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Rockets woes continue

Rockets woes continue

Feb 3, 2008 / 5:00 am

For the second time in two nights, the Kelowna Rockets fell behind early and couldn't recover. The Chilliwack Bruins scored three times in a span of two minutes...

Hurricanes blast Rockets

Hurricanes blast Rockets

Feb 1, 2008 / 10:00 pm

Zach Boychuk got the better of Luke Schenn in a battle of World Junior teammates Friday at Prospera Place. Boychuk had two goals and two assists, leading the...

Rockets snap losing skid

Rockets snap losing skid

Jan 30, 2008 / 9:19 pm

Kelowna Rockets got secondary scoring on a night when they had to have it. With Jamie Benn out with an ankle injury and Colin Long seeing limited ice time with...

Rockets entertain Silvertips

Rockets entertain Silvertips

Jan 30, 2008 / 8:00 am

The Kelowna Rockets are back home from a less than successful two game road trip. The Rockets fell 4-0 in Swift Current and 4-3 in a shootout to Medicine Hat....

Rockets fall in overtime

Rockets fall in overtime

Jan 27, 2008 / 5:00 am

The Medicine Hat Tigers got a semblance of revenge against the Kelowna Rockets Saturday night. Nearly seven weeks after Tyler Myers delivered an overtime dagger...

Rockets lay egg in Swift Current

Jan 26, 2008 / 6:00 am

After scoring 16 goals in two games against the Western Hockey League doormats, the Kelowna Rockets came up dry against some stiffer competition. The Rockets...

Rockets rout Winter Hawks

Rockets rout Winter Hawks

Jan 23, 2008 / 10:00 pm

Twenty-nine scoring points in two games --- and they don't even have a nickname. The Rockets number one unit of Colin Long, Brady Leavold and Jamie Benn stole...

High flying Rockets host Hawks

High flying Rockets host Hawks

Jan 23, 2008 / 10:47 am

The Kelowna Rockets lead the Western Hockey League in goals scored. The Portland Winter Hawks are dead last in goals allowed. One might think the Rockets, in...

Top line leads Rockets

Top line leads Rockets

Jan 19, 2008 / 10:00 pm

The Western Hockey League's number one line played like it and then some Saturday, leading the Kelowna Rockets to a convincing 6-3 victory over the Prince...

Rockets squeak past Bruins

Rockets squeak past Bruins

Jan 18, 2008 / 10:00 pm

Evan Bloodoff converted a two-on-nothing breakaway four minutes into the third period leading the Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Chilliwack...

Rockets win streak snapped

Rockets win streak snapped

Jan 15, 2008 / 9:18 pm

The streak is over. Kamloops Blazers scored three goals in a span of three and a half minutes early in the second period in a 5-3 victory over the Kelowna...

Numbers tell Rockets story

Numbers tell Rockets story

Jan 15, 2008 / 5:00 am

What a difference a year makes. Just a year removed from the worst season in franchise history, the Kelowna Rockets have turned things around and then some. The...

Rockets run streak to seven

Rockets run streak to seven

Jan 12, 2008 / 11:00 pm

Cody Almond and Jamie Benn each had three points to lead the Kelowna Rockets to a 5-2 victory over the Prince George Cougars. The win was the seventh in a row...

Rockets hang eleven on PG

Rockets hang eleven on PG

Jan 12, 2008 / 5:00 am

Bruce Hamilton paid his players the greatest compliment by sticking with who he had at the Western Hockey League trade deadline. The Kelowna Rockets paid back...

Jr Rockets drop opener

Jr Rockets drop opener

Jan 10, 2008 / 5:00 am

It took the Colorado Thunderbirds about 30 minutes to get their hockey legs. Once they did, the team from Littleton, Colorado were unstoppable, scoring five...

Rockets tame Bruins

Rockets tame Bruins

Jan 9, 2008 / 10:00 pm

Luke Schenn and Tyson Barrie made a triumphant return to the Kelowna Rockets line-up. Both returned to the active roster Wednesday as the Kelowna Rockets dumped...

Rockets dump new look Blazers

Rockets dump new look Blazers

Jan 6, 2008 / 6:00 am

The Kelowna Rockets have started to fire on all four cylinders. After dropping two straight following the holiday break, the Rockets have reeled off four in a...

Top honour for Rockets Long

Top honour for Rockets Long

Jan 3, 2008 / 6:00 am

The play of Kelowna Rockets forward Colin Long has caught the attention of the Western Hockey League. Long, 18, has been named the WHL Player of the Month for...

Rockets open 08 with win

Rockets open 08 with win

Jan 2, 2008 / 9:30 pm

Colin Long extended his point streak to seven games Wednesday, leading the Kelowna Rockets to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Vancouver Giants. Long, the...

Rockets end 2007 with win

Rockets end 2007 with win

Jan 1, 2008 / 6:00 am

Cody Almond hopes 2008 starts as well as 2007 ended. Almond registered the Gordie Howe hat-trick Monday, scoring twice, adding an assist and a fight in the...

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