Life after playing
Brandon McMillan: Quickly trades skates for whistle
Brandon McMillan has returned to Prospera Place, not as a player, but as an assistant coach with the Kelowna Rockets. After nearly three decades in the game - from his first strides at age five, through junior glory, the NHL, and a decade in Europe - he has traded skates for the bench and is now focused on guiding the ...
Sep 01, 2025
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Will Sharpe targets redemption
Sharpe Edges: Kings prospect eyes growth with Rockets
Will Sharpe's first full season with the Kelowna Rockets is shaping up to be one of opportunity, expectation, and unfinished business. The 18-year-old defenceman arrived in Kelowna from the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the trade deadline, and now he faces a season where personal growth and team goals collide. "When yo...
Aug 30, 2025
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Rockets camp Ignites energy
Why this Rockets camp already feels different
Fresh faces on the coaching staff. A refurbished score clock. An upgraded sound system. A few added veterans and a brand-new season. Something just felt different inside Prospera Place when I walked through the players-only entrance Thursday morning. You can sense it in the building, like the walls themselves know this...
Aug 29, 2025
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Let the games begin!
Rockets' young guns face veterans
For a second straight training camp, the Kelowna Rockets will have the rookies mingle with the veterans right from the start when camp opens today at Prospera Place. Sixty-two players will try to earn a spot in this Memorial Cup hosting season. Ok, some of the players attending camp are ineligible to play for the team ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Cam Paddock: From fire power to grit
Two dominant seasons with contrasting styles
Cam Paddock chuckles over the phone, thinking about one of the most common questions he's ever been asked: which Kelowna Rockets team was better, the 2003 squad that captured the Western Hockey League championship, or the 2004 group that fell in the Western Conference final but showed its true mettle by winning the Mem...
Aug 26, 2025
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