What league does Kelowna Rockets play in?

Kelowna Rockets play in the WHL.

When was Kelowna Rockets founded?

Kelowna Rockets was founded in 1995 in Kelowna, BC, CAN, Canada.

Where is Kelowna Rockets based?

Kelowna Rockets is based in Kelowna, BC, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Kelowna Rockets?

The head coach of Kelowna Rockets is Dan Lambert.

Who is the captain of Kelowna Rockets?

The captain of Kelowna Rockets is Madison Bowey.

What arena does Kelowna Rockets play in?

Kelowna Rockets play their home games at Prospera Place in Kelowna, BC, CAN.

Who is the general manager of Kelowna Rockets?

The general manager of Kelowna Rockets is Bruce Hamilton.

What are the team colors of Kelowna Rockets?

The team colors of Kelowna Rockets are Teal + Copper + Red + White + Black.

Kelowna Rockets

2014-2015

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2014-2015 Kelowna Rockets Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
WHL
1.	Nick Merkley (RW/C)	72	20	70	90	79	29	19	5	22	27	18	12
2.	Rourke Chartier (C)	58	48	34	82	18	33	16	13	7	20	2	13
3.	Tyson Baillie (C/RW)	68	37	39	76	68	16	19	10	14	24	24	14
4.	Madison Bowey (D)	58	17	43	60	66	38	19	7	12	19	24	16
5.	Leon Draisaitl (C/W)	32	19	34	53	25	14	19	10	18	28	12	17
6.	Justin Kirkland (C/W)	50	21	30	51	25	31	9	3	2	5	0	7
7.	Tyrell Goulbourne (LW/RW)	62	22	23	45	76	20	12	1	1	2	23	-4
8.	Riley Stadel (D)	71	10	33	43	77	36	18	3	4	7	6	5
9.	Cole Linaker (C)	72	14	25	39	22	23	19	4	4	8	4	-3
10.	Cole Martin (D)	70	7	32	39	68	44	19	1	6	7	8	11
11.	Gage Quinney (C)	38	10	21	31	4	11	15	6	7	13	8	7
12.	Dillon Dubé (LW/C)	45	17	10	27	12	17	18	5	6	11	8	6
13.	Jesse Lees (D)	29	6	16	22	26	13
14.	Tomas Soustal (C/RW)	65	8	10	18	49	4	19	4	2	6	8	1
15.	Rodney Southam (RW/C)	53	7	11	18	75	14	19	2	4	6	6	4
16.	Josh Morrissey (D)	20	6	11	17	34	10	13	2	12	14	24	10
17.	Kris Schmidli (C/RW)	33	5	12	17	10	8
18.	Austin Glover (C/RW)	19	6	10	16	2	17
19.	Joe Gatenby (D)	65	2	13	15	49	26	19	0	1	1	6	12
20.	Chance Braid (LW)	30	5	6	11	36	0	18	4	3	7	17	5
21.	Devante Stephens (D)	64	4	7	11	33	17	17	0	4	4	8	4
22.	Colton Heffley (D)	27	3	7	10	39	5
23.	Carter Rigby (LW)	7	5	4	9	12	3
24.	Tate Coughlin (RW)	53	2	6	8	14	-4
25.	Lucas Johansen (D)	65	1	7	8	16	20	19	1	4	5	6	6
26.	Dalton Yorke (D)	26	0	2	2	34	2
27.	Mitch Wheaton (D)	4	0	1	1	6	1	9	0	1	1	0	-3
28.	Kole Lind (RW/LW)	6	0	1	1	4	0	7	0	3	3	4	1
29.	Tanner Wishnowski (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Braydyn Chizen (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
31.	Jordan Borstmayer (RW)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
32.	Alexander Uryga (F)	5	0	0	0	0	1
Memorial Cup
1.	Leon Draisaitl (C/W)	5	4	3	7	12	-1
2.	Tyson Baillie (C/RW)	5	1	5	6	0	0
3.	Madison Bowey (D)	5	1	5	6	10	1
4.	Gage Quinney (C)	5	4	1	5	0	1
5.	Nick Merkley (RW/C)	5	3	2	5	14	1
6.	Justin Kirkland (C/W)	5	2	3	5	0	1
7.	Cole Linaker (C)	5	1	4	5	0	1
8.	Josh Morrissey (D)	5	1	4	5	10	3
9.	Rourke Chartier (C)	5	2	2	4	0	3
10.	Cole Martin (D)	5	0	3	3	4	2
11.	Tomas Soustal (C/RW)	5	1	1	2	2	0
12.	Chance Braid (LW)	5	1	1	2	7	-1
13.	Rodney Southam (RW/C)	5	0	2	2	19	0
14.	Joe Gatenby (D)	5	0	1	1	6	1
15.	Dillon Dubé (LW/C)	5	0	1	1	12	0
16.	Mitch Wheaton (D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
17.	Lucas Johansen (D)	3	0	0	0	0	1
18.	Devante Stephens (D)	5	0	0	0	0	2
19.	Riley Stadel (D)	5	0	0	0	7	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
WHL
1.	Sam Bobyn (G)	1	0.00	1.000	0	0	0	0	11:20	2
2.	Jake Morrissey (G)	11	1.98	.932	8	1	1	1	576:28	261
3.	Michael Herringer (G)	14	2.33	.913	11	2	0	2	796:57	327	4	1.96	.934
4.	Jackson Whistle (G)	50	2.55	.909	34	10	5	4	2961:37	1264	19	2.52	.916
Memorial Cup
1.	Jackson Whistle (G)	5	2.60	.906	2	2	1	0	300:00	125
2.	Michael Herringer (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2014-2015 Kelowna Rockets Staff

Head CoachDan Lambert
Asst. CoachTravis Crickard
Asst. CoachKris Mallette
Goaltending CoachTravis Crickard
General ManagerBruce Hamilton
Asst. General ManagerLorne Frey
Dir. of Player PersonnelLorne Frey
Franchise OwnerBruce Hamilton
PresidentBruce Hamilton
ScoutKen Andrusiak
ScoutScott Barber
ScoutBilly Coupland
ScoutCorey Curtis
ScoutBob Fawcett
ScoutLyle Hamilton
ScoutLee Hamilton

2014-2015 Kelowna Rockets Captains

"C"

Madison Bowey

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2014-2015 Kelowna Rockets Demographics

Kelowna Rockets Facts

Plays in: Western Hockey League
Team Colors: Teal + Copper + Red + White + Black
Town: Kelowna, BC, CAN Map
Founded: 1995

2014-2015 Kelowna Rockets Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Kelowna Rockets: 3 565 GP
NHL: 37 GP
WC: 7 GP
AHL: 8 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Prospera Place
Location: Kelowna, BC, CAN
Capacity: 6 886
Construction Year: 1999

Kelowna Rockets Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/26/2026 02:05 AM UTC	Penticton Vees	Kelowna Rockets	-	WHL
09/20/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Vancouver Giants	Kelowna Rockets	-	WHL
05/28/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Everett Silvertips	Kelowna Rockets	4 - 0	Memorial Cup
05/25/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Kelowna Rockets	3 - 2 (OT 65:28)	Memorial Cup
05/23/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Kelowna Rockets	Kitchener Rangers	0 - 5	Memorial Cup

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Latest Transactions

08/12/2026

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Shane Smith (F)

Leaving forHenderson Silver Knights

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07/28/2026

confirmed

Jakub Frolo (F)

Joining fromIlves U20

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07/13/2026

confirmed

Cole Braunshausen (F)

Joining fromSt. Thomas Academy

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06/26/2026

confirmed

Dane Sorensen (D)

Joining fromBrooks Bandits

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06/25/2026

confirmed

Owen Hayden (D)

Leaving forSeattle Thunderbirds

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06/16/2026

confirmed

Hayden Paupanekis (F)

Leaving forSt. Cloud State Univ.

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06/15/2026

confirmed

Dane Sorensen (D)

Joining fromVictoria Royals

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05/16/2026

confirmed

Madden Daneault (F)

Joining fromRed Deer Rebels U15 AAA

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Kelowna Rockets History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WHL	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	0	-	5	-
2025-2026	WHL	68	38	21	-	-	9	259	220	85	1.25	3	Conference SF loss
2024-2025	WHL	68	18	44	-	-	6	213	311	42	0.62	5	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	WHL	68	33	30	-	-	5	250	258	71	1.04	2	Conference SF loss
2022-2023	WHL	68	27	37	-	-	4	210	256	58	0.85	4	First round loss
2021-2022	WHL	68	42	20	-	-	6	250	207	90	1.32	2	First round loss
2020-2021	WHL	16	10	5	-	-	1	58	53	21	1.31	2	No playoffs held
2019-2020	WHL	63	29	28	-	-	6	181	208	64	1.02	4	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	WHL	68	28	32	-	-	8	169	209	64	0.94	4	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	WHL	72	43	22	-	-	7	280	249	93	1.29	1	First round loss
2016-2017	WHL	72	45	22	-	-	5	283	206	95	1.32	2	Conference Final loss
2015-2016	WHL	72	48	20	-	-	4	269	218	100	1.39	2	Conference Final loss
2014-2015	WHL	72	53	13	-	-	6	305	183	112	1.56	1	Champion
2013-2014	WHL	72	57	11	-	-	4	310	182	118	1.64	1	Conference Final loss
2012-2013	WHL	72	52	16	-	-	4	309	178	108	1.5	1	Conference SF loss
2011-2012	WHL	72	31	31	-	-	10	217	242	72	1	3	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	WHL	72	43	28	1	-	0	240	201	87	1.21	1	Conference SF loss
2009-2010	WHL	72	35	31	-	-	6	224	225	76	1.06	14	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	WHL	72	47	21	-	-	4	267	178	98	1.36	6	Champion
2007-2008	WHL	72	38	26	-	-	8	248	215	84	1.17	13	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	WHL	72	22	41	-	-	9	156	245	53	0.74	20	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	WHL	72	46	22	-	-	4	243	188	96	1.33	5	Conference SF loss
2004-2005	WHL	72	45	13	12	-	2	215	139	104	1.44	2	Champion
2003-2004	WHL	72	47	21	4	-	0	185	125	98	1.36	1	Conference Final loss
2002-2003	WHL	72	51	14	6	-	1	311	164	109	1.51	1	Champion
2001-2002	WHL	72	31	26	10	-	5	257	232	77	1.07	10	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	WHL	72	37	23	7	-	5	259	240	86	1.19	4	Conference QF loss
1999-2000	WHL	72	25	40	4	-	3	193	228	57	0.79	15	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	WHL	72	25	42	5	-	-	241	282	55	0.76	14	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	WHL	72	33	35	4	-	-	313	290	70	0.97	10	Conference QF loss

Kelowna Rockets Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Memorial Cup	3	0	2	-	-	1	2	12	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Memorial Cup	3	1	2	-	-	-	11	9	2	0.67	2	Final loss
2008-2009	Memorial Cup	3	2	1	-	-	-	11	7	4	1.33	1	Final loss
2004-2005	Memorial Cup	3	0	3	-	-	-	7	11	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	Memorial Cup	3	3	0	-	-	-	7	2	6	2	1	Champion
2002-2003	Memorial Cup	3	1	2	-	-	-	6	10	2	0.67	3	Semifinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Von Lakovic (F)	2026-2027	Team White	-	3	4	4	8	2
2.	Daniel Pekar (F)	2026-2027	Bili Tygri Liberec U20	Extraliga junioru	4	2	3	5	0
3.	Tomas Poletin (F)	2026-2027	Czechia U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	2	4	4
4.	Drew Larioza (F)	2026-2027	Pacific District	USA-S17	6	0	4	4	0
5.	Pavel Novák (F)	2026-2027	HC Tábor	1. liga	2	3	0	3	0
6.	Joe Gatenby (D)	2026-2027	Storhamar	Champions HL	4	2	1	3	0
7.	Thomas Raffl (F)	2026-2027	EC Salzburg	Champions HL	4	0	2	2	0
8.	Nick Merkley (F)	2026-2027	Dynamo Moskva	KHL	4	1	0	1	4
9.	Elias Carmichael (D)	2026-2027	HK Nitra	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	2
10.	Gordie Ballhorn (D)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	-	1	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	185 lbs	18.50
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	19.27
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	19.00
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	19.14
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	18.71

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brett McLean (F)	308	166	209	375
2.	Andrew Cristall (F)	219	135	205	340
3.	John Varga (F)	254	154	179	333
4.	Jason Deleurme (F)	341	141	172	313
5.	Allan Egeland (F)	213	138	172	310

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brett McLean (F)	308	166	209	375
2.	John Varga (F)	254	154	179	333
3.	Jason Deleurme (F)	341	141	172	313
4.	Allan Egeland (F)	213	138	172	310
5.	Tyson Baillie (F)	329	138	172	310

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brett McLean (F)	308	166	209	375
2.	Andrew Cristall (F)	219	135	205	340
3.	Marty Flichel (F)	269	101	200	301
4.	John Varga (F)	254	154	179	333
5.	Tyson Barrie (D)	256	51	177	228

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Scott Parker (F)	203	51	85	732
2.	Trever Fraser (F)	202	56	149	731
3.	Dave McMillen (F)	118	7	19	574
4.	Gavin McLeod (D)	321	15	93	538
5.	Dallas Thompson (D)	206	24	46	532

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jason Deleurme (F)	341	141	172	313
2.	Tyler Mosienko (F)	338	81	151	232
3.	Tyson Baillie (F)	329	138	172	310
4.	Brett Palin (D)	324	6	55	61
5.	Cam Paddock (F)	323	107	98	205

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Robb Gordon (F)	58	51	114	1.97
2.	Leon Draisaitl (F)	32	19	53	1.66
3.	Andrew Cristall (F)	219	135	340	1.55
4.	Tij Iginla (F)	133	102	206	1.55
5.	Michal Grosek (F)	30	25	45	1.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Allan Egeland (F)	1993-1994	70	47	123
2.	John Varga (F)	1993-1994	65	60	122
3.	Robb Gordon (F)	1995-1996	58	51	114
4.	Allan Egeland (F)	1992-1993	71	56	113
5.	Andrew Cristall (F)	2023-2024	62	40	111

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	John Varga (F)	1993-1994	65	60	122
2.	Allan Egeland (F)	1992-1993	71	56	113
3.	Jesse Schultz (F)	2002-2003	72	53	104
4.	Robb Gordon (F)	1995-1996	58	51	114
5.	Jason Deleurme (F)	1997-1998	72	51	103

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Marty Flichel (F)	1995-1996	69	79	107
2.	Allan Egeland (F)	1993-1994	70	76	123
3.	Andrew Cristall (F)	2023-2024	62	71	111
4.	Rory McDade (F)	2000-2001	72	70	98
5.	Nick Merkley (F)	2014-2015	72	70	90

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Dave McMillen (F)	1991-1992	72	13	399
2.	Trever Fraser (F)	1991-1992	67	35	353
3.	Scott Parker (F)	1996-1997	68	26	330
4.	Dale Purinton (D)	1994-1995	65	8	291
5.	Kevin Malgunas (F)	1991-1992	64	43	273

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent WHL Prospects Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#1	Madden Daneault (F)	05/07/2011	Red Deer, AB, CAN	5'11"	179 lbs
3	#52	Cole Chudyk (F)	04/02/2011	Lamont, AB, CAN	5'8"	154 lbs
4	#78	Luke Trann (D)	05/10/2011	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	6'0"	159 lbs
6	#122	Zachary Martin (D)	05/05/2011	Maple Grove, MN, USA	5'9"	161 lbs
6	#132	Cohen Short (F)	02/21/2011	Kelowna, BC, CAN	5'11"	146 lbs
7	#161	Jacob Fleming (G)	08/10/2011	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	5'10"	150 lbs
8	#178	Jace Williams (F)	07/15/2011	-	-	-
10	#224	Jasper Schelter (D)	05/18/2011	Denver, CO, USA	5'11"	154 lbs
11	#247	Jayden Ni (F)	02/27/2011	-	5'8"	141 lbs
12	#270	Taylor Mowbray (F)	07/24/2011	-	5'8"	141 lbs
13	#293	David Ring (F)	07/07/2011	ON, CAN	-	-
2025
1	#20	Will Kelts (D)	01/05/2010	Consort, AB, CAN	6'3"	198 lbs
2	#26	Remy Koch (D)	12/24/2010	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'9"	174 lbs
2	#34	Joel Ngandu (F)	04/19/2010	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'2"	185 lbs
4	#82	Grayson Bauer (F)	02/20/2010	-	6'2"	194 lbs
5	#95	Channon Fummerton (D)	02/26/2010	Whitehorse, YK, CAN	6'3"	176 lbs
6	#121	Logan German (G)	04/11/2010	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'11"	165 lbs
7	#142	Khalil Haji (D)	01/23/2010	St. Albert, AB, CAN	6'4"	194 lbs
7	#149	Bronson Lamontagne (F)	05/10/2010	Fife Lake, SK, CAN	6'2"	196 lbs
8	#165	Dylan Veroba (D)	03/16/2010	Yorkton, SK, CAN	5'11"	150 lbs
2024
1	#9	Owen Hayden (D)	01/09/2009	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'7"	216 lbs
2	#33	Nathan Cole (F)	02/25/2009	Airdrie, AB, CAN	5'7"	157 lbs
3	#57	Jake Hargrave (D)	03/21/2009	Lucky Lake, SK, CAN	5'11"	170 lbs
3	#60	Linden Sobocan (G)	01/02/2009	Cochrane, AB, CAN	6'4"	207 lbs
4	#78	William Matte (F)	05/12/2009	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'7"	216 lbs
5	#93	Linkin Stadnek (D)	05/15/2009	Thompson, MB, CAN	6'2"	190 lbs
6	#113	Von Lakovic (F)	10/26/2009	West Kelowna, BC, CAN	6'0"	181 lbs
8	#163	Marek McIvor (D)	05/08/2009	Davidson, SK, CAN	5'10"	163 lbs
9	#188	Jack Morgan (F)	01/18/2009	Langley, BC, CAN	5'10"	179 lbs
9	#189	Sebastien Brisebois (F)	04/06/2009	Squamish, BC, CAN	6'4"	170 lbs
11	#232	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#254	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#276	No selection was made	-	-	-	-

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