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Teddies were tossed but the Kelowna Rockets fall to Victoria

The Rockets are back in action on Saturday night in the Lower Mainland
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Logan Peskett scored the teddy bear toss goal for the Kelowna Rockets in their loss to the Victoria Royals on Friday, Dec. 9. (@Kelowna_Rockets/Twitter)

Teddies were tossed but it wasn香蕉视频直播檛 enough as Kelowna Rockets fell 3-2 to the Victoria Royals on Friday night (Dec. 9).

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Despite sitting last in the Western Conference coming into the game, the Royals come out with a vengeance to start the game, taking a 2-0 lead just 4:46 into the game. Alex Thacker scored 1:33 into the game and Tanner Scott scored a few minutes later to make it 2-0.

The Rockets found themselves down 3-0 after the first period as former Rocket Jake Poole scored a powerplay goal.

It wasn香蕉视频直播檛 until the 14:55 mark of the second period when 16-year-old Logan Peskett scored his first WHL goal to get the Rockets on the board, making it 3-1 and allowing the fans to throw their teddy bears on the ice.

Forward Max Graham scored his fifth of the season 8:18 into the third period but that香蕉视频直播檚 all the offense the Rockets could come up with.

Defense Ismail Abougouche collected two assists on the night for the Rockets.

Goaltender Talyn Boyko got chased after allowing the three first-period goals. Kykkanen came into the game and made 20 saves.

Poole wasn香蕉视频直播檛 the only former Rocket to take it to his former team on Friday night as Royals goaltender Nicholas Cristiano made 31 saves in the win.

The Rockets are back in action on Saturday night, hoping to prevent teddy bears from being thrown onto the ice as the Vancouver Giants are having their own teddy bear toss night.

Puck drop is at 7 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre.

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About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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