Rockets beat Blazers 6-2 to earn sweep, advance to second round

Rockets beat Blazers 6-2 to earn sweep, advance to second round

‘It’s one of the worst feelings in the world’: Rockets sweep Blazers out of playoffs in Round 1

KAMLOOPS — Ryan Michael wore melancholy on his face while speaking to reporters, his captaincy and major junior career over along with his Kamloops Blazers’ season. The Kelowna Rockets topped the Blazers 6-2 on Wednesday [April 1] at Sandman Centre, the victory securing a four-game sweep of their B.C. Division rivals in Round 1 of the WHL playoffs. “You go to war with those guys throughout the whole year and they’re like brothers to you,” said M…

Memorial Cup host Rockets extinguish Blazers to advance to second round of the 2026 WHL Playoffs – Western Hockey League

The Kelowna Rockets are at cruising altitude after dousing the Kamloops Blazers in Round One of the 2026 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutrien. Kelowna completed a first-round sweep with a 6-2 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night. Los Angeles Kings prospect Vojtech Cihar, the reigning WHL Rookie of the Month, scored twice, and Dawson Gerwing recorded the game-winning goal to boost the Rockets. Between the pipes, 2026 NHL Draft-eligible netminder Har…