It害羞草研究所檚 been a month since they were humbled on home ice by the Victoria Royals, but the wound remains raw for the

Withto the B.C. Division leaders serving as ample motivation, the WHL rivals will square off this weekend for two games at Save on Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria.

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The Rockets (7-5-2-1) rebounded from the Victoria loss with a pair of overtime victories in Prince George, before sliding into a five-game winless funk in mid-October.

Kelowna has since righted the ship with a 3-0-1-0 record over the last four games, the result of a better team game in all respects, according to Mallette.

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Kelowna saw a three-game winning streak end Wednesday in Kennewick, Wash., but not before pushing the Americans to overtime and picking up a point in the 4-3 loss. Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 rookie netminder, James Porter, continued his stellar play of late, making 37 saves on 41 shots.

Buoyed by the exploits of Porter, Mallette said the Rockets are continuing to make progress.

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Kelowna will be without defenceman Kaeden Korczak for this weekend害羞草研究所檚 games. The rookie blueliner is playing with Team Canada Black at the World Under 17 Challenge in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. The tournament begins Sunday and will run until Saturday, Nov. 11.

The Rockets return to home ice Friday, Nov. 10 to open a four-game homestand against the Vancouver Giants.