Rockets captain injured

The Kelowna Rockets will be without their captain, LW James McEwan, for a while but no one is sure exactly how long. McEwan, 20, suffered a bad cut to a forearm on Saturday during a 5-2 loss to the Giants in Vancouver and underwent surgery Sunday. McEwan, who was playing in his 200th regular-season game, was injured while fighting RW Garet Hunt. McEwan, who is from Kelowna, was cut by a skate blade belonging to Hunt or to one of the linesmen. . . . Doctors were to determine during surgery just how serious the damage is and whether any tendons were cut, then perhaps a better prognosis will be able to be made. . . . In the meantime, the Rockets spent Sunday in Vancouver as they prepare to face the Bruins in Chilliwack on New Year’s Eve.