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Former Rockets Sign NHL Deals

Former Rockets Sign NHL Deals

Aug 6, 2005 / 8:00 am

Two former members of the Kelowna Rockets have inked deals with National Hockey League teams. Defenseman Brett Palin, the Rockets captain in 2004-05 has signed...

Rockets Alumni Weekend

Rockets"" Alumni Weekend

Jul 19, 2005 / 6:38 am

by Dana Soleski Although it seems like the WHL season only ended yesterday, it's already mid July and time for the Rockets' Annual Alumni Weekend. As per usual,...

Rockets Coach Steps Down

Rockets Coach Steps Down

Jul 12, 2005 / 10:26 am

Kelowna Rockets President and General Manager, Bruce Hamilton announced this morning that Assistant Coach, Larry Keating has informed the club of his...

Rockets For Breakfast

Rockets For Breakfast

Jul 5, 2005 / 6:15 am

The Kelowna Rockets Alumni are joining Enquiro for their 4th Annual "Calgary Stampede Pancake Breakfast" this Friday July 8th from 7am - 9 am. The breakfast,...

Rockets Release Blanar

Rockets Release Blanar

Jul 1, 2005 / 8:25 am

The Kelowna Rockets selected two players in the European draft, and that meant someone had to go. The odd man out was Michal Blanar, a 19 year old winger....

Rockets 2nd Round Pick

Rockets 2nd Round Pick

Jun 29, 2005 / 8:00 pm

The Kelowna Rockets have made their second selection from today's Canadian Hockey League Import Player Draft, Thomas Raffl of Austria. Raffl, a native of...

Rockets 1st Round Pick

Rockets 1st Round Pick

Jun 29, 2005 / 4:30 pm

The Kelowna Rockets have selected Alexander Edler of Sweden in today's Canadian Hockey League Import Player Draft. Edler, a native of Ostersund, Sweden is a...

Rockets Coaching Extensions

Rockets Coaching Extensions

Jun 1, 2005 / 4:39 pm

Kelowna Rockets President and General Manager, Bruce Hamilton announced earlier today that Head Coach-Jeff Truitt, Assistant Coach-Ryan Huska and team Athletic...

Tired Rockets Arrive Home

Tired Rockets Arrive Home

May 27, 2005 / 7:47 am

The Kelowna Rockets are finally home from the Memorial Cup after a five hour flight delay at London Airport. About 300 fans welcomed home the tired team at...

Rockets Season Over

Rockets Season Over

May 25, 2005 / 7:20 pm

Blake Comeau's 3rd period Wednesday typified the Kelowna Rockets 2005 Memorial Cup experience. After scoring twice early in the period to bring the Rockets to...

Rockets Task Simple

May 25, 2005 / 11:46 am

For the Kelowna Rockets, the task at hand is really simple. Beat Rimouski tonight (4pm PDT) and advance to play in at least a tiebreaker on Friday. Lose, and an...

Rockets Lose Game 2

May 23, 2005 / 6:47 pm

The Kelowna Rockets find themselves in a deep hole just two games into the 2005 Memorial Cup. The defending champions looked like a team that had played a...

Rockets Fall In Double OT

May 22, 2005 / 5:09 pm

For the first time all season, the Kelowna Rockets lost a game when leading after two periods of play. Elgin Reid scored a controversial goal 2:55 into the...

Rockets Begin Cup Defense

Rockets Begin Cup Defense

May 22, 2005 / 5:30 am

The Kelowna Rockets begin defense of their Memorial Cup championship this afternoon when they battle the Ontario Hockey League champion Ottawa 67's. It's the...

Rockets Add Goaltender

Rockets Add Goaltender

May 16, 2005 / 3:34 pm

The Western Hockey League has granted the Kelowna Rockets permission to have Everett Silvertips goaltender Mike Wall practice with the team during their...

Rockets WHL Champs

Rockets WHL Champs

May 13, 2005 / 10:05 pm

The Kelowna Rockets will get a chance to defend their Memorial Cup Championship. The Rockets dispatched of the Brandon Wheat Kings Friday night 8-3, winning the...

Rockets Win In OT

Rockets Win In OT

May 12, 2005 / 7:28 am

A couple of players who weren't in Kelowna to enjoy last years Memorial Cup championship were instrumental in putting the Rockets a win away from a chance to...

Rockets Fall In Brandon

Rockets Fall In Brandon

May 11, 2005 / 8:30 am

A 19 second span midway through the first period decided game three of the Western Hockey League final. Trailing 1-0, with the teams playing four-on-four, the...

Rockets Up Two

Rockets Up Two

May 7, 2005 / 10:14 pm

Don’t take this personally, but the Kelowna Rockets hope they don’t have to play before the home crowd at Prospera Place for the remainder of the 2005...

Rockets Feast On Wheaties

Rockets Feast On Wheaties

May 6, 2005 / 9:10 pm

The Kelowna Rockets have drawn first blood in their Western Hockey League championship series with the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Rockets won their fifth straight...

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