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Victoria would open the scoring in the first period off a goal from Justin Kipkie at 6:27. It wouldn't be long before the Rockets would pull the game back to even footing as Max Graham would score a weird goal that went up in the air and scraped past the goal line to tie the game at one. Gra…

Hometown boy Max Graham will wear the ‘C’ for the first time when the ѻý Rockets welcome Portland Winterhawks to Prospera Place tonight for a Western Hockey League contest.

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ѻý Rockets forward Max Graham is entering his final season in the Western Hockey League and his confidence is at an all-time high.

The day after ѻý Rockets’ Tij Iginila was chosen in the first round by the Utah Hockey Club, two more members of the Western Hockey League club landed with NHL teams as the entry draft continued on Saturday.

The ѻý Rockets have acquired 2007-born forward Levi Benson‘s WHL playing rights from the Swift Current Broncos and have signed him to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.

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We all make mistakes, however most of them aren’t published on the front page of a newspaper.

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ѻý Rockets president and general manager Bruce Hamilton announced this week that 19-year-old forward Gabriel Szturc has been named the 28th captain in franchise history.

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ѻý Rockets captain Colton Dach will be leaving the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship with a  gold medal, following Canadaѻý 3-2 overtime win over Czechia Thursday in Halifax, N.S.

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Coming into the 2022-23 ѻý Rockets training camp, no other non-roster player has more WHL experience than 17-year-old forward Grady Lenton. The Tsawwassen, ѻý product was the lone affiliate player to appear in a game with ѻý last season and at the end of his U18 season, Lenton jo…

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For the second time in as many weeks former ѻý Rocket, Leon Draisaitl hit a major milestone in his career and amongst Rockets alumni.

The ѻý Rockets presented their 2018/19 team awards, Sunday at the ѻý Community Theatre. Winners were:

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Nolan Foote netted the shootout winner and also scored in regulation — his 30th goal of the season — as the ѻý Rockets prevailed 4-3 over the host Spokane Chiefs in WHL action on Friday night.

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It was a wash for those looking for clues about form ahead of a possible first-round playoff meeting between Victoria Royals and ѻý Rockets.

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It was a fitting Family Day for Kyle Topping of Salt Spring Island.

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Less than 24 hours after putting a real scare into the Western Conference-leading Everett Silvertips at Prospera Place, the ѻý Rockets dropped a 2-0 decision to the ѻý Division-leading Vancouver Giants in front of 5,107 supporters at Prospera Place on Saturday night.

The 2019 Canada Winter Games open this Friday in Red Deer, Alberta. Five of the ѻý Rockets’ top WHL prospects will join an accomplished list of NHLers who have competed in these games, including Bob Gainey, Steven Stamkos, Paul Kariya, Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby.

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The ѻý Rockets overcame a 3-1 deficit midway through the second period and scored three unanswered goals to defeat the Prince George Cougars 4-3 in front of 4,727 elated supporters at Prospera Place on Friday night.

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Luke Toporowski scored twice and added an assist to lead the Spokane Chiefs to a 5-4 victory over the ѻý Rockets on Wednesday night at Prospera Place.

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Reece Klassen pitched his first shutout as a member of the Spokane Chiefs, stopping all 25 shots the ѻý Rockets could muster on Friday night.

Lassi Thomson and Kaedan Korczak got bragging rights over Nolan Foote in the battle between ѻý Rockets teammates at the CHL Top Prospects Game in Red Deer as Team Orr rallied for a 5-4 victory over Team Cherry on Wednesday night.

Nolan Foote scored twice, once in the shootout, and added two assists as the ѻý Rockets upset the Prince Albert Raiders 4-3 on Saturday in front of 5,204 thoroughly entertained junior hockey supporters at Prospera Place.

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On a day when the ѻý Rockets said goodbye to a veteran leader, a former Rockets goaltender made a triumphant return in a 5-1 victory for the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The ѻý Rockets will try to get back in the win column tonight when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors at Prospera Place for another Hat Trick Wednesday.

The ѻý Rockets were perfect on the power play Friday night, but they were far from perfect in every other aspect — getting pounded 7-2 by the Prince George Cougars to open a two-game road set.

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Defenceman Dalton Gally was at a crossroads in his junior hockey career back in October. The 20-year-old was facing the prospect of being the odd man out on the back end in Medicine Hat, and he wasn’t sure what the future held for him.

The ѻý Rockets had a three-game winning streak halted Wednesday night in Lethbridge, falling 5-1 to the host Hurricanes.

With the Christmas break in the Western Hockey League regular-season schedule looming, the ѻý Rockets will be on the road for a crucial swing through the Central Division.

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Midway through the ѻý Rockets’ contest against the division rival Victoria Royals, it became apparent that one of the teams was probably going to have to win ugly.

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This video shows an off-duty ѻý RCMP officer going to the aid of a colleague who was having difficulty arresting a suspect. The video was filmed by the off-dutry officer's wife.