28 Memorial Cups later
A lifelong Memorial Cup traveller returns to Kelowna once again
Twenty-eight Memorial Cups later, Alan King is still showing up.The Seattle hockey fan is back in Kelowna this week, once again part of junior hockey's biggest stage, and once again returning to a city he last saw host the tournament 22 years ago."You just get addicted," he told RocketFAN. "It's outstand...
May 23, 2026
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Lose 5-0 to OHL champs
Rockets drop Memorial Cup opener
The atmosphere was electric, the crowd was sold out, and the stage could not have been any bigger, but the Kelowna Rockets' long-awaited Memorial Cup opener ended in disappointment as they dropped a 5-0 decision to the Kitchener Rangers on Friday night at Prospera Place.For a team that had spent 35 days preparing for t...
May 23, 2026
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Rockets face CHL's best
The wait is over
The Kelowna Rockets are attempting to become just the tenth host team in the modern Memorial Cup era to win the national championship on home ice when the tournament opens tonight at Prospera Place.Only nine host teams have captured the Memorial Cup since the event shifted to its current four-team format in 1983, inclu...
May 22, 2026
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Memorial Cup coaches conference
No fireworks, just quiet confidence
The Memorial Cup has returned to Kelowna for the first time since 2004, and while Thursday's coaches' news conference at Prospera Place offered plenty of storylines, it produced very little in the way of bulletin-board material.The four coaches gathered one day before the opening faceoff of the 2026 Memorial Cup, but i...
May 22, 2026
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The test begins
Rockets carry 'No Easy Days' mindset into game one
Before they ever drop the puck at the Memorial Cup, one message has followed the Kelowna Rockets everywhere."No Easy Days."It's on the backs of training shirts and visible during warmups outside the dressing room, worn as the group moves through its daily work. It isn't a secret, and it isn't meant to be. In ...
May 20, 2026
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