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NHL scouts shortlisted eight prospects from Kamloops and Okanagan teams
With numerous players from the WHL and BCHL making the cut for 2023 NHL draft…
Duncan Keith, Kyle Turris guest-coaches at BCHL’s top prospects game in Penticton
Retired NHL veterans Duncan Keith and Kyle Turris will be the coaches of the 2023…
Canucks coach cracks a joke about how close he is to losing his job
During today’s pre-game interview, Vancouver Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau responded to a question about…
Hockey history made at all-star weekend in Pentiction
It was one for all and all for fun at the history-making BC Hockey League…
B.C.-born NHLer has been on 4 different teams this season
In the past six months, an NHLer from B.C. has played for the New York…
Former Kelowna Rocket coach new Calgary Flames’ bench boss
Ryan Huska, who coached the Kelowna Rockets from 2002 to 2007, will be replacing Darryl…
Enderby needs your vote to win Hockeyville contest and fix arena
The City of Enderby has advanced to the final four communities across the country with…
Date set for this year’s NHL Young Stars Classic in Penticton
The next big Western Canadian hockey stars will be playing in Penticton this September in…
Kelowna’s Tij Iginla signs first contract with NHL team
Kelowna Rockets' star player Tij Iginla was signed his first National Hockey League contract with…
Former NHLer and HNIC broadcaster coming to Vernon
VERNON – Former professional NHL goalie and Hockey Night in Canada star Kelly Hrudey is…
NHL stars returning to Kelowna to hit home runs for JoeAnna’s House
KELOWNA – At least half a dozen current and former NHL stars will headline the…
Kelowna woman urging head trauma prevention in hockey after husband’s struggles
KELOWNA – Shannon Lavell likes to joke that while some people are raised Catholic, she…
Kelowna Rocket signed by Vancouver Canucks
KELOWNA – Vancouver Canucks have signed one of Kelowna’s own Rockets — forward Kole Lind.…
Dallas Stars star remembers Rockets days during Kelowna pitstop
KELOWNA – Former Kelowna Rocket star player and current captain of the Dallas Stars Jamie…
Signed NHL jerseys stolen from Kelowna bar in brazen smash and grab
KELOWNA – A local pub is missing several expensive signed NHL jerseys and the suspect…
Ron MacLean coming to Vernon to host hometown hockey celebration this winter
VERNON – Vernon is one of the stops on this year’s hometown hockey tour. Rogers…
If Vernon’s Ken Holland had listened to his mom, the Red Wings GM might have had a very different career
VERNON – Two days before getting hired by the Detroit Red Wings, general manager Ken…
Details coming together for Hockeyville week in Lumby
LUMBY – More details are being released about the much anticipated Hockeyville week in Lumby…
Lumby looking ahead after Hockeyville win
VERNON – Hockeyville voting may be over, but the momentum is still going. The Village…
NHL alumni coming to the Okanagan to hit the ice with top fundraisers
KELOWNA – Hockey players from across North America will be in Kelowna this June for…
CBC’s Ron MacLean bringing Hometown Hockey Tour to Penticton
PENTICTON - Kamloops won’t be the only Interior community celebrating the National Hockey League with Ron MacLean this season; Penticton has been named one of the stops on the second annual Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. The tour will make 24 stops this year, four in B.C., and features NHL alumni, hometown heroes and local entertainment...
NHL assistant coach, Kamloops Blazer owner in jail on drunk driving charges
SON WAS IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING WITH BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .3 FRIDLEY, MN — One of the Kamloops Blazers owners is in jail facing charges for driving under the influence with a 0.30 blood alcohol content reading in Minnesota Thursday evening. According to a complaint filed by Fridley Police Department Officer Erik Johnson in...
NHL beach party this Friday at Kal Lake
VERNON - Get ready to have a beach day with some of your favourite National Hockey League players past and present in a fundraiser event for the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation this weekend. On Friday, July 10, the National Hockey League Players’ Association, along with 20 players, will be at Kalamalka Beach for autographs, beach...
Another Rockets’ coach heading to the NHL
KELOWNA – Kelowna Rockets head coach Dan Lambert has resigned his position to become an assistant coach with the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres. Only head coach for a year, Lambert led the Rockets to the 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup and Western Hockey League Championship this past season. “This was a decision that was very...