WHL News
Stankoven hat trick paces Blazers in lopsided 8-0 Game 1 win over Giants
Logan Stankoven and the Kamloops Blazers were looking to make a statement Friday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Vancouver Giants, and...
Several friendships will be renewed when the Rockets and T-Birds open their playoff series Friday
Some texts and phone calls were exchanged earlier this month when the Kelowna Rockets and Seattle Thunderbirds found out they would be first round playoff...
Prince Albert will sell select first in the 2023 WHL prospects draft
The Prince Albert Raiders will be sitting pretty when the 22 Western Hockey League teams meet up for the 2023 prospects draft May 11. The Raiders were the big...
Kelowna Rocket forward named to WHL's BC Division all-star team
Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall can add another accolade to his ever expanding trophy case. The 17-year-old was named to the BC Division's first...
Kelowna Rockets full of confidence heading into playoff series with Seattle
Not many people outside the Kelowna Rockets dressing room are giving them much of a chance in their first round Western Hockey League playoff series. The...
Andrew Cristall walked away with a handful of hardware from the Rockets year-end awards ceremony
"I don't take a day for granted. I love coming to the rink." Those words from Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall after, not surprisingly,...
Kelowna Rockets closed out the regular season with a home win over the Vancouver Giants
It wasn't pretty - not even close, but the Kelowna Rockets will put this one behind them and prepare for the post season. The Rockets built up a 4-0 lead...
Blazers close out regular season with 3-2 shootout loss to Cougars
Netminder Jesse Sanche made 15 saves on 17 shots in his WHL debut Saturday in Prince George as the Kamloops Blazers closed out the regular season with a 3-2...
Giants score in the dying seconds in come-from-behind win over Rockets
The Vancouver Giants waited until almost the last possible second to secure a come-from-behind win over the visiting Kelowna Rockets Friday night. Tied at 2-2...
Blazers surrender six straight, lose 7-2 to Cougars
The Kamloops Blazers surrendered a half-dozen consecutive goals Friday at Sandman Centre en route to a 7-2 loss to the Prince George Cougars in their final home...
Kelowna Rockets and Seattle Thunderbirds meet yet again in a post season series
The Kelowna Rockets now know the identity of their first round playoff opponent. The Rockets will face the Western Conference winning Seattle Thunderbirds in...
Blazers hang on for wild 6-5 win over first-place Thunderbirds
The Kamloops Blazers jumped out to a big lead and then held on for dear life Wednesday at Sandman Centre, earning a hard-fought 6-5 win over the first-place...
First-place T-Birds earn comeback win over visiting Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers surrendered four consecutive goals Tuesday in Kent, Wash, snapping their nine-game win streak with a 6-3 loss to the high-flying Seattle...
Logan Stankoven scored the overtime winner as Kamloops edged the Rockets 5-4
The Kelowna Rockets hoped to get more, but they will savour the single point and hope it's enough to keep their hopes of passing the Vancouver Giants in the...
Blazers extend streak to eight with 5-2 win over Rockets
The Kamloops Blazers fired 60 shots on goal Friday at Sandman Centre, extending their win streak to eight with a 5-2 victory over the Kelowna Rockets. Shea Van...
Rockets three game winning streak came to an end in Prince George
The Kelowna Rockets let a chance to pull closer to the Vancouver Giants slip through their fingers Wednesday night. The Rockets, battling the Giants for seventh...
Blazers nearly put up a dozen in lopsided win over cellar-dwelling Royals
Matthew Seminoff and Caedan Bankier combined for 14 points Wednesday at Sandman Centre where the Kamloops Blazers trounced the Victoria Royals 11-1. Seminoff...
Kelowna Rocket to have season-ending shoulder surgery
The Kelowna Rockets will be without the services of rookie defenceman Ismail Abougouche for the rest of the season. The 16-year-old will undergo shoulder...
Kelowna Rocket forward suspended four games for incident against Vancouver Giants
Kelowna Rockets forward Carson Golder will miss the next two games as a result of an incident last week against the Vancouver Giants. Golder was handed a five...
Kelowna Rockets needed extra time again in a win over Tri-City
The Kelowna Rockets didn't make it easy on themselves this weekend. For the third game in as many nights the Rockets needed to go beyond 60 minutes to...