

Winning the right to host the 04 Memorial Cup
Paul Mitchell on the night Kelowna beat the odds
More than twenty years later, Paul Mitchell can still feel the moment in his hands."My jaw hit the floor," he said. "My hand is still sore from high-fiving."In the winter of 2002, Mitchell - a longtime Kelowna lawyer - stepped into one of the biggest challenges of his career. Alongside Bill Winters,...
Mar 18, 2026
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Sick and tired of being sick and tired
Things that me me go hmm...
We all get sick. WHL broadcasters aren't immune either. But actually losing our voices? Thankfully, that doesn't happen very often.It happened to me Saturday night in Kamloops, when I planned to call the game between the Kelowna Rockets and Kamloops Blazers at Sandman Centre. I'd been nursing a cold for a few days. Wit...
Mar 16, 2026
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Rapid rise through the ranks
Derrick Martin's journey to 100 games
The road to 100 games behind a Western Hockey League bench rarely arrives in a hurry.For Kelowna Rockets head coach Derek Martin, it almost felt like a blur.Martin coached his 100th WHL game Friday night as the Rockets earned a 4-1 win over the Kamloops Blazers, a milestone that arrived less than two years after he fir...
Mar 14, 2026
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Points in 14 straight home games
Rockets edge Blazers
The Kelowna Rockets beat the Kamloops Blazers for the third straight time this season on Friday night. The Rockets scored at least one goal in each period and held Kamloops to just one goal in the 4-1 win. The victory also extended their strong stretch of play and earned another important two points in a tight Western ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Tij Iginla deserves player of the year consideration
The Iginla argument
If the Western Hockey League's Player of the Year award was decided purely on impact, Tij Iginla would be difficult to overlook.But awards rarely follow a straight line.The Kelowna Rockets' 19-year-old forward is in the middle of the most productive stretch of his WHL career, riding a career-high 14-game point streak a...
Mar 12, 2026
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Winning the right to host the 04 Memorial Cup
Paul Mitchell on the night Kelowna beat the odds
Mar 18, 2026
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
Things that me me go hmm...
Mar 16, 2026
Rapid rise through the ranks
Derrick Martin's journey to 100 games
Mar 14, 2026
Points in 14 straight home games
Rockets edge Blazers
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