Kelowna

A photo of Kelowna.

Kelowna is a city of about 110,000 people in south-central British Columbia. It is located in the Okanagan Valley.

Teams

• Kelowna-Penticton Combines (Okanagan Senior League, 1960-1961)
• Kelowna Buckaroos

1. (Okanagan-Mainline Junior Hockey League, 1961-1963) league renamed OJHL
2. (Okanagan Junior Hockey League, 1963-1967) league renamed BCJHL
3. (British Columbia Junior Hockey League, 1967-1983) moved to Summerland

• Kelowna Chiefs (Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, 2010-present)
• Kelowna Packers

1. (established 1949)
2. (Okanagan Senior Hockey League, 1951-1960), ceased operations December 8, 1960
3. (Junior Team: British Columbia Hockey League, 1986-1989) renamed Spartans

• Kelowna Rockets (Western Hockey League (junior), 1995-present)
• Kelowna Spartans (British Columbia Hockey League, 1989-1995)
• Kelowna Wings (Western Hockey League (junior), 1982-1982) become Spokane Chiefs

Arenas

• Kelowna Memorial Arena
• Prospera Place (formely Skyreach Place)
• Capital News Centre
• Royal LePage Place (Mount Boucherie Complex)
• Rutland Arena
• Okanagan Training Rink (formerly Okanagan Sportscentre)
• Jim LInd Arena

Champions

Royal Bank Cup

• 1992-93 Kelowna Spartans

Players

• Steve Bozek
• Jonathan Filewich
• Tom Martin
• Kiel McLeod
• Jason Ruff
• Ryan Stewart
• Jason Tapp
• Bob Westerby

Arenas

• Prospera Place
• Rutland Arena

External Links

• Kelowna on Wikipedia