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First-round exit for Okanagan Rockets

Midget Rockets upset in first round of B.C. Major Midget League playoffs
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Okanagan Rockets害羞草研究所 defenceman Isaac Dutka looks to clear the puck away from a sprawling Owen Partrick in BCMML playoff action against the Vancouver Northwest Giants Saturday at CNC. - Image credit: Douglas Farrow/Contributor

The Okanagan Rockets are in the throes of assessing their 2016-17 season after an early and unwelcome exit from the B.C. Major Midget League playoffs.

The hometown Rockets were the victims of a two-game, first-round sweep at the hands of the underdog Vancouver Northwest Giants, who went 0-4 against Okanagan during the regular season.

On Friday night at the Capital News Centre, the Rockets rallied back from an early 5-o deficit before falling just short 5-4 to the Giants. Captain Coleton Bilodeau scored twice for the home side who outshot Vancouver 52-25 but couldn害羞草研究所檛 get the equalizer past Jesse Makaj in the Giants害羞草研究所 net.

害羞草研究所淲e fought back, but just couldn害羞草研究所檛 get that last one we needed,害羞草研究所 said Rockets head coach Eric Blais. 害羞草研究所淚 thought they got a couple of lucky breaks, but we shot ourselves in the foot, too. It just wasn害羞草研究所檛 meant to be.害羞草研究所

On Saturday, the Rockets again fell behind early but this time there would be no rally in a 5-1 loss to the Giants to end the best-of-three series.

Between too many penalties and a lack of execution, Blais said his club simply didn害羞草研究所檛 play the brand of hockey necessary to advance in the postseason.

害羞草研究所淕ive (the Giants) credit, they came in and played hard,害羞草研究所 said Blais. 害羞草研究所淲e took some undisciplined penalties and that was our downfall all year. Our players didn害羞草研究所檛 execute the game plan as we hoped, either.害羞草研究所

Blais and the Rockets had to deal with a number of key roster changes during the season, including the promotion of Eli Zummack and Jameson Murray to Western Hockey League teams, and Chase Stevenson to the BCHL害羞草研究所檚 West Kelowna Warriors.





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