The Kelowna Rockets power play was effective early and often on Saturday, enabling the team to forge ahead of the visiting Red Deer Rebels, establishing a lead it would not relinquish in a 5-2 win at Prospera Place. The Rockets improved to 10-6-2-1 on the season, good for second place […]
Author: Glen Erickson
Rockets win wild one over Giants
Carsen Twarynski couldn’t have felt too happy about the proceedings after 20 minutes of play at Prospera Place, with his Kelowna Rockets down 2-1 at the intermission. The 20-year-old forward who has been on a tear of late, found himself in the penalty box twice late in the frame. On […]
At the Quarter Pole: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams have pretty much all arrived at the 18-game mark, the “Quarter Pole” if you will. The current five-day break in the schedule for the annual CIBC Canada/Russia Series comes as a very welcome respite for all. Regular season play starts up again this weekend with at […]
Rockets extra effort rewarded against Americans
Thankfully for the Kelowna Rockets, the bad luck on Fridays in October at Prospera Place came to an end with a 4-3 overtime decision over the Tri City Americans. The Rockets played home games on the last three Fridays this month, losing the first two before the win over the Americans. […]
Winterhawks earn hard fought victory in Kelowna
Last weekend, the Kelowna Rockets and Portland Winterhawks combined for 19 goals in a pair of games in Oregon. However, on Friday night at Prospera Place, where there may have been some expectation of fireworks, the teams buckled down and played an entertaining, low-scoring match. For Kelowna, the 3-1 loss […]
Rockets Science
Ten games into the Western Hockey league schedule and the Kelowna Rockets sit precariously in second place in the BC Division with a record of 4-4-1-1, two points ahead of both the Prince George Cougars and Vancouver Giants. Following the Rockets home ice loss to the Calgary Hitmen last Friday […]
Hitmen steal one in Kelowna
Another home game in Kelowna, another loss for the Kelowna Rockets. The not-so-friendly confines of Prospera Place became the scene of a Calgary Hitmen victory Friday night, a decision the Rockets would dearly have loved to reverse. “It would have been nice to leave here tonight with a win,” said […]
Rockets Science
Six games into the Western Hockey league schedule and the Kelowna Rockets sit firmly in second place in the BC Division with a record of 4-1-0-1. A couple of sweeps, home-and-home against the Kamloops Blazers, then on the road against the Prince George Cougars account for the Rockets victories. Kelowna dominated […]
Royals serve notice in Kelowna
The Kelowna Rockets hosted the Victoria Royals at Prospera Place in an early season matchup between two teams yet to lose in regulation time. By many accounts, these are the teams likely to battle for top spot in the BC Division this season. And while the Rockets had hoped to […]
Rockets hammer Blazers in season opener
The Kelowna Rockets manhandled the Kamloops blazers on opening night at Prospera Place, jumping out to a 6-0 lead after two periods before settling for a 6-2 victory. “We had a really good start to the game,” said Kole Lind, the team’s leading scorer last season. “I thought we were […]