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'There was a lot of pain' - Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall
Stitches. It seems like the right of passage if you are a hockey player. Getting cut in a fight, blood being drawn by a stick, or puck clipping a player in the face is commonplace. If you don't have a...
Nov 12, 2023 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor

Rockets drop 6th straight
Without leading point producer Andrew Cristall, the Kelowna Rockets found it tough to find offensive success in game two of a four-game road trip.
Nov 10, 2023 Photo credit: RocketFAN

'Prospera Place is a great rink,' Red Deer Rebels forward Kalan Lind
There were no Red Deer Rebels players that wanted to play the Kelowna Rockets more Saturday night than Kalan Lind. Nope, not even ex-Rockets d-man Elias Carmichael, dealt to the Central Division team ...
Nov 07, 2023 Kalan Lind - Photo credit: Red Deer Rebels Hockey Club

Rockets ride the rollercoaster
So much promise heading into the weekend was followed by an empty feeling upon its exit. The Kelowna Rockets entering back-to-back games on the road in Washington State playing arguably their best hoc...
Oct 30, 2023 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor

Andrew Cristall playing with consistency
Andrew Cristall isn't phased by an eight-game point streak. It's commonplace for the Kelowna Rockets forward, who enjoyed a 12-game point streak last season between October 22nd and November 29th. "I ...
Oct 26, 2023 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor

Iggy Pop
Nothing in life is a guarantee. Ok, death and taxes, but you get the idea. When the Kelowna Rockets pulled off a trade this summer with the Seattle Thunderbirds, it was almost as predictable as a Mich...
Oct 24, 2023 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor

WHL Commissioner Ron Robison; a race well run
RocketFAN had the privilege to speak with Western Hockey League Commissioner Ron Robison, who made a stop in Kelowna on Wednesday, as he plans to retire at the end of this season after 24 years. Here ...
Oct 20, 2023 Photo credit: Paige Bednorz

Fashion Forward
Coaches love it when players have hockey sense. In a nutshell, hockey sense is a player who has situational awareness, is good at decision-making, and can execute the game plan while on the ice. For K...
Oct 19, 2023 Photo credit: Paige Bednorz

Thing that make me go hmm....
Players get benched. Kelowna Rockets Head Coach Kris Mallette did just that with some of his best forwards in the third period of Saturday's home-ice loss against Medicine Hat. Elite players in the NH...
Oct 18, 2023 Photo credit: RocketFAN

Things that make me go hmm...
I can't believe the lack of love Kelowna Rockets forward Tij Iginla is getting from those 'in the know' when looking at the top players eligible for the 2024 NHL draft. Not even a mention. I don't exp...
Oct 11, 2023 Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor