Hometown hospitality at the Moore residence in Red Deer. (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)

By Marty Hastings

In the WHL

Blazers aiming to complete perfect Alberta road trip in Red Deer

Nov 3, 2026 | 4:28 PM

RED DEER, ALTA. — The Kamloops Blazers can sweep their three-game Alberta road swing with a win over the Rebels on Tuesday (Nov. 3) in Red Deer.

Blazers 20-year-old forward Cooper Moore is from Red Deer and expecting to see between 25 and 50 family members and friends in the crowd for his first WHL game in his hometown..

His family hosted the Blazers for dinner on Monday.

“It was pulled pork and perogies,” Moore said. “I loved seeing my dog. That was pretty cool. Yeah, we were just playing games out on the field with the boys, playing some football. It was pretty fun.”

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Kamloops, which is 7-1-1 in its last nine games, opened the trip with a 4-1 triumph over the Oil Kings on Saturday in Edmonton.

River Arnason scored the shootout winner in a 3-2 victory over the Hitmen on Sunday in Calgary.

Blazers’ forward Owen Cooper tallied a short-handed goal and an assist in his hometown, noting it was “pretty incredible” to score in the soon-to-be demolished Saddledome.

Red Deer (10-4-1-1) sits tied atop Eastern Conference standings with Brandon (11-6-0-0) and Swift Current (11-6-0-0). Meanwhile, the Blazers (9-4-2-0) are alone in third place in the Western Conference.

by Marty Hastings

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