Kennewick, WA. – Going in to tonight, the Tri-City Americans (8-4-0-0) had yet to lose on home ice and were riding a 4 game overall win streak. After opening the season with nine straight losses, the Kamloops Blazers (3-10-0-0) were riding a three game win streak. However, the Americans were […]
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Hitmen double up winless Blazers
Go ahead and insert your own proverbial phrase here about things not being as bad as they seem. Yes, the Calgary Hitmen haven’t had the greatest start to their season. But at least they are not the Kamloops Blazers. Taking advantage of the situation at hand, the Hitmen downed the […]
‘Round the DUB
An interesting week it has been around the WHL, from winning streaks ending, to losing streaks extended. Teams being sold and goals, goals and more goals. This is the week that was in the ‘DUB. On Oct. 4, the Seattle Thunderbirds were approved by the Board of Governors to be […]
Hitmen release Reagan
Someone was going to be the odd man out eventually. When the Calgary Hitmen broke training camp in late August, there were two main questions circling the team like a tornado: the goaltending depth and the 20-year-old situation. The Hitmen opened camp with four 20-year-old players; Matteo Gennaro, Jakob Stukel, […]
Prince George pounces on winless Kamloops
Expectations weren’t high in Kamloops this year, but surely they weren’t this low. A Prince George team, that some had in the basement of the Western Conference, ran roughshod over a equally young and inexperienced Blazer team. (photo by Allen Douglas) It was evident early in the first period that […]
2017 U16 rosters announced
The rosters for the 2017 U16 WHL Cup were announced and nearly every WHL team had a draft pick named. Let’s take a look at those 2002-born players that will be participating in the WHL Cup in Calgary later this month. U-16 Oct 18-22, 2017 in Calgary, Alb BC […]
‘Round the ‘DUB
With the season underway, teams are making final adjustments to their rosters. The key deadline here is October 10th, the day that all WHL teams must be at three overage players. By then most teams will have played six regular season games. Tavin Grant of the Prince George Cougars recorded […]
Dante Hannoun scorches the Blazers in a Royals victory
Victoria, BC – Dante Hannoun looks primed for a giant season. Noticeably one of the best players in training camp and preseason, the Victoria Royals (4-0-0) dynamo has continued that solid play into the regular season. In a Sunday afternoon battle versus the Kamloops Blazers (0-5-0), Hannoun led the Royals past the […]
Victoria Royals ride hot power play to victory over the Blazers
The Victoria Royals pulled out a win tonight against the Kamloops Blazers at the Save On Foods Memorial Arena, scoring with thirty seconds remaining to secure the win. The game was wide-open at times, as plenty of odd-man rushes forced each team’s goaltenders to come up with timely saves. The […]
Rockets hammer Blazers in season opener
The Kelowna Rockets manhandled the Kamloops blazers on opening night at Prospera Place, jumping out to a 6-0 lead after two periods before settling for a 6-2 victory. “We had a really good start to the game,” said Kole Lind, the team’s leading scorer last season. “I thought we were […]
