There is no template. It isn't uncharted territory, but it's odd all the same.And inside Prospera Place, the Kelowna Rockets are trying to make it work.The calendar says May 22nd, opening night of the Memorial Cup, but the path to get there looks nothing like a playoff run.There are no games. Only practices and off-ice...

There are moments in hockey that fade with time.And then there are the ones that don't.For the Kelowna Rockets, the spring of 2004 remains frozen in place, a championship run defined not by flash but by discipline, belief, and a goaltender who turned pressure into silence.Kelly Guard wasn't supposed to dominate that to...

It's a strange place to exist in hockey. Your season is over. Except it isn't. There are still games ahead. But the edge that defined everything for six months - the urgency, the fight to stay alive in a playoff series - is suddenly gone. Or at least, it's supposed to be. For the Kelowna Rockets, that's the reality. El...

In Part 1 of our conversation with Kelowna Rockets general manager Bruce Hamilton, we discussed what happened in a five-game series loss to the Everett Silvertips. Part 2 is about why it happened. For Bruce Hamilton, the conversation doesn't move far from one area. Habits. Not structure. Not talent. Habits. And in his ...

The Kelowna Rockets' playoff run is over.The second-round series with the Everett Silvertips wrapped up a week ago, but it still feels fresh.No more bus rides into hostile rinks. No more quick turnarounds between games. That part of the season is done.The next game they play will be at the Memorial Cup on May 22nd agai...