Bus Travel Drama Bus travel is a staple of WHL life. All 23 teams do it, and most of the time, everyone arrives on time and without drama. But every team eventually gets its first real road story of t...
Regan Bartel Feb 02, 2026 Photo credit: RocketFAN
While Canada's best young players are once again pulling on the maple leaf and commanding the country's attention at the World Junior Hockey Championship, one familiar name around Kelowna knows exactl...
Regan Bartel Dec 29, 2025 Photo credit: Richard Wolowicz
The Kelowna Rockets couldn't have made a bigger statement in opening their seven-game road trip. For two periods in Seattle, nothing felt sharp. Down 3-1 after forty minutes at the Accesso ShoWare Cen...
Regan Bartel Dec 06, 2025 Photo credit: BLiessePhoto
The Tri-City Americans don't score much. Heading into the weekend they were averaging among the fewest goals per game in the WHL, not a team that blows you away but one that can drag you into a tight,...
Regan Bartel Nov 29, 2025 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor
Eli Barrett is finally getting his first full season with the Kelowna Rockets, but the road here wasn't exactly straight. A year ago, he could've cracked the WHL as a 16-year-old, just like a few of h...
Regan Bartel Nov 26, 2025 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor
The Everett Silvertips rolled into Prospera Place on Friday night and reminded everyone why they are one of the most complete teams in the Western Hockey League right now. A 6-3 win over the Kelowna R...
Regan Bartel Nov 22, 2025 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor
The Kelowna Rockets walked out of Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington, with a point Sunday night, but it came with the sting of what could have been. Leading 2-0 after forty minutes and pl...
Regan Bartel Nov 17, 2025
The Kelowna Rockets have added nine new faces to their roster, players who did not dress for the team a season ago. The trade winds continue to blow as management shapes the lineup for the 2026 Memori...
Regan Bartel Nov 14, 2025 Reminiscing with Ryan Cuthbert Photo credit: RocketFAN
If all goes according to plan, Tomas Poletin will be wearing Czechia's colours this December at the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship in Minneapolis. And if that happens, there's one matchup he al...
Regan Bartel Nov 11, 2025 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor
The Kelowna Rockets found their rhythm again Saturday night in Victoria, skating to a 6-3 win over the Royals to wrap up a wild weekend on the Island. After a controversial loss the night before, this...
Regan Bartel Nov 09, 2025