Kelowna Rockets President/General Manager Bruce Hamilton announced on Tuesday that Rockets forward Nick Merkley will miss the rest of the season and the WHL playoffs due to injury.

Merkley underwent a number of tests on Monday with Rockets medical staff who determined that he had suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) as a result of a collision in a game on Feb. 5 against the Spokane Chiefs.

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Merkley, a 1st round draft pick of the Arizona Coyotes, played in 43 games for the Rockets this year, scoring 17 goals and adding 31 assists.