Brandon 2 Kootenay 0 Logan Thompson and the Brandon Wheat Kings (10-6-0-1) had some excuses for dropping a 4-2 game to the Kootenay ICE (8-9-1-0) on Friday night. They were missing four defenseman and saw many penalties put their d-men present away in the penalty box. Instead of letting this […]
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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 […]
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 […]
2017-18 season previews: Kelowna Rockets
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 […]