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    Quote Originally Posted by The Wheatiemaniac View Post
    you could use some scoring depth if this is indeed your year. Maybe he's your guy to put with Howden.
    Bulmer is my choice right after Weal/Stone
    GO WARRIORS GO

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    Icon34 Rockets' price high for Bulmer

    By Warren Henderson

    If another WHL club wants to acquire the services of Brett Bulmer, the Kelowna Rockets insist the compensation will have to be considerable.

    With the trade deadline set for next Tuesday, Jan. 10, general manager Bruce Hamilton said there's been plenty of interest in the 6-foot-3, 193-pound forward but, as of Thursday, no substantive offers.

    "If we're going to do something it has to make a lot of sense for us, and so far nobody's offered anything very close to what we want," said Hamilton. "It'll be an expensive price to pay for anyone who wants him."

    Though Hamilton didn't specify exactly what the Rockets require for Bulmer, he has said any such deal would need to take both today and tomorrow into account—meaning Kelowna would be asking for a player or players who can help the team now and in the future, as well as possibly a high bantam draft pick.

    With 17 goals in just 22 games this season, Bulmer would be a commodity for any contending team looking for an impact player, a power forward who can provide offense from the get-go.

    Still, for at least a couple of reasons, Hamilton sees no real urgency to deal Bulmer.

    For one thing, despite the Rockets falling short of expectations so far, Hamilton isn't prepared to write off the season and Bulmer's presence could aid the club in making a meaningful playoff run.

    For another, the team's younger players would benefit more by having a player of Bulmer's experience in the dressing room over the final months of the season.

    Whether Bulmer stays put or is moved, one deal the Rockets fully plan on making will involve one of the club's eight defenceman.

    Hamilton said the Rockets will carry just seven rearguards and 24 players in total after the deadline.

    As for his club's play of late, Hamilton likens it to a bit of a rollercoaster ride. After a solid Prairie road trip, the Rockets stumbled to three straight, disappointing losses after Christmas. On Wednesday night, Kelowna rebounded with a better effort, in a 5-2 win over Spokane.

    With head coach Ryan Huska away at world juniors, and several players absent either due to injury or the World U17 Challenge, a lack of continuity and consistency have been areas of concern for the Rockets.

    "The frustrating thing to watch is the inconsistency, and our play at home hasn't been very good either," said Hamilton, whose team is third in the B.C, Division with a 15-19-2-3 record. "It's going to be important to have our head coach back… and when we get all our players back, we're going to have extra guys around here. Not everybody is going to play, so some players are going to find out pretty fast where they stand."

    Huska will rejoin the team Friday night in Victoria as the Rockets play the first of two games against the Royals.

    Three rookies will also be back in the lineup—defencemen Jesse Lees and Madison Bowey, and forward Tyson Baillie have all returned after playing at the U17 Challenge.

    http://www.kelownacapnews.com/sports...136761883.html

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