On Saturday night in Kelowna two rivals with playoff aspirations hit the ice, unfortunately, what broke out that night was more than a hockey game. Early in the third period Kamloops Blazers’ Defenseman Montana Onyebuchi had Kelowna Rockets’ forward Conner Bruggen-Cate in his sights. Onyebuchi dropped his gloves en-route to […]
Author: Jesse Phillips
Blazers take another two points of the Cougars
The Kamloops Blazers have completely dominated the Prince George Cougars this season, winning all five matchups against PG so far and outscoring the Cougars 17-8. Kamloops has only trailed for a total of 15:58 of game time. This sixth matchup of the season started the same way with Kamloops – […]
Byram scores in overtime; Blazers snatch a point
In all three previous matchups this season between the Kamloops Blazers and The Vancouver Giants, the Giants have had the upper hand. The Blazers were out for revenge in this one but looked to be overmatched when Vancouver had a 2-0 lead half way through the third period. Kamloops battled […]
Blazers finish weekend with four of six points
After having two points in the bag on Friday, moving on to Saturday was a must. The Victoria Royals were in town and anytime a divisional rival comes to the Sandman Centre the intensity is ramped up. The Kamloops Blazers opened the scoring just over a minute in when 20-year-old […]
Ferguson’s shutout leads Kamloops to victory over Spokane
Slow starts have decimated the Kamloops Blazers this season. Seemingly in every game, they find themselves chasing the game down by one or more goals. In this one, Kamloops was able to find the scoresheet first. Coming into this weekend, Kamloops’ injury problems have been well documented, down two regular […]
Kamloops charts a new course with four points in Prince George
Last week saw the Kamloops Blazers record fall, losing streak continue and their playoff spot disappear. They had held onto the last wildcard spot in the Western Hockey League’s Western Confrence for a while but lost it last week to the Prince George Cougars – who have since lost it to […]
Kamloops loses sixth in a row; Prince Albert bigger, better, more composed.
Sometimes games go as everyone thinks they will, sometimes they don’t. In this case, they game went exactly how most thought it would. Prince Albert is the best team in Canada and tonight they showed why. Early, and I mean early, Less than 30 seconds into the game the Sandman […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Iginla’s 12 to be retired by the Flames; A couple alumni switch teams
Calgary Flames to retire Iginla’s number 12 IGGY! The #Flames will retire Jarome Iginla's #12 jersey on Mar. 2! https://t.co/qUAjnkAvdi — Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) January 17, 2019 On Thursday the Calgary Flames announced that ex-Kamloops Blazer player and current minority owner of that same franchise Jarome Iginla would have his […]
Blazers lose fifth straight; Almeida scores two
They say home cooking is good for the soul, for the Kamloops Blazers, it has also been good for points. Heading into this one the Blazers had won six straight at home but due to their poor form on the road have found themselves on the outside of the playoff […]
Kamloops Blazers Profile: Jerzy Orchard
When Blazer fans think of their favourite jersey, it’s likely they think back to a fond moment in franchise history. Maybe they like the classic 93′-94′ style uniform, or maybe the Cooperalls from the 80’s. In the next few years, Blazers’ fans favourite Jerzy might just change. When Jerzy Orchard […]
