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When all was said and done in December, the Rockets went a more than respectable 8-4-2-0, which included a stellar 5-1-1-0 record on a gruelling 10-day road trip.
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Among those players filling bigger roles over the last several weeks was rookie forward . The 16-year-old younger brother of Cal Foote scored goals in each of the Rockets last three games and now has 16 points in his first 27 WHL games.
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Forward Dillon Dube remains with the Canadian team which takes on Sweden Wednesday in thesemifinals in Montrea
Fellow forwards Calvin Thurkauf and Tomas Soustal are on their way back to Kelowna after their teams were eliminated Monday from the world junior championship.
Both are expected to return to the lineup Saturday when the Rockets host the Kamloops Blazers in the back end of a home-and-home set between the teams.
The Rockets will also face the Blazers Friday in Kamloops.
With 48 points apiece, the Rockets and Blazers are tied for second in the B.C. Division, eight points back of the Prince George Cougars.
