Turning a negative into a positive
Road win comes in extra time
The suspension could have been a distraction for the Kelowna Rockets.Instead, it became an opportunity.Tomas Poletin watched Saturday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Kamloops Blazers from the sidelines, serving a one-game Western Hockey League suspension stemming from Friday night's five-minute major and game misconduc...
Oct 4, 2026
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41 shots in home setback
Blazers hand Rockets 5-2 loss
The Kelowna Rockets put 41 shots on the Kamloops net Friday night.Only two found the back of it.That was enough for the Blazers to leave Prospera Place with a 5-2 victory, as 16-year-old goaltender Kaeden Tate turned aside 39 shots to help Kamloops win the first half of a home-and-home weekend series.Tate, who turns 17...
Oct 2, 2026
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41 shots in home setback
Blazers hand Rockets 5-2 loss
The Kelowna Rockets put 41 shots on the Kamloops net Friday night.Only two found the back of it.That was enough for the Blazers to leave Prospera Place with a 5-2 victory, as 16-year-old goaltender Kaeden Tate turned aside 39 shots to help Kamloops win the first half of a home-and-home weekend series.Tate, who turns 17...
Oct 2, 2026
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Player driven growth
When the players start delivering the message
A hockey team can spend hours in meetings. Coaches can draw up systems on whiteboards, stop practice to correct mistakes and explain the same details over and over again. Eventually, though, there comes a point when the coach doesn't have to say everything. The players start saying it for him. That is an important stag...
Oct 1, 2026
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Rookie class
Cole Braunshausen: Finding his way in the WHL
There was a time when Cole Braunshausen couldn't stand skating. That might be difficult to believe now. The 19-year-old Kelowna Rockets rookie can fly up and down the ice, and skating is one of the things he enjoys most about the game. But somewhere in his childhood records is evidence that his relationship with the ic...
Sep 29, 2026
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