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The club was established in 1991 as the Tacoma Rockets, playing in Tacoma, Washington. [1] The team played four seasons in Tacoma under head coach Marcel Comeau, who was named the league and the Canadian Hockey League's coach-of-the-year for 1992–93, although the team won only one playoff round. [2]
Prospera Place, formerly known as Skyreach Place, is a 6,886-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It replaced Kelowna Memorial Arena, which is still in use for minor hockey. Opened in 1999, it is home to the Kelowna Rockets hockey club. The arena hosted the Memorial Cup in 2004.
The following is a list of articles of ice hockey players who have played for the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Pages in category "Kelowna Rockets coaches" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Marcel Comeau; H.
The Kelowna Rockets would be the eventual winners, [1] and would become only the fourth host team to win without winning their league as well. (The first time was in 1983 , when the Portland Winter Hawks won it, the second was in 1993 when the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won it, and the third was in 1999 when the Ottawa 67's won it.)
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States.The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada, alongside the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.
Old Tacoma Rockets logo. Marcel Comeau was hired to be the first coach of the Rockets, and stayed with the team all four seasons. [1] The 1991–92 season marks the first season of the expansion side Rockets, who began play in the Tacoma Dome, one of North America's largest hockey arenas.
A British Columbia Institute of Technology graduate, Ball began his radio career in 1993 in his native Kelowna. [1] [2] From 1995 to 2000 he was the play-by-play announcer for the Kelowna Rockets. [3] He then worked for CFAX in Victoria, British Columbia. [1] In 2001 he filled in for Jim Hughson on ten of VTV’s Vancouver Canucks broadcasts. [3]