

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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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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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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Player driven growth
When the players start delivering the message
Oct 1, 2026
Rookie class
Cole Braunshausen: Finding his way in the WHL
Sep 29, 2026
Learning from loss
A quick lesson, and a quick response
Sep 28, 2026
Home ice success
Five-year wait over: Rockets win home opener
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