In comparison to last season, the Kelowna Rockets have managed a much more tolerable and invigorating start to the current campaign. At 5-3-1 through nine games, the Rockets occupy a much more lofty perch than their 2-9 standard a year ago at this time. In fact, the Rockets are tied […]
Tag: Liam Kindree
Blazers win back-to-back games on the road
Kamloops performed an exorcism of sorts on Friday evening by snapping a 10-game losing streak to the Everett Silvertips. The Silvertips, who hadn’t lost to the Blazers since January 31st, 2017, outscored the Blazers by a margin of 44-13 during that stretch. Everett jumped out to an early lead with […]
Flaming Hot Takes: 22 teams, 22 questions
With the season upon us, it’s time for my annual tour around the league. I’m going to pick out one subject for each team and say what it is that I’m looking for and why it’s important. At the end of the year I’ll look back and see what the […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets – Last Season: 28-32-6-2 (4th in B.C. Division) After a disastrous start last season that saw the Rockets sitting with a 4-10 record out of the gate, which was punctuated by the firing of then head coach Jason Smith, Kelowna continued to struggle with establishing consistency throughout the […]
Blazers sweep the weekend against divisional rivals
The Blazers closed out their opening preseason weekend with a 5-3 win against the Kelowna Rockets, earning them back-to-back victories after beating the Victoria Royals 9-1 on Saturday. Sunday’s game was a much more balanced attack against Kelowna, as all four lines chipped into the offence. Reese Belton, Connor Zary, […]
Rockets preparing for competitive training camp
As the Kelowna Rockets embark on what is destined to be a memorable Western Hockey League season, it would seem a contradiction of sorts exists. With the 2020 Memorial Cup scheduled for the Okanagan Valley in May, many supporters of the franchise have been suggesting an overhaul of the roster […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: BC advances to Quarters at CWG; Hofer named CHL Goaltender of the Week
Canada Winter Games Day 4: Team BC beat PEI 15-1 to advance to the Quarter-Finals. British Columbia: Brandon Wheat Kings prospect Jake Chiasson had four goals. Kamloops Blazers prospect Logan Stankoven had two goals and two assists. Kelowna Rockets prospect Trevor Wong had a goal and three assists. Swift Current Broncos prospect Finlay Williams had a hat trick. […]
Rockets hang on to defeat Cougars
What looked early on to be an absolute blowout became another tight, one-goal game at Prospera Place as the Kelowna Rockets hung on for a 6-5 win over the Prince George Cougars. By the time many of the 4,349 fans who braved the frigid Okanagan Valley temperatures settled into their […]
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 […]
WHL recap: Geekie’s hat-trick leads Americans over Tigers; Prince Albert and Swift Current notch wins
Prince Albert 3 Lethbridge 2 It was one of those nights where one team was going to get back on track after a couple close losses. This time it was the Prince Albert Raiders (13-13-5-2) who used two goals in the second period to take a 3-2 win over the visiting Lethbridge […]
