Saturday,September 24th,2022 Revelstoke 5 Golden 4 Before a good (and loud) hometown crowd on this Saturday evening, the Rockets and Revelstoke put on quite a show in an exciting contest which needed an overtime session, and a “player shootout” to decide a winner. When the smoke finally cleared, it was the defending […]
Friday, September 23rd, 2022: Fernie 6 Rockets 2 Both of these clubs play each other tough every season. This game was no exception. Before a good hometown crowd, there was a good pace to the game for the entire three periods of play. The Rockets came out of the gate with […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Pacific Junior Hockey League are pleased to announce the creation of the British Columbia Hockey Conference. This new organization represents a partnership between two of Western Canada’s premier junior hockey leagues to advance their level of competitive hockey in British Columbia. The British Columbia Hockey Conference’s inaugural […]
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has an exciting new wave of rookie talent entering the 2022-23 season, which begins on Sept. 23. Leading up to the start of the season, we will highlight those players from each team. Next in the New Wave series are the Golden Rockets. The Rockets finished fourth in […]
The Golden Rockets wish to introduce their newly-appointed Assistant Coach for the upcoming season, as Jared Houseman takes his position behind the bench alongside Head Coach/GM Chuck Wight. The position became vacant last spring as Associate Coach Ethan Maertens-Poole advanced to an Assistant Coach position with the Niverville Nighthawks of the […]
Golden Rockets goalie Levi Hall is moving on to play for the expansion Niverville Nighthawks of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 2022-23 season thanks to the work he put in. “His hard work on and off-the-ice helped him become an elite goalie in the KIJHL,” said Rockets Head Coach and GM Chuck Wight. “His […]
Golden Rocket Connor Funke is excited to continue his hockey career at Indiana Tech University in the American Collegiate Hockey Association with the Warriors and further his education. “I want to thank the Golden Rockets organization and community for my three years as part of the organization,” said Funke, who started playing in the […]
Golden Rockets forward Aidan Ballance is the second KIJHL player to sign with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s expansion Niverville Nighthawks. Ballance was fourth on the Rockets in points with nine goals and 10 assist in 38 games. He added another three assists in four playoff games. “I had a pretty good year. I […]
March 3, 2022 The opening round of the KIJHL Teck Cup Championships are now complete after the Beaver Valley Nitehawks defeated the Creston Valley Thunder Cats in the seventh, and deciding game, 3-2. Trail product Nathan Dominici scored the winner with 6:11 remaining in the third period, his second goal of the playoffs. The Thunder […]
Saturday, February 26th, 2022 Dynamiters 7 Rockets 2 Saturday evening at the Plywood Palace was a ‘must-win’ situation for the Golden Rockets, as they entered Game 4 of their playoff round against the visiting Kimberley Dynamiters down three games to none. The Nitros have put on a strong display of solid […]
