The Kamloops Blazers waltzed into Prospera Place last night for its sixth meeting of the year with the Kelowna Rockets. Despite going 0-5 so far this season, the upstart visitors gave the hosts everything they could handle. The Rockets, which lead the B.C. Division with a 38-18-4-2 record, scored twice […]
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Rockets earn another one-goal victory
The Seattle Thunderbirds battled their way into the snow bound Okanagan Valley, victims of a wonky bus, then forced the Kelowna Rockets to dig deep for an edgy one-goal victory on Friday night. Each of the combatants had plenty to play for in their fourth and final meeting of the […]
Anders the difference in Rebels second straight win
At this point in a lengthy season, it is hard to call Ethan Anders a rookie anymore. While the team has had its struggles, Anders has posted some pretty decent numbers this season outside of his win-loss record. Before appearing in his 30th game of the year his record stood […]
Rockets flush Royals in battle for first place
When the Kelowna Rockets and the Victoria Royals presented their starting lineups for an important B.C. Division game at Prospera Place, there appeared to be one significant mismatch. The Rockets pegged 15-year-old Cole Tisdale to start in goal. James Porter and Roman Basran are currently sidelined with injuries, and 19-year-old […]
Surging Giants edge Rockets
Given the five-year history between the Kelowna Rockets and Vancouver Giants, a period dominated by Kelowna in the win column, it might be hard to fathom tonight’s tilt at the Langley Events Centre could have been promoted as a battle for first place in the B.C. Division. Sure, the Giants […]
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 […]
Rockets dispatch pesky Hurricanes
Kelowna Rockets fans had better begin to think long and hard about sauntering into Prospera Place well after puck drop. You see, the home side has begun to make it a habit to score early and often. Another case in point – a pair of goals in the first 2:08 […]
Rockets win wild one over Giants
Carsen Twarynski couldn’t have felt too happy about the proceedings after 20 minutes of play at Prospera Place, with his Kelowna Rockets down 2-1 at the intermission. The 20-year-old forward who has been on a tear of late, found himself in the penalty box twice late in the frame. On […]