The Kelowna Rockets may have started a little later than anyone else. But they still were busy today. With our first pick of the day, the Rockets have selected Gabriel Guilbault from the Burnaby Winter Club U18 Prep of the CSSHL. Welcome to the Rockets, Gabriel! pic.twitter.com/es4WFaFspO — Kelowna […]
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Looking back at the Kelowna Rockets last five drafts
We continue our look at the B.C. Division draft history with the Kelowna Rockets. The Rockets finished the 2020-21 season 10-5-1, good enough for third place in the B.C. Division. This season the Rockets do not have a first or a second-round pick in the WHL Prospects Draft. Their […]
Former Rockets vying for Stanley Cup
It will all be over in about a week. That is, the current edition of the Stanley Cup playoffs. And what an edition it has been, orchestrated by the National Hockey League with admirable efficiency amid COVID-19 restrictions. Indeed, the NHL seems to have gotten it right. When the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cougars sign Heidt, What might the 2020-21 CHL season look like?
The first two picks in this year’s WHL Bantam Draft have now signed their WHL Education Contracts with Riley Heidt signing with the Prince George Cougars.
Kelowna Rockets 2020 Bantam Draft recap
It was an historic day for the Kelowna Rockets organization when the brain trust convened April 22 to conduct its 2020 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. For Lorne Frey, now 70 years of age, it was his final day with the Rockets in his role as assistant general manager […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Pats sign first pick in today’s Bantam Draft
The WHL Bantam Draft gets underway a few hours after this article is posted and if there was any doubt who the Regina Pats would select with the first overall pick, the Pats put that to rest on Tuesday.
Rockets salvage point against Oil Kings; Memorial Cup preparation in the works
On occasion, a 1-0 hockey game can include the thrills and spills that contribute to an epic contest, a memorable low-scoring tilt that can leave an audience entirely entertained. In Kelowna on Tuesday, where the Edmonton Oil Kings played a perfect road game against the Rockets to earn the victory, […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets – Last Season: 28-32-6-2 (4th in B.C. Division) After a disastrous start last season that saw the Rockets sitting with a 4-10 record out of the gate, which was punctuated by the firing of then head coach Jason Smith, Kelowna continued to struggle with establishing consistency throughout the […]
Rockets preparing for competitive training camp
As the Kelowna Rockets embark on what is destined to be a memorable Western Hockey League season, it would seem a contradiction of sorts exists. With the 2020 Memorial Cup scheduled for the Okanagan Valley in May, many supporters of the franchise have been suggesting an overhaul of the roster […]
Off-season outlook: Kelowna Rockets
We continue on with our ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very […]