Blazers defenceman suspended Blazers D Joonas Sillanpaa takes 6th Blazer suspension of the season. One game for slashing major last night. Will miss tonite’s action in Langley. — Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) January 12, 2019 Kamloops Blazers defenceman Joonas Sillanpaa was given a one game suspension for the slashing major he received last […]
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WHL trade deadline – team by team – Western Conference
The last couple of weeks since the roster freeze was lifted have been eventful. Lets take a look at what each team did over that span and where that sets them up for the rest of the season and beyond. Now the Western Conference. Everett Silvertips 32-8-1-1-66 points. They have […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Trade deadline passes; Pats staying put; Raiders, Rockets make other roster changes
Trade Deadline passes Thursday’s trade deadline has come and gone after eleven deals were made which included 16 players and 14 draft picks. Since the new year, we have seen 29 deals compared to last year’s 41 trades. To see all the details on this year’s trades, take a look […]
Kyle Topping: Key leader for Rockets
The current edition of the Kelowna Rockets continues to play inconsistent hockey during this topsy-turvy Western Hockey League irregular season. Yet strangely, the long view would suggest the team is likely playoff bound which would be an enormous achievement. After all, the Rockets completely soiled the sheets out of the […]
Blazers snag two points off Rockets
At about 9:30pm last night the Kamloops Blazers were losing a hard fought game against the Spokane Chiefs. That game, was played in Spokane, Washington. Around the same time, the Kelowna Rockets were losing, at home, to the Prince George Cougars. Both teams needed to throw those lost two points […]
Flaming Hot Takes – Trade Deadline Edition
The January 10th deadline is rapidly approaching and a number of teams will be deciding whether they are buyers or sellers. Some teams are clearly in one or the other category while others will have tougher decisions to make, especially considering the returns we have already seen for players who […]
Kelowna Rockets Mid-Season Review
To suggest the current campaign has been a tumultuous one for the Kelowna Rockets would be an understatement. Although the team sits in second place in the B.C. Division, arguably the weakest in the Western Hockey League this season, the Rockets have amassed a record of 16-17-2. It’s a far […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Swetlikoff signs with Kelowna; Aubin inks with Swift Current; Jokiharju with Finland; Glass shines in World Juniors exhibition game
Rockets sign the elusive Swetlikoff The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce the signing of Kelowna product, Alex Swetlikoff to a standard @TheWHL Player Agreement. Welcome to the Rockets @aswet90! ? Details ➡️ https://t.co/mTAQqo6OXz pic.twitter.com/Pp5PKMQFkt — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) December 19, 2018 -Two previous WHL teams tried and failed to […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: A Bronco……stays a Bronco; Jones makes NHL debut; Alumnus almost finds way into an NHL game; Fyten scores in Oil Kings debut
Lacombe signs with Broncos #SCB sign @HumboldtBroncos defenceman Chase Lacombe to a #WHL Standard Player Agreement. The 16-year-old has three assists in 29 games for Humboldt. — SC Broncos (@SCBroncos) December 15, 2018 Chase Lacombe is staying a Bronco…..the 2002 defenceman signed a standard WHL player agreement with the Swift […]
TODAY’S GAMEDAY PREVIEW: Wednesday, December 12th
Feature Game of the Night: Kelowna Rockets @ Lethbridge Hurricanes 7:00 MST Today’s feature game is between the Kelowna Rockets (15-15-2-0) and the Lethbridge Hurricanes (15-9-4-2). After playing three games against one another last year, all won by Kelowna, Wednesday’s contest is their only matchup this year. The Rockets have […]