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Kelowna Rockets

Kelowna and Kamloops well represented on Canada Russia Series roster

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two Kamloops natives and two Kelowna Rockets will be playing for Team WHL in the 2015 Canadian Hockey League Canada Russia Series next month. Kamloops natives Ryan Gropp, Seattle Thunderbirds, and Joe Hicketts, Victoria Royals, both made the cut, as did Kelowna Rockets teammates Rourke Chartier of Saskatoon and Nick Merkley of Calgary....

Rockets player selected to national U-18 team

KELOWNA – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced its National Men’s Summer Under-18 roster that will compete at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup next week. Of the 22 players selected, 12 currently play in the WHL. Kelowna Rockets forward Dillon Dube, who will be going into his second season with...

Rockets new head coach has a winning history

KELOWNA – After nearly a month-long search, the Kelowna Rockets have a new head coach. Brad Ralph, the former head coach of the Idaho Steelheads, has been signed to a three-year contract, Rockets president and general manager Bruce Hamilton announced Tuesday, Aug. 4. Ralph, 34, was a finalist for East Coast Hockey League Coach of...

Kelowna Rockets raise thousands to help kids with autism play hockey

KELOWNA – Players, coaches, scouts and fans of the Kelowna Rockets helped raise more than $15,000 to help children with autism enter hockey programs Friday morning. The sold out Rockets Alumni Foundation 15th Annual Golf Tournament teed off July 17 as they attempt to raise $100,000 over the next three years for the Canucks Autism...

Another Rockets’ coach heading to the NHL

KELOWNA – Kelowna Rockets head coach Dan Lambert has resigned his position to become an assistant coach with the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres. Only head coach for a year, Lambert led the Rockets to the 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup and Western Hockey League Championship this past season. “This was a decision that was very...

UPDATE: Two Kelowna Rockets picked in NHL entry draft

KELOWNA - Kelowna Rockets forward Nick Merkley and defenceman Devante Stephens are NHL Draft picks after the conclusion of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. After Merkley was a first round selection by the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night, at 30th overall, defenceman Devante Stephens was drafted on Saturday morning during the conclusion of the draft. Stephens...

Heroes welcome for Kelowna Rockets

KELOWNA – Around 100 fans lined the VIP entrance to Prospera Place this afternoon to welcome home the second best team in Canadian Hockey League. The Kelowna Rockets charter bus rolled up to their home arena Monday, June 1 just before 2 p.m. to throngs of flag-waving, jersey-wearing fans of all ages. As they got...

Welcome home the Rockets at Prospera Place this afternoon

KELOWNA – The end result of the 2015 CHL Memorial Cup may not have been exactly what they were hoping for but fans of the Kelowna Rockets are sure to be on hand this afternoon to welcome home the second best team in the league. The Rockets lost 2-1 in overtime Sunday, May 31, despite...

MEMORIAL CUP: Rockets face Remparts in semi-final

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The Kelowna Rockets and Quebec Remparts will meet for the second time at the 2015 Memorial Cup tonight when the teams play in the semi-final game at Le Colisee in Quebec City. The Rockets lost to the Remparts 4-3 last Friday in its opening game of the tournament and advanced to...

Kelowna going to Memorial Cup semi-finals

KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets finished round robin play in Quebec with one win and two losses but were still able to secure a berth in the Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup semi-final round thanks to owning a better average of goals-for and goals-against. The Rockets beat Rimouski Oceanic earlier this week but fell to...

Rockets fined for “negative comments” about Memorial Cup refs, CHL says

QUEBEC CITY, Que. – Someone in the Kelowna Rockets organization didn’t like the job the referees did in Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Quebec Remparts at the Memorial Cup at the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City. The Canadian Hockey League has fined the Rockets $500 for “negative comments regarding officiating” made to a member of...

Rockets grab son of former NHLer in bantam draft

KELOWNA – The Kelowna Rockets have picked the son of former NHLer Adam Foote with its first selection at the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft in Calgary. Nolan Foote, a 6’1” and 150-lbs forward, was selected in the second round of the draft and 43rd overall. “Nolan is the player we wanted all along,” Rockets...

Kelowna Rockets advance to WHL final

The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Portland Winterhawks 8-4 on Sunday afternoon in Portland, winning the WHL Western Conference Final in six games. The Rockets won three straight games in the series, erasing a 2-1 series deficit and advancing to the WHL Western Conference Final where they will take on the Brandon Wheat Kings. Madison Bowey...

Rockets strike back against Portland; Series down to best of three

The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 on Wednesday night at the Moda Center in Portland, tying up the WHL Western Conference Final at two games apiece, heading to game five on Friday, back in Kelowna. The Rockets earned a split of two games in Portland with a tight and entertaining win over the...

Rockets fall to Winterhawks in game three

KELOWNA - The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Kelowna Rockets 7-3 on Tuesday night in Portland, taking a two-games-to-one lead in the WHL Western Conference final. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and added two assists while Nic Petan had three assists to key the Hawks offence. Portland was 4-for-8 on the power play while the Rockets were...