The city of Kelowna has become used to the Rockets winning tradition, testimony to which are the myriad of banners that adorn the rafters at Prospera Place. The Rockets have missed the Western Hockey League playoffs only once in the past 16 seasons. The organization has also been a steady […]
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Americans first team to advance in playoffs with the sweep of the Rockets
Kennewick, Wa. For the first time since 2012, the Tri-City Americans are moving on to the second round of the WHL playoffs. Thursday night, Tri-City completed the sweep of the B.C. Division champion Kelowna Rockets. The always rambunctious crowd at Toyota Center was the loudest they have been in quite some […]
Americans push Kelowna to the brink with 5-3 victory
(Kennewick, Wa.) Both the Tri-City Americans and Kelowna Rockets are in unfamiliar territory right now. Twice over the past three seasons, the Americans have played in elimination games in Game 4 of their first round series. They were, however, the ones looking to stave off elimination. The Kelowna Rockets on […]
Ams win shootout – lead series 2-0
Tri City and Kelowna combine for 16 goals Nolan Yaremko scored three times to pace the Tri-City Americans nine-goal onslaught against the Kelowna Rockets on Saturday night in an unlikely 9-7 road win. The Americans now hold a 2-0 series lead as the teams head back to Kennewick, Washington for […]
WHL Playoff Previews: Kelowna Rockets vs Tri-City Americans
Season Series: Kelowna 2-1-1-0 Tri-City 2-1-1-0 October 17th, 2017 / KEL 1 at TC 2 October 27th, 2017 / TC 3 at KEL 4 OT November 1st, 2017 / KEL 3 at TC 4 OT January 3rd, 2018 / TC 4 at KEL 5 Leading Scorers season series: Kelowna: Carson […]
Chiefs double up on Rockets; Win 5th in a row
The Spokane Chiefs continued their winning ways on the road Saturday night, dispatching the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place by a 4-2 count. It was a big night for 20-year-old forward Hudson Elynuik, who scored three times and added an assist for a four-point night. The Chiefs, with former Rockets […]
Cougars sweep two-game set with Rockets
Prince George 7 Kelowna 6 This is why the games are played. Anyone looking at the two-game set Tuesday and Wednesday at the Canalta Centra between the Prince George Cougars (22-33-4-4) and Kelowna Rockets (38-20-4-2), would have expected that Kelowna would take both games and strengthen their lead atop the B.C. […]
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 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 […]