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Rockets score come from behind win

Rockets score come from behind win

Sep 27, 2008 / 8:57 pm

The start of the Kelowna Rockets home opener was delayed nearly 15 minutes. The Rockets themselves waited another 30 minutes before they got rolling. Kelowna...

Power-play fuels Rockets

Power-play fuels Rockets

Sep 26, 2008 / 9:34 pm

The Kelowna Rockets scored four times with the man advantage Friday in registering their first win of the young WHL season, beating the Kamloops Blazers 6-2....

Rockets seek first win

Rockets seek first win

Sep 26, 2008 / 12:00 pm

The Kelowna Rockets look for their first win of the young Western Hockey League season Friday night when they head into Kamloops to take on the Blazers. It's...

Lazaruk excited about Rockets

Lazaruk excited about Rockets

Sep 23, 2008 / 5:00 am

The Kelowna Rockets like what they have --- Kris Lazaruk likes what he sees. Together, the two hope the 20-year-old net minder is a major contributor in a long...

Rockets open 0-2

Rockets open 0-2

Sep 21, 2008 / 8:37 pm

Kelowna Rockets would rather forget their season opening road trip through the U.S. Division. Just 24 hours after losing their season opener in Tri-City, the...

Rockets thin going into opener

Rockets thin going into opener

Sep 20, 2008 / 5:00 am

The Kelowna Rockets will be short on defensive experience when they roll into Tri-Cities to open the Western Hockey League season Saturday. The Rockets will be...

Rockets delay naming captains

Rockets delay naming captains

Sep 19, 2008 / 5:00 am

The Kelowna Rockets will head into the Western Hockey League season without a permanent set of captains. Rockets head coach Ryan Huska says with so many key...

Rockets end pre season with loss

Rockets end pre season with loss

Sep 13, 2008 / 10:12 pm

Any similarity between the line-up the Kelowna Rockets iced Saturday and the one which is expected to start the regular season is purely coincidental. The...

Rockets seventh in CJHL rankings

Rockets seventh in CJHL rankings

Sep 12, 2008 / 6:00 am

Polls usually don't mean much. Especially when they are pre-season polls, published before any meaningful games are played. Despite this, Bruce Hamilton and the...

Rockets ready for pre-season

Rockets ready for pre-season

Sep 5, 2008 / 11:00 am

The exhibition season couldn't have come quick enough for the Kelowna Rockets. While 17 of the league's 22 teams have already seen pre-season action, the...

Rockets release schedule

Rockets release schedule

Aug 7, 2008 / 12:21 pm

The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce their 2008-2009 regular season schedule. The Rockets will open up with three games on the road beginning Saturday,...

Rockets busy during import draft

Rockets busy during import draft

Jun 26, 2008 / 4:30 pm

The Kelowna Rockets were busy during Thursday's Canadian Hockey League import draft. Rockets General Manager, Bruce Hamilton swung a pair of deals Thursday,...

Rockets get offensive in WHL draft

Rockets get offensive in WHL draft

May 1, 2008 / 5:00 pm

Kelowna Rockets General Manager, Bruce Hamilton, played the role of wheeler/dealer at Thursday's Western Hockey League Bantam Draft in Calgary. Holding the 10th...

Rockets move up in draft rating

Rockets move up in draft rating

Apr 25, 2008 / 5:00 am

With the NHL entry draft still two months away, two members of the Kelowna Rockets have seen their stock rise. Defencemen Tyler Myers and Luke Schenn both moved...

T-Birds eliminate Rockets

T-Birds eliminate Rockets

Apr 1, 2008 / 9:33 pm

Lindsay Nielsen scored shorthanded and the Kelowna Rockets failed to score on numerous power-play chances as the Seattle Thunderbirds ended the Rockets season...

Rockets force game seven

Rockets force game seven

Mar 29, 2008 / 7:22 pm

Kelowna Rockets, desperate for a win to keep their season alive, played like a desperate team against the Seattle Thunderbirds Saturday at Prospera Place. The...

Rockets facing elimination

Rockets facing elimination

Mar 29, 2008 / 5:00 am

The Kelowna Rockets will be fighting for their playoff lives Saturday as they entertain the Seattle Thunderbirds in game six of their best-of-seven WHL Western...

T-Birds edge Rockets in OT

T-Birds edge Rockets in OT

Mar 24, 2008 / 11:00 pm

It's deja vu all over again for the Kelowna Rockets and Seattle Thunderbirds. After losing the opening two games of their best-of-seven series at home, the...

Rockets sweep first two on the road

Rockets sweep first two on the road

Mar 22, 2008 / 10:00 pm

The Kelowna Rockets got better than a split from their opening two playoff games in Seattle. The Rockets won the opening two games in their best-of-seven WHL...

Rockets edge T-Birds, take game one

Rockets edge T-Birds, take game one

Mar 21, 2008 / 10:30 pm

The Kelowna Rockets did something Friday they weren't able to do all season long, beat the Seattle Thunderbirds in regulation time. The Rockets got two goals...

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