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By Marty Hastings

VIDEO INTERVIEW

Loewen talks retirement, healing inner child, fatherhood, depression, life after hockey, and Kamloops Blazers’ memories

Sep 12, 2025 | 11:22 AM

KAMLOOPS — Former Kamloops Blazers’ captain Jermaine Loewen has retired from professional hockey.

“I felt like it was in the best interest of my family,” Loewen said. “You have to just know when it’s your time to move on from something you love. And it’s hard. It was difficult decision.”

Loewen became a fan favourite during his five-year tenure with the Blazers and captained the club in his overage campaign in 2018-2019, helping it on an unlikely run to the post-season.

The Dallas Stars picked Loewen in the seventh round of the 2018 NHL Draft, making him the first Jamaican-born NHL draftee.

He played six professional hockey seasons, splitting time between the AHL and ECHL and playing for the Chicago Wolves, Fort Wayne Komets, Henderson Silver Knights, Abbotsford Canucks and Kalamazoo Wings.

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“It’s important that I worry about my family and especially when I have a son that’s younger,” Loewen said. “I want him to remember me and not always be gone on the road trips.”

THE COMPLETE INTERVIEW

Loewen, 27, spoke about his path from a Jamaican orphanage to becoming the first Jamaican-born NHL draftee, healing his inner child, becoming a father, challenges faced during his pro career, his children’s book, life after hockey and the impact Don Hay, Colin (Toledo) Robinson and the Blazers’ organization made on his life.