The Kelowna Rockets had a full roster for the first time in weeks on Wednesday night.

Not only did Dillon Dube make his long-awaited return to the lineup, but goaltender Brodan Salmond was back in between the pipes for the first time since Nov. 4 as well.

With Dube back from his illness, the team honoured him and Cal Foote for their efforts in the world junior hockey championships, where the pair helped Canada to a gold medal.

With the ceremonies out of the way, it didn’t take long for Dube to make an impact after the Hurricanes captain Jordy Bellerive opened the scoring just 42 seconds in to the game.

Dube potted his 19th of the season, matching the number on his back, to tie the game at one.

The Rockets outshot the Hurricanes 15-9 in the opening period and they carried that momentum into the second where they outshot the visitors 13-9.

In that middle frame, Kole Lind would cap off an impressive shift with his 22nd of the season just over four minutes in.

A short time later, Conner Bruggen-Cate found himself on a shorthanded breakaway and made no mistake, beating Lethbridge goalie Reece Klassen through the five-hole.

After Tate Olsen brought the Hurricanes back to within one with his first of the year, Klassen kept the game close with a miraculous save on Nolan Foote.

The younger Foote got a feed from his older brother and had a wide open net, but somehow found the outstretched glove of a desperate Klassen.

That save of the year candidate seemed to give the ‘Canes life, as they came out firing in the third period and ended up tying the game at three with less than eight minutes to play.

After a one-sided final frame where Lethbridge outshot Kelowna 13-5, the game was headed to overtime, but not before Cal Foote took a penalty with two seconds to play.

His teammates would kill that penalty in the first two minutes of overtime and captain Foote would show them his appreciation less than a minute later.

The gold medallist took a feed from his Canadian teammate Dube and would beat Klassen with a hard shot from the top of the circle.

Foote’s efforts earned him third star of the game, while Dube was named the game’s first star for his efforts in his return.

The win moves Kelowna to 28-13-2-1 on the year, good enough for 59 points and first place in the B.C. division.

The Rockets next action is Friday night in Seattle before returning home to host the Victoria Royals on Saturday.