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 […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Hurricanes announce playoff plans; Rebels vs Silvertips rescheduled
Hurricanes announce plans Hurricanes announce plans to play at Nicholas Sheran during parts if the first and second rounds of the 2019 #WHL Playoffs. Potential up to 3 games to be played off-site. Full details on Hurricanes Facebook page! #YQL — Lethbridge Hurricanes (@WHLHurricanes) February 13, 2019 As first mentioned […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Sogaard named CHL Goalie of the Week; Blazers hire alumnus as Assistant Coach
The @VaughnHockey #CHL Goaltender of the Week is #NHLDraft prospect @mads_sogaard of @tigershockey earning the award a second time following three wins and his third shutout in @TheWHL: https://t.co/e74y9cNKxq pic.twitter.com/UUryKxGJzd — CanadianHockeyLeague (@CHLHockey) February 12, 2019 Medicine Hat Tigers goalie Mads Sogaard was named CHL Goaltender of the Week for the second […]
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 […]
Rockets roll over Blazers
It certainly wasn’t a must-win game, but the Kamloops Blazers could have made their lives slightly easier moving forward if they would have put in a full night’s effort, according to Head Coach Serge Lajoie. The Kelowna Rockets controlled the play for the opening two frames and skated to a […]
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 […]
Onyebuchi and Bruggen-Cate suspended for two games
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 […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Saturday February 2nd, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the night: Blazers @ Rockets 7:05 PM PST Two teams face off in the BC Division tonight with the same number of wins, and only one point ultimately separating them in the standings. The Kamloops Blazers have met with the Kelowna Rockets five times already this […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL hands out suspensions; former Silvertip named NHL Rookie of the Month; Cougars lose forward, call up top prospect; three players earn first milestones
WHL hands out suspensions Looks like a two game susp for Blazer F/D Jeff Faith. He’ll miss the weekend for a kneeing major vs Vancouver. @LoganStankoven is back in the line-up tonight vs PG #Kamloops — Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) February 1, 2019 Kamloops Blazers defenceman Jeff Faith was given a two game […]
