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It is the most used clich in hockey. 'We need to play for a full 60 minutes.' Actually, the quote would look something like this coming from a coach or player. 'A real pro's pro plays the game the rig...

Never let them see you sweat. It was the catchphrase Gillette used in the early 80's TV commercial for 'Dry Idea' and its assortment of antiperspirants. Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall has see...

It was another game where the opposition, on paper, looked superior yet the Kelowna Rockets wouldn't cower. It took a Reid Schaefer goal, a first-round NHL draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers, with less...

When RocketFAN first launched in early September, they said there would be no math. That said, 17 multiplied by 4 = 68. That is 17 Kelowna Rockets games multiplied by four equals 68 regular season gam...

Kris Mallette hasn't been doing his best imitation of Kurt Russell in the 2004 hockey movie - 'Miracle'. Russell, portraying legendary coach Herb Brooks, was seen in the movie bag skating the USA Olym...

Jackson DeSouza is a shutdown defencemen. The 19-year-old takes great pride in playing against the other teams top scoring forwards. He gets great pleasure in being a part of one of the top penalty-ki...

This is Grey Cup weekend. It only seemed fitting, then, that the Kelowna Rockets would score a touchdown and add a field goal in a 10-3 win Friday night over the visiting Spokane Chiefs. While the sco...

This weekend marks a memorable time in Kelowna Rockets franchise history. A bus headed for Vancouver, with the Kelowna bid committee inside, surprised many by winning the right to host the 2004 Memori...

If the Kelowna Rockets need a reality check, the Kamloops Blazers are more than willing to help. The Sandman Centre often provides an ideal venue to expose the discrepancies in the visitor's game. War...

Mitch Fritz subscribed to the theory, it's best to throw the first punch than receive it. The former Kelowna Rockets enforcer gave more than he took both as a junior player and as a pro. Now living in...