Catching up with Jason Smith The Kelowna Rockets have been very busy of late, with 98 hopefuls scrimmaging this past week during rookie camp. The organization has transitioned to main camp now, with upwards of 50 players in the mix. The 2018-19 Western Hockey League regular season is still about […]
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Ams win shootout – lead series 2-0
Tri City and Kelowna combine for 16 goals Nolan Yaremko scored three times to pace the Tri-City Americans nine-goal onslaught against the Kelowna Rockets on Saturday night in an unlikely 9-7 road win. The Americans now hold a 2-0 series lead as the teams head back to Kennewick, Washington for […]
Americans draw first blood; rout Kelowna 5-0
Patrick Dea earns 39-save shutout Morgan Geekie and Michael Rasmussen scored two goals apiece to pace the Tri City Americans to a 5-0 romp over the Kelowna Rockets in game one of its first-round playoff series Amerks goaltender Patrick Dea, 20, faced 39 shots on the evening – 30 during […]
Rockets blast Giants in regular season finale
A St. Patrick’s Day Pummeling in Kelowna On the Western Hockey League schedule’s penultimate night of the regular season, the Kelowna Rockets played host to the Vancouver Giants in a game that meant absolutely nothing in the standings. In fact, the two teams met the previous evening in Langley on […]
Rockets dispatch Cougars; clinch B.C. Division title
The Kelowna Rockets clinched first place in the B.C. Division with a 6-3 win at Prospera Place over the Prince George Cougars. The Cougars, who will miss the post-season, led 2-1 heading into the third period, but a monumental implosion enabled the Rockets to score five straight goals for the […]
Rockets blank Blazers; inch closer to division title
The Kamloops Blazers may have been the prescription the Kelowna Rockets needed this past weekend. The Rockets limped into a home-and-home set with the Blazers in a tail spin; a five-game losing streak that allowed the Victoria Royals a glimmer of hope in the race for first place in the […]
Chiefs double up on Rockets; Win 5th in a row
The Spokane Chiefs continued their winning ways on the road Saturday night, dispatching the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place by a 4-2 count. It was a big night for 20-year-old forward Hudson Elynuik, who scored three times and added an assist for a four-point night. The Chiefs, with former Rockets […]
Rockets win nail-biter against Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers waltzed into Prospera Place last night for its sixth meeting of the year with the Kelowna Rockets. Despite going 0-5 so far this season, the upstart visitors gave the hosts everything they could handle. The Rockets, which lead the B.C. Division with a 38-18-4-2 record, scored twice […]
Rockets earn another one-goal victory
The Seattle Thunderbirds battled their way into the snow bound Okanagan Valley, victims of a wonky bus, then forced the Kelowna Rockets to dig deep for an edgy one-goal victory on Friday night. Each of the combatants had plenty to play for in their fourth and final meeting of the […]
Rockets hang on to defeat Cougars
What looked early on to be an absolute blowout became another tight, one-goal game at Prospera Place as the Kelowna Rockets hung on for a 6-5 win over the Prince George Cougars. By the time many of the 4,349 fans who braved the frigid Okanagan Valley temperatures settled into their […]