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Blazers 5, Warriors 2

Blazers beat road-weary Warriors 5-2, now tied for second in Western Conference

Nov 11, 2026 | 5:25 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers took advantage of a tired Moose Jaw Warriors team Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 11) at Sandman Centre, handing the Warriors a 5-2 defeat and controlling the game from the opening faceoff.

Kamloops got the scoring just 50 seconds into the game, with captain Ty Bonkowski tucking a River Arnason centering pass behind Moose Jaw goalie Dylan Mingo.

Cooper Moore doubled the lead for the Blazers at 5:48, converting a Gavin Nemis feed.

The Warriors, playing their fifth road game in a row and coming off an 8-5 loss in Kelowna Tuesday night, fought back with a power play goal from Colt Carter with 22 seconds left in the period.

Just as in the first period, the Blazers scored twice early in the second, with Jacob Dumansky netting his third goal of the season on the power play and veteran defenceman Carson Olsen lighting the lamp for the first time this season.

Kamloops’ Owen Cooper made it 5-1 at 16:30 of the third period before Moose Jaw’s Casey Brown closed out the scoring at 17:28.

Mingo stopped 30 of 35 shots in the Warriors’ goal while Kamloops’ Kaeden Tate made 28 saves.

Blazers forwards Teagan Bouchard and Vit Zahejsky both exited the game in the second period with apparent injuries. There was no immediate word on their severity.

The Blazers (11-5-2-0) now sit at 24 points on the season and are tied with the Victoria Royals, three points behind conference-leading Spokane.

Moose Jaw drops to 7-11-1-0 for 15 points and remains last place in the Eastern Conference.

Kamloops will host Victoria on Friday (Nov. 13) at Sandman Centre, with the winner standing alone in first place in the B.C. Division. Moose Jaw finishes its six-game road trip Friday in Penticton.