Sometimes, timing is everything. For Derrick Martin, it might just be perfect. Last season, Martin joined the Kelowna Rockets as an assistant, his first crack at coaching in the WHL. The idea was he'd dip a toe in, maybe ease into the league, learn the ropes. Instead? He cannonballed straight into the head coaching job...

When the Kelowna Rockets hosted the Memorial Cup in 2004, they made a bold move by hiring Marc Habscheid away from the Kamloops Blazers to lead the charge toward junior hockey's biggest prize. It worked. The Rockets won it all on home ice and carved out a legacy that still resonates across the WHL. Now, with the Memori...

A new era is on the horizon for the Kelowna Rockets. The team is getting set to hold a press conference to introduce its updated coaching staff ahead of the 2025-26 WHL season. No names have been confirmed yet, but all signs point to some major changes, possibly including a brand-new head coach and fresh faces on the s...

The Kelowna Rockets have announced their full 2025-26 regular season schedule, marking the official start of the countdown to the 2026 Memorial Cup, which Kelowna will host next spring at Prospera Place. The Rockets will open the season at home on Friday, September 19, welcoming the Spokane Chiefs for the first game of...

Rockets press release: The Kelowna Rockets are proud to announce that they have signed goaltender Harrison Boettiger to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Boettiger, a 6'2", 186-pound netminder from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, was originally selected 4th overall by the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the 2022 WHL U....

When the Kelowna Rockets hosted the Memorial Cup in 2004, they made a bold move by hiring Marc Habscheid away from the Kamloops Blazers to lead the charge toward junior hockey's biggest prize. It worked. The Rockets won it all on home ice and carved out a legacy that still resonates across the WHL. Now, with the Memori...

A new era is on the horizon for the Kelowna Rockets. The team is getting set to hold a press conference to introduce its updated coaching staff ahead of the 2025-26 WHL season. No names have been confirmed yet, but all signs point to some major changes, possibly including a brand-new head coach and fresh faces on the s...

The Kelowna Rockets have announced their full 2025-26 regular season schedule, marking the official start of the countdown to the 2026 Memorial Cup, which Kelowna will host next spring at Prospera Place. The Rockets will open the season at home on Friday, September 19, welcoming the Spokane Chiefs for the first game of...

Rockets press release: The Kelowna Rockets are proud to announce that they have signed goaltender Harrison Boettiger to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Boettiger, a 6'2", 186-pound netminder from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, was originally selected 4th overall by the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the 2022 WHL U....

The Kelowna Rockets have just released the details on their 2025-2026 season ticket packages, and honestly? Not bad at all. If you're a senior, you can catch every game in a Memorial Cup year for about $650. That's like the cost of a new iPhone case and five trips to Denny's. Adult season tickets come in around $800, w...