Kelowna evens record at Memorial Cup

Nick Merkley, Gage Quinney and Leon Draisaitl each scored two goals and the Kelowna Rockets beat the Rimouski Oceanic 7-3 on Monday night at the Memorial Cup in Quebec City. Madison Bowey also scored and Jackson Whistle made 28 saves for WHL champion Kelowna (1-1). The Rockets rebounded from a 4-3 loss to the host Quebec Remparts on Friday night in the tournament opener. Christopher Clapperton and Michael Joly scored for Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Rimouski. The Oceanic are 0-2. Kelowna will play Oshawa (2-0) tonight, and Rimouski will face Quebec (1-1) on Wednesday in the final-round robin game. – AP