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 […]
Author: Glen Erickson
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 […]
Player Profile: Carsen Twarynski
Under the current Western Hockey League roster guidelines, there are 66 positions available for 20-year-old players. That’s a maximum of three per team. The impact of these overage players, considering expectations and responsibilities, is enormous. Carsen Twarynski of the Kelowna Rockets is one of these impact players. The Calgary-native is […]
Oil Kings edge Rockets in shootout
For only the second time this season, the Kelowna Rockets have lost twice in a row in the friendly confines of Prospera Place. On a dreary, snowy winter day in the Okanagan Valley, where the real all-stars might very well be the team bus drivers, the upstart Edmonton Oil Kings […]
Lamb silences Rockets in unlikely road win
Rebels ride hot goaltender to earn 4-1 decison One had to wonder what the Red Deer Rebels discussed during the second intermission at Prospera Place after the first 40 minutes of play against the Kelowna Rockets. The Rebels were effectively a “no show” to that point as the Rockets effort […]
Rockets edge Royals in first-place showdown
The Kelowna Rockets got what they needed on Monday afternoon against the Victoria Royals; a hard-fought 5-4 victory that enabled the home side to leap frog back into the top spot in the B.C. Division standings. However, the Rockets also got plenty of what they don’t need at this point […]
Rockets defeat Tigers 5-2
The Kelowna Rockets took care of business on Tuesday night at Prospera Place, dispatching the Medicine Hat Tigers by a 5-2 count in front of 4,373 fans. The Rockets knocked off the Central Division leaders for the second time in five nights, on the heels of a 4-3 overtime victory […]
Rockets rally results OT win
While it looked rather bleak early on for the Kelowna Rockets against the Central Division leading Medicine Hat Tigers at the Canalta Centre, the determined visitors would ultimately find a way to claw back for 4-3 overtime. It has been commonplace this season for the Rockets to use early starts […]
B.C. Division Update
The month of January is coming to an end and three of five B.C. Division teams find themselves with a mini-break as each team is off until the weekend. The Kelowna Rockets and Vancouver Giants will each play a weekday game, the Rockets in Lethbridge against the Hurricanes and the […]
Draft Profile: Kyle Topping, Kelowna Rockets
When one gives the Kelowna Rockets roster a thorough glance, it is easy to notice a few of the Western Hockey League’s elite players. Dillon Dube: Calgary Flames second round pick in 2016. Cal Foote: Tampa Bay Lightning first round pick in 2017. Kole Lind: Vancouver Canucks second round pick in 2017. […]