Short term stay
Rockets add defender Dane Sorensen
The Kelowna Rockets have added some size and experience to the back end.The Rockets have acquired the playing rights to 19-year-old defenceman Dane Sorensen from the Victoria Royals in exchange for a conditional 2030 fifth-round pick and a conditional 2027 sixth-rounder originally owned by Seattle.The 6-foot-1, 183-pou...
Jun 15, 2026
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The tournament is done. The hard part isn’t.
After the Memorial Cup: Rockets head into another big offseason
It has been just over three weeks since the start of the 2026 Memorial Cup, and while the Kelowna Rockets did not get the results they wanted on the ice, this tournament is right up there for me as one of the more rewarding ones I have covered as a broadcaster, now six of them in the books.There is always a strange bal...
Jun 11, 2026
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Tricia Korzak cheers on her son
Teacher by day, hockey mom by night
From a grade 3 classroom in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, to the edge of hockey history in Las Vegas, it still does not quite feel real for Tricia Korczak.Most mornings, she is still a teacher first. Reading groups, math lessons, young students full of questions and energy. But lately, there has been a different kind of cur...
Jun 08, 2026
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Reflecting on Memorial Cup
'It was a great success' - MC Co-Chair Steve Thomson
The 2026 Memorial Cup in Kelowna is officially in the books, and for one of its co-chairs, the lasting impression isn't just about hockey, it's about community, pride, and proof of what a city can do when it comes together.Steve Thomson helped lead the local organizing effort alongside David Rush, guiding the tournamen...
Jun 04, 2026
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RocketFAN speaks with Dan MacKenzie
CHL president says Kelowna delivered on national stage
The 2026 Memorial Cup came to an end Sunday night at Prospera Place with the Kitchener Rangers skating away with a convincing 6-2 victory over the Western Hockey League champion Everett Silvertips.As the Rangers celebrated a national championship and players took turns lifting the Memorial Cup, Canadian Hockey League p...
Jun 01, 2026
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