After losing their respective bids to host the 2020 Memorial Cup, the Kamloops Blazers and Lethbridge Hurricanes vowed to play their way into contention for junior hockey’s holy grail. If the Blazers’ 6-3 win on Friday night was any indication, both teams have already entered playoff mode. That much […]
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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 […]
Blazers set to begin brief home stand
After back-to-back wins on the road, the Blazers return to Kamloops for a three-game home stand this coming week, kicking things off with the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday night. The two teams only met on one occasion last season with the Blazers defeating the Broncos 5-3 on home ice. […]
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 […]
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, […]
