Friday, Feb.24th, 2023 Kimberley 4 Rockets 0 Game 5 of the opening round of the divisional playoffs came down to a ‘must win’ situation for the Rockets, as they travelled south to Kimberley. Yet another highly-entertaining, fast-paced contest saw the Nitros take full advantage of home-ice, rolling to a 4-0 win and securing […]
The visiting Kimberley Dynamiters rode into town this week to continue the exciting series with the hometown Rockets in Games 3 & 4 of the opening round of playoffs. The first pair of contests in the southern centre were split, and both teams were looking to gain an advantage as the play […]
These two evenly-matched clubs hit the Kimberley ice last Friday and Saturday, to kickoff the 2022-23 KIJHL post-season playdowns. The Rockets were looking to come away with at least a split in games, and take away home-ice advantage from the Nitros. In the seven regular season meetings between these teams […]
Triple-header of action. Let’s get started…………… Friday, Feb.3rd, 2023 Rockets 3 Beaver Valley 2 As the end of the regular season schedule draws closer, the first game of a big 3-game weekend on home-ice for the Rockets was a fast-paced, exciting contest that went right down to the wire. […]
Tuesday night at the Plywood Palace saw yet another exciting chapter written in the valley sports-rivalry between Golden and Invermere, as the two clubs met head-on in a wide-open offensive affair. When the smoke finally cleared, the hometown crowd were treated to another great Rocket comeback in an 8-6 decision. Tuesday, Jan.31st, 2023 […]
For the 7th time this season, the Golden Rockets have split a two-game weekend (this time on the road), just “edged-out” by Nelson Friday and just “edging-by” Castlegar Saturday. Friday, Jan.27th, 2023 Nelson 6 Rockets 5 A gallant comeback for the Rockets in this one, which fell just a bit short. […]
Tuesday, Jan.24th, 2023 Columbia Valley 9 Rockets 2 The Rockets made the journey to the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere to tangle with the division-leading Rockies and, from the opening face-off to the final horn, the hosts were relentless in their offensive attack, rolling to a convincing win. Columbia Valley drastically […]
Saturday, Jan.21st, 2023 Rockets 2 Kimberley 1 To say this season’s five previous contests between the Golden Rockets and Kimberley Dynamiters have been close and exciting, would be a huge understatement. To date, the largest margin of victory is a 3-0 Rockets’ shutout win last November. The last three games between these clubs […]
Tuesday, Jan.17th, 2023 Rockets 4 Creston 3 Mid-January, and still every club in the tough Eddie Mountain Division is above the .500 mark in win percentage. Quite a feat, and a great indication of the high-calibre play on the ice. With only a scant three weeks to go in the […]
Just a single road game for the Rockets last weekend, as they journeyed south to the Elk Valley to tangle with the Fernie Ghostriders. The club looked to solidify their hold on third place in the Eddie Mountain Division, with Fernie hot on their heels. The team was coming off a great win […]
