Rockets vs. Hawks - Game 65 · Tuesday March 4, 2008

The Kelowna Rockets defeat the Portland Winter Hawks 2-1 giving the Hawks their 20th loss in a row.

Kyle St. Denis and Lucas Bloodoff scored for the Rockets, once in the first and once in the second. Bloodoff’s goal was a power play goal and turned out to be the game winner. It occurred when Tyson Barrie’s dump-in from center hit a notch in the glass and the puck kicked into the slot area giving Bloodoff an open net.

Portland’s goal came late in the third period, on a power play, when the Hawks pulled goaltender Kurtis Mucha to give them a two-man advantage. Chris Francis found Tristan King at the bottom of the left face-off circle and King slid it home just inside the post to cut the lead to one goal. A mad scramble in the final seconds of the game provided a spirited finish in front of the Rockets net but no goals.

Note: 16-year old Defenseman, David Watt, had a impressive Home debut. Look forward to watching his development.

He is a fifth round selection in the 2006 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft and had an impressive showing at the 2006 Rookie Camp that earned him an early invite to the Main Training Camp.

Watt has just finished his season with the Big Country Energy Tigers (Medicine Hat) of the Alberta Minor Hockey League. No stats are available.

In 2006-07 Watt posted 25 points on 11 goals and 14 assists with 102 penalty minutes in the South Central Alberta Hockey League.

Next up Spokane on the road.

Attendance: 5122
MC, Portland, OR.

 SCORING  1  2  3  Total 
Rockets  1  1  0  2
Hawks  0  0  1  1

SHOTS  1  2  3  Total 
Rockets  10  17  10  37
Hawks  2  7  8  17

Game Description
Game Summary

Three Stars

Bloodoff (KEL), Schenn (KEL), King (POR)

Fight Card

No fights tonight.

— S. Blanchard

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