Originally posted Mar 15, 2019. Some players know when they hang up the skates that coaching is on their horizon. For former Kamloops Blazers captain Tyler Shattock it was a case of being in the right place at the right time that allowed him to be back where it all […]
Author: Jesse Phillips
Blazers dismantle Chiefs to put playoff pressure on the Rockets.
The Kamloops Blazers dominated this game from start to finish. They outshot the Spokane Chiefs 51 – 28 en route to a 5-1 victory placing them firmly in the playoff race two points back of the Kelowna Rockets. The first period belonged to the home team from the drop of […]
Kamloops claws to within six points of the Rockets with shootout win
Kamloops and Kelowna, the historic rivalry and battle of the K’s proved to be a bit of stalemate to start but ended up being an entertaining affair. Kelowna pushed the game into a shootout where the Blazers scored twice to take the extra point 2-1. The first period lacked a […]
Miner and Vancouver shut out Kamloops; playoff hopes dwindling in the River City
Coming into this matchup Kamloops and Vancouver were playing for the third time in five days and for the eighth and final time this season. The Giants had won the previous seven matchups between these two teams and tonight’s result was no different. Vancouver dominated Kamloops from start to finish, […]
Blazers get two points despite Warm’s hot saves
Last time the Tri-City Americans were in town, the home town Kamloops Blazers were able to hold off a late attack and beat the team from below the 49th parallel 3-1. Tonight was a similar story as the Blazers were able to squeak two goals past an impressive Beck Warm beating the […]
Prince George breaks losing streak; Kamloops loses ground
The Prince George Cougars entered this contest on a 17-game losing streak and left it on a one game winning streak. Prince George scored early and controlled much of the play and despite the Cougars having the majority of the chances they still needed a shootout to dispatch a lackluster Blazer squad. […]
Zary’s hat-trick propels Kamloops to 3rd straight home ice victory over Victoria
Coming into this game the most important thing for the Kamloops Blazers was to get the two points but with the Victoria Royals in town, it probably wasn’t going to be easy. The Blazers were 2-5-0-0 against the Royals this season winning the last matchup 3-2 in a shootout. Both […]
Blazers hire Sydor as Assistant Coach
On Tuesday afternoon, in what has to be seen as a move to push for the playoffs, the Kamloops Blazers announced they have hired Blazer co-owner and alumnus Darryl Sydor as an assistant coach. Sydor could be seen around the team this year often helping out at practices and taking […]
Late birthday an advantage for Zary
Most junior hockey players enter their second full season in the Canadian Hockey League ready to show everything they have to National Hockey League scouts. Connor Zary is an exception, as he has a late birthday (in the scouting lexicon), meaning he is born after September 15, the NHL Entry […]
Giants stay undefeated against Blazers
The Vancouver Giants have had the Kamloops Blazers number all season. The games have, for the most part, been close but Vancouver had won all four matchups. With playoffs coming quickly, and the game tightening up, special teams were going to have to be up to snuff for Kamloops to […]
