Before Martin Lang’s crafty redirection with 2:40 left in the first period, you may have chalked up the opening frame’s sloppy play to a case of the turkey legs. Perhaps the Blazers’ only Tuesday game of the year had little to do with its post-Thanksgiving timing and more an issue […]
Author: Jordan Bremner
Blazers set to begin brief home stand
After back-to-back wins on the road, the Blazers return to Kamloops for a three-game home stand this coming week, kicking things off with the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday night. The two teams only met on one occasion last season with the Blazers defeating the Broncos 5-3 on home ice. […]
Blazers win back-to-back games on the road
Kamloops performed an exorcism of sorts on Friday evening by snapping a 10-game losing streak to the Everett Silvertips. The Silvertips, who hadn’t lost to the Blazers since January 31st, 2017, outscored the Blazers by a margin of 44-13 during that stretch. Everett jumped out to an early lead with […]
Meet the man behind the wheel: Roger Nadeau
29 years. That’s how long Roger Nadeau and the Kamloops Blazers go back. While that may seem significant to you and me, the long-time bus driver doesn’t care for the numbers. “I haven’t counted. I don’t like to keep count,” Roger insists with a hearty laugh. Like many professional drivers, […]
Kindopp and Wolf bring down the Blazers
Riding a three-game winning streak into Saturday night, the Blazers and their high-flying offence finally met their match in Dustin Wolf and the Everett Silvertips. Everett jumped out to a 2-0 lead courtesy of Bryce Kindopp’s fourth and fifth goals of the season in the first period, one of which […]
Blazers get revenge on Ross and the Thunderbirds
The message was clear for the Blazers in their second meeting with goaltender Roddy Ross and the Thunderbirds — get in the blue paint. After stymieing the Blazers with 50 saves on 51 shots in the first head-to-head match up, the Blazers knew they had to make life difficult for […]
Blazers weekly preview
After back-to-back wins on home ice, the Blazers are gearing up for two games against U.S Division opponents to complete a four-game homestand at the Sandman Centre. Not only did the Blazers return closer to .500 after two consecutive wins, but they also gained ground on their B.C Division opponents […]
Blazers sweep rivals at home
After three consecutive losses to U.S Division teams to start the season, the Blazers returned home to kick off a four-game homestand against the Kelowna Rockets on Friday night. While five games were crammed into the team’s first two weekends, the Blazers made as much noise during their four days […]
Chiefs ride momentum to victory over Blazers
The Blazers opened their 2019-2020 season with a 4-3 loss to the Spokane Chiefs on Friday night. Though the two teams combined for seven goals, goalies Dylan Garand and Lukas Parik stole the show in an evening that emphasized strong goaltending and momentum. Parik — literally and figuratively — stood […]
Blazers ready to kickoff the 2019-2020 campaign
At the beginning of the week, the Blazers roster sat at a total of 27 players, four over the team’s limit for opening night. Over the course of the week, the Blazers trimmed their roster to 23 players, which now includes nine rookies and three 16-year olds. The first move […]