekend for the Kelowna sports scene.

Kelowna Rockets

The Kelowna Rockets (22-22-3-0, sixth in West) are looking to make it two wins in a row against the Portland Winterhawks (31-12-2-1, third in West) on Friday night.

Two nights earlier, the Rockets ended their three-game losing streak beating the Winterhawks 4-3 to kick off a three-game road trip. In the contest, Hiroki Gojsic91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 10th goal of the season ended up being the difference while Jari Kykkanen made 31 saves in the win.

On Friday night, the two teams do it all again with puck drop at 7:05 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.

After the game, the Rockets will travel up to finish up their road trip in Spokane (17-23-4-0, eighth in West) to take on the Chiefs on Sunday night. Puck drop is at 5:05 p.m. at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.

West Kelowna Warriors

The West Kelowna Warriors are on Vancouver Island to take on a couple of powerhouse teams.

Going into the weekend, the Warriors are second in the BCHL91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Interior Conference with a record of 23-7-6-0. On Friday night, the team is taking on the Nanaimo Clippers, who sit third in the Coastal Conference (20-12-2-0).

The next night, West Kelowna will be in Alberni Valley to face off against the Bulldogs, who are 22-14-0-0, and second in the Coastal.

Nanamio91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Mike Murtagh and Alberni Valley91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Nicholas are tied for second in BCHL scoring with 46 points, while Warriors forward Felix Caron is right behind them at 43 points. Caron also leads the league in goals with 23.

Puck drop is at 7 p.m. on both nights.

Kelowna Chiefs

After a tough weekend, the Chiefs are looking for a better result against the Summerland Steam on Saturday night.

Last weekend, Kelowna lost 8-0 to Princeton and 3-0 to Summerland.

The Chiefs (12-22-3-1) and the Steam (9-24-3-1) sit fourth and fifth in the Bill Ohlhausen Division respectively.

Friday night91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s matchup is the second of three straight games between the two teams.

Puck drop in Summerland is at 7:30 p.m.

UBCO Heat

The UBC Okanagan men91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s and women91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s basketball teams are hosting Firefighter Appreciation Night at the UBCO Furnace on Friday night.

Both teams are welcoming the MacEwen Griffins to town. The women play at 5 p.m. while the men play at 7 p.m.

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