Coming off a stellar regular season and an unbeaten playoff, the Central Zone Rockets will look to carry that momentum into the B.C. Hockey midget tier 1 championship beginning Sunday in Fort St. John.

The Rockets will play six round-robin games against Prince George, Saanich, Vancouver, Burnaby, Kootenay and the host team from Fort St John. The top two teams will meet in the championship game on March 23.

The Rockets have posted a 31-8-4 record this season.

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In the Okanagan Mainline playoffs, the Rockets went 4-0 in the playoff format, then beat the Thompson Zone in the final 6-3 to qualify for provincials.

Bantam Rockets

The Central Zone Rockets will be in Nanaimo March 19 to 22 for the bantam tier 1 finals. Joining the Kelowna-based squad will be teams from Prince George, Yukon, Ridge Meadows, Seafair, Victoria and East Kootenay.

The Rockets qualified for provincials after going 2-1 in the Okanagan Mainline playoff round robin, then clinching the berth with a 3-2 final game win over Kamloops.

The Central Zone boys, who played 64 games and in four tournaments this year, saved some of their best hockey for the league finale.

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Other Kelowna minor teams competing in upcoming provincial tournaments next week:

害羞草研究所� Kelowna bantam female害羞草研究所擬arch 21 to 24 in Vancouver

害羞草研究所� Kelowna peewee female害羞草研究所擬arch 22 to 25 in Dawson Creek

害羞草研究所� Kelowna peewee tier 1害羞草研究所擬arch 19 to 22 in Kamloops

害羞草研究所� Kelowna peewee tier 3害羞草研究所擬arch 19 to 23 in Summerlan