After suffering back-to-back defeats on home ice for the first time all season, the Blazers put a stake in the ground and knocked off the Vancouver Giants 2-1 in overtime on Friday evening. When it was all said and done, the shot clock favoured the home team by a count […]
Author: Jordan Bremner
Farkas, Royals shut down Blazers
“All the things you did on the road to prepare and how hard you had to play, you have to do the same thing at home.” That was the simple, yet practical message from Blazers’ head coach Shaun Clouston after his team’s 4-1 defeat to the Victoria Royals. The Blazers’ […]
Veterans push Silvertips to 7-5 victory over Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers made their long-awaited return to the Sandman Centre on Saturday evening to host the Everett Silvertips. Fresh off a 4-0 victory over the Kelowna Rockets, the Blazers entered Saturday’s game three points back of Everett and Portland in the Western Conference standings. For two teams taking part […]
Garand, Zary selected to Top Prospects Game and more
The 2020 Kubota Top Prospects Game will feature two key members of the Kamloops Blazers. Goaltender Dylan Garand and forward Connor Zary have been added to the event which will take place on January 16th in Hamilton, Ontario. Zary — whose name is expected to be called in the first […]
Blazers riding high entering the holiday break
The Kamloops Blazers completed their road trip through the WHL’s Eastern Conference, compiling a 4-0-2 record after playing six games in nine nights. Kamloops brass learned early on that they would be missing two forwards and one defenceman after their games in Manitoba. Martin Lang, Inaki Baragano and Connor Zary […]
Rehill joins U SPORTS All-Stars in Oakville
As noted in DUBNetwork’s interview with former Blazers captain Collin Shirley, Hockey Canada’s World Junior Prospects are set to play the U SPORTS Men’s Hockey All-Stars Dec. 9-12 in Oakville, Ontario. Joining Shirley is a fourth-year student and former Kamloops Blazers defenceman Ryan Rehill. While Shirley gets a second crack […]
Shirley seeks continued success with U SPORTS All-Stars
For the fifth consecutive year, Hockey Canada’s World Junior prospects are set to play the U SPORTS All-Stars, all of whom have experience in one of the three leagues that comprise the CHL. Among the 22 players selected to the All-Star roster is former Kamloops Blazers captain Collin Shirley, who […]
Blazers search for rhythm on the road
Back on June 29th, DUBNetwork took a glance at the Blazers’ 2019-2020 schedule and highlighted a few of the most notable storylines, one of which included a six-game Eastern road swing beginning in Brandon on December 6th and ending in Prince Albert on the 14th. If there is one area […]
Zary, Blazers best Winterhawks on Special Night in Kamloops.
A burden or gift, large or small, Saturday night at the Sandman Centre was full of spectators and participants who carried some kind of weight with them. To suggest that the 5,026 fans were anxious to relieve some of that pressure would be an understatement — that much was obvious […]
Hofer, Winterhawks defeat Blazers in shootout
Friday night’s game between the Blazers and visiting Portland Winterhawks was touted as a marquee matchup between two of the top three teams in the Western Conference. After a combined 18 goals in the two previous bouts, the first 20 minutes provided just one goal and only a handful of […]