WHL News
WHL eliminates fan contact
The Western Hockey League is asking teams to avoid unnecessary contact with teammates, opponents, officials and fans as fears over the spread of the coronavirus...
Rockets weather late storm
Seems the Kelowna Rockets learned a little something from a third period implosion nearly a month ago against Calgary. That afternoon, the Rockets blew a 5-1...
Rockets clinch playoff berth
The Kelowna Rockets have known for some time they'd be playing for the Memorial Cup. But, it took them until game 61 of the regular season to officially...
Rocket Comrie out for year
The Kelowna Rockets have lost the services of defenceman Sean Comrie for the balance of the season. Comrie, who has missed the past 12 games with a shoulder...
Mallette no longer interim
Bruce Hamilton didn't have to look far to find the man who will guide the Kelowna Rockets through next season. Kris Mallette, who was named interim head...
Tips put down Rockets
The Everett Silvertips completely shut down the Kelowna Rockets Saturday. The Rockets, playing their fourth game in five days, were held to a season-low 13...
Everett stop Rockets in OT
The Kelowna Rockets were a vastly different team Friday than the one Prospera Place fans saw nearly two weeks ago. Offensively, they were fast, tenacious on the...
Rockets earn PG sweep
Matthew Wedman score goals two minutes apart late in the third period Tuesday, leading the Kelowna Rockets to a come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Prince George...
Rockets eke out victory
The Kelowna Rockets squandered a pair of third period leads Tuesday in Prince George. Only this time, it was the Rockets who prevailed in the extra period,...
Rockets get shootout point
It wasn't exactly what the Kelowna Rockets wanted but, after a tumultuous week, they'll take it. The Rockets picked up three of a possible four points...
Mallette wins in debut
The Kelowna Rockets rewarded new interim head coach Kris Mallette with a victory in his first game running the bench. Mallette, who replaced Adam Foote...
Mallette must act quickly
Kris Mallette's tenure as head coach of the Kelowna Rockets begins in earnest this weekend. Mallette takes over behind the bench after Adam Foote was fired...
Rockets lose game, captain
It was not the way the Kelowna Rockets had hoped to celebrate Family Day They hoped a return of captain Nolan Foote to the lineup would be the spark the team...
Rockets' Foote traded
Any on-ice reunion between brother's Nolan and Cal Foote will likely be in opposing uniforms. Nolan Foote, taken in the first round of the NHL draft by...
Penalties costly for Rockets
Discipline, or a lack of it hurt the Kelowna Rockets Saturday night., especially in the opening period. The Rockets found themselves shorthanded four times in...
Rockets feast on lowly Ams
Matthew Wedman celebrated his return to the lineup Wednesday with his second career hat-trick, leading the Kelowna Rockets to an 8-3 shellacking of the visiting...
Rockets, Ams set to tangle
A pair of teams struggling to hit the win column will lace up the skates at Prospera Place Wednesday night. The Kelowna Rockets, 2-11 in their last 13, host the...
Rockets: good news, finally
Finally, that light at the end of the tunnel for the Kelowna Rockets isn't an oncoming freight train. The Rockets, who have battled injuries for much of the...
Portland leaves with sweep
The Kelowna Rockets were better up and down the lineup Saturday, but it still wasn't good enough against the powerhouse Portland Winterhawks. The top ranked...
Hawks dismantle Rockets
The Portland Winterhawks showed why they might just be the favourites to represent the Western Hockey League at the Memorial Cup in May. The Winterhawks...