Six games into the Western Hockey league schedule and the Kelowna Rockets sit firmly in second place in the BC Division with a record of 4-1-0-1. A couple of sweeps, home-and-home against the Kamloops Blazers, then on the road against the Prince George Cougars account for the Rockets victories. Kelowna dominated […]
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Royals serve notice in Kelowna
The Kelowna Rockets hosted the Victoria Royals at Prospera Place in an early season matchup between two teams yet to lose in regulation time. By many accounts, these are the teams likely to battle for top spot in the BC Division this season. And while the Rockets had hoped to […]
2017 U16 rosters announced
The rosters for the 2017 U16 WHL Cup were announced and nearly every WHL team had a draft pick named. Let’s take a look at those 2002-born players that will be participating in the WHL Cup in Calgary later this month. U-16 Oct 18-22, 2017 in Calgary, Alb BC […]
‘Round the ‘DUB
(in an on-going feature we will use this space to bring you up to date on some of the news and notes from around the WHL) The Western Hockey League opened their 2017-18 regular season Sept. 22 with eight games. The line combos as well as our own game tracker […]
Rockets hammer Blazers in season opener
The Kelowna Rockets manhandled the Kamloops blazers on opening night at Prospera Place, jumping out to a 6-0 lead after two periods before settling for a 6-2 victory. “We had a really good start to the game,” said Kole Lind, the team’s leading scorer last season. “I thought we were […]
2017-18 season previews: Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets (2016-17 season: 45-22-5-0: 90 points. Lost in the Western Conference Final to Seattle Thunderbirds) Expectations are always high in Kelowna, among the Rockets fan base and indeed, in both the front office and dressing room. The Rockets have won the Western Hockey League championship four times since the […]
Rockets Science
Let the games begin! Tonight at Prospera Place, the Kelowna Rockets embark on the exhibition game portion of the pre-season, with a number of roster spots still up for grabs. Rookie camp and main camp are both in the books, with initial roster trimming taking place a couple of days […]
Rockets Science
In addition to the two combatants, there is another team in action at every Western Hockey League arena during junior hockey games. They are generally adorned in uniforms, with perhaps the most obvious member observed operating the zamboni prior to and during the games. But behind the scenes and during […]
Rockets Science
TRAINING CAMP HOPEFULS INVADE KELOWNA The Kelowna Rockets have won 93 regular season games over the past two years. Each edition of the team has reached the Western Conference final, only to succumb to the Seattle Thunderbirds on both occasions. The Rockets’ core group has certainly played plenty of hockey these […]
B.C. U16 shortlist roster announced
Last week Hockey Alberta announced their shortlist and it was stock full of WHL drafted talent. This week B.C. Hockey made their shortlist official. The group will be evaluated while with their club teams and then whittled down to a group of 20 that will represent the British Columbia province […]
