The decision of a returning star helped cement the Kelowna Rockets plans for this year’s CHL Import Draft. Before the draft, the Rockets announced that Pavel Novak is returning for the 2021-22 season. The 13th overall pick at the 2019 edition of the CHL Import Draft led the Rockets […]
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Can Kelowna return as BC Division champions?
The Kelowna Rockets kick off their season on March 26th versus the Victoria Royals. Kelowna along with Kamloops will have an advantage going into this season as they are the hubs for the BC division. Knowing all the quirky bounce spots along the boards could provide Kelowna with a boost […]
World Juniors Recap: December 31st, 2020
On the last day of 2020, we learned the seeding of each team and who missed out on a spot in the quarterfinals. Here is the recap from December 31st, 2020. The Czech Republic versus Austria: The Czechs dominated Austria 7-0 to claim the last quarterfinals spot in Group […]
World Junior Recap: December 23rd, 2020
Day two of the pre-tournament saw two exciting matchups. Canada took on Russia while the Czech battled Slovakia. Here were the results from Wednesday. Canada versus Russia: Canada was able to sneak out a 1-0 win over Russia in their pre-tournament game. It was not all good news as […]
Rockets just rollin’ with the punches
Considering how many long days Western Hockey League general managers have spent trying to figure how to get their teams back on the ice, perhaps it’s ironic DUBNetwork spoke with Bruce Hamilton of the Kelowna Rockets on the shortest day of the year.
Daily Dose of the DUB: More World Junior Championship rosters named, Hagel returned to Blackhawks, more alumni news
Wolf named to Team USA’s WJC roster Introducing the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team! ??#USAWJC | #WorldJuniors Release: https://t.co/8gcJU0kyXj pic.twitter.com/tdXVe3j2MW — USA Hockey (@usahockey) December 12, 2020 Dustin Wolf (127GP, 88-31-6, 1.85GAA, .934sv% with Everett) was named to the roster of Team USA for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships. He […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: 11 named to Czech camp team, Schwebius loaned, Hockey Harvest 50/50
11 WHL players to attend Czech U20 Camp Here’s the roster for the Czech Republic #U20 training camp starting on Wednesday. The roster doesn’t include players who are currently with their Extraliga teams (Jiricek, Svozil, Klikorka, Suhrada, Mysak, Teply etc.)#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/HOmB1g3FZl — Czech Prospects (@CZprospects) November 9, 2020 The […]
Rockets gearing up for WHL opening night
PRESS RELEASE (KELOWNA, BC) With the announcement from the Western Hockey League Board of Governors on October 14, pegging Friday, January 8, 2021 as opening night for the WHL Regular Season, Kelowna Rockets President and General Manager Bruce Hamilton offered his thoughts in a release from the organization. It’s […]
Looking ahead to the 2020-21 WHL season: import situations
There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the 2020-21 WHL season as a whole. Will it start on time? Will it happen at all? Will import players be able to come back to North America? It will be a while before we get any clarity on these three questions […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL Central Scouting releases final rankings, Johnson signs with Moose and more
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau released their final rankings for the 2019-20 season on Wednesday featuring 52 WHLers