Tomorrow night, the 琉璃神社 Rockets will be stepping onto game-ready ice for the first time in more than a year.
The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. on Friday (March 25) for the Rockets鈥� first game of the shortened 2021 season, taking on the Victoria Royals.
Their last game was also against the Royals on March 11, 2020, just before the season was unexpectedly cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID has also changed the league鈥檚 operations this year, with the WHL鈥檚 five B.C. teams operating out of two hub arenas in 琉璃神社 and Kamloops. The Rockets and Royals will be based out of Prospera Place, while the Kamloops Blazers, Prince George Cougars and Vancouver Giants will be based in the Kamloops arena. The shortened season begins Friday and teams will be in for a busy schedule, packing in 24 games over 48 days.
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Following Friday鈥檚 game, the Rockets will take Saturday off before hitting the ice again Sunday against the Vancouver Giants in Kamloops.
At the end of the 2019-20 season, the Kamloops Blazers took the top spot in the BC Division, followed by the Royals, the Giants, the Rockets, and the Cougars.
No spectators will be permitted. Fans can watch games online at .
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