Kelowna Rockets president and general manager Bruce Hamilton announced that players Carter Rigby and Mitchell Wheaton will be out for the rest of the WHL season after suffering shoulder injuries.

Both Rigby and Wheaton will require shoulder surgery and will be out four to five months for recovery.

"Injuries happen and our plan now with both Carter and Mitchell is to get them into surgery and started on their rehabilitation as soon as we can," said Hamilton.

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