Young gun selected in 2nd round of draft
Rockets sign firecracker forward
Rockets press release: The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce that Joel Ngandu has signed a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement with the hockey club. Ngandu, a 5'11", 161-pound left-shot forward from Edmonton, Alberta, was selected 34th overall in the second round of the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft by th...
Jul 07, 2025
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From dated to dazzling
A Titanic upgrade: Prospera Place's massive new scoreboard steals the show
It sticks out like a sore thumb. More like a red, juicy zit on a teenager's face right before grad photos. It's massive. It's impossible to ignore. The new scoreboard at Prospera Place is nothing short of Titanic, but this one isn't sinking. It's a beast. All it needs now is to light up like a Christmas tree on espres...
Jul 04, 2025
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Rockets make three picks in Import Draft
Czech one, Czech two, Czech three
Picking a European player in the CHL Import Draft used to be part scouting, part guesswork, and part spinning around blindfolded, firing a gun, and hoping you didn't hit your foot. Now? It's all about connections. Teams work the phones and lean on contacts to find out which agents have players willing to cross the pond...
Jul 02, 2025
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From new guy to top guy
Derrick Martin's moment begins
Sometimes, timing is everything. For Derrick Martin, it might just be perfect. Last season, Martin joined the Kelowna Rockets as an assistant, his first crack at coaching in the WHL. The idea was he'd dip a toe in, maybe ease into the league, learn the ropes. Instead? He cannonballed straight into the head coaching job...
Jun 28, 2025
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Legendary coach joins Memorial Cup hosts
Don of a new era: Rockets add Don Hay to coaching staff
When the Kelowna Rockets hosted the Memorial Cup in 2004, they made a bold move by hiring Marc Habscheid away from the Kamloops Blazers to lead the charge toward junior hockey's biggest prize. It worked. The Rockets won it all on home ice and carved out a legacy that still resonates across the WHL. Now, with the Memori...
Jun 27, 2025
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RocketFAN Social
It was almost a week ago that the Kelowna Rockets introduced Don Hay as an associate coach. We spoke to him at length about joining an arch rival.
We spoke to Derrick Martin about becoming the new head coach of the Kelowna Rockets. #hockeycoaching
Legendary @thewhl coach Don Hay has joined the @kelownarocketswhl as an associate. He spoke about joining a team hosting the 2026 Memorial Cup. #hockey
