Kelowna Rockets return home to upgrades to their facility A couple of upgrades were made to Prospera Place while we were away. Find out what you can expect to see at tonight's game ⬇️ — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) January 24, 2020 The Memorial Cup hosts continue to make […]
Tag: Victoria Royals
Gameday Preview: Victoria Royals @ Brandon Wheat Kings
DUBNetwork game of the night: Victoria Royals (25-15-3-0) @ Brandon Wheat Kings (24-17-1-2) 7:30 PM CST In junior hockey, the focus is often on the players and not the coaches and managers. Tonight is one of the rare occasions to talk about the coaches. Specifically one coach: Dave Lowry. It […]
‘It’s been a lot of fun’: McCartney thrives in third full season with Wheat Kings
Ben McCartney played his ‘AAA’ hockey near his hometown of MacDonald, Manitoba, with the Central Plains Capitals program. In the end, he only completed one season with the Capitals. He then moved to the west coast as he joined the Okanagan Hockey Academy Bantam Prep team where he recorded 38 […]
Carson Miller heads to familiar territory with the Victoria Royals
As the Victoria Royals’ team bus heads off on a lengthy road trip east, its journey is taking Carson Miller to familiar territory. Miller will be a tour guide to some of his teammates that are less familiar with the prairies, including the team captain. Phillip Schultz, the native of […]
Overreaction Monday: Wheat Kings making a run at the East Division title
It’s the triumphant return of Overreaction Monday. This is where I take a look at the past week’s action and… well, overreact a bit. Sometimes it may be a fairly obvious point I am making and sometimes you will think I’m off my rocker. It is meant to be fun […]
Vancouver Giants ride dominant second period for 6-2 victory over the Victoria Royals
The second period was one to forget for the Victoria Royals, allowing four goals and being outshot by a whopping 23 to 3 by the Vancouver Giants. Royals starting goalie Adam Evanoff faced an onslaught, with Vancouver goals coming from Tyler Preziuso, Zack Ostapchuk, Eric Florchuk and Justin Sourdif. The […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: McAndrews gets one-game suspension, Oil Kings recall Latimer and more
Tri-City’s Bryan McAndrews received a one-game suspension for this knee-on-knee hit on Victoria’s Brayden Tracey.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Kindree out at least 10 weeks, Boyle has health scare and more
The Kelowna Rockets announced that forward Liam Kindree has undergone surgery to repair a broken collarbone and will be re-evaluated in 10 weeks’ time.
Thursday Thoughts: Volume 4
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to do Thursday Thoughts following the trade deadline (thanks airlines). I thought I might as well save them for this week and give a little bit of an opinion on the “Winners” and “Losers” of the trade deadline. Some of […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: McClennon out 8-10 weeks, Pats sign Armstrong and more
McClennon out 8-10 weeks UPDATE: Tough development for RW Connor McClennon, goal and points leader of @WHLWpgICE. McClennon will miss 8-10 wks with a broken collarbone. His return could coincide with the start of the #WHL playoffs. #WFP — Mike Sawatzky (@sawa14) January 15, 2020 According to Winnipeg Free Press […]