Blazers set for two-game opening weekend against Kelowna
KAMLOOPS — The Kelowna Rockets have been the blueprint of a winning hockey team for the last 15 years. Memorial Cup champions in 2004, coupled with four trips to the Memorial Cup tournament, including an overtime loss in the final in 2015.
They’ve also taken out the Blazers in the opening round in each of the last two playoffs.
“They do a lot of good things,” said head coach Don Hay. “They’re well-coached, they’re well-managed, they’re well-scouted. They have good players. They play the game the right way. When you win, winning builds tradition, and that tradition continues to keep on going.”
The Blazers are striving to get back there. It’s where they were in the 1990s. The first step is competing with teams like the Rockets.