Learning from loss
A quick lesson, and a quick response
The Kelowna Rockets didn't have to wait long to find out whether Friday night's loss in Penticton would teach them something. They got their answer the following night. After letting a 2-1 lead slip away in a 4-2 loss to the Vees on Friday, the Rockets returned home Saturday, fell behind 1-0 and then responded with thr...
Sep 28, 2026
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Home ice success
Five-year wait over: Rockets win home opener
For five years, the Kelowna Rockets had watched their home opener end without a win. On Saturday night, they finally got to change that. The Rockets beat the Penticton Vees 3-1 at Prospera Place, getting goals from Eli Barrett, Jacob Henderson and Dawson Gerwing. It was Kelowna's first home-opening win since 2021 and s...
Sep 27, 2026
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RocketFAN
Special teams prove costly
Rockets can't hold off Vees
The Kelowna Rockets had a strong start Friday night in Penticton.They couldn't maintain it.The Rockets dropped a 4-2 decision to the Penticton Vees at the South Okanagan Events Centre, opening a home-and-home weekend series between the two teams.Madden Daneault and Cole Braunshausen scored their first WHL goals for the...
Sep 26, 2026
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Healthy. Hungry. Ready
Peyton Kettles is making up for lost time
Peyton Kettles wanted to be a goalie.He was seven or eight years old, and the future 6-foot-6 Kelowna Rockets defenceman was already dreaming about playing in the crease.His father had other ideas."He said the equipment was a little too expensive," Kettles said with a chuckle.So Peyton became a defenceman.His...
Sep 25, 2026
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Young gun
'No place I'd rather be' - Remy Koch
The drywall in the Koch family basement never stood a chance.Before Remy Koch was a Kelowna Rocket, before he knew what it was like to dress for a WHL game at 15, he and his older brother Cash were already playing hockey in their Calgary home's basement.There were no skates. No ice. And apparently, very few rules."...
Sep 24, 2026
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