Building leadership
No captain, no problem
The Kelowna Rockets still don't have a captain, but head coach Derrick Martin isn't worried about the missing letter on a jersey.In fact, he believes the most important leadership work is already happening inside the dressing room.The Rockets are taking a different approach to leadership this season, one that goes well...
Oct 6, 2026
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15 year-old phenom
Madden Daneault: Breaking records and breaking hearts
Five games into his Western Hockey League career, Madden Daneault isn't just keeping up.He's leading the Kelowna Rockets in scoring.The 15-year-old has two goals and five assists for seven points, putting him in a tie for 6th in WHL scoring and giving the Rockets something they probably didn't expect this early in his ...
Oct 5, 2026
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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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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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