Rockets to open WHL season versus Silvertips

The Kelowna Rockets will open the 2021-22 Western Hockey League season on home ice at Prospera Place, hosting the reigning U.S. Division champion Everett Silvertips on Saturday, October 2, 2021.

The 2021-22 WHL Regular Season is scheduled to open on Friday, October 1. With the anticipated lifting of health restrictions in all jurisdictions the 2021-22 season will call for a 68-game schedule with full capacity in a fan-friendly and safe environment throughout all WHL markets. The regular season will conclude Sunday, April 3.

The regular season schedule will not feature any interlocking games between the Eastern Conference and Western Conference.

Details on purchasing opening night tickets will be released at a later date.

Rockets season ticket holders will receive their renewal packages in the coming weeks.

Season seats for new season seat holders will go on sale in July through the Rockets office.

The 2021 WHL pre-season Schedule will be announced on Monday, June 21 and the 2021-22 WHL Western Conference Regular Season Schedule will be announced on Wednesday, June 23. The 2021-22 WHL Eastern Conference Regular Season Schedule will be announced at a later date.

2022 WHL Playoffs

The 2022 WHL Playoffs are scheduled to begin Friday, April 8, 2022, with the re-introduction of the Conference Playoff format.

The first-place teams in the two Divisions in each Conference will receive the top two playoff seeds based on Regular Season points. The next six Clubs in each Conference, based on Regular Season points, will receive the third to eighth playoff positions.

Clubs advancing to the second round and Conference Championships will be re-seeded each round based on Regular Season points. The two Conference Champions will advance to the WHL Championship Series, with the Club possessing the most Regular Season points receiving home-ice advantage.

All series throughout the 2022 WHL Playoffs will follow a best-of-seven format.

The 2022 WHL Playoffs will conclude with the 2022 WHL Championship Series, scheduled to be played from Friday, May 20 to Monday, May 30, 2022.

The Conference Playoff format was last used during the 2014 WHL Playoffs, with the Division Playoff format in place since the 2015 WHL Playoffs.