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B.C. Division champs finish with two vs Giants

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Marissa Baecker/Shoot the Breeze Nolan Foote (middle) and the Kelowna Rockets will finish up the WHL害羞草研究所檚 regular season this weekend with two games against the Vancouver Giants.

With the B.C. Division title under their belts, the will close out the 害羞草研究所檚 regular season this weekend with a home-and-home set against the Vancouver Giants.

The provincial rivals will face off Friday in Langley, then again Saturday at Prospera Place. Face off is 7:05 p.m.

With the first round of the postseason due up next week, head coach Jason Smith would like to see the Rockets restore some of the consistency and sharpness the club showed earlier in the season.

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The Rockets (41-22-5-2) secured the seventh B.C. Division crown in franchise history Wednesday night with a 6-3 win over the visiting Prince George Cougars. It was Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 third straight win, following a five-game losing streak.

Captain Cal Foote scored twice in the win, while brother Nolan Foote scored once and added an assist in his first game with the Rockets in five weeks.

The younger Foote, who hadn害羞草研究所檛 played since Feb. 3 after being sidelined with a hand injury, was happy to make his return on the very night the Rockets wrapped up the division banner.

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The Rockets will be home to kick off the 2017-18 playoffs next week, with Game 1 set for Thursday, March 22. Game 2 in the best of seven will go Saturday, March 24 at Prospera Place.

Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 most likely opponents will be the Tri-City Americans or Spokane Chiefs.

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