It’s a rematch of last Saturday’s hard-fought matchup between the Kamloops Blazers and the Prince George Cougars entering the second weekend of the season. Last Saturday in Prince George, the Blazers jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the second period. Goals scored by Reese Belton, Marko Statcha in […]
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Three Blazers selected in the 2021 NHL Draft
Three Kamloops Blazers had their childhood dream realized after being selected in the 2021 NHL Draft. Y’all want to hear from @LoganStankoven? Wish granted ✨ pic.twitter.com/6lVJkDGIko — Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) July 24, 2021 Logan Stankoven was selected by the Dallas Stars in the second round, 47th overall. The hometown […]
Five years of first rounders for the Kamloops Blazers
The WHL Draft Lottery was held last Thursday. The Kamloops Blazers will pick 21st in the 2021 WHL Entry Draft. There will be a lot of speculation and discussion on who the Blazers will pick on Thursday, December 9, 2021. For now, here is a look at how the […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL Central Scouting releases final rankings, Johnson signs with Moose and more
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau released their final rankings for the 2019-20 season on Wednesday featuring 52 WHLers
Blazers lose 3-2 to Giants, Garand to injury
With the dust beginning to settle hours after the fact, the Blazers might best describe Saturday’s game as a series of unfortunate events. Perhaps that will depend on the severity of the injury to Blazers’ starting goaltender Dylan Garand which ultimately overshadowed a 3-2 loss on home ice to the […]
Garand, Pillar lead Blazers to sixth straight victory on home ice
In a game that included five of the league’s top-12 point leaders, special teams, depth and goaltending stole the show in a 4-2 win for the Blazers. Max Martin put the home team on the board first after receiving a nifty pass from Connor Zary on the man-advantage. Spokane’s Filip […]
Blazers torch Americans on historic evening
No Connor Zary, no Dylan Garand, no problem. With the Blazers’ star centre and number one goalie watching from the stands, Kamloops received goals from 11 different players in a 12-3 rout over the Tri-City Americans. Tri City’s captain Krystof Hrabik opened the scoring just 35 seconds into the game […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Greig handed two game suspension, Rockets-Blazers rivalry heats up and more
Brandon’s Ridly Greig was given a two-game suspension for this hit Red Deer’s Byron Fancy.
Blazers solve Tendeck, Giants in OT.
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 […]
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 […]
