The Everett Silvertips defeated the Kelowna Rockets 6–3 in Western Hockey League on Friday night, using a dominant second period to pull away after a fast-paced opening frame. \Kelowna struck first for the third straight home game when Hayden Paupanekis opened the scoring at 3:32, walking into the slot off the rush and firing a high blocker-side shot past Anders Miller. Everett replied quickly, tying the game on a net-front finish from Jaxsin Vaughan before Carter Bear added a shorthanded marker to swing momentum. A power-play goal from Rylan Gould extended the Silvertips’ lead, though Owen Folstrom’s breakaway finish at 17:58 brought the Rockets back within one, ending an eventful first period at 3–2.

The middle frame proved to be the Rockets’ undoing. Everett struck three times—Bear’s s

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