Kelowna Rockets Hockey Club

By Vernon Matters Staff

Ex-Rocket’s call seals deal

Ring, ring, it’s Luke Schenn calling

Jul 17, 2025 | 3:12 PM

Sometimes, one phone call is all it takes.

NHL defenceman and Kelowna Rockets alum Luke Schenn picked up the phone this week and called Mazden Leslie, the 20-year-old blueliner weighing his options between the WHL and NCAA.

Schenn shared what playing in Kelowna meant to him, and a few days later, Leslie made his decision: he’s joining the Rockets.

Leslie was acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Giants last month.

He had been committed to Bowling Green University, but Schenn’s call may have been the turning point.

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