2017-18 Kelowna Rockets Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 43-22-5 (SO: 0-2) - 93 points
Finishing 1st in the WHL's B.C. Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jason Smith (43-22, 5 OTL)
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
2017-18 Kelowna Rockets Statistics

The Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 43 wins and 22 losses (and 5 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 93 points finishing first in the WHL's B.C. Division.

The Rockets scored 280 goals and gave up 249. Carsen Twarynski netted 45 goals for Kelowna, while Kole Lind and Dillon Dube tallied 30 or more also. Kole Lind recorded 56 assists. James Porter topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 3.27 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Jason Smith coached the team. The 2017-18 Kelowna Rockets lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Cayde AugustineDOctober 5, 20016'2"220LAirdrie, AB
Gordie BallhornDSeptember 2, 19976'2"194RWetaskiwin, AB
Roman BasranGJuly 26, 20016'1"165LDelta, BC Canada
Konrad BelcourtDMay 4, 20005'11"157RSherwood Park, AB
Ted BrennanCJanuary 28, 20006'0"175L Victoria, BC
Conner Bruggen-CateLWSeptember 13, 19996'1"189RLangley, BC
Braydyn ChizenDMay 9, 19986'5"181RSt. Albert, AB
Jack CowellLWMay 2, 19996'2"170LWinnipeg, MB
Kyle CrosbieCFebruary 18, 20015'9"145RDidsbury, AB
Dillon DubeCJuly 20, 19985'10"175LCochrane, ALTA Canada
Cal FooteDDecember 13, 19986'1"170REnglewood, CO USA
Nolan FooteLWNovember 29, 20006'3"177LEngelwood, CO
Erik GardinerLWMarch 21, 19996'0"165LHumboldt, SK
Kelvin HairDMay 17, 20006'3"193R
James HilsendagerDMarch 20, 19976'1"195LLloydminster, SK
Liam KindreeLWJanuary 2, 20005'10"174RNorth Vancouver, BC
Kaedan KorczakDJanuary 29, 20016'0"170RYorkton, SK
Will KushnirykLWJanuary 27, 20006'5"205L
Kole LindRWOctober 16, 19986'1"170RShaunavon, SK
Leif MattsonRWJuly 23, 19996'0"200RStonewall, MB
Colum McGauleyLWMarch 11, 20005'11"175L
James PorterGApril 9, 20005'11"157RBonners Ferry,
Kyle PowDMarch 11, 20006'6"230LNanaimo, BC
Brodan SalmondGOctober 8, 19985'11"187LCalgary, AB
Marek SkvrneCAugust 6, 19995'9"185RChrudim, Czech Republic
Tomas SoustalCFebruary 15, 19976'3"198RCzech, Republic
Cole TisdaleGMarch 27, 20025'10"169RLethbridge, AB
Kyle ToppingCNovember 18, 19995'11"185LSalt Spring Island, BC
Carsen TwarynskiLWNovember 24, 19976'1"191LCalgary, AB
Dallon WiltonRWApril 29, 20016'2"212RBeausejour, MB
Libor ZabranskyDMay 26, 20006'1"189RBrno, Czech Republic


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