When the Kelowna Rockets and the Victoria Royals presented their starting lineups for an important B.C. Division game at Prospera Place, there appeared to be one significant mismatch. The Rockets pegged 15-year-old Cole Tisdale to start in goal. James Porter and Roman Basran are currently sidelined with injuries, and 19-year-old […]
Author: Glen Erickson
Rockets edge feisty Hurricanes
When the Lethbridge Hurricanes last blew into Prospera Place in the Okanagan Valley, the host Kelowna Rockets dispatched the visitors by a 7-4 count in November. This time around, the Hurricanes arrived following a roster overhaul, primarily due to Western Hockey League trade deadline deals that have changed the nucleus […]
Surging Giants edge Rockets
Given the five-year history between the Kelowna Rockets and Vancouver Giants, a period dominated by Kelowna in the win column, it might be hard to fathom tonight’s tilt at the Langley Events Centre could have been promoted as a battle for first place in the B.C. Division. Sure, the Giants […]
Rockets outlast game Chiefs
The Kelowna Rockets parlayed yet another quick start into a 7-4 victory over the visiting Spokane Chiefs on Wednesday. The Rockets are now 20-2-1-1 when leading after the first period. “We struggled with execution with the puck a little bit and made some mistakes in the defensive zone,” said Smith. […]
The WHL Trade Deadline: A Perspective
With only a couple of more days to go prior to the Western Hockey League trade deadline of January 10, here are some sober second thoughts. While the business of junior hockey makes for many “hot stove” type chat sessions among fans and pundits, the evolution of social media has […]
Rockets drop high-scoring affair to T-Birds
Seattle Thunderbirds crashed the party at Prospera Place on Friday evening, knocking off the Kelowna Rockets on a night when the 5,230 faithful were in a very celebratory mood. Midway through the first period, the building erupted when it was announced that Team Canada had claimed the gold medal at […]
Rockets edge spirited Americans
The previous three times the Kelowna Rockets and tri City Americans met prior to Wednesday’s tilt at Prospera Place, each was decided by one goal. In fact, two of the games required overtime. Last night, the Rockets managed a 5-4 victory in front of 5,187 fans, earning a split of […]
Rockets blank Blazers
In their second post-Christmas meeting and fourth of the current campaign, the Kelowna Rockets knocked off the Kamloops Blazers 3-0 in front of 4,310 spectators at the Sandman Centre. Veteran forward Kole Lind handled all of the scoring for the Rockets, his second hat trick and third three-point outing his […]
Rockets steal win on home ice
Through 65 minutes of play at Prospera Place, the Kelowna Rockets and Kamloops Blazers settled nothing, thanks mainly to an outstanding performance in goal by the Rockets James Porter. It took a fourth round shootout tally by Liam Kindree for the Rockets to emerge with a 2-1 victory on a […]
At the halfway mark: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams pretty much all arrived at the 36-game mark as the Christmas break in the schedule arrived. Regular season play starts up again tonight with 11 games on the slate. When we last collaborated about the B.C. Division, at the quarter pole in early November, the Victoria […]
