DUB Update The Western Hockey League announced today the postponement of this Saturday's WHL Regular Season game between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Prince Albert Raiders. DETAILS | https://t.co/wb46xWD84M pic.twitter.com/inWBqp4y0R — The WHL (@TheWHL) January 28, 2022 Saturday’s Prince Albert Raiders vs. Brandon Wheat Kings game has been postponed […]
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Power Pellets, Ghosts and Pac-Man
Power Pellets Pac-Man eating ghosts, remember the video game? Eat the little dots, get the ghosts chasing you, eat a power pellet and then chase the ghosts. Simple, right? Nolan Maier of the @BladesHockey has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week after recording a 0.955 save percentage in […]
Red light, green light
Red Light, Green Light, for those who remember playing that game as a child. Red Light After watching the new Netflix series Squid Game, I was reminded of this childhood game. The concept for those unaware is very simple. When you hear green light, you walk or run forward. Upon […]
Blades preseason before and after
Before it all starts The long wait, to return to regular season hockey, is closing in quickly. After making several cuts at the conclusion of training camp, the Pac-Men focused on preseason play. To start the preseason, a pair of back-to-back games against the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings proved to […]
Rockets and Blades pull off big trade
The Kelowna Rockets and Saskatoon Blades pulled off a headline-grabbing trade today. The Blades sent Chicago Blackhawks prospect Colton Dach to the Rockets for centre Trevor Wong. The Rockets have acquired @NHLBlackhawks prospect Colton Dach from @BladesHockey in exchange for centre Trevor Wong. Details➡️ https://t.co/M2poSUGqky#blackhawks pic.twitter.com/0QVYgluT4D — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) […]
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 […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Tri-City team activities suspended, first goals, and more!
Western Hockey League announces suspension of Tri-City Americans team activities The WHL has announced the suspension of team activities for the Tri-City Americans. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/KUPBxqDKWv pic.twitter.com/wAvF0tL90V — The WHL (@TheWHL) April 17, 2021 Following the findings of a positive COVID-19 test in a player on the Tri-City Americans, […]
Kelowna Rockets 2020 Bantam Draft recap
It was an historic day for the Kelowna Rockets organization when the brain trust convened April 22 to conduct its 2020 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. For Lorne Frey, now 70 years of age, it was his final day with the Rockets in his role as assistant general manager […]
Victoria Royals sink the Kelowna Rockets in a shootout for Pink in the Rink night
The Victoria Royals came from behind to take a 4-3 shootout victory over the Kelowna Rockets Saturday night. Down two goals to the Rockets, Royals forward Brayden Tracey scored late in the second period and early in the third to draw the teams even. From there, it took a shootout […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Greig handed two game suspension, Rockets-Blazers rivalry heats up and more
Brandon’s Ridly Greig was given a two-game suspension for this hit Red Deer’s Byron Fancy.