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Kelowna Rockets edge Winterhawks in Portland

Kelowna Rockets edge Winterhawks in Portland | iNFOnews.ca
Dayna Fjord

PORTLAND – The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Portland Winterhawks 5-4 on Friday night, Nov. 6, in the first of two games between the WHL rivals this weekend in Portland.

Nick Merkley had a goal and three assists and Tyson Baillie scored twice, including the game winning goal, as the Rockets came out on top in a back and forth game.

With the score tied 2-2 after two periods, Portland grabbed a 3-2 lead before Rodney Southam tied the game at 3-3 with a goal just 36 seconds later.

Merkley and Baillie then scored back to back goals as Kelowna went up 5-3 before the Winterhawks shaved the lead to 5-4. However Jackson Whistle shut the door and the Rockets earned the win.

The victory improves Kelowna's record to 12-5-0-0 on the season while Portland fell to 7-8-2-1.

The same two teams will meet again on Saturday night in Portland

Kelowna returns home on Wednesday for a special Remembrance Day game at 2:05 p.m. as they play host to Vancouver at Prospera Place.

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Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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