Kelowna Rockets (2016-17 season: 45-22-5-0: 90 points. Lost in the Western Conference Final to Seattle Thunderbirds) Expectations are always high in Kelowna, among the Rockets fan base and indeed, in both the front office and dressing room. The Rockets have won the Western Hockey League championship four times since the […]
Author: Glen Erickson
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Let the games begin! Tonight at Prospera Place, the Kelowna Rockets embark on the exhibition game portion of the pre-season, with a number of roster spots still up for grabs. Rookie camp and main camp are both in the books, with initial roster trimming taking place a couple of days […]
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In addition to the two combatants, there is another team in action at every Western Hockey League arena during junior hockey games. They are generally adorned in uniforms, with perhaps the most obvious member observed operating the zamboni prior to and during the games. But behind the scenes and during […]
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TRAINING CAMP HOPEFULS INVADE KELOWNA The Kelowna Rockets have won 93 regular season games over the past two years. Each edition of the team has reached the Western Conference final, only to succumb to the Seattle Thunderbirds on both occasions. The Rockets’ core group has certainly played plenty of hockey these […]
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The Kelowna Rockets released some exciting news this week about a core group of players from its 2016-17 roster. O Canada Kole Lind, who was selected in the second round, 33rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks at the 2017 NHL Draft, has been invited to the Sport Chek Development Camp in […]
B.C. Division teams look to replace productive imports
The CHL Import Draft has come and gone again, amid the usual curiosity and controversies. The seven players chosen by B.C. Division teams have a tough act to follow. They come in behind a host of imports that have had an enormous impact in recent years. Prince George Cougars With […]
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Cal Foote and Kole Lind selected at 2017 NHL Draft The NHL Draft came and went last weekend with a total of 33 Western Hockey League players selected over seven rounds. A total of seven players were chosen in the first round. The Kelowna Rockets had two players selected at […]
WHL playoffs: Western Conference Final – Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds
We will be previewing the conference final match-ups in an on-going series. While any best-of-seven series that ends in five games may, on the surface, appear to have been a cakewalk of sorts for the winning team, the Kelowna Rockets […]
WHL playoff second round preview: Portland Winterhawks vs Kelowna Rockets
We will be previewing each of the four second-round playoff match-ups in an on-going series. Here we have the matchup between Kelowna and Portland. For much of the regular season, a frequent topic of discussion was the quality of B.C. Division teams. It was an ultra-competitive division, where it seemed […]
DUBNetwork’s 2016-17 “All-20” WHL All-Star Team
The current rules allow each Western Hockey League team to include three 20-year-old players on their roster. These are seemingly interchangeable spots on a WHL roster throughout the season, often devoted to players with high-end skills or, perhaps just as important, high-end character. At 20 years of age, a WHL […]
