In the Rockets’ first game at Prospera Place in over 600 days, the crowd welcomed their team back with an electric atmosphere. .@RocketsRocky is baaaaaaaaaack!! pic.twitter.com/KRPXWsQLpX — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) October 16, 2021 Due to current restrictions, Prospera Place could only sell half of its capacity. That means […]
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Looking back at the Kelowna Rockets last five drafts
We continue our look at the B.C. Division draft history with the Kelowna Rockets. The Rockets finished the 2020-21 season 10-5-1, good enough for third place in the B.C. Division. This season the Rockets do not have a first or a second-round pick in the WHL Prospects Draft. Their […]
BC Division gets start date and hub locations
The Western Hockey League’s BC Division has been granted approval to start on March 26. The teams will play out of two hubs. The Kamloops Blazers, Prince George Cougars and Vancouver Giants will be based out of Kamloops, while the Victoria Royals and Kelowna Rockets will be based out […]
BC Division approved by BC Government
It has been 356 days since the Victoria Royals beat the Kelowna Rockets 3-2 at Prospera Place. That was the last game any team played before the league shut down due to COVID-19. With all the other divisions having concrete start dates and setups, BC division teams were waiting […]
Commissioner Ron Robison discusses the many changes in the WHL
DubNetwork had the chance to talk with WHL Commissioner Ron Robison this week and discussed a variety of topics. Recently news came out that the WHL would be imposing new trade restrictions. The restrictions prohibit the WHL’s member clubs from trading signed 15-year-old and 16-year-old players. They also would only […]
Round 2 – Logo Competition
Part 1 of Round Two Matchup No. 9 Victoria, British Columbia’s first WHL team was the Victoria Cougars. Founded in 1962 as part of the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League the franchise would move into the British Columbia Junior Hockey League in 1967. In 1971 the team would join […]