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'I think our team is as good after the trade deadline as before' - GM Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton doesn't like trading players. It is arguably the toughest part of his job to tell a teenager they've been moved elsewhere, typically because they don't fit into the teams' plans. The 20...
Jan 12, 2024 Hamilton with Andrew Cristall Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor

Replay: Rockets vs Seattle - 01/10/24
Period 1
Jan 10, 2024

Healthy returns provide for tricky line juggling
At its core, Kris Mallette is the manager of men. The head coach of the Kelowna Rockets must get the most out of his 25-player roster. Motivating is one thing. Getting the best version of themselves i...
Jan 09, 2024 Photo credit: RocketFAN

A Kelowna Rockets Christmas story
Dec 24, 2023 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor

Things that make me go hmm....
Outside of the Kelowna Rockets' success on the ice on their most recent Eastern Division road trip, the real story over the ten days was the weather. The team was met by snow in Strathmore, Alberta as...
Dec 20, 2023 Tij Iginla wheeling and dealing in Prince Albert

The Rockets resurgence thanks to road success
"There were some pretty dark times." Kelowna Rockets Head Coach Kris Mallette, whose team has won seven of its past nine games, remembers when they couldn't buy a victory. Instead of finding ways to l...
Dec 19, 2023

You want sports drama? The Rockets delivered
Sports provide some of the best drama. A prime example was Saturday night at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. The Kelowna Rockets players had visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, with the realiz...
Dec 17, 2023 Photo credit: RocketFAN

Rockets head north to end road trip
The Kelowna Rockets will wrap up their east division road trip with games against Prince Albert on Friday and Saskatoon on Saturday before heading into the holiday break. All start times are set for 5...
Dec 15, 2023 Photo credit: RocketFAN

Falling to a team full of first-round WHL prospect picks
Kelowna Rockets Head Coach Kris Mallette was Nostradamus before his team entered Wednesday night's game against the Brandon Wheat Kings. "They have depth as a forward group that can hit, guys that can...
Dec 14, 2023 Photo credit: Scramble Studio

The spiritual pre-game routine of newly acquired Luke Schelter
Luke Schelter will stand up for his teammates. The newest member of the Kelowna Rockets isn't scared to stand up for what he believes in either. Acquired Thursday in a rare WHL trade with the Portland...
Dec 11, 2023 Photo credit: RocketFAN