Category Archives: Rocket News
Time for hockey fans to stand up
This article, which first appeared on October 1st, 2022, rattled more than a few chains. It received a lot of attention, to the point it is ranked as the second most-read article since RocketFAN launc...
Aug 03, 2023 Photo credit: @itsjdphoto
When passion to play pays off
You could sense a certain excitement before the puck was even dropped. It felt different. Parents, relatives, and even Turner McMillen's girlfriend from Kindersley were in attendance Wednesday night i...
Dec 15, 2022 D-man Caden Price dives to impede a shot. Photo credit: Ed Fonger
Mallette preaching consistency
We are only nine games into the Western Hockey League regular season. The Kelowna Rockets own a record of 3-5-1-0. That is a slight dip from a season ago, where after nine games, they sported a mark o...
Oct 21, 2022 Photo credit: Paige Bednorz
Dumbing it down in the o-zone
Scoring goals in the Western Hockey League is hard. Playing a perimeter game makes things even more difficult. The Kelowna Rockets found that out the hard way last night in a 3-0 shutout loss to the v...
Oct 20, 2022 Photo credit: Kelowna Rockets
AC keeping cool with NHL scouts watching intently
He is a glittering prospect for the upcoming 2023 NHL Draft. Regan Bartel spoke to 17-year-old Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall about the pressure of playing in front of scouts every night, dis...
Oct 19, 2022 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor
Needing max effort from Graham
Kris Mallette expressed concern this season about others stepping up in order for the Kelowna Rockets to have success. That means third or fourth-line players a year ago, must have career seasons offe...
Oct 19, 2022 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor
High hopes for 6'8 goalie
It is the question asked most often of Talyn Boyko. How tall are you? We avoid that discussion as we welcome him back to the Kelowna Rockets for the 2022-2023 season.
Oct 18, 2022 Photo credit: RocketFAN
The big man is back
The big man is back! Talyn Boyko, all 6-7, 208 pounds of him, has returned for his 20-year-old season with the Kelowna Rockets. Despite signing a three-year entry-level contract with the NHL's New Yor...
Oct 17, 2022 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor
Building a winner the old fashioned way
Marc Habscheid had unique ways of motivating players. The 59-year-old, who is coaching this winter in Austria, is often credited with changing the culture of the Kelowna Rockets. It is hard to argue. ...
Oct 17, 2022 Photo credit: Bob Frid
It is Cristall clear
WHL press release: The Western Hockey League announced today that Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall has been named WHL Player of the Week for the week ending October 2, 2022. The 2023 NHL Draft ...
Oct 03, 2022 Photo credit: RocketFAN