Back on June 29th, DUBNetwork took a glance at the Blazers’ 2019-2020 schedule and highlighted a few of the most notable storylines, one of which included a six-game Eastern road swing beginning in Brandon on December 6th and ending in Prince Albert on the 14th. If there is one area […]
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Hofer, Winterhawks defeat Blazers in shootout
Friday night’s game between the Blazers and visiting Portland Winterhawks was touted as a marquee matchup between two of the top three teams in the Western Conference. After a combined 18 goals in the two previous bouts, the first 20 minutes provided just one goal and only a handful of […]
Garand and Martin lead Blazers over Rockets
After an unexpected but welcoming finish to the 2018-2019 season that included a tiebreaker victory and an appearance in the playoffs, the Blazers were determined to carry their momentum over into the new campaign. With all the right intentions at heart, Kamloops then ran head-first into the U.S. Division, crashing […]
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 […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL hands out suspensions, Lindgren recalled to Blazers, injury updates and more
Brandon Wheat Kings forward Ridley Greig has been handed an indefinite suspension for a check to the head of Winnipeg ICE defenseman Chase Hartje on Friday night.
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 […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Chiefs release Klassen, Blazers release Caller, More players return from NHL Camps
The Spokane Chiefs have released goaltender Reece Klassen and he is now a free agent and can pursue other hockey opportunities.
Blazers go undefeated in preseason
The Blazers completed their preseason with a home-and-home sweep against the Kelowna Rockets this weekend. Yes, they finished the preseason undefeated and yes, that should be taken with a grain of salt. Kamloops has 17 returning players this season, excluding backup Rayce Ramsay and Swiss-born Inaki Baragano who are shoe-ins […]
Blazers sweep the weekend against divisional rivals
The Blazers closed out their opening preseason weekend with a 5-3 win against the Kelowna Rockets, earning them back-to-back victories after beating the Victoria Royals 9-1 on Saturday. Sunday’s game was a much more balanced attack against Kelowna, as all four lines chipped into the offence. Reese Belton, Connor Zary, […]
Off-season outlook: Kamloops Blazers
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]