Dube, Rockets spoil Don Hay celebration night
KAMLOOPS — On a night where the fans came out to celebrate Don Hay as the winningest coach in Western Hockey League history, it was Dillon Dube from the Kelowna Rockets who stole the spotlight, scoring twice in a 2-1 win for the visitors at the Sandman Centre on Friday night.
After a half hour pre-game ceremony honoured Hay’s accomplishments, including video tributes from his former players and coaching staff, the Rockets came out of a cannon with the first few shots of the goal and the first goal by Dube, his 26th of the season 4:15 into the contest.
“[The pre-game ceremony] probably hurt us more than it hurt them. Our guys were out on the bench waiting and probably weren’t sharp to start,” said Hay. “But I thought we recovered pretty well.”
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