Given the various scenarios his team could be facing, GM Bruce Hamilton likes exactly where the Kelowna Rockets stand four games into the Western Hockey League playoffs.
With a chance to close out their first round series on home ice, the Rockets will battle the B.C. rival Kamloops Blazers tonight in Game 5 at Prospera Place.
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The goaltenders have been front and centre thus far in the series, with both Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Michael Herringer and Kamloops91裸聊视频� Connor Ingram taking turns in the spotlight.
Herringer, 21, engineered a highlight reel save off Collin Shirley en route to a 3-2 win in Game 2, then added his second shutout of the series with 24 saves on Wednesday in Kamloops in
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Offensively, Dillon Dube has been arguably the Rockets91裸聊视频� best player in the series, playing with speed and energy, and scoring a pair of game winners, including the decisive goal in Game 4.
Hamilton pointed to Dube and the team91裸聊视频檚 core group of veterans for setting the standard for the rest of the team.
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Game 6, if needed, will go Sunday in Kamloops. Face off at the Sandman Centre is 7 p.m.
