Brandon McMillan hangs up skates
Rockets add to coaching staff
Brandon McMillan is back! The ex-Rocket has been hired as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. You might remember McMillan from his playing days with the Rockets from 2006 to 2010. He was a key part of the 2009 WHL Championship team and a big reason why the Rockets were so strong back then. "Brandon brings p...
Aug 11, 2025
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From 'O Canada' to 'Oh Say Can You See'
Kalder Varga chases gold again
You always hear Canadian hockey players talk about the honour of wearing the maple leaf. And fair enough. It is a big deal. But don't kid yourself. It is just as much of a thrill for an American kid to throw on the stars and stripes. Kalder Varga gets to do just that. The Kelowna Rockets forward is in Slovakia to play ...
Aug 08, 2025
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Massive assist mystery solved
21 years later, Randall Gelech cherishes his Memorial Cup moment
At the 2004 Memorial Cup in Kelowna, Rockets forward Randall Gelech could do no wrong. He scored one of the biggest goals in franchise history, set up another. He banged on the glass like a man possessed and then somehow didn't get credited with an assist on the championship-winning goal. Or did he? Down 1-0 to Gatinea...
Aug 04, 2025
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The Justin Keller story
Guitars, goals and glory!
Being a 17-year-old rookie during a Memorial Cup season on home ice is enough pressure to make anyone tighten up. But for Justin Keller, music was the outlet that helped him breathe. "Mike Card and I would fool around a bit on the guitar," Keller said. "I had an acoustic guitar, and so did he. We would b...
Jul 30, 2025
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The Simon Ferguson story
From wake-up call to Memorial Cup champion
Simon Ferguson got a reality check when he joined the Kelowna Rockets in the winter of 2003. Spoiler alert: it wasn't a gentle one. The 19-year-old forward, recently traded from the Lethbridge Hurricanes, walked into the gym and was immediately thrown into a different world. One where the standard was higher, the pace ...
Jul 25, 2025
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