Regina 4 Prince George 1 Taylor Gauthier did everything he could do in order to keep the Prince George Cougars (18-26-4-4) in this one. He faced 24 shots in the first period against the homesteading Regina Pats (26-22-5-0) and 25 in the second. That is 49 shots over 40 minutes of […]
Tag: Kamloops Blazers
Portland avoids weekend sweep with gutsy effort
The Portland Winterhawks were sick of the Don Hay celebration weekend. They were on the losing end twice at the Sandman Centre this weekend as Hay grabbed wins 742 and 743 and became the winningest coach in WHL history. Sunday evening, after both teams made the nine-hour trip down, the […]
Don Hay hits 742 as Blazers take out Winterhawks 5-2
Blazers win 5-2 for their 4th straight victory!! Head Coach Don Hay goes for the record tomorrow night at Home vs. Portland! pic.twitter.com/HGbo4dryni — Kamloops Blazers (@blazerhockey) January 27, 2018 There have many big wins in Kamloops Blazers Head Coach Don Hay’s career over the Portland Winterhawks. A certain playoff […]
B.C. Division Update
The month of January is coming to an end and three of five B.C. Division teams find themselves with a mini-break as each team is off until the weekend. The Kelowna Rockets and Vancouver Giants will each play a weekday game, the Rockets in Lethbridge against the Hurricanes and the […]
WHL recap: Hay nearing record with Kamloops win; ‘Tips keep rolling
Kamloops 4 @Edmonton 2 With that win… Don Hay is now at career total 741. One win shy of tying all-time win mark in the WHL. #Kamloops — Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) January 22, 2018 Quinn Benjafield and Joe Gatenby have their head coach one win away from history. The former […]
Blazers rally around Reagan, hold off Hitmen late
For many reasons, Brady Reagan had tonight’s game circled on the calendar for months now. Playing his final game in the Scotiabank Saddledome, Reagan and the Kamloops Blazers edged the Calgary Hitmen 2-1 in front of 6,196 fans. “I especially wanted this one after they beat us pretty bad back […]
WHL recap: Hurricanes and Thunderbirds get wins in B.C.
Lethbridge 4 @Kamloops 2 It’s looking more and more like a fresh start in Lethbridge is just with the doctor ordered for Brad Morrison. The overage forward, who had previously played for the Vancouver Giants is having a great start to his time with the Lethbridge Hurricanes (21-19-3-0) since coming […]
Royals win 5-4 in comeback versus the Blazers
The Victoria Royals (25-16-3-1) faced the Kamloops Blazers (18-22-1-2) for a second night in a row Saturday, after defeating them 6-5 on Friday. For Victoria, the key to this game was to show the “killer instinct” while keeping the momentum and pressure up. For Kamloops, a key would be the […]
Injury riddled Americans down Blazers 4-1 in Kamloops
Kamloops, B.C. Both the Tri-City Americans (22-12-5-0, 49 pts.) and the Kamloops Blazers (17-20-1-2, 37 pts.) were looking a little different on Sunday evening. The Americans completed a monster trade on Saturday evening which sent forward Carson Focht and defenseman Dakota Krebs to the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for defenseman Jake […]
2018 NHL draft profiles: Ryan Chyzowski
Hockey was all around Medicine Hat Tigers left wing Ryan Chyzowski growing up. His Father, Dave, was drafted second overall by the New York Islanders back in 1989. He ended up playing in 126 NHL games, piling up 31 points. The earliest memories that Ryan has are of his Dad […]