Regan Bartel

I have zero intel on the @Kelowna_Rockets next head coach, but a new candidate - in my mind - has emerged. ⤵️

Rocket Fan @RocketFANdotca

Things that make me go hmm… https://t.co/2zCu5P4LEG

I had the privilege of calling a game when a 19 year-old named Corey Perry played for the 2005 London Knights at the Memorial Cup. In a 4-2 win over @Kelowna_Rockets, he scored twice. A 47-goal season that year, he had 130 points. Now 40, it’s cool to see him coming up clutch.

The City of Kelowna is putting their $$ where there mouth is: ⤵️⤵️

Rocket Fan @RocketFANdotca

Major makeover at Prospera Place https://t.co/nqsBuQxUB8

One of the league’s sharpest minds is moving up. I always knew Dara was destined for bigger and better things

Victoria Royals @victoriaroyals

NEWS: Victoria Royals Director of Hockey Operations Dara Festinger has accepted a position with NHL Central Registry. Thank you, Dara, for all your contributions to the organization, we wish you all the best in the future! https://t.co/ssg4kqBpiK

He’s back!! The resume speaks volumes.

Red Deer Rebels @Rebelshockey

🏆🏆 Two WHL championships 🏆🏆 Two-time WHL Coach of the Year 🏆 Memorial Cup Champion We are thrilled to welcome Marc Habscheid as our new head coach! 📰 https://t.co/3ob2tzcLnL 📰 #RDREBELS I #WHL https://t.co/myjqNejWu5

Dratz!!

Testing…testing…1-2-3! 🎤 104-7 The 🦎

Kelowna Rockets @Kelowna_Rockets

Opening Night is set. We’re kicking off the 2025–26 season on Friday, September 19th at 7:05 PM at Prospera Place against the Spokane Chiefs. This is the third time the Rockets will face the Chiefs in the home opener, with the other two previous matchups coming in the 96/97 & https://t.co/0Urm4CX17k

We’ve met so many great 🇺🇸 traveller’s during our time in Quebec City/Montreal. Close to everyone apologetic for how we’ve 🇨🇦 been treated as a nation or what’s been said. Nice to know they recognize the foul, showing they are as beautiful a neighbour as we know them to be. https://t.co/orr9pGuN9l

Exact same score when @Kelowna_Rockets advanced to the finals in 2009 and lost to OHL champ. What a great season for the Tigers. Ed Chynoweth Champions still has a lovely ring to it. Well done.

Medicine Hat Tigers @tigershockey

Definitely not the ending we had hoped for but it was truly a special season. https://t.co/zhUkOyTL5U

Good luck to Marcus Pacheco and Ethan Neutens today at the Memorial Cup. Whether in or out of the lineup, hope the week was a blast in Rimouski. Cheering 📣 on @tigershockey to victory because frankly, the West is the Best! #Kelowna

I met Gardiner on the Swift Current Broncos bus - tagging along as a ‘guest coach’ with Todd McLellan in the mid90s. A virtual unknown then - not so much 30 years later.

BarDown @BarDown

Gardiner MacDougall calls for his team to huddle on the ice after being eliminated in the Memorial Cup semi-finals. Legendary coach. https://t.co/UDgZRF1v0b

What a photo!!

Patrick McNeil @cbepbp

Hey @Reganrant... he's actually from Flint and collects jerseys, but I'm counting it https://t.co/EcJrSWxxJQ

Medicine Hat Tigers advance all the way to MC final. @Kelowna_Rockets did the same in 2009. Was a long wait between games. Advice? Submarine tour!!!

Don’t sleep on Curtis Hamilton - @Kelowna_Rockets assistant GM - on having a significant stamp on formulating the roster for 2025-2026. ⤵️

Rocket Fan @RocketFANdotca

Rolling the dice on Mazden Leslie https://t.co/aZPZOFInwx

The five-person 'Kelowna crew' is in Rimouski this weekend, taking in the 2025 Memorial Cup.

Rocket Fan @RocketFANdotca

Bruce Hamilton isn’t just hosting – he is hunting https://t.co/Dv5hSFgtyA

Memorial Cup memories from Rimouski, Quebec in 2009. Gord McGarva joined me to call the action. https://t.co/kEbk2AMFwW

Memorial Cup 2009 memories from Rimouski, Quebec. Jamie Benn's play is getting some national TV exposure. A four-goal game will do that. Benn ended the tournament with 9 points in 4 games - tied for the tournament lead in scoring. https://t.co/cKmMZOdKsh