The Kelowna Rockets parlayed yet another quick start into a 7-4 victory over the visiting Spokane Chiefs on Wednesday. The Rockets are now 20-2-1-1 when leading after the first period. “We struggled with execution with the puck a little bit and made some mistakes in the defensive zone,” said Smith. […]
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Bean-less Hitmen suffer glancing blow
A tumultuous week for the Calgary Hitmen ended on and unfortunate deflection in front of their own net with 9:28 remaining in regulation. Playing five games in seven days is a lot to handle, but other teams go through the same quirks at some point throughout the season. What most […]
WHL Monthly Records
December 2017 Overall Moose Jaw – 13 10-1-1-1 22 Everett – 12 10-2-0-0 20 Vancouver – 11 8-2-1-0 17 Kelowna – 11 8-3-0-0 16 Seattle – 11 7-2-2-0 16 Brandon – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Saskatoon – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Swift Current – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Tri City […]
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 […]
WHL recap: Thunderbirds come back; Tendeck gets revenge on Silvertips
Seattle 5 Spokane 4 The Spokane Chiefs (19-14-1-2) and Seattle Thunderbirds (16-14-4-1) have played only two types of games over their first four meetings this year. They have exchanged blowout wins and played one tightly contested affair leading into their game in Kent, Washington on Friday night. Friday’s game looked well on […]
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 […]
Rockets steal win on home ice
Through 65 minutes of play at Prospera Place, the Kelowna Rockets and Kamloops Blazers settled nothing, thanks mainly to an outstanding performance in goal by the Rockets James Porter. It took a fourth round shootout tally by Liam Kindree for the Rockets to emerge with a 2-1 victory on a […]
At the halfway mark: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams pretty much all arrived at the 36-game mark as the Christmas break in the schedule arrived. Regular season play starts up again tonight with 11 games on the slate. When we last collaborated about the B.C. Division, at the quarter pole in early November, the Victoria […]
Christmas Wish List
Below is a satirical look at the Christmas Wish for each of the 22 WHL teams. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the fans, the office staff, the hockey staff and most of all the players of the Western Hockey League. Brandon Wheat Kings – More of the […]
Rockets Science
The Kelowna Rockets played .500 hockey on its eventful road trip through the Western Hockey League’s East Division. After three wins in six starts, the team returned to the Okanagan Valley and now it’s time for the Christmas break in the WHL schedule. Or, perhaps these few days off are […]