From the farm to the first-round
Small town boy with big league dreams
From a farming community of just 500 people, 15-year-old Will Kelts is emerging as one of Western Canada's most promising young hockey players. The Consort, Alberta native, was selected 20th overall by the Kelowna Rockets in Wednesday's first round of the Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft. The quiet, confiden...
May 09, 2025
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Terry McFaul had a busy two days
Building blocks for future success
Rockets Press Release: The Kelowna Rockets had a busy second day of the Western Hockey League Prospects Draft, as the Rockets made eight selections on the day, including a pair of picks in the second round. With their first pick of the second round, with the 26th pick, Kelowna selected defenceman Remy Koch out of Edge ...
May 09, 2025
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Terry McFaul had a busy two days
Building blocks for future success
Rockets Press Release: The Kelowna Rockets had a busy second day of the Western Hockey League Prospects Draft, as the Rockets made eight selections on the day, including a pair of picks in the second round. With their first pick of the second round, with the 26th pick, Kelowna selected defenceman Remy Koch out of Edge ...
May 09, 2025
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Rockets reload
Kelowna snags forward Carson Wetsch
Two seasons ago, the Kelowna Rockets were in the position of giving up talent. Fast forward to today, and they've turned the tables - pulling off a major acquisition before the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft even began. In January 2023, Kelowna traded away its captain, Colton Dach, to the eventual WHL champion Seattle Th...
May 08, 2025
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Veteran presence added up front.
Rockets acquire 33 goal-man from Calgary Hitmen
Rockets Press Release: The Kelowna Rockets announced today that they have acquired 2006-born forward Carson Wetsch and a conditional second-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft in exchange for 2008-born defenceman Ben MacBeath, a first-round pick in 2027, as well as a second and fourth round pick in the 2025 WHL ...
May 07, 2025
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RocketFAN Social
Double your pleasure - double your fun. While the @kelownarocketswhl traded away the third-overall pick in Wednesday Prospects Draft - they picked up TWO 1st-round selections in 2026 and 2027.
Here is @kelownarocketswhl Director of Player Personnel Terry McFaul on first-round WHL Bantam Prospect pick Will Kelts.
Kalder Varga reflects on his first season in the WHL, where he was one of 15 - 2008-born players to score 10 or more goals.
