Overreaction of the week: Kelowna and Swift Current are feeling the pain after trading away top picks With the Kelowna Rockets recently being awarded the hosting duties for the 2020 Memorial Cup, the preparations have begun. Part of those preparations for the Rockets will be gearing up their 2019-20 team […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Farren lands with Rockets; Chiefs lose Gulka; Dube & Anderson-Dolan record NHL assists
Rockets bring in Farren TRADE ? Blades acquire draft pick from Kelowna for Farren ? | https://t.co/mqRNDYJC6y pic.twitter.com/PT5KofTVcF — Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) October 11, 2018 The Kelowna Rockets sent a third-round pick to the Saskatoon Blades on Thursday in exchange for forward Michael Farren. Farren, a Surrey, BC native, will […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Gally headed to Rockets; Philp has career night
Gally the odd overage player out in Medicine Hat TRADE: The @Kelowna_Rockets have acquired 20-year-old defenceman Dalton Gally from the @tigershockey. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/p6o7kLcu0M pic.twitter.com/qDLjpnZbOb — The WHL (@TheWHL) October 10, 2018 The Kelowna Rockets added a fourth overager on Wednesday, acquiring d-man Dalton Gally from the Medicine Hat […]
Victoria Royals Report- Kaid Oliver steps up; First road trip; Weekend recap
Kaid Oliver steps up Clutch Kaid? King Kaid? There must be a fitting moniker reflective of the quality of play Kaid Oliver is giving his team so far this season. Close followers of the Royals know that Oliver has always been a committed player, always trying to get better. “He’s […]
B.C. Division Update
With a couple of weekends now in the books, let’s have a look at the early returns in the B.C. Division, from worst to first. The Kelowna Rockets have played eight games so far, the first seven against divisional rivals. Four games have been played on home ice. Its 1-7-0-0 […]
Memorial Cup 2020: Kelowna
This is part of a three part series on DUBNetwork highlighting each of the three options for hosting the Memorial Cup in 2020. We will be running our articles in the same order the teams will be presenting their bids at the Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday: Kamloops, Kelowna, […]
Royals Report – Fast start, Series sweep, News and notes
The Victoria Royals keep finding ways to win. The Royals are off to a 4-0 start, winning games via shoot-outs, special teams, last minute heroics and third period comebacks. The team that many counted out of the race for this season is so far proving their skeptics wrong. Out fast […]
Blazers beat Rockets to open the season
The Kamloops Blazers and the Kelowna Rockets have a little history, to say the least. In recent memory, Kelowna has had the majority of the success in the rivalry but this is a new year. Early in the first period, the Blazers would strike on the power play off the […]
2018-19 WHL Season Previews: Kelowna Rockets
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 […]
Bruggen-Cate poised for big season in Kelowna
The current group of Kelowna Rockets forwards has probably heard just about enough chatter regarding the high-octane producers the organization graduated after last season. In a junior hockey market where very high expectations are annually the norm, comparisons are always inevitable. However this season, the fanbase may not necessarily be consumed […]