The Kelowna Rockets eastern road swing is off to a rough start.

Kelowna fell 10-2 to the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday night (Mar. 1) and then 7-0 to Calgary Hitmen on Sunday afternoon. 

While the Rockets opened the scoring just under eight minutes into the first period, the Rebels responded with 10 straight goals until Kelowna added one more to its total late in the third. Red Deer cashed in five times on the power play while Kelowna struggled to generate much offence. Tyler Coupland scored four times for the Rebels and added one assist.

Kelowna switched out goaltenders half way through the second period, after Rhett Stoesser was scored on six times and was replaced by Jake Pilon. Red Deer went 5-9 on the power play while both Rockets goals came on the power play. Kelowna was outshot 56-26. 

In Calgary, Carson Wetsch had a hat trick as the Hitmen dominated the entire game with going 5-7 on the power play and outshooting Kelowna 49-23. Jake Pilon took the 7-0 loss in goal for the Rockets.

The Rockets are in Medicine Hat on Tuesday (Mar. 4) and Lethbridge on Wednesday. Kelowna returns home on Mar. 14 when they host the Kamloops Blazers at Prospera Place.