Kelowna Rockets acquire rights to BCHL champion defenceman

Kelowna Rockets acquire rights to BCHL champion defenceman

Bruce Hamilton has made his first move of the WHL offseason. On Monday, June 15, the Kelowna Rockets president and general manager acquired the rights to defenceman Dane Sorensen from the Victoria Royals in exchange for a conditional 2030 fifth-round draft pick and a conditional 2027 sixth-round draft pick (originally belonging to Seattle). The conditions are the picks are not known at this time. Standing 6’1”, 183 pounds, Sorensen split the 202…

Rockets, Royals complete trade involving signing rights of defenceman Dane Sorensen – Western Hockey League

Kelowna, B.C. - The Kelowna Rockets have acquired the playing rights to defenceman Dane Sorensen from the Victoria Royals in exchange for a conditional 2030 fifth-round pick and a conditional 2027 sixth-round pick (Seattle). Sorensen, 19, is a 6'1", 183-pound left-shot defenceman from Los Angeles, California. He holds dual American and Canadian citizenship and spent the 2025-26 season split between the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL and the Br…