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On Monday, July 30th over 100 players from 4 countries will descend on the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, BC to start the arduous journey of successfully making their nations World Junior squad. The World Junior Summer Showcase is a short 11-game tournament consisting of six teams: Canada, USA (both bring split […]
It’s hard to imagine how any team could see a drastic improvement in their special team play after subtracting their top defensive unit and leading scorer. But that’s exactly what the Calgary Hitmen accomplished last month. Their penalty kill lacked execution and owned percentage at 63.4 per cent in November. […]
The Swift Current Broncos thrilled the home crowd in a stunning comeback in the first game after the holiday break. Even though 2,644 Swift Current Bronco fans have had their fair share of watching Tyler Steenbergen play for Team Canada in the pre-tournament and preliminary round of the World Junior […]
Western Hockey League teams pretty much all arrived at the 36-game mark as the Christmas break in the schedule arrived. Regular season play starts up again tonight with 11 games on the slate. When we last collaborated about the B.C. Division, at the quarter pole in early November, the Victoria […]
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 […]
Jakob Stukel wanted it early. Luke Coleman threw pucks to the net hoping to get a lucky bounce. Jake Bean had a great look at, but passed up an opportunity at it. The Calgary Hitmen came out flying, as they were competing against each other for the rights to the […]
As the Kelowna Rockets get ready for it six-game road trip through the Western Hockey League’s East division, the team sits firmly in second place in the B.C. Division with a record of 17-8-2-1. The Rockets are one of only six teams so far with less than 10 regulation losses […]
Despite the scoreboard reading a respectable “5-3” when time expired at Prospera Place in Kelowna, the issue was never in doubt as the Kelowna Rockets defeated the Prince George Cougars on Wednesday night. It was the Rockets ninth straight win on home ice and improved the team’s record to 15-8-2-1 […]
The Kelowna Rockets announced after its 5-3 win at Prospera Place that 19-year-old forward Kole Lind has been diagnosed with mononucleosis. The news, delivered post-game by general manager Bruce Hamilton, is not necessarily all bad for Lind and the Rockets. “We have been informed by the medical team that he […]
The CHL Import Draft is interesting in that teams and players are essentially gambling on each other. It helps teams to know a scout or someone who has seen a European player play. That wasy they know a little about what they are getting. Likewise, it helps players to talk […]
