The Vernon Vipers came up short in their first exhibition test of the season, falling 5-2 to the West Kelowna Warriors on Sunday afternoon. West Kelowna scored three times in the opening period and maintained the lead through the remainder of a physical, wide-open preseason contest. Kelsen Podworny paced the Warriors w...

The Kelowna Rockets will play four preseason games ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League season, including two at Prospera Place.Kelowna opens exhibition play Friday in Kamloops against the Blazers before hosting Kamloops the following night.The Rockets will then face the Penticton Vees twice, travelling to the So...

The Kelowna Rockets will open their annual training camp to the public for the first time this year, giving fans an early look at some of the organization's top prospects.Training camp runs Aug. 26 to 30 at Prospera Place, with four days of practices, games and small-area competition before the camp wraps up with the D...

Kelowna Rockets forward Shane Smith has signed an American Hockey League contract with the Henderson Silver Knights, the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights.Smith, 21, joined the Rockets in November 2025 after being acquired from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in a trade that also brought forward Vojtech Cihar t...

Vernon, BC - The Vernon Vipers have completed a pair of roster transactions, acquiring the BCHL Playing Rights to forward Jacob Wingfield while trading forward London Taylor to the Spruce Grove Saints. The Vipers acquired the BCHL Playing Rights to 2006-born forward Jacob Wingfield from the Okotoks Oilers in exchange f...

Vernon, BC: The Vernon Vipers have announced expanded roles for two members of the club's hockey operations staff ahead of the 2026-27 BCHL season. Mike Sommer has been promoted to Associate Coach and Assistant General Manager, while Ryan Hollweg has been promoted to Associate Coach. Sommer joined the Vipers prior to...

The Vernon Vipers have a new look for the 2026-27 season and beyond.The local BCHL team has rebranded with a new logo and new colour scheme ahead of the upcoming hockey season. The new Vernon Viper logo (Image Credit: Vernon Vipers) "[The inspiration for the design is] we wanted to be a true viper, the snake that'...

VERNON - The Armstrong Shamrocks and Vernon Tigers will both chase a Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League championship this weekend in Kelowna. Armstrong heads into the weekend as the top seed after a dominant regular season that saw the Shamrocks post a 7-1 record. Their reward is a semifinal matchup against the f...

VERNON - The Vernon Vipers will kick off the home portion of their schedule with a date with a division rival. The Snakes will welcome the West Kelowna Warriors to Kal Tire Place on Saturday September 26. Vernon was the BCHL leader in attendance in the 2025-26 season. The rest of the schedule is expected to be released...

A breakout season in Kelowna has earned forward Tij Iginla national recognition among the top junior hockey players in Canada.The Kelowna Rockets forward was named a Canadian Hockey League second-team all-star Wednesday, putting him among the elite performers across the WHL, OHL and QMJHL for the 2025-26 season.Iginla,...