2023-24 Kelowna Rockets Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 33-30-4 (SO: 0-1) - 71 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHL's B.C. Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Kris Mallette (33-30, 4 OTL)
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
2023-24 Kelowna Rockets RosterTeam Record: 33-30-4 (SO: 0-1) - 71 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHL's B.C. Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Kris Mallette (33-30, 4 OTL)
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
The Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ended the 2023-24 season with a record of 33 wins and 30 losses (and 4 overtime losses), with a 0-1 showing in shootouts for 71 points finishing second in the WHL's B.C. Division.
The Rockets scored 250 goals and conceded 258. Tij Iginla netted 47 goals for Kelowna, while Andrew Cristall and Gabriel Szturc tallied 30 or more also. Andrew Cristall accounted for 71 assists. Jari Kykkanen earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.38 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Kris Mallette coached the team. The 2023-24 Kelowna Rockets lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cristall | LW | 62 | 40 | 71 | 111 | 46 | +23 | 13 | 1 |
| Tij Iginla | LW | 64 | 47 | 37 | 84 | 35 | +17 | 11 | 3 |
| Gabriel Szturc | C | 62 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 48 | +22 | 8 | 0 |
| Caden Price | D | 62 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 48 | +2 | 3 | 1 |
| Hiroki Gojsic | RW | 68 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 51 | +5 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Graham | F | 67 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 135 | -3 | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Cicek | C | 64 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marek Rocak | RD | 68 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 22 | -14 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan Mittelsteadt | D | 67 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 69 | +3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Wightman | LW | 68 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 30 | -16 | 7 | 1 |
| Luke Schelter | RW | 40 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 29 | -8 | 3 | 0 |
| Ethan Neutens | C | 61 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | -2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kayden Longley | LW | 45 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Trae Johnson | LW | 57 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 77 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| John Babcock | D | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 45 | +13 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Hurley | D | 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson DeSouza | D | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 31 | +2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Gillespie | RD | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | +7 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Kowalyk | D | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | +13 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Cowper | D | 41 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Pacheco | RW | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 0 |
| Kayden Sadhra-Kang | D | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner McMillen | RW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 1 | 0 |
| Jari Kykkanen | D | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Calhoon | LW | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Munro | RW | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Peskett | RW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismail Abougouche | LD | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Pilon | G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Kam | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachlan Staniforth | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Folstrom | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Thornton | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1298 | 248 | 440 | 688 | 873 | 23 | 59 | 10 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Pilon | 24 | 1213:00 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 4.50 | 691 | 600 | .868 | |
| Jari Kykkanen | 51 | 2841:00 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 160 | 3.38 | 1532 | 1372 | .896 | |
| Nathan Kam | 1 | 28:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.43 | 19 | 16 | .842 | |
| Empty Net | 32:00 | 0 | 3 | 5.63 | ||||||||
| Totals | 76 | 4114 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 3.75 | 2245 | 1988 | .886 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cristall | LW | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tij Iginla | LW | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Gabriel Szturc | C | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 |
| Caden Price | D | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiroki Gojsic | RW | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Graham | F | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Cicek | C | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marek Rocak | RD | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Mittelsteadt | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Wightman | LW | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Schelter | RW | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Neutens | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayden Longley | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trae Johnson | LW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Hurley | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Gillespie | RD | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Kowalyk | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayden Sadhra-Kang | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Kykkanen | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Calhoon | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachlan Staniforth | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 211 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 121 | -4 | 7 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jari Kykkanen | 11 | 655:00 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3.39 | 368 | 331 | .899 |
| Empty Net | 0 | 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 660 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3.45 | 369 | 331 | .897 |
