Vernon's Marty Stein
The scout who never stops watching
The Memorial Cup is filled with NHL executives, general managers, scouts and decision-makers. Some arrive with entourages. Some carry titles that turn heads. And then there's Marty Stein. The longtime Buffalo Sabres scout from Vernon is one of hockey's familiar faces. A fixture at rinks across Western Canada for decade...
May 25, 2026
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Must win Wednesday
Rockets fall in overtime
The margin was razor-thin. For the second straight game at the Memorial Cup, the host Kelowna Rockets were within reach of a victory. But for the second straight game, they came away empty-handed. A 3-2 overtime loss to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens on Sunday night dropped the Rockets to 0-and-2 at the tournament an...
May 25, 2026
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Utah scouts tracks key matchups
Iginla, Lavoie meet as Rockets, Saguenéens look for first win
In a rink built for big moments, the 2026 Memorial Cup has a way of making everything louder.The speed. The mistakes. The expectations.And for NHL scouts inside Prospera Place this week, nothing is being missed.Kevin Pederson is one of dozens watching closely from the stands, tracking every shift, every read, every sma...
May 24, 2026
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28 Memorial Cups later
A lifelong Memorial Cup traveller returns to Kelowna once again
Twenty-eight Memorial Cups later, Alan King is still showing up.The Seattle hockey fan is back in Kelowna this week, once again part of junior hockey's biggest stage, and once again returning to a city he last saw host the tournament 22 years ago."You just get addicted," he told RocketFAN. "It's outstand...
May 23, 2026
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Lose 5-0 to OHL champs
Rockets drop Memorial Cup opener
The atmosphere was electric, the crowd was sold out, and the stage could not have been any bigger, but the Kelowna Rockets' long-awaited Memorial Cup opener ended in disappointment as they dropped a 5-0 decision to the Kitchener Rangers on Friday night at Prospera Place.For a team that had spent 35 days preparing for t...
May 23, 2026
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