This game did not have two points on the line, but don’t tell these teams that. Games between Kamloops and Kelowna are always hard fought, even in the preseason. In the first period Kelowna started the scoring by cashing in on a odd play. With Max Palaga out of the […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Rosters getting trimmed
As the second week of the preseason in the WHL gets rolling along, teams are starting to trim down their rosters. While a vast majority of players being removed from the rosters, are 15 or 16-year-olds, there will be a few veteran names included. Chiefs see Hamaliuk and Chenier leave […]
WHL Players off to NHL Camps
The beginning of the WHL season brings a lot of hope, and optimism for teams, fans and players. The Western Hockey League is always well represented at NHL training camps so it will come as no surprise that this year 115 WHL’ers will be making the best impressions they can at […]
Chizen ready to stand tall for Rockets
If the Kelowna Rockets feel there are some big shoes to fill on the backend this season, they have taken at least one giant step to fill the void. Like every other Western Hockey League team, the Rockets graduated their overage players at the end of last season. Indeed, in […]
Rockets Science – Catching up with Jason Smith
Catching up with Jason Smith The Kelowna Rockets have been very busy of late, with 98 hopefuls scrimmaging this past week during rookie camp. The organization has transitioned to main camp now, with upwards of 50 players in the mix. The 2018-19 Western Hockey League regular season is still about […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Silvertips sign Gibson; Rockets, Cougars, Raiders and Pats announce training camps
Gibson signs with Everett SIGNED // D Ty Gibson, WHL Standard Player Agreement. Welcome, Ty. #SilvertipCountry News: https://t.co/AMTX3hUwJX pic.twitter.com/xCCFFv2viU — Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) August 16, 2018 The Everett Silvertips announced on Thursday that the had signed their 2018 third-round WHL Bantam pick Ty Gibson to a standard player agreement. Gibson, […]
ROCKETS Science: Catching up with Lorne Frey
Catching up with Lorne Frey The Kelowna Rockets earned a banner last season, finishing seven points clear of the Victoria Royals to claim yet another B.C. Division title. Alas, that was a good as it would get for the Rockets, as the team was unceremoniously blasted out of the post-season […]
Daily Dose of Dub: McGauley headed to Swift Current; Dorsey signs with Tri-City
Dean Brockman makes his first deal #SCB bolster depth up front with acquisition of forward Colum McGauley from @Kelowna_Rockets. READ: https://t.co/4Lp4JRyxXa pic.twitter.com/9Kzvo6Qrus — SC Broncos (@SCBroncos) July 10, 2018 Swift Current added an older, veteran player to their roster by moving an eighth round bantam pick to the Kelowna Rockets […]
Bantam Draft history for each WHL team’s 2018 draft position
The WHL Bantam Draft is just three days away. It’s always fun to look at the past for each team in the draft and a good way of doing that is to look back at who each team took in past years with the pick number they have this year. […]
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 […]