KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are entering an off-season rife with uncertainty after being swept by the Kelowna Rockets in the first round of the WHL playoffs. Some of their top forwards - including J.P. Hurlbert, Tommy Lafreniere, Nathan Behm, Cooper Moore and Josh Evaschesen - have committed to play in the NCAA ran...

KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers have aged out of junior hockey as of the team's last game Wednesday (April 1). Captain Ryan Michael, Kamloops forward Jordan Keller and defenceman Rhett Ravndahl are the graduating players. CFJC Today spoke to them after the Blazers' season ended on Wednesday night.

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward J.P. Hurlbert has been nominated for the WHL's rookie of the year award. The 17-year-old is one of six nominees for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy for the 2025-26 season.Hurlbert led all rookies with 42 goals and 97 points this season, and he finished fourth in the overall WHL scori...

KAMLOOPS - Ryan Michael wore melancholy on his face while speaking to reporters, his captaincy and major junior career over along with his Kamloops Blazers' season.The Kelowna Rockets topped the Blazers 6-2 on Wednesday [April 1] at Sandman Centre, the victory securing a four-game sweep of their B.C. Division rivals in...

KAMLOOPS - Jarome Iginla is a Kamloops Blazers' icon, a two-time Memorial Cup champion and part-owner of the team. Now his son, 19-year-old Tij, is having success against the Blazers in the playoffs. The Kelowna Rockets' forward has nine points in three games, and his team leads Kamloops 3-0 in their first-round WHL pl...

KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtech Cihar are skewering the Kamloops Blazers, scoring in abundance and registering timely goals to put their B.C. Division rivals on the brink of elimination from the WHL playoffs. The Kelowna Rockets' duo combined for three goals and eight points in a 7-4 victory over the Blazers on Tuesd...

KAMLOOPS - It's another feather in J.P. Hurlbert's cap, as the Kamloops Blazers forward has been recognized for his exploits this WHL season.The 17-year-old Hurlbert led the Blazers in scoring in his rookie season and earned a spot on the WHL's Western Conference First All-Star Team. Hurlbert finished fourth in overall...

CHASE, B.C. - Eight junior hockey teams have announced intentions to break away from the Hockey Canada-affiliated Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and form their own independent league.The Western International Junior Hockey League (WIJHL) will consist of the Chase Heat, 100 Mile House Wranglers, Cas...

KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtěch Čihař are roasting the Kamloops Blazers. The Kelowna forwards have combined for nine points in two post-season games, with the Rockets up 2-0 on the Blazers in the best-of-seven WHL Western Conference quarter-final series. "Those guys, I think they've got six of the eight goal...

LAVAL - Ruthless Lucas Taylor lived up to his nickname at a Samourai Mixed Martial Arts event on Friday (March 27) in Laval, Que. He punished Victor Bordage of France, winning by unanimous decision after three rounds.Taylor, the only active professional MMA fighter in Kamloops, is competing in an eight-man tournament, ...

KAMLOOPS - Nerves, a stingy goaltender and solid systemic defence are factoring into the Kamloops Blazers' scoring woes. That was the message from players and head coach Shaun Clouston on Monday (March 30), with the Blazers trailing the Kelowna Rockets 2-0 in their best-of-seven WHL Western Conference quarter-final ser...

KAMOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers suffered a 5-1 loss Saturday night (March 28) in game 2 of their Western Conference quarter-final series against the Kelowna Rockets. Blazers' forward JP Hulbert scored the team's lone goal in the second period - his first in the WHL playoffs. The Rockets had 49 shots on net through the g...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers fell 3-1 to the Kelowna Rockets in their opening matchup of the 2026 WHL Playoffs on Friday (March 27) at Prospera Place. Jacob Dumansky scored the lone Blazers goal with 4.7 seconds left in the third period, avoiding a shutout loss. Kelowna's Vojtech Cihar scored two of the three goals,...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers and Kelowna Rockets kick off their playoff series on Friday (March 27). One of the most important aspects of any playoff series is goaltending. Both Kamloops and Kelowna have their respective starters ready to go. Logan Edmonstone and Harrison Boettiger are both making their first career...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone and his Manitoba rink will don the Maple Leaf at the Men's World Curling Championship, which get underway on Friday [March 26] in Utah. Dunstone won his first Brier title this month to earn the right to represent Canada and his team is aiming to end dubious a drought. Canada has n...

KAMLOOPS - A wagon pulled by charging Mustangs trampled the Kamloops Storm in Round 2 of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs. The Storm gathered for exit meetings on Thursday [March 26] and spoke to CFJC Today about their demise. "I don't think any of us realized right away until the tears st...

KAMLOOPS - Rick (The Bear) Wile's booming voice was influential for generations in the Kamloops sports community. Wile, longtime sports director and anchor for Radio NL, died on Tuesday after a battle with illness. He was 72. "Proud, passionate and professional," Peter Olsen said while paying tribute to his ...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Kamloops Storm have been eliminated from the second round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs, losing 4-0 in Williams Lake last night. The Storm were swept in four games straight by the Mustangs. Kaelen Swanson scored his eighth goal of the post-season for Williams Lake...

KAMLOOPS - WHL play-by-play announcers Jon Keen of the Kamloops Blazers and Regan Bartel of the Kelowna Rockets go way back, Saskatchewan exports who called Swift Current Broncos' games together in the late 1990s. With their teams set to clash in the post-season for the first time since 2019, Keen of Radio NL and Bart...

KAMLOOPS - The latest instalment of BC Lions FanFest will be returning to Kamloops on May 16 this year, as the CFL franchise prepares for its 72nd season of operations.FanFest will take over Hillside Stadium between 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the Saturday of the May long weekend, giving fans an up-close look at the 202...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Kamloops Storm are in a spot of bother in the Doug Birks Division Finals series against the Williams Lake Mustangs. The Storm are facing elimination after they lost game three 4-2 Monday (March 23) night at the Cariboo Memorial Rec Complex. The result has the Mustangs firmly in the driver's se...

KAMLOOPS - Raiya Matonovich had an outstanding indoor track and field season with the Simon Fraser Red Leafs.The 18-year-old runner was on Friday named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference female freshman of the year, thanks in part to her four-medal performance at the GNAC Championships, at which she was named trac...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach Shaun Clouston said the heat is on the Kelowna Rockets, with the B.C. Division rivals preparing to square off in Round 1 of the WHL post-season. "They're a team that geared up to host the Memorial Cup," Clouston said. "Their record since the trade deadline is awes...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm aren't in must-win territory in their second round Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) playoff series, but there is little margin for error going forward. Home ice was not an advantage, as the Storm dropped the first two games of the Doug Birks Division Finals to the Willi...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will not have to travel far to begin the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs. The Blazers will face their regional and historic rival - the Memorial Cup host Kelowna Rockets - in a date with destiny that took all 68 regular season games to book. The Blazers finished the regular sea...

LANGLEY, B.C. - Tommy Lafreniere scored just 15 seconds into overtime to lift the Kamloops Blazers to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Giants Saturday (March 21) night at the Langley Events Centre. Lafreniere had two goals - and an assist - to move past the 40 goal mark this season, less than 24 hours after J.P. Hurlbert a...

KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert made the hats fly at Sandman Centre as the Kamloops Blazers beat the Vancouver Giants 7-3 Friday (March 20) night.The 17-year-old forward, who has committed to playing NCAA hockey at Michigan next season, scored a hat trick in what could be his final home game in blue and orange. The Allen, Tex...

KAMLOOPS - Residents and Kamloops Curling Club members gathered for a Thursday (March 19) night send-off party to celebrate Matt Dunstone, who skipped Team Manitoba to the 2026 Brier Championship and earned the right to represent Canada at the World Championship this month. The skip, who hails from Winnipeg but lives i...