The intensity in the building felt different Wednesday night. It had the pace, the physical play and the emotion of a playoff game long before the playoffs actually began. And for the Kelowna Rockets, the result may have been just as important. Kelowna earned a 5-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs, extending their home winn...

Some nights in junior hockey, it feels like everyone is just trying not to trip over each other. For the Kelowna Rockets, winners of 6 of their last 7 games, this season has been about learning how to play smart, stay steady, and trust each other without letting the chaos take over. Head coach Derrick Martin says that'...

For most of this season, Carson Wetsch has changed the way he plays for the Kelowna Rockets.The 19-year-old captain is still scoring, but he is doing more than that. He is making plays, holding onto the puck, and helping the players around him."Give credit to my teammates and the coaches," Wetsch told RocketF...

They say timing is everything in junior hockey. For Von Lakovic, timing showed up fast. Really fast. One minute, he was at home. Next, he was on a bus heading to Wenatchee. Saturday night, the 16-year-old forward stepped into the Western Hockey League for the first time, making his debut with the Kelowna Rockets agains...

It was supposed to be a simple, business-like road win across the border. One last stop in Wenatchee.One last push before the calendar turns to playoff mode. Instead, it became one of the most shocking third periods the season has delivered. The Kelowna Rockets watched a tight, controlled hockey game fall apart Saturda...

The trade deadline move that brought Parker Alcos to the Kelowna Rockets was made with the spring in mind. For Alcos, though, it was also about something much more immediate. Starting over.In the middle of a season.On a team that already knows exactly what it wants to be. So far, it has felt easy. After arriving from t...

The push for home-ice advantage stayed alive Wednesday night, but it was anything but smooth for the Kelowna Rockets.In front of a restless crowd at Prospera Place, Kelowna worked through an uneven night and still found a way to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1, stretching its winning streak to five games.It was the R...

A Kelowna-based company with deep community ties is helping build a key piece of one of the biggest hockey events ever held in the city.Chaparral Industries, a modular manufacturer based in Kelowna, was chosen to build three portable dressing rooms for the visiting teams at the Memorial Cup after the Kelowna Rockets is...

Tij Iginla has always heard the talk that follows his last name.Being the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla brings attention everywhere he plays. But when you compete and produce the way his father once did during his junior career, the discussion becomes impossible to avoid.The 19-year-old forward added anothe...

The Kelowna Rockets did exactly what playoff-bound teams are supposed to do on home ice Saturday night: stay patient, survive a strong push from a desperate opponent, and let their stars finish the job.Behind a pair of goals from Tij Iginla only 66 seconds apart in the second period, Kelowna skated to a composed 4-2 wi...