Overtime heartbreak
Rockets drop season opener
The Kelowna Rockets had plenty of opportunities to leave Langley with two points.They just couldn't find enough finish.Kelowna dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Vancouver Giants Saturday night, despite creating a handful of quality scoring chances, including several partial breakaways and a penalty shot in the ext...
Sep 20, 2026
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Season opener
Unmasking the offense
The Rockets don't have to find one player to replace last year's offence.They have to find several.Kelowna lost its top six point producers from a season ago, leaving a lot of offence to replace and plenty of questions heading into the new WHL season.General manager Curtis Hamilton isn't looking for one player to solve...
Sep 19, 2026
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RocketFAN
The coach giveth, the coach taketh away
Earning ice time
Every young hockey player thinks he should be playing more.It's one of the realities of the game. A player sees himself as capable of handling another shift, another opportunity or a bigger role. The coach, meanwhile, has to look at the entire lineup and make decisions based on what gives the team its best chance to wi...
Sep 17, 2026
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Old soul
Dane Sorensen's journey to Kelowna is anything but ordinary
Dane Sorensen has the music taste of a man who has already lived a couple of lifetimes. His mother has the proof. "She loves to remind me that my Spotify listening age is 72," Sorensen told RocketFAN with a laugh. That might explain a little about the new Kelowna Rockets defenseman, who is still just 19 but h...
Sep 15, 2026
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The man behind the mask
Eli Wilson has seen what greatness looks like
The best goaltenders have something you can't teach on a whiteboard. They have to be able to forget. Forget the goal that just went in. Forget the bad bounce. Forget the mistake in front of them. Then stop the next one. Eli Wilson has spent years trying to develop that mentality in goaltenders, including one who went o...
Sep 14, 2026
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